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Spanish alternate group los Planetas was shaped in the first ’90s, producing their debut EP, called Medusa, in 1993. Led by J. Penh and guitarist Florent, the band’s 1st album premiered in 1994 by RCA. It had been known as Super 8. In January of 1998, los Planetas relocated to …

Pop/rock music group from Spain Maga was shaped in 2000 by experienced music artists — singer/guitarist and keyboardist Miguel Rivera, bassist Javier Vega, and drummer David García. After documenting a demo made by Paco Loco, the Spanish threesome agreed upon to the unbiased label Limbo Starr, documenting an EP known …

French alternative music group Noir Désir shaped in the middle-’80s, made up of vocalist/guitarist Bertrand Cantat, guitarist Serge Teyssot-Gay, bassist Frédéric Vidalenc, and drummer Denis Barthe. The group’s 1st EP, Ou Veux-Tu Que J’Regarde, premiered in 1987. 2 yrs later on, Noir Désir released their debut full-length, Veuillez Rendre l’Âme …

A favorite Spanish alternative rock-band with independent root base, Lori Meyers were formed in 1998 in Loja, a city of around 20,000 people within the Spanish province of Granada. The group originally comprised schoolmates Antonio López (aka Noni; vocals, electric guitar), Julián Méndez (bass, key pad, vocals), Alejandro Méndez (acoustic …

Nacho Vegas may be the leading indie/folk-rocker of his generation, popular both being a single musician and collaborator, having caused several successful groupings and artists. Blessed in Gijón in 1974, Vegas got his initial flavor of musical achievement using the group Eliminator Jr., rising at the start from the ’90s. …

Created in Castellon, Spain in 1996, self-employed Valencian rockers Motel certainly are a Spanish underground sensation in the vein of regional outfits like Los Enemigos, Los Planetas, Los Secretos, and Barricada. Featuring the skills of Nando López, Alfonso Pachés, Michel Saez, and Michel Llorens, Motel released an aptly-named debut EP, …