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Members featured in the album
ARIEL MINIMAL - Vocals and guitar
POLI - Drums, percussion and chorus
ALEZ - Bass and choirs
Members featured in the album
ARIEL MINIMAL - Vocals and guitars
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums and percussion
IRIS GABRIELA AUTERI - Bass, piano and chorus
Members featured in the album
ARIEL MINIMAL - Vocals and guitar
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums
FÓSFORO - Bass
Members featured in the album
ARIEL MINIMAL - Vocals, guitars and piano
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums
FÓSFORO - Bass
Members featured in the album
ARIEL MINIMAL - Vocals and guitars
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums and chorus
FÓSFORO - Bass and choir
PABLO PUNTORIERO - Baritone, tenor and soprano sax, flute and chorus
JUAN SALESE - Piano Rodhes, synthesizers and chorus
Members featured in the album
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums and vocals
FÓSFORO - Bass, accordion and chorus
PABLO PUNTORIERO - Baritone, tenor and soprano sax and flute
JUAN SALESE - Piano Rodhes, synthesizers and chorus
ARIEL MINIMAL - Vocals, guitars, banjo and electric piano
Guest musicians:
GUSTAVO “Chiqui” FARÍAS - Harmonica
GERARDO ROTBLAT - Tambourine and percussion
FERNANDO ALBAREDA - Flugelhorn
MARIANO ESAIN - Chorus
GUSTAVO LIAMGOT - Accordion
Members featured in the album
ARIEL MINIMAL - Vocals, guitars and electric piano
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums, percussion and vocals
FÓSFORO - Bass and chorus
LEOPOLDO LIMERES - Electric piano
ERNESTO ROMEO - Synths, organ, mellotron, clavinet and ensambles
Guest musicians:
TOMÁS QEIREL - Flauta traversa
GERARDO ROTBLAT - Percusión
Members featured in the album
ARIEL MINIMAL - Vocals and electric & acoustic, guitars
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums
FÓSFORO - Bass
PEPO LIMERES - Electric piano, organ, synths and chorus
Guest musicians:
FEDERICO TERRANOVA - Strings arragements
ALFREDO ZUCCARELLI - Cello
FLOPA LESTANI - Vocals
FELIPE - Electric guitar
CHECHO MARCOS - Harmonica
Members featured in the album
ARIEL MINIMAL - Vocals and electric guitar
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums
FÓSFORO - Bass
PEPO LIMERES - Electric piano and organ
Members featured in the album
ARIEL MINIMAL - Vocals and guitars
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums
FÓSFORO - Bass
PEPO LIMERES - Electric piano, synths and organ
Members featured in the album
ARIEL MINIMAL - Vocals and guitars
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums
FÓSFORO - Bass
PEPO LIMERES - Electric piano, synths and organ
Members featured in the album
ARIEL MINIMAL - Vocals and guitars
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums and vocals
FÓSFORO - Bass and vocals
PEPO LIMERES - Electric piano, synths and organ
Members featured in the album
ARIEL MINIMAL - Vocals and guitars
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums and vocals
FÓSFORO - Bass and vocals
PEPO LIMERES - Electric piano and keyboards
Members featured in the album
ARIEL MINIMAL - Vocals and electric guitar
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums and vocals
FÓSFORO - Bass and vocals
Members featured in the album
ARIEL SANZO - Vocals and electric guitar
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums and vocals
FÓSFORO - Bass and vocals
Members featured in the album
ARIEL SANZO - Vocals, electric & acoustic guitars
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums, percussion and vocals
FÓSFORO - Electric bass
JUAN RAVIOLI - Electric piano, piano, organ, synths and vocals
Members featured in the album
ARIEL SANZO - Vocals, electric & acoustic guitars
FRANCO SALVADOR - Drums and vocals
FÓSFORO - Electric bass
JUAN RAVIOLI - Electric piano, keyboards, electric guitar and vocals
Biography
Pez was formed in December 1993 by Ariel Minimal on Guitar and vocals, together with the Barbieri brothers (Poli on drums and Alez on bass). The project is a hard, experimental Rock trio that started to play on the Buenos Aires circuit in 1994. In October 1994 they recorded their first work called “Cabeza” released on the label Discos Milagrosos which was received with great reviews by the press.
