Bajofondo
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Bajofondo is a "Río de la Plata" based music band consisting of eight musicians from Argentina
and Uruguay
. The band, which refers to itself as a "collective of composers, singers and artists", was formerly called "Bajofondo Tango Club", but shortened the name to "Bajofondo" after they felt their style had broadened, as was announced on their live concert in Berlin in April 2008.
Often compared to Gotan Project
, their earlier music had blended acoustic tango
and electronic music
, part of an evolving tango genre which is known as "Electrotango", which brought tango back into the mainstream. Besides the aforementioned mixture of tango and techno, the band is an innovative form of DNB
, house music
, chill out
and trip-hop. Their first record, Bajofondo Tango Club
, was launched in 2003 with great success, with a second lone project from pianist/DJ/composer Luciano Supervielle greeted warmly by reviewers in late 2005. More recent music from their third album, Mar Dulce
, is a fusion of Latin Alternative
with contemporary music forms along the Río de la Plata
at the border of Argentina
and Uruguay
.
Related albums
DVD
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. The band, which refers to itself as a "collective of composers, singers and artists", was formerly called "Bajofondo Tango Club", but shortened the name to "Bajofondo" after they felt their style had broadened, as was announced on their live concert in Berlin in April 2008.
Often compared to Gotan Project
Gotan Project
Gotan Project is a musical group based in Paris, consisting of musicians Philippe Cohen Solal , Eduardo Makaroff , and Christoph H. Müller .-History:...
, their earlier music had blended acoustic tango
Tango music
Tango is a style of ballroom dance music in 2/4 or 4/4 time that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay . It is traditionally played by a sextet, known as the orquesta típica, which includes two violins, piano, double bass, and two bandoneons...
and electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, part of an evolving tango genre which is known as "Electrotango", which brought tango back into the mainstream. Besides the aforementioned mixture of tango and techno, the band is an innovative form of DNB
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
, house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
, chill out
Chill out music
Chill out music is an umbrella term for several styles of electronic music characterized by their mellow style and mid-tempo beats — "chill" being derived from a slang injunction to "relax."Chill out music emerged in the early and mid-1990s in "chill rooms" at dance clubs, where relaxing music...
and trip-hop. Their first record, Bajofondo Tango Club
Bajofondo Tango Club (album)
Bajofondo Tango Club is an electronica music album by Bajofondo Tango Club, nowadays simply Bajofondo, released in 2002 by Vibra Records. It's considered to be an eclectic mix of French house, Argentine tango, trip-hop, drum and bass and chill-out....
, was launched in 2003 with great success, with a second lone project from pianist/DJ/composer Luciano Supervielle greeted warmly by reviewers in late 2005. More recent music from their third album, Mar Dulce
Mar Dulce (album)
-References:* on Juno Records store...
, is a fusion of Latin Alternative
Latin Alternative
Latin Alternative, or Alterlatino, is the brand of latin music produced by combining genres like alternative rock, electronica, metal, New Wave, pop rock, punk rock, reggae, heavy metal or ska with traditional Latin American sounds...
with contemporary music forms along the Río de la Plata
Río de la Plata
The Río de la Plata —sometimes rendered River Plate in British English and the Commonwealth, and occasionally rendered [La] Plata River in other English-speaking countries—is the river and estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River on the border between Argentina and...
at the border of Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
.
Band members
- Gustavo SantaolallaGustavo SantaolallaGustavo Alfredo Santaolalla is an Argentine musician, film composer and producer. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score in two consecutive years, for Brokeback Mountain in 2005 and Babel in 2006.-Life and career:...
- composer, vocals, guitar/percussion, production - Juan CampodónicoJuan CampodónicoJuan Campodónico, sometimes working under his stage name Campo, is an Uruguayan musician and producer, and former member of El Peyote Asesino. He produced albums by Jorge Drexler, and also creates Bajofondo project alongside iconic producer and two-time Academy Award winner for Best Original Score...
- composer, sequences/djset, production - Luciano Supervielle - composer, piano, scratching, sequences/dj set
- Martín Ferrés - bandoneónBandoneónThe bandoneón is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It plays an essential role in the orquesta típica, the tango orchestra...
- Verónica Loza - vocals / video jockey
- Javier Casalla - violin
- Gabriel Casacuberta - bass
- Adrian Sosa - drums
Discography
- Bajofondo Tango ClubBajofondo Tango Club (album)Bajofondo Tango Club is an electronica music album by Bajofondo Tango Club, nowadays simply Bajofondo, released in 2002 by Vibra Records. It's considered to be an eclectic mix of French house, Argentine tango, trip-hop, drum and bass and chill-out....
- 2002 - RemixedBajofondo RemixedBajofondo Remixed is an album by Bajofondo, it includes remixes of tracks originally from Bajofondo Tango Club and Supervielle albums, remixed in 2005 in Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Córdoba, Paris and New York. -Tracklisting:...
- 2005 - Mar DulceMar Dulce (album)-References:* on Juno Records store...
- 2007
Related albums
- Bajofondo presenta Supervielle - 2004
- Bajofondo presenta Santullo - 2009
DVD
- Supervielle en el Solís - 2006