ARTIST: Manta Ray
TITLE: Torres de Electricidad
GENRE: Indie
LABEL: Acuarela discos
BITRATE: 201 kbps avg
SIZE: 64 MB
TRACKS: 10
ENCODER: LAME 3.90.3mod
SOURCE: CD
LENGTH: 42:21
RIP DATE: 2006-05-01
TRACK LIST:
1 Don't push me 3:38
2 No tropieces 3:03
3 El despertar 4:07
4 Mi Dios mentira 3:57
5 A±ada para Celia 2:41
6 Por quΘ evardise a otros mundos aun mßs peque±os 5:11
7 Como la sal 4:20
8 Todo puede cambiar 2:02
9 No avant - garde (elektronik) 3:28
10 Torres de electricidad 9:54
RELEASE NOTES:
Spanish indie rockers Manta Ray pursued a restlessly
experimental approach for most of their career, starting out
as a bluesy noise-rock band and drifting farther and farther
into avant-garde territory. Initially composed of JosΘ Luis
Garcφa (lead vocals, guitar), Nacho Vegas (guitar), Nacho
Alvarez (bass), and Isaφas Sanz (drums), Manta Ray formed in
Gij≤n, Spain, and debuted in 1994 with the EP Escuezme!,
issued on Subterfuge Records. Their self-titled debut
full-length arrived in late 1995, with new drummer Juan Luis
Ablanedo on board, and earned them comparisons to bluesy,
challenging alt-rockers like Come; it also made them
darlings of the Spanish indie scene. Their next effort was
1997's Diminuto Cielo, a collaboration with singer Javier
Corcobado on Astro Discos; the same year, they recorded a
split EP with French art-punkers Diabologum called La Ultima
Historia de Seducci≤n. The group's next album on its own was
1998's Peque±as Puertas Que Se Abren, Peque±as Puertas Que
Se Cierran, which included new drummer Xabel Vegas and
keyboardist/percussionist/electronics manipulator Frank
Rudow. Come's Thalia Zedek and Chris Brokaw both made guest
appearances, and Manta Ray subsequently embarked on their
first international tour as Come's opening act. They also
played several European festivals that year, including
Benicαssim, where they shared a bill with Yo La Tengo, PJ
Harvey, and Sonic Youth. The following year brought two
one-off projects: the remix album Manta Ray Vs. Cosmos and
the live album Score, which found the band stretching out on
themes from movie soundtracks in honor of their hometown's
film festival. Nacho Vegas left the group afterward,
reducing them to a quartet for 2000's Esperanza, a more
electronic-flavored record than their previous work. After a
few side projects and collaborations, Manta Ray returned in
2003 with the new album Estratexa, now on the Acuarela
label.
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