Kao kakao (eng. Like Cocoa) is the ninth album by Macedonian rock group Leb i sol. It contains nine songs. Biggest hits from this album are Mamurni ljudi (Hungover again),[1] Čuvam noć od budnih (Night watchman),[1] Čekam kišu (I'm waiting for the rain)… It was released in 1987 by Jugoton.[2] The album was accompanied by videos for the Mamurni ljudi[3] and Skopje (recorded in Macedonian for the first time).[4]
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| Released | March 30, 1987 | |||
| Recorded | December 1986–February 1987 | |||
| Studio | Studio M-2, Skopje | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Jugoton | |||
| Producer | Vlatko Stefanovski Bodan Arsovski | |||
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In 1999, album won Porin Award for Best Reissue.[5] In 2006, Jugoton successor Croatia Records released this album on CD as part of Leb i sol box set.[6]
In January 2023, album was released on 180 gram vinyl. Material is half speed remastered at Abbey Road Studio in London.[7]
Background
editDuring 1986, Vlatko Stefanovski and Bodan Arsovski composed the music for TV show Bušava azbuka (eng. Shaggy alphabet). Bastion member Ana Kostovska performed songs along with them. Goce Micanov and another Bastion member, Kiril Dzajkovski joined the group. Drummer Garabet Tavitijan made comeback in group after 6 years.[2][8]
By the end of 1987, Pokret magazine described that Vlatko got a hungover again because of being night watchman, adding that the world is like cocoa to him and that the only oasis is Skopje. In the following text, it is said that he met a femme fatale whom he regularly took to FC Vardar matches.[9]
Album
editThe album was recorded and mixed throughout the winter of 1986/87 in Skopje. For the first time, Vlatko used drum programming. Dzajkovski played keyboard and piano, and Goce Micanov played Tenor and Alt Saxophone. Lyrics for the song Femme fatale were written by Arsen Dedic with backing vocals by Bebi Dol. [8] Vocals in song Autoput was performed by bassist Bodan Arsovski.
Album cover contains Ta Matete by Paul Gauguin.
Track listing
editAll music is composed by Vlatko Stefanovski
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mamurni ljudi (Hungover people)" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Kao kakao (Like Cocoa)" | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Femme Fatale" | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Čuvam noć od budnih (Night watchman)" | 5:39 |
| 5. | "Kriza tridesetih (Crisis of the thirties)" | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Autoput (Highway)" | 4:17 |
| 7. | "Igraj (Dance)" | 4:21 |
| 8. | "Skopje" | 2:31 |
| 9. | "Čekam kišu (Waiting for the rain)" | 5:38 |
Trivia
editSound-alikes
edit- Song Skopje [12] sampled Walk like an Egyptian by The Bangels.[13] Skopje was sampled in song Soliter by Đorđe Balašević.[14]
- Song Čuvam noć od budnih sampled Careless Whisper by Wham, but also sampled saxophone parts from Narodnjaci by Đorđe Balašević.[15] Čuvam noć od budnih was sampled in Ja za ljubav neću moliti by Nina Badric.[16]
- Title track[17] sampled Izgledala je malo čudno by Bijelo dugme.[18]
References
edit- ^ a b Leb I Sol - Mother Teach Us, 1995, retrieved 2022-07-09
- ^ a b "Kao kakao". Discogs. 1987.
- ^ "Music video for Hangover again". RTS Planet (in Serbian).
- ^ "Skopje music video". YouTube.
- ^ "Porin 1999". Porin Archive.
- ^ "Collection 1983-1989". Discogs. 2006.
- ^ Volarić, Vida (2023-01-17). "U prodaji luksuzno vinilno reizdanje kultnog albuma grupe Leb i sol - "Kao kakao"". Croatia Records (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-01-17.
- ^ a b "Vlatko Stefanovski i Leb i sol, "Kao kakao" '87: "Femme Fatale" - poklon pesma Bebi Dol i Arsena Dedića". Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- ^ "Top 20 YU rock LP izdanja 1987... I zašto su Vesna i Halid prodali više ploča od domaćih rockera..." Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ "Fali V's 'Čuvam Noć Od Budnih' - Discover the Original Song". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ Бојаровски, Зоран (2023-06-16). "Имаме богата музичка традиција и таленти, ни треба повеќе продукција на документарци за нив". Рацин.мк (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2023-07-24.
- ^ "BPM and key for Skopje by Leb I Sol | Tempo for Skopje". Song BPM. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "BPM and key for Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles | Tempo for Walk Like an Egyptian". Song BPM. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "BPM and key for Soliter by Djordje Balasevic | Tempo for Soliter". Song BPM. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "BPM and key for Narodnjaci by Djordje Balasevic | Tempo for Narodnjaci". Song BPM. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "BPM and key for Ja za ljubav neću moliti by Nina Badric | Tempo for Ja za ljubav neću moliti". Song BPM. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "BPM and key for Kao Kakao by Leb I Sol | Tempo for Kao Kakao". Song BPM. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "BPM and key for Izgledala Je Malo Čudno U Kaputu ... by Bijelo Dugme | Tempo for Izgledala Je Malo Čudno U Kaputu ..." Song BPM. Retrieved 2022-11-08.