Cenicienta Dijo Basta: Kike Suarez y La Desbandada

I love this band. Their sound is just so fun and rich. You can tell from their recent tune/video combo that they came out with not too long ago. It's about a warped Cinderella (not recommended for children lol). Enjoy! The video is quite interesting as well.

KIKE SUÁREZ & LA DESBANDADA- "Cenicienta Dijo Basta" (2011)
Cenicienta fue de fiesta
Así perdió la cabeza
Tanto fue que la perdió
Que se creyó una princesa

Como princesa feliz
Comió príncipe y perdiz
El príncipe salió rana
La princesita vegana

Así fue pasando el tiempo
Y se repetía el cuento
De la mujer que se hace
Solo si a un hombre conoce

Tras las primeras caricias
Y los polvos de colores
Fue llegando la desidia
Cocinera a tus labores

Y los pies tan doloridos
De rotos y descosíos
Tras dos mil días sin fiesta
Cenicienta dijo basta

Plantando cara a “su hombre”
Le dije: tú no eres mío
Que yo tuya nunca fui
Aquí paz y después gloria

Fin de la historia, fin de la historia,
Fin de la historia, fin de la historia

Tú los estás flipando chaval
Si pretendes que me quepa el zapato de cristal
Tú lo estás flipando chaval
Contigo no encuentra rima mi dignidad

Y lloró lo que tenía
Que era mucho y muy tapado
Y por el camino andado
Fue llenándolo de amigas:

De Blancanieves que pasan
De que las besen dormidas
Caperucitas que odian
Cazadores salvavidas

Qué voy a morir conmigo
Y conmigo voy a nacer
Que lo entiendas o no, amigo
No pienso perder la vez

Y se limpió de su noche
Larga noche de mujer
Puso flores en su piel
Y bailó danza del vientre

Y pudo enseñar los dientes
Lo bonito de su risa,
Y nadie le metió prisas
Ni le cuestionó los trapos

Nadie puede hacerle daño
Pisando ningún derecho
Que tener pelo en el pecho
Nunca dio derecho a nadie

Derecho a nadie, ni sobre nadie
Derecho a nadie, ni sobre nadie

Tú los estás flipando chaval
Si pretendes que me quepa el zapato de cristal
Tú lo estás flipando chaval
Contigo no encuentra rima mi dignidad

Basta
Da una patada, llama un hada y dice:
Basta
Que desde dentro le dice: Ya basta
Y ella sola se basta

Gusto
Se muere de gusto
Cuando entre los muslos
El placer de una ola de mar
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CREDITOS:
Kike Suárez & La Desbandada

Kike Suárez “Babas”: voz
Esther Cabello: voz
Goyo Web: guitarras
Javi Lozano: bajo
Fer Alandes: batería y percusiones
Ana Kora: piano y coros
Merche McCaguen: coros
Fer Alandes Senior: clarinete
Trespi Salgado: trombón
The Ministers of Ron Steady: trombones y saxos
Iure, Karim y Kora: coros

Grabado en estudios Zarnel Febrero 2011
Producido por Zarza /Kike Suárez & La Desbandada 2011

Los Carniceros del Norte (Spain)

Members:
-Txarly Usher: Vocals
-Hugo Zombie: Guitar
-Nando Fausto: Bass


Origin:
-The outskirts of Bilbao, Spain (2006)


Contact:
http://loscarnicerosdelnorte.blogspot.com or
http://www.myspace.com/loscarnicerosdelnorte

Purchase albums here...(click)

Prelude:
Los Carniceros del Norte, is like a soup with vegetables from different farms. Basically, they're one of those project bands with a collaboration/mix of members from different bands (La Casa Usher, Paralitikos, and Naughty Zombie, all important in their own right)
I came across this horror-punk/death-rock band of butchery and horror flicks after a friend of mine asked me for help in getting him more info on this band he had been told about. So I researched them and ultimately fell in love with their stabbing sound. Besides their music and their atrociously addicting visual aspect, I love many other things about this band. For instance: how many bands do you know that let you download free songs? Not many, but they do! To me, that makes them just a bit more humble and all about the art of music. After all, it should all be about the music... FYI their blog has many songs for download. If you want something to pump you up Monday mornings while you're driving to work (hungover and depressed that the weekend is over) listen to these guys, otherwise, go back to bed, ya sissy.

