Pustinje was Laufer's second studio album and was released in 1994 by
Croatia Records. The album's material was prepared and recorded at the
Krk island,
Croatia, and remixed at the "RSL Luca" studios in
Novo Mesto,
Slovenia, while the final editing and processing was performed in the "Metro" studios,
Ljubljana, Slovenia. The album had a good response with the audience and the music critics. Laufer members:
Damir Urban (vocals), Vlado Simčić (electric guitar), Ljubo Silić (bass guitar) and Alen Tibljaš (drums), in September 1994 left for
Krk island to prepare and record the material for the new studio album. The recording itself took little time, with most of the songs being recorded in one of the first essays, with the producer performing minor corrections and additional recordings being made in the summer break between the two concert tours. The topics of the songs are the everyday life of the time, such as the
angst and
confusion pertaining to
growing up ("...hey dad, sorry for looking like a dog..."),
insomnia,
neurosis,
anger, the destructive
PTSD in the minds of the yesterday's street friends, the search for spirituality in the immaterial and material deserts of grey cities ("... kiss our eyes they are like deserts, where I understand everything without a single word uttered.."), fatigue carved in the faces of passersby, bad news, being strapped for cash and the hopelessness, bad relationships ("...she will never understand what I am talking about.."), resulting with the recognizable, organic, bombastic sound. The optimism can however be felt throughout the album because
Pustinje is actually one song divided into several musical parts. In 1995, they were awarded the
Porin music award for the best
alternative rock album of the year.
Song list • "Falš" (0:24) • "Hej tata" (2:25) • "Vampir" (4:08) • "Govorim u snu" (4:24) • "Viđđđeno" (4:20) • "Matematička" (3:22) • "Mišolovka" (3:51) • "Umorni kompas" (6:07) • "Balerina" (3:55) • "Mjesečev rog" (7:20) • "Pustinje" (5:53)
Performers •
Damir Urban – lead vocals • Vlado Simčić – electric guitar • Ljubo Silić – bass guitar • Vedran Križan – keyboards • Alen Tibljaš – drums • Edi Kraljić – backing vocals ==References==