Goribor (; trans. Burningbor) is a Serbian alternative rock band from Bor. Having performed as a teenage band called Projekat (; trans. The Project) from 1988 until 1992, after a four-year hiatus, the band was reformed in 1996 by the founding members, the vocalist Aleksandar Stojkovià"St" and guitarist à ½eljko Ljubià"Pity" with the guitarist Predrag Markovià"PeÃÂa". Until 2003 they had been making home-made demo recordings eventually released through the Croatian independent record label Sluà ¡aj Najglasnije!, after being discovered by the head of the label Zdenko FranjiÃÂ.
In 2006 FranjiÃÂ sent their recordings to the Pula Art & Music festival demo competition on which they eventually won the second place and were praised for a unique rock expression. The success at the festival gave them an opportunity to release a studio album through a major record label Dancing Bear. Simultaneously the band had become popular in Serbia as well. Their eponymous debut studio album Goribor received positive critics and several awards in both Serbia and Croatia, including the webzine Popboks award for the best album in the previous decade.
In 1988, the band Projekat was formed in Bor by the teenage friends Aleksandar Stojkovià"St" (vocals, rhythm guitar) and à ½eljko Ljubià"Pity" (lead guitar). The material the band had performed, inspired by the SST Records indie and alternative rock bands, including the song "NeÃÂu da stojim gde sam sad" ("I Do Not Want To Be Where I Am Now Standing"), was performed in Bor only. The band had also performed at the Bor Guitar festival, occupying the last position in the band competition, despite being the only band to play their own material. They performed until 1992 when Stojkoviàmoved to work and study in London and Ljubiàwent to serve the army.
In 1996, StojkoviÃÂ returned from London, bringing a guitar, a rhythm machine and a TASCAM four-track Portastudio, and started recording home-made demo recordings with LjubiÃÂ on guitar. The recording equipment provided the two with an opportunity to make demo recordings of their own material despite the fact that probably it would not be released due to the difficulties in finding a record label. During the same year, the two were joined by Predrag MarkoviÃÂ "PeÃÂa" (guitar) and Goran LjubiÃÂ "Goger" (drums), thus Goribor was officially formed. The band got the name after an everyday account in RTB Bor when in the process of copper smelting slag is being separated from copper, giving an impression of a volcanic eruption or a large fire over the town.
Being unable to perform elsewhere, the band had only played in Bor until 1999 when they went on hiatus.
In 2003, after a four-year break, StojkoviÃÂ, Markoviàand Ljubiàmade new demo recordings in Belgrade, and in November of the same year, with Goran Ljubiàon drums and the bassist Duà ¡ko SpasojeviÃÂ, the band held two performances at the Bor "Teatar" and "Art" clubs after which Ljubiàand Spasojeviàleft the band. At the time, the band continued working whenever the conditions to play and record had allowed them to as they moved to living in different cities: Stojkoviàmoved to Belgrade, Ljubiàmoved to Nià ¡, and Markoviàremained living in Bor. In the meantime, a friend of the band had sent the new demo material to the Presing guitarist Vladimir Markovià"Kraka", who subsequently sent the recordings to Zdenko FranjiÃÂ, the head of the Croatian independent record label Sluà ¡aj Najglasnije!.
The band recordings, consisting of six tracks, appeared on the tenth edition of the various artists compilation Bombardiranje New Yorka vol.10 (The Bombing of New York City Vol.10), released by Sluà ¡aj Najglasnije! in 2003. The following year, the previously released material appeared on the demo album Ono à ¡to te ne ubije, to te osakati (What Doesn't Kill You, Makes You Stultified) by Sluà ¡aj Najglasnije!. Franjiàalso asked for all the material the band had possessed, and Stojkoviàcreated master recordings of the previously recorded material. The material recorded in 1996 and 1997 were released on the demo album Stari radovi (Old Works) by Sluà ¡aj Najglasnije! in 2005. During the same year, the label released the recordings made from 1997 until 1999 on the demo album Krug u oÃÂima (A Circle in the Eyes), recorded without MarkoviÃÂ, and recordings of the November 2003 performances, which were released as an official bootleg Live.
In 2005, Stojkoviàstarted writing new material and together with Ljubiàon guitar and Markoviàon bass he recorded the demo album HoÃÂu kuÃÂi (I Want To Go Home), released by the end of the same year. After the album release, StojkoviÃÂ, with Markoviàon guitar and the new member Predrag Trajkovià"Peda" (rhythm machine) performed at the Bor library and a local club. The former performance was the promotion of the Stojkoviàpoetry book Svet je moj ali ima vremena (The World is Mine But Still There is Time), being the first one to feature a rhythm machine instead of a live rhythm section, which had become the essential element of their musical expression. The same lineup, recorded the demo album Stondom do Tokija (Stoned to Tokyo, a pun for Srbija do Tokija-Serbia to Tokyo), released in 2006 by Sluà ¡aj Najglasnije!, consisting of new versions of the previously released songs and a new track "Bolje je izgoreti" ("It is Better to Burn").