The sound:
Their sound, in normal terms, can be deciphered as "horror punk," "post punk," and/or "death rock." I'm not one to like typical labeling terms so I'll use my own. I can consider their sound to be something I would hear at a punk show that breaks out at a funeral with the deceased person rising from the grave as a zombie, jumping into the mosh pit, ultimately turning it into a party. It's a morbidly exciting sound packed with energy, butcher knives and cult-classic monsters. They touch a lot on horror films and a non depressive gloom.
I can't pinpoint where the (zombified) heart of this band is because all band members contribute such a wonderful energy in their own right. Txarly's vocals give it the eerie force that transports you to the zombie prom night-feel. However, H.Zombie's guitar, Nando's bass, and Gorka's drums equally spit out that head banging energy. They have released "Santa Sangre" (2011) earlier this year (with quite a few albums under their belt).

My Song Suggestions:
I would suggest "Miss Muerte" (translated to: Miss Death) from this new album, along with "Las Tres Caras Del Miedo" (for a more subtle sound), and "Amantes de Ultratumba." However, the whole CD is great. Some cult classics I would throw in the mix include "doctor Caligari," "Un Dia en Texas," and a personal fave "Mundo Salvaje." Hell, just listen to all their albums, they're great all over. And after all, with song suggestions, I'm being biased anyway.



Video:
Finding a good live video on this band is hard. This is the best one I could get, enjoy the slaughter.
CLICK HERE FOR YOUTUBE VIDEO

Recent/Present tour activity:
The band has a decent following and have toured in different European countries. I would die for a chance to see them in concert (but rest assured, someday I will). I am also attempting to rally support to get this band out to Hollywood and get them some much deserved recognition in LA. They deserve to play at The Roxy, The Whisky A-Go-Go, the Troubadour, or the Knitting Factory.
However, for the time being they only have one show coming up in France on February 24, 2012 at Le Klub Paris, FR - 10:00 PM


And now a few more visual treats courtesy of Txarly Usher:
(Note: All photographs used here were either personally given to me for use or web photos given permission to use).


Thank you, for making horror a treat for my ears!

Hechizo: Tribute to Heroes/Bunbury [Review]

I am a huge fan of Enrique Bunbury and Heroes del Silencio, no doubt about that. So I was very interested when I heard about this "audition" of sorts of covers of Bunbury and HDS. I must say I was pleasantly surprised with some of the songs. Although some steer away from the originals (but I guess that's the point), its very interesting to see some radical interpretations I found very enjoyable like "El Boxeador" by Bebe, which gears a bit more towards the pop/hip hop genre; a surprising tribute. "Sacame de Aqui" was another radical interpretation by Ariel Rot, taking a slow paced song and making it "fun." It made me want to start a beach party; non-stop movement that was pleasant to enjoy. I'm not too familiar with Ximena Sariñana's music but she did a great radical interpretation of "Olvidado." It was soft, smooth, and very laid back; a truly savorable morsel. One of my favorites after the following artists I'll mention.
There were a few radical interpretations which appeared to be morphed far from the originals, where I started forgetting what the originals sounded like. This includes "Maldito Duente" by Andres Calamaro; this one I was very pleased with. Calamaro made this already magical song, magical on another level which derived far from the original but in a good way; it felt like a completely new song. Saul Hernandez and "Que Tengas Suertecita" is another example of a tribute that was morphed completely to the artists original taste/style making it completely their own. I think that this is one of the great outcomes of tributes: taking someone else's song and honoring them with the second artists stamp. I think Calamaro and Saul did this best.
"Desmejorado" by Raphael stayed close-knitted with the original. This one didn't stray far. It was not surprising to heard Raphael on the album since he's had ties with Enrique in other musical endeavors, but still a bit mind blowing how he's contributing to a tribute to someone who as born after he started making hits; quite an honor, Enrique, I'd say. "Lady Blue" (by Adanowsky) is another I'd add to the list that didn't build its unique design.
It wasn't surprising to see that the two most commercial bands (Zoé and Moderatto) covered the two most commercial Heroes songs: "Heroe de Leyenda" (Zoé) and "Entre Dos Tierras" (Moderatto). I enjoyed Zoé's cover, while Moderatto (I felt) was trying a bit too hard.
 The whole tribute I found to be a fabulous treat. Hey, its the next best thing while the artist comes up with a new album, right? Reminds a bit of "Pequeño Gran Hombre," a phenomenal tribute.


