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Daniel Romero is an hyperactive musician based in Asturias, north of Spain, a land of rough ocean and green valleys. In a very short time he has molded a very personal discourse based on lo-fi, toy instruments and low budget electronic pop. With his project .TAPE., his collaboration with the label-colective Sinclair-rrr and his own label (Ambulatore) has established his name up front of a new generation of bedroom electronica musicians and his work receives admiration from Japan till Mexico. spa.RK discography: The Projectionist 7" (2009) | Repainted (2008) | spa.RK vs Expanding 10" (2007) | Paintings (2005)
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| ARBOL |
ARBOL had already debuted in spa.RK with an excellent remix for a .TAPE. 7" and coreleased with FIBLA "Bu san". The Barcelona-based musician from Seville, needs almost no introduction: from his past with seminal Sr. Chinarro band and his militancy in English combo Piano Magic, he moved on to movie soundtracks (Bigas Luna), sound installations (Spanish pavilion in Shanghai 2010), collaborations with dance companies etc. spa.RK discography: She Read The Wrong Book (2012) | Bu san (2009) | The Projectionist 7" (2009)
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| BRADIEN |
BRADIEN is a band formed by Matías Rossi, Pope and Balbini. They began in 2005 and since then they have released "Minoi Tiare" (a self-released 3'' cd with 9 tracks) and a split 7'' with the Scottish group Dosimat. They have gigged with artists such as Shiu Yeung Hui (from Maher Shalal Hash Baz), Yo La Tengo (who encouraged everybody from the stage to follow Bradien career) and Jahbitat. They new album "Linden" is their debut on spa.RK, and they counted with the production of Simon Walbrook - one of the producers of Kook Keith's "The Return Of Dr Octagon"- and multiple collaborators (on cello, DJ/rupture collaborator Jenny Jones; the American poet John Giorno; Pablo Ribas; Dave Harris). spa.RK discography: Linden (2009) |
| bRUNA |
From Sant Cugat del Vallès in Barcelona to the world. Most eagerly awaited new name in Spanish electronica scene (he has like a trillion of friends in myspace), his first release was a 12” for Marc Marzenit’s Paradigma Music label ("Heartbreak EP", exploring his interest on the more danceable sounds of his music, but always melancholic, personal and elegant) that has been very well received. His career as a dj and musician brought him to Red Bull Music Academy in Toronto in 2007 and three time to Sonar festival. Now he releases his first CD "And it matters to me to see you smiling", his debut album on spa.RK, an album absolutely enjoyable, addictive till the end of the day, concise and extremely concentrated, also available on vinyl. He has also remixed people as Wooky (Lapsus) and Damabiah (Natura Sonoris) and he's working in a new album. spa.RK discography: And It Matters To Me To See You Smiling (2009) | And It Matters To Me To See You Smiling LP (2010) |
| EEDL |
Barcelona duo EEDL are a growing name in new electronica scene: tasty electronica balancing from rhythmic deconstruction to dreamy soundscapism, from noise to harmony, all in a genuine sense for lovely melodies and an obsessive attention to the details. Warm ambiences and complexity, emotivity and deepness at the same level. spa.RK discography: Everse LP (2008) | Everse (2007) | spa.RK vs Expanding 10" (2007) | Parallemped EP (2003)
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| FIBLA |
FIBLA has released on much-respected label Sub Rosa / Quatermass (Belgium) and collaborated on other international labels such Expanding, Benbecula, Worm Interface (UK); Couchblip (Australia); Klangkrieg (Germany), Cosmos (Spain), etc. He’s also corunning spa.RK label based in Barcelona, where he released his second stroke “Lent” (2003). Chopped-up beats and opening textures, subtle rhythms patterns, filled with a taste for smooth arhythmic methodicity, lunars sounds and melodies, everything interweawed on a solid sound, deeply belonging to the nowadays diversified electronic scene. Even if Fibla's sound is close to the british or german electro scenes, there is something more, some little details that indicates that this guy is from a place where the sun never forgets to shine...more. spa.RK discography: Bu san (2009) | Liants (2007) | Vs Fbl LP (2004) | Lent (2003) | Lent LP (2003)
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| LUAP |
LUAP lives now in the small town of Prezanes (Cantabria), in the north of Spain after a few years living, studing and djing in Barcelona, where he was resident in the seminal nights of electronica at Gusto and even opened for Prefuse 73 at Sónar deligthing everybody with his selection of abstract dub and playful electronics. He debuts on spa.RK with a track in 10" spa.RK vs Expanding, but we promisse more warm electronica sounds from this fine new artist! spa.RK discography: Dobra (2011) | spa.RK vs Expanding 10" (2007) |
| REC_OVERFLOW |
REC_OVERFLOW is a very active agent of underground Madrid electronica scene throuth the colective of musicians and mp3/cdr- label Plataforma LTW. Raw and deep electronica messing up with dark hiphopism, halfway between the smashed dancefloor and the unsual and relentlessly melody, the rythm catharsis and the dreamy soundscapism. His dj sets and live appearances display a high energy and dinamism. His new album ‘Madrid’ has been released on 2005 on Barcelona label spa.RK and he has tracks in uncountable mp3 labels including Plataforma, Miga, Sinergy and many more. spa.RK discography: Madrid (2005) | Madrid 12" (2005) |
| WOOKY |
Albert Salinas is a Barcelona artist operating under the WOOKY moniker since 2009, when he launched his own imprint Lapsus and released his first ep "The Ark". In his music he paints landscapes of timeless IDM electronica, with some abstract brushstrokes in the arrangements, but with firm foundations in the structures and basslines that can handle anything thrown at them. He played in all the main festivals in Spain, including Sonar, LEV and Faraday and he's working in his first long feature to be released in spa.RK on 2012. |
| ZOOEY |
ZOOEY is Mathieu Beck, currently based in Bordeaux, near the atlantic coast of France. Appealing to fans of Mego and Beach Boys, Twin Peaks and red wine, his “The Beaver
Island ep” released on spa.RK is the perfect sound for a winter days while you’re watching through the window waiting for the sunny days to come. Definitely for emotional audiences. He also released a track on seminal compilation "No Watches No Maps" (Fat Cat) and is touring the world playing keybords with the artpop band Adam Kesher. spa.RK discography: The Beaver Island EP (2003) |