During the spring of 2006, the lineup featuring Stojkoviàon vocals, Ljubiàand Markoviàon guitar and Trajkoviàrhythm machine had had their first performances in Nià ¡ and Sopot after which Franjiàinformed them about a demo competition festival in Pula. However, the band had been against the performance at the festival, leaving Franjiàto decide on sending the demo recordings. Eventually, the demo recordings Franjiàhad sent entered the festival finals and Goribor was to appear at the festival among eight finalists. In August of the same year, the band appeared at the Pula Art & Music festival, winning the second place a point behind the festival winners, the Rijeka metalcore band One Piece Puzzle, and being praised for a unique rock expression. The band had appeared without TrajkoviÃÂ, who had left the band in the meantime, using backing tracks from a laptop as a replacement for the rhythm section.
Due to the positive critics of the Pula performance, the Croatian association Tempus Fugit decided to organize a Goribor solo concert in Zagreb. On October 2 of the same year the band held a performance at the Zagreb KSET and the recording from the concert had been released by Sluà ¡aj Najglasnije! as an official bootleg Live u KSET-u (2.10.2006.) (Live in KSET (2 October 2006)) during the following year. At the performance, the new lineup, which featured Milan Stoà ¡ià"à ½aba" on samples, performed the songs from the demo album HoÃÂu kuÃÂi in the first part of the performance, the material from Ono à ¡to te ne ubije, to te osakati in the second part, and the new song "PoÃÂetka" ("The Beginning") in between the two sets. Three days afterward, on October 5, the band had a well-accepted debut performance in Belgrade, at the club Akademija.
In January 2007, owing to the success at the Pula Art & Music festival, the band was pronounced the debut act of the year 2006 at the Serbian webzine Popboks annual critics list. In March of the same year, the band had appeared on the PGP RTS various artists compilation Jutro ÃÂe promeniti sve? â Nova srpska scena (Morning Would Change Everything? â New Serbian Scene), featuring the prominent bands of the so-called New Serbian Scene, with the song "ÃÂujem bluz" ("I Hear the Blues"), originally released on HoÃÂu kuÃÂi, being their discography debut in Serbia. At the time, the band signed a contract with the Croatian major record label Dancing Bear for which, with the famous Pula producer Edi CukeriÃÂ, who had previously worked with The Bambi Molesters, Gustafi and Hladno Pivo, they started recording their debut album consisting of a selection of tracks from Ono à ¡to te ne ubije, to te osakati and HoÃÂu kuÃÂi.
On April 21 of the same year, the band performed at the Belgrade SKC as an opening act for Supernaut, featuring the guest appearance by Jarboli member Danijel Kovaàon acoustic guitar. The following month, the band had been introduced into the second edition of the Petar JanjatoviàEX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006 (EX YU ROCK encyclopedia 1960-2006). In August, the band appeared at the Pula Art & Music festival in order to promote the single "Sjajne niti" ("Glowing Threads"), released on August 16. The single, produced by Edi CukeriÃÂ, also featured the Lazy Remix of the single and a Groovealistic Mix of the track "Ko sam?" ("Who Am I?"), done by Andrej Jakuà ¡ and Saà ¡a MioÃÂiÃÂ. A digital download version of the single had also been available at the Croatian webzine Muzika.hr for a limited period of time. A promotional video for the track had also been recorded, directed by Jasna ZastavnikoviÃÂ. In the meantime, the band had appeared on the various artists compilation Rhythm Changes with the song "Ko sam?" ("Who Am I?").
On November 11, 2007, the band released their eponymous debut studio album Goribor (Burningbor) through Dancing Bear in Croatia and Automatik Records in Serbia, being the first Serbian band to release an album under a Croatian major record label since the outbreak of the Yugoslav wars. The album, produced by Edi CukeriÃÂ, featured guest appearances by a number of musicians, Marko Quarantotto (drums), Davor Milovan "Bili" (Gustafi member, bass), Zoran Angeleski "à  izo" (The Chweger member, drums), Leon Brenko (keyboards, piano, vibraphone), Saà ¡a Petkovià(drums), Bonzo (banjo), Predrag Ljuna (harmonica), Miro KusaÃÂià(guitar), TonÃÂi Pavlinovià(bongos), Marija Kuhar (vocals), Morin Kudià(vocals), Alen Rosanda (guitar), Edi Cukeriàand Ivo Lorencin (programs and samples). Beside the newly recorded versions of the previously recorded material, the album featured two entirely new tracks, "Rolamo" ("We are Rolling") and "Voli me" ("Love Me").