Interested in hearing all of the songs and the ones by artists that didn't make the cut (like, La Chica de La Estacion who did a great cover of "Negativo" from Radical Sonora) click here:  http://www.hechizoinfinito.com/


[Si gusta leerlo en Español, solicitelo escribiendo a RxMusicFusion@gmail.com]

Interview noted on Kike website / Entrevista mencionada en pagina de Kike

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Gracias Kike!

Interview with Kike Babas (English translation)

Interview translated to English by Laura Montiel. (For original Spanish version, see earlier post)


Rx: Where did the idea of Kike Suárez y La Desbanada come from? What were you able to achieve here, you could not before?
Kike: My music, now I compose in a more global way. Until now, I had only managed to couple my lyrics with the music some one else had done. Now I compose lyrics and music, although I don’t play anything, I repeat them out loud until I memorize them, then I teach them to La Desbanada, they do their part with no interference, and we all finish the song together.

Rx: If you had to define your music in one word, what would it be?
Kike: In one word: my own. In two words: Cabaret Rock. In three words: Authors Rock, Melodramatic popular song.

Rx: Which artist (dead or alive) from any country, would you like or have liked to work with? Why?
Kike: Alive, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen o Neil Young (I would also like to work with Lou Reed, Jagger/Richards and even Dylan, if he made the effort) the dead ones; Johnny Thunders or Jimmy Hendrix. With Tom I would do a good Polka de aires Europeos, with Leonard an Ode pop, lugubrious and beautiful melody, only voices, acoustic guitar, some chords, with Lila Downs, Lhasa and Danya Kurtz doing the chorus. With Neil Young anything he’d like to do, a Rolling Stones song with Johnny Thunders, and one of the Velvet with Jimmy, both songs in Spanish of course.

Rx: In general terms, what is the message you wish to convey with your music?
Kike: There is no specific message; I speak about my feelings and sensations. Now a day, I don’t write songs with political or social content like I did years ago, now, I mostly speak about my self or my people (my children, my woman, my colleagues). Most people I know use drugs in everyday life, and that, even when it hurts, is a vein.

Rx: How do you get inspired to write a song, because every artist has his/her own method?
Kike: Lately, by singing the melody and some of the lyrics in the air, I repeat it until I memorize it, then I show it to La Desbanada, knowing is going to be one of the themes. My songs often speak of a feeling specific to a concrete fact: the birth of my daughter or a friend selling speed.

Rx: Is there a place in the world (or a group of people) you would like your music to reach, or do you just make music for your self?
Kike: The music starts with me and I’d like the world to like it….I sing to a few, but it’s a universal vocation.

Rx: I know you had other musical projects in the past, but what projects does Kike have right now?
Kike: What’s eating me right now is the release of “Carta Blanca” the Kike Suarez y La Desbanada debut album, I hope is out on the streets before Christmas.

Rx: What has been the response of your music in the U.S. or Latin America? Have you given concerts in such places or plan to do so soon?
Kike: I am only known in Spain, and very little. I don’t know what kind of acceptance my music would have out there. The very fact of this interview surprises me and flatters me (a matter of well understood globalization, I suppose)

Rx: What would you say if there was a new genre of music (a genre that has been inspired by Enrique Bunbury, Nacho Vegas, Carlos Ann) and which I have labeled as “Friki Rock” or “Circo Rock?” For me this “genre” would go beyond the word “Rock” and would focus on identifying sounds that incorporate the violin, and the accordion; like Tango.
Kike: Cabaret Rock, that’s what I tell the promoters to put on the street signs. I have not used the violin yet, and only half the songs in the album are played with accordion. You have mentioned three people: Bunbury, Vegas, and Ann, whom I respect very much, as a matter of fact I am a fan of Vegas. Speaking of, I suggest that you search the Madrileño web radio program, (Estacion Sonora) they have edited a double compilation of their favorite people, and you can also download free www.estacionsonora.es, many Friki rockers you’ll like.

Rx: Thanks Kike, and hopefully you come soon to the United States. Good luck with your tour. Congratulations!
Kike: Thank you Rx, it has been a pleasure. If you find some promoters in California willing to pay for our stay and some pizzas, perhaps we could pay our own trip…if not, come to Spain, you will have a good time.

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