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Ivica Čuljak (4 June 1960 – 27 January 1992), better known as Satan Panonski, was a Croatian punk musician, poet, artist and freak performer from Vinkovci.

Satan Panonski
Birth name	Ivica Čuljak
Also known as	Satan Panonski, Kečer II.
Born	(1960-06-04)4 June 1960 Cerić, Croatia
Origin	Vinkovci, Croatia
Died	27 January 1992(1992-01-27) (aged 31) Vinkovci, Croatia
Genres	Punk shock rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, poet, singer, songwriter
Years active	Early 1980s-1992

Early life and career

Čuljak was born on 4 June 1960 in Cerić, near Vinkovci. In 1977, he first appeared in the Vinkovci punk scene as Kečer II. In 1978, Čuljak moved to Germany, where he claimed to have had his "punk communion". By then, Čuljak already had problems with the law; he had spent three months in a correctional facility as punishment for avoiding mandatory military service.[1] In 1980, Čuljak became a singer of an alternative punk band Pogreb X, enjoying minor success with the song Trpi, kurvo.

Čuljak would engage in gruesome acts of self-harm (or "autodestruction" in his own terms): cutting, smashing bottles on his head, and stabbing himself with safety pins. He justified his acts as a form of catharsis, to liberate the audience from "barricades put on by education and other brainwashing tortures". On 29 November 1981 (Yugoslavia's Republic Day), following a violent altercation on a Meri Cetinić concert, Čuljak stabbed a man who, according to Čuljak, had molested his brother, 15 times. The victim died instantly. Čuljak defended himself on the count of self-defence. He was sentenced to 12 years of prison in the notorious Goli Otok, and subsequently transferred to Popovača neuropsychiatric hospital.[2] He would spend nine years in Popovača, where he was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.[3] The murder would leave a lasting effect on Čuljak. Milorad Milinković suggested that Čuljak self-harmed out of the remorse.[2]

Following his release in 1989, Čuljak released two albums (Ljuljajmo ljubljeni ljubičasti ljulj, Nuklearne olimpijske igre) and a book (Mentalni ranjenik). He then adopted the alter ego Satan Panonski an alias based on the comment of a passer-by. Čuljak's bizarre performances continued. During his concert at KSET, he cut himself heavily while giving a tirade against "punkers with nationalities".[1]

In 1991, Čuljak joined the Croatian army in the Croatian War of Independence. During an interview with Globus in November 1991, which took place during the war, he admitted to killing war prisoners. Čuljak subsequently revoked the statements and argued that he was "supporting Croatians in the process". His musical direction changed; Čuljak's last album Kako je panker branio Hrvatsku openly discusses killing Serbs, and promoted the use of violence, an attitude which Čuljak previously opposed. Some fans criticized the change of Čuljak's musical direction, attributing it to his alcohol or drug addiction.[3]

Čuljak died in 1992 while still a Croatian soldier during the War of Independence.[4] The cause of his death is unknown. It is rumored that he died after slipping and accidentally discharging the gun he was carrying. This was confirmed by Vlado Čuljak, Čuljak's brother.[3]

Legacy

Čuljak was the subject of a 33-minute documentary film, the graduate thesis of Serbian director Milorad Milinković. Named Satan Panonski and filmed in 1990, it is the only film about Čuljak made during his lifetime. It portrays his performance in Belgrade, at the Studentski kulturni centar and on air with Fleka on Radio B92.[5][6] Čuljak had an influence on Goran Bare, who called him a "Satan, but a deeply unhappy man".[2] Zdenko Franjić, the owner of a record label Slušaj najglasnije on which most of Čuljak's work has been released, referred to Čuljak as a "renaissance artist".

Discography

• Ljuljajmo ljubljeni ljubičasti ljulj (1989)
• Nuklearne olimpijske igre (1990)
• Kako je panker branio Hrvatsku (1992)

See also

• GG Allin

References

На других языках

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- [en] Satan Panonski

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[ru] Чуляк, Ивица

Satan Panonski (Настоящее имя — Ивица Чуляк, хорв. Ivica Čuljak; 4 июня 1960, село Черич — 20-27 января 1992, Винковцы) — югославский и хорватский панк-музыкант, поэт, художник, артист и фрик. Известен прежде всего своими эпатажными выступлениями, во время которых исполнял экспрессивный рок и занимался мазохизмом и членовредительством прямо на сцене[1]. Сам Чуляк называл жанр, в котором выступал, «Hard Blood Shock».

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