The album received mostly positive critics, including favorable reviews in the Croatian Jutarnji list, VeÃÂernji list, Vjesnik, and Serbian Vreme and Popboks. In the Popboks album review, the critic Goran Tarlaàsaid "Goribor is one of the best rock albums in the last 15-20 years and the greatest individual creative peak of Serbian culture in the 21st century". The Jutarnji list journalist Aleksandar Dragaà ¡ called the album "The peak of the post-YU rock". During the early 2008, the album Goribor was pronounced as the best domestic album of the year 2007 according to the critics of Popboks and the various artists compilation Jutro ÃÂe promeniti sve? appeared on the second place in the same category. Goribor was also pronounced the rock album of the year 2007 in the Serbian newspaper Blic, and the second best album in Jutarnji list
After the album release, during the same month, with the new drummer Marco Quarantotto, who had played with such acts as Dusty Miller, East Rodeo and Roy Pacithe, the band started a live promotion of the album at the Belgrade SKC, with guest appearances by the Jarboli guitarist and vocalist Danijel KovaÃÂ, former Plejboj and Eyesburn member Duà ¡an Petroviàand DJ Beatanga. In December, without Quarantotto and with Petroviàon guest saxophone, the band had an unplugged performance at the Akademija bookstore as a press-only album promotion, and the day after they performed in Zrenjanin. The following year, the band toured Croatia, having solo concerts in Zagreb, Varaà ¾din, Pula and Velika Gorica, Serbia, with the Bor concert and Slovenia, performing in Tolmin. They also made several festival performances: the Rijeka Hartera festival in May, the July performance at the Novi Sad Exit festival, featuring guest appearance by Duà ¡an PetroviÃÂ, where they performed a new song "Gradovi se lome" ("Cities are Breaking Up"), and the Belgrade Beer Fest in August of the same year.
In 2009, the band not only continued promoting the eponymous album but also started preparing the material for the upcoming studio album once again to be released by Dancing Bear, as the band had made a contract to release three studio albums through the label. In April, they had a mini-tour of Serbia, performing in Nià ¡, Novi Sad and Belgrade. The performances did not feature the drummer Quarantotto and guitarist Markoviàwho had left the band respectively, and the band included the new drummer Miloà ¡ Vojvodià"Mià ¡a", from the Nià ¡ experimental jazz group EYOT, on the former two performances. The Belgrade performance, also featuring a projection of the documentary about Zdenko Franjiàentitled OÃÂi u magli (Eyes in the Fog), featured Stojkoviàand Ljubiàwith a guest appearance by Luka Papià"mangulicaFM" on lap-top, focusing mainly on the material from the upcoming studio album, including the songs "Ljubavi moja" ("My Love"), "Svi ti ljudi" ("All Those People") and "Grad" ("The Town").
The new lineup performed at the Zagreb Purgeraj on June 16 and the entire performance had been released on the Purgeraj DVD through Sluà ¡aj Najglasnije! during the following year. During the late 2009, the band was joined by Miroslav Uà ¾arevià(guitar, bass guitar) with whom Goribor resumed their concert activities, promoting new songs from the upcoming album, including "Voà ¾njica" ("A Little Ride"), Moje misli" ("My Thoughts"), "Uzalud se budià ¡" ("You Waking Up in Vain"). The following year, Stojkoviàreleased the poetry book Ne moà ¾eà ¡ mnogo ali moà ¾eà ¡ malo (You Cannot Do a Lot But You Can Do a Little), featuring the material from the 2003 Svet je moj ali ima vremena and the 2008 Princ Bez Horsa (A Prince without Horse) book, combined with new poems, published by Rende. The band had also held their first performances outside the former Yugoslavia territory, in Sweden and Norway. The band continued touring, performing at major festivals in 2010: in April at the Zagreb à ½edno Uho festival, in July they performed at the BaÃÂin 7 Jezera, in August at the Belgrade Adrenalin Music & Tattoo Live, as well as at the Nià ¡ Nisomnia festival.
In February 2011, the webzine Popboks critics selected the best Serbian albums released in the previous decade and the album Goribor appeared on the first place, and the various artists compilation Jutro ÃÂe promeniti sve appeared on the sixteenth place. On May 31, the band released the single "Uzalud se budià ¡" ("You Are Waking Up In Vain") from the upcoming studio album, featuring the guest appearance by Nenad Sinkauz from the Croatian/Italian art rock band East Rodeo on backing vocals, available for online streaming via SoundCloud.
In May 2012, the band released the double album Evo je banja (a word play, as Evo je banja means Here's Spa, and Evo jebanja means Here's Fucking), produced by Edi CukeriÃÂ and released through Dancing Bear. On June 30, 2012, the band performed on the last evening of the first Belgrade Calling festival.
In September 2013, Goribor released the single "JureÃÂi ljubav" ("Chasing Love"). In August 2014, the band released the single "Dugo nisam bio tu" ("I Haven't Been Around for a Long Time"). The video for the song featured actor Filip GajiÃÂ.
The lyrics of 3 songs by the band were featured in Petar JanjatoviÃÂ's book ' (Songs of Brotherhood, Childhood & Offspring: Anthology of Ex YU Rock Poetry 1967 - 2007).