Dezerter – Gdańsk, B90

Dezerter is a punk rock group, formed in Warsaw, in May 1981. The band was originally called SS-20 (it was the name of Soviet ballistic missiles), for that reason the group was forced to change its name during Martial Law. After re-naming, Dezerter recorded an EP “Ku Przyszłości” [To The Future, 1983]. In 1985 two various compilation records featured Dezerter songs: “Fala” [Wave] and “Jak punk to punk” [Let’s Have Punk]. In 1987 Dezerter’s first LP album appeared in the United States, published by Maximum Rock’n’Roll, called “Underground Out Of Poland“, in Poland another album was issued too (in censored version) –  “Kolaboracja” [Collaboration]. In 1989 there was yet another album – “Kolaboracja II” [Collaboration ll], and in 1990 “Wszyscy Przeciwko Wszystkim” [All Against All – published in Poland and France], followed by a two month tour of Western Europe (Switzerland, Germany, France, Netherlands) and Japan.

Future years brought important albums for Polish independent scene, including  “Blasfemia” [Blasphemy, 1992], “Ile Procent Duszy?” [How Many Percent of The Soul?, 1994], “Mam Kły Mam Pazury”  [I Have Fangs I Have Claws, 1996], “Ziemia Jest Płaska” [The Earth is Flat, 1997]. In 21st century three studio albums appeared:  “Nielegalny Zabójca Czasu” [Illegal Time Killer, 2004]; “Prawo Do Bycia Idiotą” [The Right To Be An Idiot, 2010], which was favorably received not only by fans, but by the music industry too, winning the Fryderyk Award in 2010; and “Większy Zjada Mniejszego” [The Big Eats The Small, 2014]. In 2016, after 33 years, the original EP “Ku Przyszłości” [To The Future] was re-issued.

The band actively performs in Poland and many European countries (Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Finland) and in the United States. 

They will play Friday the 29th of October in B90


Leave a Reply