Igra Staklenih Perli (; trans. The Glass Bead Game) was a Yugoslav progressive/psychedelic rock band formed in Belgrade in 1976. The band was formed by keyboardist Zoran Lakić, guitarist Vojkan Rakić and percussionist Predrag Vuković and was later joined by bass guitarist and vocalist Draško Nikodijević and drummer Dejan Šoć. After the release of their debut self-titled album in 1978, Nikodijević was replaced by Slobodan Trbojević. The band released one more studio album, Vrt svetlosti, in 1980, before disbanding in 1985. In 2011 the band reunited for two concerts, after which Nikodijević and Vuković continued to perform with younger musicians under the name Igra Staklenih Perli The Next Generation. History 1976-1985 The band was formed in 1976 by old school friends, Zoran Lakić "Švaba" (keyboards) Vojkan Rakić (guitar) and Predrag Vuković (percussion). They band was named after Hermann Hesse's book The Glass Bead Game and musically influenced by Can, early Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, Tangerine Dream and Jimi Hendrix. Until the arrival of the bass guitarist and vocalist Draško "Drak" Nikodijević, the band did not appear live. Their first live appearances were at the amateur theatre festival Tokovi in Voždovac and in the Dadov Theatre. In autumn of 1977 they were joined by drummer Dragan Šoć. Having played numerous free concerts at Belgrade's Student's Cultural Center and in the open in Belgrade's Block 45, the band established a cult status and was offered a record contract by the PGP-RTB record label. In August 1978 they entered the studio and recorded their debut, self-titled album which featured the tracks "Gušterov trg" ("Lyzzard Square"), "Solarni modus" ("Solar Modus"), "Putovanje u plavo" ("Voyage into Blue"), "Pečurka" ("Mushroom") and "Majestetski kraj" ("Majestic End"). The album cover was designed by Vuković, who held a university degree in art history. The track "Pečurka" was recorded as a tribute to the band Can. In the interviews following the album release, the band described their music as "the music of the stream of consciousness". By then the group was appearing live with Goran Cvetić, a disk jockey and a journalist, who was in charge of the light show, slide shows and film projections during the performance. Their appearance at the Belgrade Faculty of Dental Medicine was bootlegged by Cvetić on a simple tape recorder for his personal archive. Before the recording of the second album, Draško Nikodijević left the band and was replaced by Slobodan Trbojević, who was at