waq

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The trio formed in 1981, at the height of the Madrid Movement when the first independent records had just been published. Breaking into the imaginary list of eighties classics that great defense of envy responded to with "Ladrones de Juguetes" (Toy Thieves). Later they went on to writie what today would be very incorrect songs like "Pisando Hormigas" ("Treading On Ants"), "La Monja" ("The Nun") and lessons in getting free of the weight of "El Ángel, de la guarda?" (The Guardian Angel?). "Canciones desde la Tumba" ("Songs from the Tomb") come from "Old Clothes" the three demo recordings made between 1982 and 1986, three songs recorded live at RNE (Radio Nacional de España) in 1989 which they count as among the best of their repertoire, and up to seven unpublished songs. The title comes after a culinary tradition in the groups intermittent history, their first EP titled "Las Cebollas" ("The Onions") (MR, 82) and their only mini-LP "Guisantes con Jamón" ("Peas With Ham") (Discos Menú, 88), one of the best covers ever seen in this country. It´s as if Vainica Doble had written the lyrics for the Depeche Mode debut. Miguel Bañuelos, Antonio González and Guillermo Caso played techno-pop of daily feelings and perverse surrealism, where the innocence of the melodies is accompanied by an important dose of bad intentions. "Qué felices seremos" ("We will be so happy") is a modern tale of a milkmaid and a lottery prize, but this time it´s the milkmaid herself who gets broken and not the u

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WAQ

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Stereoparty 5 Canciones Desde La Tumba

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Interferencias Vol. 1: Spanish Synth Wave 1980-1989

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Dos Cebollas

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Canciones Desde La Tumba

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Las Cebollas

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Stereoparty 5 : Canciones desde la Tumba

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20 Años de flor de pasion

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Interferencias Vol. 1 - Spanish Synth Wave 1980-1989

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Ladrones de juguetes (MX)

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Ladrones de juguetes

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