# Atomi

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{{Short description|Yugoslav rock band}}
{{About|the Yugoslav rock band|the Finnish food|lihapiirakka}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Atomi
| image           = Atomi.jpg
| caption         = 
| image_size      = 250
| landscape       =
| alias           =
| origin          = [Zagreb](/source/Zagreb), [SR Croatia](/source/SR_Croatia), [SFR Yugoslavia](/source/SFR_Yugoslavia)
| genre           = {{flatlist|
* [Instrumental rock](/source/Instrumental_rock)}}
| years_active    = 1961–1963<br/>(Reunions: 2006)
| label           = [Jugoton](/source/Jugoton)
| website         =
| current_members =
| past_members    = Darko Brozović<br />Miroslav Wolfhart<br />Mišo Zozlik<br />Josip Dajčman<br />Ninoslav Kožul
}}
'''Atomi''' (trans. ''The Atoms'') were a [Yugoslav](/source/SFRY) [rock](/source/rock_music) band formed in [Zagreb](/source/Zagreb) in 1961. They were one of the pioneers of the [Yugoslav rock scene](/source/yu_rock).

Heavily influenced by [The Shadows](/source/The_Shadows), Atomi were arguably the first [instrumental rock](/source/instrumental_rock) band formed in Yugoslavia. The band gained local popularity, which gave them an opportunity to become the first rock band to make recordings for [Radio Zagreb](/source/Radio_Zagreb) and the first Yugoslav rock band to appear on television. The group disbanded in 1963, making a one-off reunion 43 years later for a performance in Zagreb.

== History ==
===1961–1964===
Atomi were formed in [Zagreb](/source/Zagreb) at the end of 1961 by Darko Brozović (guitar), Miroslav "Miro" Wolfhart (guitar) and Mišo "Zozoli" Zozlik (bass guitar).<ref name="janjatović">{{cite book|last=Janjatović|first=Petar|title=Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960–2023|year=2024|publisher=self-released / Makart|location=Belgrade|page=16}}</ref> The band constructed their instruments and amplifiers themselves, with the help of technician Ninoslav Kožul, who was considered an official member of the group.<ref name="janjatović"/> After they made their first amateur recordings, they were joined by drummer Josip "Pepi" Dajčman and started to perform live, holding their first live performance on 2 October 1962.<ref name="janjatović"/> Heavily influenced by [The Shadows](/source/The_Shadows), Atomi are considered the first [instrumental rock](/source/instrumental_rock) band to be formed in [SR Croatia](/source/SR_Croatia),<ref name="janjatović"/> and perhaps in Yugoslavia.<ref name="istorija100">{{cite book|last1=Fajfrić|first1=Željko|last2=Nenad|first2=Milan|title= Istorija YU rock muzike od početaka do 1970.|year=2009|publisher=Tabernakl|location=Sremska Mitrovica|page=100}}</ref>

Atomi gained local popularity, which provided them with an opportunity to hold regular performances in the Zagreb club Neboder (''Skyscraper'').<ref name="istorija100"/> Their performances got them the attention of the media, so they were invited to make recordings for Radio Zagreb, becoming the first rock band to make recordings for that radio station.<ref name="janjatović"/> For Radio Zagreb they recorded the songs "Sedam dana oko vatre" ("Seven Days around the Fire"), "Johnny Will" (a cover of [Pat Boone](/source/Pat_Boone) song) and "Zlatna ulica" ("Golden Street", a cover of The Shadows song "Find Me a Golden Street").<ref name="janjatović"/> These recordings increased their popularity in Croatia.<ref name="janjatović"/> In October 1962, in the Istra concert hall, the band made recordings for the [Television Zagreb](/source/Hrvatska_radiotelevizija) [children's show](/source/Children's_television_series) ''Slavica i Mendo'', becoming the first Yugoslav rock band to appear on television.<ref name="istorija101">{{cite book|last1=Fajfrić|first1=Željko|last2=Nenad|first2=Milan|title= Istorija YU rock muzike od početaka do 1970.|year=2009|publisher=Tabernakl|location=Sremska Mitrovica|page=101}}</ref>

In 1963, the band released their only solo record, a [7" single](/source/7%22_single) with the songs "Driftin' (U zanosu)", a cover of The Shadows song "Driftin'", and "Golden Earrings (Zlante naušnice)", a cover of [Les Fantômes](/source/Les_Fant%C3%B4mes_(band)) song "Golden Earrings".<ref name="janjatović"/> Later that year the band released the EP ''Juri Gagarin'' (''[Yuri Gagarin](/source/Yuri_Gagarin)'') with the vocal quartet Problem. The EP featured the songs "Juri Gagarin" (a cover of [Luciano Beretta](/source/Luciano_Beretta) song "Yuri Gagarin"), "Havajski tvist (Hawaiian Twist)" (a cover of [The Chakachas](/source/The_Chakachas) song "Hawaiian War Twist"), "Twist na ulici" ("Twist in the Street") and "Čarobni trenuci (Sweet Moments)".<ref name="istorija101"/> The band also recorded music for the single "Kralj pajaca" / "Moj rodni kraj" ("King of Clowns" / "My Home") by singer [Zdenka Vučković](/source/Zdenka_Vu%C4%8Dkovi%C4%87).<ref name="janjatović"/>

In 1963, Atomi decided to end their activity, as the members of the band were drafted to serve their mandatory stints in the [Yugoslav People's Army](/source/Yugoslav_People's_Army).<ref name="janjatović"/> The band held their farewell concert in Zagreb dance club Variete on 18 March 1963.<ref name="janjatović"/>

===Post breakup, 2006 reunion===
In 2001, Atomi songs "Zlatna ulica" and "Zlatne naušnice" appeared on the compilation album ''Zlatne godine'', featuring recordings by Yugoslav 1960s rock bands.<ref name="janjatović"/> In 2005, their songs "Driftin' (U zanosu)", "Johnny Will", "Sedam dana oko vatre", "Zlatna ulica", "Golden Earrings (Zlatne naušnice)", "Plava zvijezda (Blue Star)" and "[Besame Mucho](/source/Besame_Mucho)" appeared on the [box set](/source/box_set) ''Kad je rock bio mlad – Priče sa istočne strane (1956–1970)'' (''When Rock Was Young – East Side Stories (1956–1970)''), released by [Croatia Records](/source/Croatia_Records) in 2005 and featuring songs by the pioneering Yugoslav rock acts.<ref name="janjatović"/>

Ninoslav Kožul died in 2004.<ref name="janjatović"/> In 2006, Darko Brozović, Miroslav "Miro" Wolfhart and Mišo "Zozoli" Zozlik reunited for a concert in Zagreb's Bogaloo club, organized in order to mark Radio Zagreb's 80th anniversary and Television Zagreb's 50th anniversary.<ref name="janjatović"/> On the concert, Atomi performed with drummer Salih Sadiković, playing the songs "Driftin' (U zanosu)" and "Sedam dana oko vatre".<ref name="janjatović"/>

== Discography ==
===EPs===
*''Juri Gagarin'' (with Problem; 1963)
===Singles===
*"Driftin' (U zanosu)" / "Golden Earrings (Zlatne naušnice)" (1963)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/981528-Atomi-3 Atomi] at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

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Category:Croatian rock music groups
Category:Croatian instrumental rock musical groups
Category:Yugoslav rock music groups
Category:Musical groups established in 1961
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1963
Category:Jugoton artists

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