Banket (band)


Banket was a Slovak pop band active between 1984 and 1991. Its lead singer was Richard Müller. Banket were among the pioneers of electronic pop music in Slovakia and Czechoslovakia in the 1980s. In this regard, they can be considered Slovakia's answer to Depeche Mode.
Banket made their first performance in 1984 at the Bratislava Lyre pop festival with the song Nespoznaný. Some of Banket's best-known and typically "electronic" hits originated between 1984 and 1985, but they were not included on the band's debut album Bioelektrovízia that was more conventional in nature. These early hits were for the first time issued on a CD on the 1994 greatest hits album Banket ’84–’91.

Discography

Hits

A chronological selection of Banket's greatest hits:Nespoznaný – a ballad, not in the typical electronic style; the band's first singleDva metre v hubertuse Prečo vy, ľudia 20. storočia, máte vždy zachmúrené obočia? – the band's first smash hit, considered legendary today; the song's lyrics are a sly parody of the cheerful lyrics required of pop bands by the Communist regime prevalent in Czechoslovakia at the time; this was the band's second single releaseŠtrbina možnej lásky v grafikone nesmelého muža – another hit featuring Banket's trademark electronic sound and an impossibly long title; released as the B side of the preceding songPraveký manekýn – probably the closest Banket ever came to sounding like Depeche ModeBasketbal alebo ja – the band's third single releasePo schodoch – the band's greatest ever hit, but more conventional than the electronic pop preceding itTlaková níž – an electronic ballad and another huge hit for BanketBioelektrovízia – Banket's trademark electronic sound; title song of debut albumSalieri – inspired by Miloš Forman's blockbuster movie AmadeusSlon v porceláne – a balladNezavadzaj Plesový marš – an ingenious re-working of Johann Strauss Sr.'s Radetzky March, employing the sound of screeching guitarsSlovenské tango Bytové jadro problému – a nonsense, tongue-in-cheek sequel to Up the StairsNález na svedomí – electronic balladSlaďák – a fast-paced song, despite the titleSlúžiť ti chcem – a ballad
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