MINIM (band)
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MINIM is a Spanish industrial rock
band founded in 2006 in Vigo
, Galicia.
After playing in 2007 all over Spain decide to take a little break.
In mid 2008 the band reappeared with some lineup changes. Continue in lead vocals, Fran Pajares and on synths, vocals and guitars, Tino Álvarez. To they are joined on guitar, Aitor Míguez , on bass, Robert Escrich and drummer Nacho González.
They continue giving concerts, offering them a great show of lights and images, which no doubt characterized the band. It's now, when they begin to receive the first recognitions, winning several awards and competitions like XII Concuros de Pop Rock de Rivas Vaciamadrid. The press also began to take note, and they also got some minutes on the radio waves.
, and it published on their website to be downloaded freely. This will mark a turning point in the history of the band because from their server the album achieved 1350 downloads in 3 months and the name of MINIM starts ringing throughout Europe, Russia, Japan and the United States.
Collections in which they appear:
Industrial rock
Industrial rock is a musical genre that fuses industrial music and specific rock subgenres. Industrial rock spawned industrial metal, with which it is often confused...
band founded in 2006 in Vigo
Vigo
Vigo is a city and municipality in north-west Spain, in Galicia, situated on the ria of the same name on the Atlantic Ocean.-Population:...
, Galicia.
Formation
The band was born in late 2006 in Vigo, when they recorded their first EP with four tracks 22:22 and 2 remixes.After playing in 2007 all over Spain decide to take a little break.
In mid 2008 the band reappeared with some lineup changes. Continue in lead vocals, Fran Pajares and on synths, vocals and guitars, Tino Álvarez. To they are joined on guitar, Aitor Míguez , on bass, Robert Escrich and drummer Nacho González.
They continue giving concerts, offering them a great show of lights and images, which no doubt characterized the band. It's now, when they begin to receive the first recognitions, winning several awards and competitions like XII Concuros de Pop Rock de Rivas Vaciamadrid. The press also began to take note, and they also got some minutes on the radio waves.
9567: Here even it's yesterday
In March 2010, come onto the market their first album 9567: Here even it's yesterday. This album was released with Mutant-e Records under license from Creative CommonsCreative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
, and it published on their website to be downloaded freely. This will mark a turning point in the history of the band because from their server the album achieved 1350 downloads in 3 months and the name of MINIM starts ringing throughout Europe, Russia, Japan and the United States.
Discography
| Year | Name | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22:22 | EP Extended play An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact... |
| 2009 | Avance 2009 | EP Extended play An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact... |
| 2009 | MINIM Live | DVD DVD A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions.... |
| 2010 | 9567: Here even it´s yesterday | LP LP album The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... |
Collections in which they appear:
| Year | Name | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | La Tierra de los Sueños Vol.4 | Gente Gótica |
| 2009 | Aequilibrium: man vs machine | Mutant-e Records |
| 2010 | Laboratorio de Sonidos Vol.1 | In Vento Records |
| 2010 | Gothic Visions II | Echozone Records |
| 2010 | Crank Music Vol.1 | Crank Music Prod. |
| 2011 | Aequilibrium 2.0 | Mutant-e Records |