Band history

Originally the band began among the mod scene of Madrid playing rock music. Their first published material is highly influenced by a plethora of genres, for instance soul

Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

 and R&B or several rock genres as garage

Garage rock

Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...

 or psychedelic

Psychedelic rock

Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...

. Later on, their music

Music

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...

 increasingly adopted a more hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 sound characteristical of the 70s. Through a number of concerts in their homeland

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 and tours through many Europe

Europe

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an countries, they gained a solid underground

Underground music

Underground music comprises a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Such music can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity...

 following not only in Spain but also Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 and Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

. They played at several Spanish music festivals like Esparrago Rock

Espárrago Rock

Espárrago Rock is was IndyRock festival held annually for 15 years in the Andalucía region of southern Spain.Acts performing at the festival included:* Faith No More - 4 April 1998* Bad Religion - 5 April 1998* Dream Theater - 5 April 1998...

, Festimad

Festimad

Festimad is an alternative rock festival and cultural event held yearly in Madrid, Spain since 1994, usually in the last week of May. Festimad includes several parallel cultural festivals such as Performa, Graffiti, Universimad o Cinemad, although its central event continues to be the music...

 or Viña Rock as well as international

International

----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...

 events such as the Beat-O-Mania in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, where the band co-lined with acts like Metallica

Metallica

Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...

, Sepultura

Sepultura

Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...

, Backyard Babies

Backyard Babies

Backyard Babies are a rock band, from Nässjö, Sweden. The band was formed in 1987 and over the years they have released five studio albums and won a Swedish Grammy. The band is now located in Stockholm, Sweden....

, Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

 and Extremoduro

Extremoduro

Extremoduro is a Spanish rock band from Plasencia, Extremadura. The band is led by Roberto Iniesta, also known as "Robe", who is often referred as "El rey de Extremadura" ....

 among others. 1994 they were chosen as the opening act

Opening act

An opening act or warm-up act is an entertainer or entertainment act that performs at a concert before the featured entertainer...

 for the Spanish tour of Deep Purple

Deep Purple

Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...

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Albums

• "Fuzz Face" (Fidias, 87), LP
  LP album
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  . (Animal, Re-recording
  Re-recording
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   1992)
• "Sex Museum vs Los Macana", (Romilar D, 1988), Mini-LP. (Emi Odeon, Re-recording on CD 1993)
• "Independence", (Romilar D, 1989), LP and CD. CD inkl. extra tracks. (Emi Odeon, Re-recording 1993)
• "Nature's Way" (Fábrica Magnética, 1991), LP.
• "The Fabulous & Furry Sex Museum" (Animal, 1992), double-LP, CD.
• "Sparks" (Roto Records, 1994), LP and CD. (Locomotive Music, Re-recording on CD 2000)
• "Sum" (Roto Records, 1995), LP and CD. CD inkl. extra tracks from "The Covers EP". (Locomotive Music, Re-recording auf CD 2000)
• "The Covers EP" (Roto Records, 1995). 7". together with Sum.
• "Sonic" (Locomotive Music, 2000), CD.
• "SpeedKings" (Locomotive Music, 2001), CD.
• "Fly by Night" (Locomotive Music, 2004), double CD (live), recorded in "Sala Caracol" Madrid October 10, 2003.
• "Fly by Night" (Locomotive Music, 2004), DVD (live), with uncut concert material (3 additional songs).
• "United" (Locomotive Music, 2006), CD.

Singles

• "Ya es tarde" / "Sexual beast" (Fidias, 1987). 7".
• "Get lost" / "Free living" (Romilar D, 1989). 7".
• "I'm moving" / "Last last" (Romilar D, 89). 7".
• "Two sisters" / "Liar" (Fábrica Magnética, 1991). 7".
• "Fabulous furry" / "I'm so glad" (Animal, 1992). 7".
• "P.V.C." / "Brave Ulyses goes funky" (Locomotive Music, 2000) single with Making-of
  Making-of
  In cinema, a making-of, also known as behind-the-scenes, is a documentary film that features the production of a film or television program...
  
   (VHS) of the album "Sonic".
• "Whole lotta Rosie" (Locomotive Music, 2004). single with AC/DC
  AC/DC
  AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
  
   covers
  Cover version
  In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
  
  
• "Two sisters (live)" / "Lets go out (live)" (Locomotive Music, 2004). single
• "United" (Locomotive Music, 2006), single.

Compilation appearances

• "Drugged Personality" in Battle Of Garages Vol.IV (Voxx U.S.A., 1986).
• "You" in The Munster Dance Hall Favorites Vol. 1 (Munster, 1987).
• "Sweet home" in Modern Times (Unicorn Records England, 1987).
• "Where I Belong" in Kaleidoscopic Vibrations (Kaleidoscopic Direct, 1991).
• "Hey Conductor" in Hipnosis (Ansia de Color, 1991).
• "Dance" in Morir con las botas puestas. Homenaje a Motörhead (El Diablo, 2005). Spanish tribute to Motörhead.
• "Don't believe a word" in Phil Lynnot Ha Vuelto a la Ciudad. El Rock Rinde Tributo a Thin Lizzy (Animal, 2005). Tribute to Thin Lizzy
  Thin Lizzy
  Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
  
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Source

This article is translated from the German Wikipedia article of November 5th 2007