Kontrol

Kontrol
Origin	Sofia, Bulgaria
Genres	Punk rock, alternative rock, experimental rock
Years active	1988-2000, 2009
Labels	Balkanton, Mega International Records, Unison RTM, Marlboro Music, Radius Records, PolySound Inc.
Past members	Nikolai Yordanov Vladimir Popchev Stoyan Tenev Krasimir Nedelin Ognyan Kyosovski Petar Stanoev Vladimir Georgiev Bozhidar Trenkov Antony Georgiev Orlin Radinski

Kontrol was a Bulgarian rock band from the 1990s.

History

The band was formed in 1988 and were one of the first official punk bands in the country. Their first recordings, "Tryabva vsichko da priemam" and "Nai-vazhnoto", were for the 1988 film "Pred praga" (At the Doorstep). Later that year, they released a demo tape called Stariyat dub. The tape contained 8 songs.

In 1989, they were signed to Balkanton and released a split LP with Nova Generacia. The Kontrol side consisted of the first six songs from Stariyat dub. They then performed at the Svyat - chudni hora festival in Michurin. The first song they played, "Ima" (originally released on Stariyat dub) appeared on the official compilation in 1990.

In 1990, they recorded 15 songs at the BNR Studio II. After the fall of communism, 14 of the tracks were released on the BUMM cassette in 1991.

In 1992, they recorded their second album, Lele kako, released in 1993. They also released the 88-92 compilation. The A-side consisted of the Pred praga tracks, an unreleased track called "Bulgaria" and the six songs from the BG Rock I split. The B-side consisted of songs from BUMM and Lele kako.

The band released their third album, LyubOFF, in 1994. In 1996, they released a concert album called Punku nema'a umre.

In 1998, founder Nikolai Yordanov left the band and was replaced by Petar Stanoev. With Stanoev, they released their fourth and final album, Pazete si decata in 1999. The band broke up a year later. In 2000, BUMM was reissued on cassette by Lazarov Records with the Pred Praga songs and an unreleased version of Ne umirahme ot shtastie.

In 2004, the compilation Te t'va e was released, containing 22 songs from the Nikolai Yordanov period. In 2006, they recorded a song called "Urok po tanci".

In 2009, they played with Revyu and Hipodil.

Discography

• Stariyat dub (1988, self-released)
• BG Rock I (1989, Balkanton)
• BUMM (1991, Mega International Records)
• The Punk Years 1988-1991 (1992, Killed by the Perestroika, bootleg containing Stariat dub and the Kontrol side of BG Rock I plus some live tracks)
• Lele kako (1993, Unison)
• 88–92 (1993, Unison)
• Lyuboff (1994, Marlboro)
• Punku nema'a umre! (1996, Radius)
• Pazete si decata (1999, Polysound)
• Te t'va e! (2004, Stars Records)