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Imagine a lysergic encounter among Andres Landero´s dark cumbia, Konono´s distorted
trance, Ceramic Dog´s sophisticated rawness, tropical afrobeat and an out of control
computer. This is the southamerican psychedelic sound of the XXI Century: Los
Pirañas!
For more than 20 year Eblis Alvarez (Meridian Brothers), Mario Galeano (Frente
Cumbiero, Ondatropica) and Pedro Ojeda (Romperayo, Sidestepper) have been
exposed to latinamerican tropical types of music that for many years (and still these
days) have been relegated to the last place of good taste. Vallenato, peruvian chicha,
colombian raspa, champeta, some african sounds and cumbia in it´s different genres
(sabanera, rabajada, sonidera) make part of the new style that Los Pirañas expose in
the agited Colombian music scene.
Their debut album¨Toma tu Jabón Kapax¨ (Festina Lente 2011, Vampisoul 2012) is
deliverately strident and still, you can easily dance to it. In 2013 they released a single on
45rpm with the Chicago punk label Alona´s Dream and a video directed by artist Mateo
Rivano and Santiago Mora. A new LP was recorded in June and will soon be released
with collaborations with Quantic (Will Hollland) recording on analogue tape and mixed
live.
Los Pirañas reveal with humor, noise, none solemnity and a hard groove lysergic
surprise the psychedelic connections between champeta, afrobeat, rock and cumbia. !
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To listen to “toma Tu Jabon Kapax” visit: lospiranas.bandcamp.com
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“It’s so rare these days to find music that sounds completely fresh,
that is in any way different to everything else out there. Los
Pirañas are one of those rare finds.”
“The groove is totally danceable, in a flail-around-and-jump kinda
way, and the layers of sound on top inspire descriptors such as:
twelve-tone cumbia; vallenato noise-rock; Colombia’s answer to
Silver Apples.”
“Los Pirañas bang away delectably with manic, out-there
compositions. Pay special attention to the guitars, transformed
radically with extra-dimensional effects.”
Los Pirañas make their lysergic mix of cumbia, chicha, electronica
and distortion go straight to your blood flow.”
“Their music is nothing less than incendiary, featuring the
pummelling basslines of Mario Galeano, Pedro Ojeda’s restless
funky drums and the boundless tropical experimentalism of Eblis
Álvarez on guitar.”