説明
1981年に録音され、40年以上ぶりにEverland Musicから初めて再発された『ŽUR』は、ユーゴスラビアのディスコ・ファンクの中でも極めて希少なカルト的名作だ。グラミー賞にノミネートされたJessica Thomsonが手がけたリマスターで、音が見事に蘇っている。
Boban Petrovićは70年代後半から80年代にかけてのベオグラードの洗練されたディスコ・ファンク・シーンの伝説的存在。彼はベオグラードで最初期のディスコクラブを立ち上げ、プライベートパーティのオーガナイズでも有名だった。
『ŽUR』では、パーティで楽しむ一面と情熱的な側面を絶妙にバランスさせたPetrovićが見られる。パーティや音楽、人々に囲まれたこのアルバムは、彼自身が心地よく、満たされながらも成長を続けた証だ。パーティの雰囲気や歌詞、音の美しさだけでなく、彼が音楽で生き抜いたファンクそのものを表現している。アルバムがリリースされた瞬間から今日に至るまでの浮き沈みが、そのまま刻み込まれている。
『ŽUR』は、70年代後半のベオグラードのアンダーグラウンドなクラブ文化の本質を映し出しており、今でも一流のクラブイベントでプレイされ続ける信頼の高さがその価値を物語る。伝統的なディスコの枠にとらわれない洗練されたプロダクションとオリジナルなアレンジ、当時のPetrovićのジェットセット・ライフスタイルを映し出す歌詞が光る作品だ。
音楽キャリアを終えた後、Petrovićはスペインに移住し、豪華なヨットやプライベート機を所有する実業家に転身。それでも彼はミュージシャンとしてのアイデンティティを失わず、オフィスやヨット、飛行機でもファンクを大音量で流し続けた。さらに、彼は自伝『Rokanje 1 & 2』を執筆し、『ŽUR』制作当時のエピソードを描き出している。
『ŽUR』は世界的なディスコ・ファンクの聖杯とも呼ばれ、オリジナル盤は市場で500ユーロ以上の価値を持つこともある。
また、ユーゴスラビア崩壊の7年前、社会の混乱が続く中で制作された彼の最後のアルバム『ZORA』も必聴。政治的な不安や経済の変動に揺れる中で、Petrovićはその内面の葛藤をこの作品に注ぎ込んだ。「このアルバムは、自分の内に抱えていた苦悩を映し出したものだ」と彼は語る。『ZORA』完成後、彼は音楽を離れ、自分自身と環境から逃れるために新たな道を模索した。
限定コレクターズエディションを手に入れるなら今がチャンス。売り切れ必至のこのリリースを見逃すな！
A1. Prepad
A2. Svetski Osmeh
A3. Daj Mi Šansu
A4. Pogrešio Sam
B1. Đuskaj
B2. Kupatilo Je Shvatilo
B3. Meteorology
B4. Otišli Smo
A1 Zgužvala Si Snove
A2 Perlica
A3 Požar U Glavi
A4 Usamljenik Na Dnu Kosmosa
B1 Mi Smo Uvek Bili Samo Drugovi
B2 Zajedno Srećni
B3 U Ludnici
B4 Zajedno Srećni (Instrumental)
ŽUR (‘Zhure’, party) is absolute cult and one of the most rare Yugoslavian disco funk albums, originally recorded in 1981, reissued on Everland Music for the first time since the original vinyl came out more than 40 years ago. The album was carefully and brilliantly remastered by grammy nominated sound engineer Jessica Thomson.
Boban Petrović is a legend of Belgrade’s sophisticated disco funk scene from the late 70s and early 80s.
Back in the second half of the 70s Boban started one of the first disco clubs in Belgrade and he was one of the biggest organizers of private house parties.
The finest balance between Boban Petrović’s big-hearted party-maker-turned-philanthropist personality and his hustler one was achieved on Žur.
On Žur, he is at home, in his safe place, since the parties, the music and the people are the first out of many things he had completely figured out in his life. He is at the top of his game, occasionally bothered by a casual heartbreak, but always feeling himself, coming out playful and fundamentally peaceful, satisfied and ready to transcend himself in order to put the rest of the world in the limelight. In fact, Žur isn’t about the party, music, lyrics or its, hands down, beautifully balanced sonics. It’s about Boban and the funk he lived thoroughly. The funk before, but the funk he lived after this album even more so. All the ups and downs that he faced since the moment the first needle dropped on a Žur record to this very day are on this album as the unwritten destiny of that lighthearted character he played.
In short, ŽUR represents the essence of underground club life in Belgrade from the late 70s, when the album was recorded.
The quality of this trust is confirmed by the fact that Boban Petrovic’s music is still actively listened to today, not just anywhere, but at the finest club events.
High end production and extremely authentic arrangements outside the mold of classic disco music, and lyrics that literally convey the vibe of his already jet-set lifestyle in Belgrade at the time.
Shortly after his musical career, Boban Petrovic became a businessman of the conscious class. He was living in Spain on his own luxury yacht for years, he had a private airplane, a car park. But all this time living on highest class level he never lost his identity. In all his offices, yacht, airplane and everywhere was playing loud funk music and he was dressed like a musician who just finished or need to start a gig.
Along the way Boban also wrote two books: Rokanje 1 & 2 describing the time when the album ŽUR was created.
The ŽUR album is one of the the holy grails of disco funk music releases on a global level.
Original copies in good condition rise up to 500 euro on the market.
ZORA was created seven years before the collapse of Yugoslavia during a period of heavy turmoil, Zora by Slavic disco pioneer Boban Petrović is a psychedelic disco masterpiece that would be the singer’s final album. Surrounded by political unrest, turbulence in the economy, and shifting cultural systems, Petrović found himself at a crossroads and filled with negative energy, which he poured into his magnum opus. “I can say that this album reflects the agony once I had within myself, probably caused by both the subjective circumstances and the objective surroundings. When I finished this album, I left music and departed from the country to do other things and to escape somehow from myself and those around me.”
Grab you copy of this amazing collectors edition set while is hot – this release will burn quickly!
* limited edition 2 album set in a unique felt outersleeve
* both Boban Petrovic albums ZUR and ZORA in an amazing set with large booklet
* the biggest ever ex-Yugoslavian Disco Funk bomb
* Zur for the first time ever reissued on vinyl
* Zur comes in original unique foldout cover
* includes LP-sized 20 page interview booklet
* Zora comes in gold printed original cover
* new master by Grammy nominated Jessica Thompson
