Red Union

 

Red Union was a Punk Rock band from Novi Sad, Serbia.

Somehow, they always knew they’re gonna form a band…sooner or later. Ljuba (bass) and Dasko (vocals) are best friends since they were kids and whole their lives, they were a part of the punk scene through various crap such as fanzines and other stuff that won’t give you any material satisfaction at all.

Then Ljuba met Nenad, who was just about to start learning to play guitar, and then they got together in some damp woodshed in Ribnjak in the early spring of 2000, for a first rehearsal on which Dasko tried to compete with walls of noise created by these three self-taught musicians, with his un-amplified vocals… First drummer was Milos, who was soon to be replaced with Chiatto. Unfortunate guy just came to their rehearsal because he missed the rehearsal of his band, they picked him and kept him for good. That’s how you got your ultimate Red Union line-up: Dasko - Vocals, Nenad - Guitar and backing vocals, Ljuba - Bass, Chiatto - Drums.

Oh, and if someone really wants to know where the name came from, here’s a brief but uninteresting story: Red Union was a brand of chino-pants produced by Yumco, Serbia’s largest textile manufacturer. We all got those pants cause they were cheap but more than suitable substitute for cool looking US army trousers. It immediately sounded like a good band or organization name. Red Union stuff is no longer produced because a massive investigation showed that Yumco was selling the major part of the whole production to the Albanian separatist paramilitaries in Kosovo, who used it as an official uniform in their combat against Serbian army and police.

"RED UNION, more than just a band!

RED UNION, four guys making music and having a say!

RED UNION, fighting for what’s right since 2000!

…Actually, we’re in it for the girls!"

Loaded Gun EP (2002)

01 - Loaded Gun

02 - I Hate Girls Like You

03 - The Partisan

04 - Somebody Stole My Life

05 - Save The Last Dance For Me (The Drifters Cover)

Rebel Anthems (2003)

01 - Student Radio

02 - Land Of The Living Dead

03 - Rebel Anthems

04 - Drink Up

05 - I Hate Girls Like You

06 - The Partisan

07 - Society

08 - Juvenile Army

09 - Stout Black Eyes

10 - Ultimate Stupidity

11 - Night Hides Me Well

12 - Gott Mit Uns

13 - Somebody Stole My Life

Final Score Split EP with Sweeper (2005)

Red Union

01 - W.M.D.

02 - In The City (The Jam Cover)

03 - Lies (Sweeper Cover)

Sweeper

04 - Valedictory

05 - 2RAK005

06 - Somebody Stole My Life (Red Union Cover)

Black Box Recorder (2006)

01 - W.M.D.

2 – Letters

3 – Two Feet Down

4 – Disagree

5 – Operation Certain Death

6 – Uncle Says

7 – Power In The Union

8 – American Soldier

9 – (Re)Loaded Gun

10 – Party People

11 – No Lesson Learned

12 – Constant State Of War/Radio Radio (Hidden Track)

Rats And Snakes (2011)

01 - The Call

02 - Rats And Snakes

03 - Night Away

04 - False Profit

05 - Nuke The World

06 - Not A Saint

07 - Empty Pockets

08 - Pyroclass

09 - Downtown Cretins

10 - So Alone

11 - Broken Elevator

12 - Inbred Nation

13 - Rat Race (The Specials Cover)

Live In Mostar (2013)

01 - Land Of The Living Dead

02 - Party People

03 - It's All A Blur (Agent Orange Cover)

04 - Drink Up

05 - Empty Pockets

06 - No Lesson Learned

07 - I Hate Girls Like You

08 - Rat Race (The Specials Cover)

09 - The Partisan

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