Descartes a Kant
Descartes a Kant | |
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 Descartes a Kant in concert at Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris,Mexico City, 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Genres | Noise rock, punk rock, experimental rock |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Discos Intolerancia |
| Members | Sandrushka Petrova Dafne Carballo Ana Cristina Moreno Memo Ibarra Jorge Chávez Andro Muñoz |
| Past members | Charlovsky |
Descartes a Kant is a Mexican rock group from Guadalajara, Jalisco. Formed in 2001,[1][2][3][4] it is characterized by its musical style blending different musical rhythms and its performances.[5]
Biography
[edit]The group was formed in Guadalajara in 2001, the year it joined the country's independent music scene,.[6][7] They adopted their name by combining two admired philosophers: René Descartes and Immanuel Kant,[3] whose opposite philosophical works marked the modern era. After developing a few years in the local scene and after several formation changes, Descartes a Kant released a first album, Paper Dolls, in 2007 at the Inolerance label.[1]
Their musical style is qualified as "bipolar-schizoid" alternating soft and melodic tones with noise and stridence.[1][8] The group includes elements of noise, rock 'n' roll, surf music, electronic music, bossa nova and jazz. Their concerts are generally theatrical, their members generally wearing specific outfits.[1]
Il Visore Lunatique, their second album, was released in 2012. Some songs from the album include Suckerphilia, Buy All My Dreams and You May Kiss The Bride. In the third album, Victims of Love Propaganda, recording and production were carried out by Steve Albini, who worked on albums for Nirvana and Pixies.[9]
The band participated in festivals such as Vive Latino, Indio Emergente, Maquinaria Fest, SXSW, Rock al parque, Culture Collide, White Nights, and Manizales Grita Rock y Quimera. In Mexico, it played with Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, Stereo Total, El Otro Yo, Explosions in the Sky and The Melvins.
Members
[edit]- Sandra (Sandrushka Petrova) - vocals, programming
- Dafne Carballo - vocal, guitar, violin
- Ana Cristina Mo - guitar, vocal, keyboard
- Memo Ibarra - bass, synthesizer,vocal, programming
- Andro Muñoz - piano, synthesizer
- Jorge Chávez - drums, percussion, samples
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- 2007 : Paper Dolls
- 2012 : Il Visore Lunatique
- 2017 : Victims of Love Propaganda
- 2023 : After Destruction
Others
[edit]- 2008 : Gigantic: A Tribute to Kim Deal (with the track I Just Wanna Get Along)
- 2009 : Juegos Inocentes (single)
Awards
[edit]- Indie-o Music Awards in the categories Best New Group (2008), Best Experimental Album (2013) and Best Live Album (2013)[10]
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Descartes a Kant: Seis víctimas de la propaganda del amor". Noisey (in Spanish). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2018..
- ^ Canclini, Néstor García (2012). Jóvenes, culturas urbanas y redes digitales: prácticas emergentes en las artes, las editoriales y la música (in Spanish). Fundación Telefónica. ISBN 9788408007432. Retrieved 13 March 2018..
- ^ a b Orozco, Gisela (15 March 2016). "La estética y lo primitivo del punk con Descartes a Kant y Silverio". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 March 2018..
- ^ Cortés, David (1 January 1999). El otro rock mexicano: experiencias progresivas, psicodélicas, de fusión y experimentales (in Spanish). Times Editores. ISBN 978-968-7817-50-7. Retrieved 13 March 2018..
- ^ Calvillo, Martha (25 April 2017). "Presentará Descartes a Kant una 'autopsia de amor' en el Diana". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2018..
- ^ "Descartes a Kant: Polyamorous Theory". Retrieved 13 March 2018..
- ^ Franco, Daniel (9 October 2006). "Empuja la "movida tapatía"". eluniversal.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2018..
- ^ "Entrevista: Descartes a Kant, bipolaridad esquizoide en la GIFF 2016". Ibero 90.9 FM (in Spanish). 3 August 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2018..
- ^ "Descartes a Kant Releasing New Album "Victims Of Love Propaganda"". Cleopatra Records.
- ^ "Descartes a Kant - Biografía, historia y legado musical". www.buenamusica.com (in Spanish). March 2018..