Mamá Vudú

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Mamá Vudú
General information
Genre (s) Alternative , independent
founding 1992
Website www.mamavudu.com
Current occupation
Guitar, vocals
 Edgar Castellanos M.
Drums
 Álvaro Ruiz P.
Guitar, vocals
 Roger Ycaza L.

Mamá Vudú is an Ecuadorian alternative rock band founded in Quito in 1992 .

style

Initially influenced by punk , the band quickly broke away from this direction. It continued to develop stylistically and was now comparable to English post-punk or American no-wave , but combined with a specifically Latin American note.

By their own account, their music is influenced by bands like Joy Division , The Smiths , Sonic Youth , Radiohead , Fugazi and the Pixies .

history

In 1995 her first album Tropical Brea was released . After the EP Estación Polar was released in 1998, the following year they had the opportunity to play for the first time with well-known bands such as Lucybell , the Babasónicos , La Ley and Volume 0 at the Rock desde el Volcan festival .

In 2000 the album Luna Lombriz was released , on which the song Incéndialo todo , which was successful in Ecuador , was released. The album Aeroclub , released the following year, also contained various songs that became hits in the Andean country, B. Vortex , Espuma Negra and Ladrando .

Her fourth album Macrosensor , released in 2004, was named one of the 50 best new releases of 2004 by the Latin American edition of the music magazine Rolling Stone .

Mamá Vudú is one of the most important alternative / independent bands from Ecuador . She also shows her role as a pioneer of the alternative Ecuadorian music scene with her latest release, the EP Clínica de Santos y Muñecas , which she made available as a "virtual EP" free of charge on her website , probably following the example of Radioheads .

Discography

Albums

  • 1995 - Tropical Brea
  • 2000 - Luna Lombriz
  • 2001 - Aeroclub
  • 2004 - Macrosensor
  • 2008 - Mapa de Ruido

EPs

  • 1998 - Estación Polar
  • 2007 - Clínica de Santos y Muñecas

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