In September 1995 the band changed its formation with Franco Salvador taking charge of the drums and Iris Auteri of the bass. In February 1996 they record their second album, “Quemado”, which received exceptional reviews by the media. In this work the group started to show a change vocation that would define their different albums, incorporating a variety of textures and styles, including tango (they recorded a version of Astor Piazzolla's “Muralla China”) Bossa Nova, Progressive Rock and Psychedelia. To do this they recurred to different guest musicians that added different timbres and instruments to the trio. Presenting this album the band started to intensify their live presentations along with their media followings.
In September 1996 Ariel Minimal was called by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs to be part of the group as their guitarist. This news brought great repercussions in the Rock press generating greater attention on Pez's continuity. This year also meant the incorporation of Fósforo on the bass, and they recorded a version of The Clash's “I’m not Down” for the album Buenos Aires City Rockers - Tributo a The Clash (with Gastón Vandam as second guitar). During this period the band toured all over Argentina along with Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, which collaborated to showcase their music in different places outside of Buenos Aires.
During June 1998 the group, now no longer tied with it's former label, decided to face their third production independently, and recorded an album called “Pez”. The music changed again, this time it was a fast and heavy style of the trio that approached Punk Rock songs in an elaborate manner. This album was presented in Buenos Aires and they performed in the “Buenos Aires Vivo Festival” for over 60.000 people. This album was, again, well received by the most important media like Rolling Stone, Madhouse and Los Inrockuptibles magazines, and newspapers like Clarín, La Nación and Página/12 among others, receiving in some cases the best qualifications granted by these media.
In the year 2000 the group decided to create it's own record label called Azione Artigianale releasing their fourth album, “Frágilinvencible”, which was covered by the most prestigious media receiving the best reviews an artist can hope from the press. In this record the trio shows it's music with a strong influence from the historic Argentine Rock and incorporates new instruments and textures. Showing this material live, and consolidating their performances outside of Buenos Aires (La Plata, Mar del Plata, Mendoza, Córdoba, Rosario, Corrientes and Formosa among other cities) they sparked quite a reaction as much in the interior of the country as in Buenos Aires. During that year the band decided to incorporate two more musicians: Pablo Puntoriero (who was playing with Los Fabulosos Cadillacs) in the baritone and tenor sax and flute and Juan Salese in the keyboards.
This quintet recorded it's fifth album, “Convivencia Sagrada”, in early 2001, in which they incorporated approximations to Jazz and influences from music of the Río de la Plata to their already big musical baggage, and they made their first performance in the legendary Cosquín Rock Festival, where they were considered “Revelation Band”. With this record the band continued to incorporate new audiences and receive great reviews by the press.
In the year 2002, “El sol detrás del sol” was released. This sixth album is calm, it shows an approximation to more traditional songs, without abandoning their typical sound. But shortly after, the band's formation is again reduced to the guitar, bass and drums trio. This period is marked by the increasing live audience in Buenos Aires and the interior of Argentina.
In 2003 Pez achieved a state of balance and consolidated it's formation (which is maintained until today) incorporating Leopoldo Limeres in electric piano, and Ernesto Romeo in synthesizers and keyboards. This new quintet made it's debut in the Quilmes Rock 2003 Festival with a great acceptance from several thousand people. Towards the end of this year the band celebrated a decade of existence by premiering in the Cosmos cinema, a documentary directed by Ezequiel Muñoz called “Hay lo que Hay - Pez en imágenes” which showed the band's entire history up to the present. They also gave a commemorative show in La Trastienda in which they reviewed their musical history and included performances by all the different incarnations of Pez.
In the beginning of 2004, with its current formation, Pez recorded it's seventh album, “Folklore”, in which they achieved a very marked musical maturity that is reflected in the reviews made by the specialized press. They also made a video clip for "Maldición" that was broadcasted by musical channels like MTV, MuchMusic, Rock & Pop TV, etc. This same year the band realized it's first completely acoustic performance (to a full house with over 1000 people in the Centro Cultural San Martín) and consolidated their performances in prestigious venues like Quilmes Rock 2004, La Trastienda, N/D Ateneo, etc.
