Berri Txarrak
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 Berri Txarrak at the Azkena Rock Festival in Vitoria-Gasteiz |
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| General information | |
| origin | Lekunberri , Spain |
| Genre (s) | Alternative rock |
| founding | 1994 |
| Website | www.berritxarrak.net |
| Founding members | |
| Gorka Urbizu | |
| Aitor Goikoetxea | |
| Current occupation | |
| Gorka Urbizu | |
| David Gonzalez | |
| Galder Izagirre | |
| former members | |
bass |
Mikel López |
guitar |
Aitor Oreja |
Berri Txarrak ( Basque for Bad News ) is a Basque rock band.
history
Berri Txarrak was founded in Lekunberri ( Nafarroa , Spain ) in 1994 as a parallel project by Gorka Urbizu (vocals and guitar) and Aitor Goikoetxea (drums). In 1997 they started to concentrate completely on this band, which meanwhile had two new members: Mikel López (bass) and Aitor Oreja (guitar).
After releasing a six-record demo, they won several awards in various competitions for newcomer bands. This allowed them to release their album of the same name in autumn 1997. With titles like “Lotsarik gabe”, “500 urte ta gero” and “Ardypeniala” they were successful in the Basque rock scene.
In 1999 the band released their second album, Ikasten , where their style had evolved. Two years later, Eskuak / Ukabilak was released. This album includes songs like "Oihu", "Stereo" and "Biziraun", for which the band received the Gaztea Saria Award for Best Song of the Year. With this album, the band also became known outside of the Basque Country . In 2003 the band released their fourth album, Libre © . It received excellent reviews and gave them their first concert tour of Europe ( Great Britain , Denmark and Germany ). Libre © is Berri Txarrak's strongest hardcore album and also received the award for the best Spanish album from Rock Sound magazine and Euskadi Gaztea.
After a long tour, guitarist Aitor Oreja left the band. In 2005 Urbizu, Goikoetxea and López decided to continue the band as a trio and focused on Berri Txarrak's fifth album, Jaio.Musika.Hil . The band also toured Mexico , Nicaragua and the United States that year . In late 2008 they announced a new album for September 2009, which was produced on Roadrunner Records with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago and includes a contribution by Tim McIlrath .
In January 2011 Berri Txarrak were nominated for best punk song at the 10th Annual Independent Music Awards with their song "Folklore". In the same year the band prepared their latest album, Haria , which was produced by Ross Robinson ( Slipknot , KoЯn ). In February 2012 the album was presented and a tour in different countries followed.
Influences
The band has been influenced by Nirvana , Rage Against the Machine , Pedro the Lion , Weezer , New Order , Rise Against and Neurosis , among others . With the songs “Aspaldian utzitako Zelda” and “Mundua begiratzeko leihoak” they interpreted poems and texts by Joseba Sarrionandia . In 2010 they brought out a version of the poem “Liluraren Kontra”, which was written by Bertolt Brecht and popularized in Basque by Mikel Laboa .
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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 IT
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| 2009 | Payola |
IT7 (7 weeks) IT |
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| 2011 | Haria |
IT17 (6 weeks) IT |
Kaiowas Records
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| 2014 | Denbora Da Poligrafo Bakarra |
IT20 (5 weeks) IT |
Only in dreams
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| 2017 | Infrasoinuak |
IT20 (5 weeks) IT |
Only in dreams
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More studio albums
- 1997: Berri Txarrak (GOR Diskak)
- 1999: Ikasten (GOR Diskak)
- 2001: Eskuak / Ukabilak (GOR Diskak)
- 2003: Libre © (GOR Diskak)
- 2005: Jaio.Musika.Hil (GOR Diskak)
Live albums
- 2007: Zertarako Amestu (GOR Diskak)
Compilations
- 2010: Denak ez du balio (Singles 1997-2007) (GOR Diskak)
EPs
- 1995: Maketa
Demo recordings
- 1994: Unreleased demo
Web links
- Official website (Basque, English, Catalan, Spanish)
- Berri Txarrak at Discogs (English)