{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{for|the novel by Vinko Möderndorfer|Predmestje (novel)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Predmestje | image = Predmestje second lineup.jpg | caption = Predmestje second lineup | background = group_or_band | origin = Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | genre = {{flatlist| * Jazz rock * progressive rock * instrumental rock}} | years_active = 1977–1984 | label = PGP-RTB | associated_acts = Sončna Pot, Izvir | website = [http://predmestje.si/ predmestje.si] | past_members = Peter Gruden<br/>Andrej Pompe<br/>Aleksander Malahovsky<br/>Gabriel Lah<br/>Janez Hvale<br/>Lado Jakša<br/>Toni Dimnik<br/>Marko Bitenc<br/>Slavko Lebar<br/>Marjan Lebar<br/>Andrej Petković }}
'''Predmestje''' (transl. ''Suburb'') was a Yugoslav jazz rock band formed in Ljubljana in 1977.
The band gained prominence on the Yugoslav rock scene with the release of their debut album ''Brez naslov'' in 1977. By the time of the recording of the band's third studio album, keyboardist Andrej Pompe was the sole remaining original member, the rest of the lineup consisting of former members of another Ljubljana-based jazz rock band, Izvir. Predmestje split up in 1984, after recording four studio albums. After the disbandment of the group, Pompe formed the pop rock band Panda.
==History== ===1977–1982=== Predmestje was formed in Ljubljana in 1977 by Peter Gruden (guitar, vocals), Andrej Pompe (keyboards), Aleksander Malahovsky (saxophone), Gabriel Lah (bass guitar) and Janez Hvale (drums).<ref name="janjatović242">{{cite book|last=Janjatović|first=Petar|title=Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960–2023|year=2024|publisher=self-released / Makart|location=Belgrade|page=242}}</ref> During the same year, the band released their debut jazz rock-oriented album, ''Brez naslov'' (''Untitled''), produced by Deče Žgur, through PGP-RTB.<ref name="janjatović242"/> Most of the tracks on the album were instrumentals, and several tracks featured Gruden and Pompe on vocals.<ref name="janjatović242"/> During the same year, the band won the Best Song Award on the Rock Evening of the Slovenska popevka (''Slovenian Song'') festival for their song "Mala nočna kronika" ("A Little Night Chronicle").<ref name="janjatović242"/>
In 1979 the band released their second studio album, ''Danes, včeraj in...'' (''Today, Yesterday And...''), produced by Jovan Adamov.<ref name="janjatović242"/> The album featured new members Lado Jakša (saxophone), formerly of the band Sončna Pot (''Sun Path''), and Toni Dimnik (drums), formerly of the band Oko.<ref name="janjatović242"/> All the songs on the album were written by Gruden and Pompe, and the album featured percussionist Uroš Šećerov as guest.<ref name="janjatović242"/>
After the release of ''Danes, včeraj in...'', the second lineup of the band split up. Andrej Pompe, remaining the sole original member, gathered a group of musicians who previously performed with another Ljubljana-based jazz rock band, Izvir.<ref name="janjatović242"/> The new Predmestje lineup consisted of Andrej Pompe, vocalist and percussionist Marko Bitenc, guitarist Slavko Lebar, bass guitarist Marjan Lebar and drummer Andrej Petković.<ref name="janjatović242"/> The new lineup recorded the album ''Hazard'', produced by Čarli Novak and Braco Doblekar and released in 1980.<ref name="janjatović242"/> The album featured similar jazz rock sound as their previous releases, with saxophonist Jernej Podboj as guest musician.<ref name="janjatović242"/> After the album release, Predmestje often performed with singer Neca Falk as her backing band.<ref name="janjatović242"/>
In 1982 Predmestje released their fourth studio album, ''Kamasutra''.<ref name="janjatović242"/> The album was released only after the cover was altered on the insistent of the band's record label, PGP-RTB.<ref name="janjatović242"/> Most of the songs were composed by Pompe, with some of them featuring ska and pop influences.<ref name="janjatović242"/> The album featured guest appearances by Jernej Podboj on saxophone and Boris Šuligoj on trombone<ref name="janjatović242"/>
The band ended their activity in 1984.<ref name="janjatović242"/>
===Post breakup=== In 1986 Pompe formed the pop rock band Panda, releasing nine albums with them: ''Ugrizni me, če upaš'' (''Bite Me, If You Dare'', 1987), ''V vročici noči'' (''In the Heat of the Night'', 1990), ''V poznih nočnih ura'' (''In the Late Night Hours'', 1994), ''Ecstasy'' (1998), ''Nepremagljivi'' (''The Invincible Ones'', 2000), ''D.O.N.S.'' (2005), ''Depandansa'' (''Dependency'', 2009), ''Stoletni ples'' (''One Hundred Years Old Dance'', 2016) and ''Daleč stran'' (''Far Away'', 2019).<ref name="janjatović243">{{cite book|last=Janjatović|first=Petar|title=Ex YU rock enciklopedija 1960–2023|year=2024|publisher=self-released|location=Belgrade|page=243}}</ref><ref>[https://www.discogs.com/artist/1056126-Panda-5 Panda at Discogs]</ref>
Janez Hvale led the band Dvanaesto Nasprotje (''Twelfth Opposite''), brothers Slavko and Marjan Lebar performed with the band Morning Fire, and Andrej Petković performed with Partet.<ref name="janjatović243"/> Lado Jakša made numerous appearances on albums by various artists and made a successful career in art photography.<ref name="janjatović243"/>
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== *''Brez naslov'' (1977) *''Danes, včeraj in...'' (1979) *''Hazard'' (1980) *''Kamasutra'' (1982)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://predmestje.si/ Official website] *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/517383-Predmestje Predmestje] at Discogs *[https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2596 Predmestje] at Prog Archives
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Category:Slovenian jazz-rock groups Category:Slovenian progressive rock groups Category:Slovenian instrumental rock musical groups Category:Yugoslav rock music groups Category:Yugoslav jazz-rock groups Category:Yugoslav progressive rock groups Category:Musical groups established in 1977 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1982