After a new presentation in Cosquín Rock 2005 last February and concerts in La Trastienda and ND/Ateneo with views to editing its eighth album , this time a double one –“Para las almas sensible”- the first live at the end of 2005, Pez has its first presentation abroad in Montevideo, Uruguay.
This year, besides playing well in Buenos Aires and surrounding areas, strengthens their visits to various cities within the country.
In the beginning of 2006 the formation changed again, Ernesto Romeo leaves the band and Pepo Limeres also takes care of synthesizers. While Pez plays their new songs based in this new quartet in the localities where it usually does, go to new cities: San Luis in Cuyo (Mendoza again also after several years) and in the north, Salta and Tucumán.
By midyear enters the studio to record “Hoy”, his ninth album, that publish few months later. Here thirteen themes reflected in a new twist in his musical direction: the search for simplicity, tranquility, calm, some economy in sound, away from the distortion and deepen the song format. The album is officially presented in Buenos Aires at the ND/Ateneo Theatre.
The 2007 -more precisely in February- finds them presenting live in front of over 20,000 people in Escenario Planetario in a free cycle organized by the Buenos Aires government, with Massacre and Cienfuegos. Then continue to be presented in the usual places where they usually do (Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Gran Buenos Aires and La Plata) and, while wearing the presentations of their new album into the country, preparing new compositions for the disc recorded in August for first time at ION Studios and finally issued in November, called “Los orfenbres”. This is a new change in musical direction: 12 compositions angry and urgent-sounding crude. The album is presented live on stage in December at ND/Ateneo Theatre, whose capacity is overwhelmed.
The band started performing in the 2008 Indie Rock cycle in Parque Lezama, closing night of February to more than 6,000 people. During the year continued performing in Buenos Aires, its surroundings, other inner-conuntry cities and Montevideo City in Uruguay.
In October, Pez releases his first DVD: “Sesión de espiritismo”. Directed by Pablo Iglesias and Zaida de Pedro, the material focus on Los orfebres album and reviews it completely with material taken from rehearsals, the album recording at ION Studios and their live performances (sometimes, these three instances on the same track). It also includes three live tracks from previous albums and in as extras has three unreleased tracks from the same recording session and the video clip “Último acto” directed by Farsa Producciones.
In December, Pez gives a special performance in La Trastienda as a celebration of his 15 year career. With the crowded theater -and tickets sold out before the show- the band little ears checked items live, invites his old band member Pablo Puntoriero and has the honor to versioning Almendra and Aquelarre songs with Emilio Del Guercio.
Some time before, in October 2008, the band returns to ION Studios recording a first half of the songs for its next album: El porvenir. The record is finished recording in February 2009 and go out in April.
It's live presented in La Trastienda the same month. This year, Pez makes several resentment of his new material in Buenos Aires, La Plata, Rosario, Córdoba City , Mendoza City and for the first time in Santiago del Estero City.
Nearing the end of the year he recorded a special for Much Music Channel named Much Sessions (recorded at Circo Beat Studios).
The year 2010 begins with Pez recording their new album in January at Del Abasto Stidios (Mansion Monsterland) of General Rodríguez with Álvaro Villagra in controls. There are thirteen tracks on an album that has no name ... or can simply be called “Pez”. The disc is presented in La Trastienda as usual.
During March sees the light the 9 albums box published by Litto Nebbia: Una Celebración del Rock Argentino, where Pez covers Almendra with Parvas and Manal with “Una casa con diez pinos” (these issues recorded in the “Hoy” recording session at TNT Studios in 2006). Also cover “Nada te detiene” from Huinca (an unreleased track) and Ariel Minimal as soloist (with the participation of Pepo and Fósforo) makes Ríete from Los Gatos.
By October of that year they release “¡Viva Pez!”, live album based mainly on a given La Trastienda in September 2009 and some subjects show a show at Niceto Club in July 2010. They also travel to play for the first time in Chile (in La Batuta, mythical scene of Santiago) and Brazil (Festival Calango in the city of Cuiabá, capital of Mato Grosso). They close the year with most presentation so far: together more than 1,200 people in El Teatro Flores in a special show of over 35 themes, especially visually created by their friends Farsa Producciones.
The 2011 starts with a new edition of FestiPez in the city of Buenos Aires, this time with Macaco Bong (Brazil) and Humo del Cairo. Continue performing live in the city, the suburbs and the interior of Argentina and enter in June to record a new album in the ION Studios: “Volviendo a las cavernas”. The growing number of shows and the public in each assistance. Materialize a tour of 12 days for Brazil with his samigos Macaco Bong, playing in cities like Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Uberlandia, Goiania and several more. The new album is presented in November at El Teatro de Colegiales to a full house.
Already in 2012, and after touching new cities of Argentina, again playing in Montevideo, Uruguay. By midyear Pepo Limeres left the band, which returns to its original trio. With this new-old achieved a new power trio, playing almost every weekend of the year, including a new tour in Brazil, where add Río de Janeiro and Natal as the destination).
In early 2013 conducted a new FestiPez in the Konex and then start working on a new album, “Nueva era viejas mañas”, recorded in March. The disc receives rave reviews from the press and the public. Continue touring Argentina, adding Neuquén first point of Patagonia. By year end, the band is preparing a special show celebrating his 20 years of life: a show that includes all formations in its history. The site chosen is the Kono Clubex and tickets sell out a week before, so they add a function in Niceto Club. In those “Psicodelicia” show also release a DVD with a live show recorded in December 2012.
The year 2014 is a new FestiPez in the Konex and new growth in terms of number of shows throughout the country: add shows in La Rioja and Resistencia (Chaco). They are convened in April to participate in the first edition of Lollapalooza festival in Buenos Aires. In August enter the studio to record new album: “El manto electrico”. And late October begin their first Patagonian tour, covering cities like Puerto Madryn to Ushuaia.
The activity of 2015 begins with the return of Pez to the festival Cosquín Rock (by express request of Andrés Calamaro for his night, since no figure in the tastes of the owner of the festival). A few days takes place in the Konex-decision band of the latest edition of FestiPez with great guest bands. After continuing to tour the country, the band prepares a special presentation of “ El manto electrico” playing for the first time before a Teatrro Opera of the city of Buenos Aires replete.
For the occasion, he counts on stable guests with Juan Ravioli and Martín Santoro to achieve the quartets and quintets, as well as the guest voice of Florencia Ruiz, the winds of Pablo Puntoriero, the violin of Federico Terranova and the section of winds of Morbo and Mambo. They take this show of special presentation of the disc to Rosario, city of Santa Fe and city of Cordova. Soon, Juan Ravioli joins to Pez as a stable member in vocals, keyboards and guitars. With the new formation in a new tour by the Patagonia to Tierra del Fuego and carrying out the first layer in Mexican territory: to touch in the Federal District, Cuernavaca, Guadalajara, Texcoco and Toluca. One lap, Pez receives a Konex Award as one of the top five Rock Argentino bands of the last decade. Already in the month of December, they perform a concert in the Konex where they share stage with Daniel Melingo and they interpret together "Chalaman" (of its authorship like member of Los Abuelos de la Nada, supply in General Rodríguez.
In 2016 Pez begins the year playing at the Baradero Rock festival along with Almafuerte, Attaque77 and Carajo among other bands. Then they released the new album with two consecutive performances at the Vorterix Theater. They get to edit "El Manto Eléctrico" ??on vinyl, their debut album in that format and prepare a series of official presentations of National Rock, for second consecutive year in the Teatro Opera of the city of Buenos Aires and in Rosario and Cordoba.
In the second half of the year return to a Niceto Club on a double date. Also it turns again by the Argentine north to appear in Tucumán and Salta. He participates in the Festival for the celebrations of the 10 years of the Konex and closes in the year in the Theater Vórterix where the band invites to play a Litto Nebbia, one of the founders of the Rock in the country. This meeting generated a new project for the following year.
In 2017 the band again organized a FestiPez in the Konex, this time with Futbol, Poseidótica and Sur oculto. After a visit to Puerto Madryn to Ushuaia. Regarding recordings, Pez is facing two projects at the same time: he recorded in Panda Studios his new material, "Pelea al horror" (in CD and LP format) while recording in his room and at Melopea Studios another album for the project Nebbia & Pez called “Rodar *50 años de Rock Argentino*” (with songs by Los Gatos, Nebbia soloist, new compositions in co-authoring with the master and even a theme by Moris). A purpose of the vinyl format, the band waiting for the spring edition of "Rock Nacional".
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