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Holidays in a Box

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Released: Jan 1, 2007

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Genre: Alternative / Indie / Pop
Location Madrid, Un
Profile Views: 21927
Last Login: 2/5/2012
Member Since 7/11/2007
Website myspace.com/owando
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A Marcos, David, Joaquín y Mario –amigos de toda la vida– se les ocurrió montar un grupo en el colegio. Aprendieron a tocar sus instrumentos a medida que ensayaban. Cuatro años más tarde, Owando (que toman su nombre exótico de una ciudad del Congo) han dado varios conciertos y han aparecido en televisión. Después del primer año de ensayos en los locales Scooby Doo de Madrid grabaron su primer tema, "Holidays in a Box". Todas sus canciones han sido grabadas por Javier Moretón, ex Aneurol 50 y autor de siete discos en solitario. Los primeros pasos de Owando estuvieron muy influidos por el Ska, pero han asumido otros sonidos para evitar caer en etiquetas estilísticas. Los cuatro miembros del grupo coinciden en su admiración por los Beatles, pero a partir de ahí sus gustos difieren notablemente. Además de haber ido todos a un colegio bilingüe, David (batería) es medio estadounidense y Mario (guitarra, voz) vivió durante unos años en Inglaterra; por ello el grupo no tiene dificultad en componer sus letras en inglés. No descarta alejar su sonido de la canción pop tradicional pero lo más importante es que la gente siga bailando en los conciertos. .. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Marcos, David, Joaquin and Mario have hung out for years, so they're family. The idea to start a band hit them in art class. Mario didn't play guitar, David hadn't picked up a drumstick and Joaquin didn't play.... So they learnt. That was three years back. Since then they've gigged a bunch of times and been on TV. The band's named after a city in Congo, a place Mario loves. And it sounds exotic. They like that. They jammed for the first year, improvising songs in the studio. Holidays in a Box - their first track - was the result. Javier Moretón - he's got 7 solo albums under his belt and was a member of Aneurol-50 so he knows his stuff - records their songs. Owando were binging on Ska when they started out, so their music was heavily influenced by it, but they don't want to stick to one style. They agree that The Beatles are awesome, but after that their musical tastes diverge. The short-song, guitar band niche is cool, but they know there's life on other planets so anything could happen. As long as people jump up and down at their gigs they're happy. .. .. ............Myspace Layouts.. - ..Myspace Editor.. - ..Hot Comments.. - ..Image Hosting....
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Joaquín- Lead/Backing Vocals, Bass .. Marcos- Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals .. David- Drums, Backing Vocals .. Mario- Guitar, Lead/Backing Vocals .. +We all play percussion on "Fond of Turtles" .. ...... ----------------------------------------------------------------- Contact:marcos.1991@hotmail.com; mario_c96@hotmail.com; ximetycia@hotmail.com; davidtojo91@hotmail.com
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Things in and out of pop. Some bands in it: The Beatles, The Specials, Blur, The Clash, Talking Heads, Franz Ferdinand, The Selecter, Madness, Mando Diao, Hot Hot Heat, Vampire Weekend, The Strokes, The Hives, MGMT, Late of the Pier, Animal Collective...
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David+Joaquín+Marcos+Mario's world .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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A Marcos, David, Joaquín y Mario –amigos de toda la vida– se les ocurrió montar un grupo en el colegio. Aprendieron a tocar sus instrumentos a medida que ensayaban. Cuatro años más tarde, Owando (que toman su nombre exótico de una ciudad del Congo) han dado varios conciertos y han aparecido en televisión. Después del primer año de ensayos en los locales Scooby Doo de Madrid grabaron su primer tema, “Holidays in a Box”. Todas sus canciones han sido grabadas por Javier Moretón, ex Aneurol 50 y autor de siete discos en solitario. Los primeros pasos de Owando estuvieron muy influidos por el Ska, pero han asumido otros sonidos para evitar caer en etiquetas estilísticas. Los cuatro miembros del grupo coinciden en su admiración por los Beatles, pero a partir de ahí sus gustos difieren notablemente. Además de haber ido todos a un colegio bilingüe, David (batería) es medio estadounidense y Mario (guitarra, voz) vivió durante unos años en Inglaterra; por ello el grupo no tiene dificultad en componer sus letras en inglés. No descarta alejar su sonido de la canción pop tradicional pero lo más importante es que la gente siga bailando en los conciertos.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Marcos, David, Joaquin and Mario have hung out for years, so they're family. The idea to start a band hit them in art class. Mario didn't play guitar, David hadn't picked up a drumstick and Joaquin didn't play.... So they learnt. That was three years back. Since then they've gigged a bunch of times and been on TV. The band's named after a city in Congo, a place Mario loves. And it sounds exotic. They like that. They jammed for the first year, improvising songs in the studio. Holidays in a Box - their first track - was the result. Javier Moretón - he's got 7 solo albums under his belt and was a member of Aneurol-50 so he knows his stuff - records their songs. Owando were binging on Ska when they started out, so their music was heavily influenced by it, but they don't want to stick to one style. They agree that The Beatles are awesome, but after that their musical tastes diverge. The short-song, guitar band niche is cool, but they know there's life on other planets so anything could happen. As long as people jump up and down at their gigs they're happy.

Member Since:

July 11, 2007

Members:

Joaquín- Lead/Backing Vocals, Bass

Marcos- Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals

David- Drums, Backing Vocals

Mario- Guitar, Lead/Backing Vocals

+We all play percussion on "Fond of Turtles"

----------------------------------------------------------------- Contact:marcos.1991@hotmail.com; mario_c96@hotmail.com; ximetycia@hotmail.com; davidtojo91@hotmail.com

Influences:

Things in and out of pop. Some bands in it: The Beatles, The Specials, Blur, The Clash, Talking Heads, Franz Ferdinand, The Selecter, Madness, Mando Diao, Hot Hot Heat, Vampire Weekend, The Strokes, The Hives, MGMT, Late of the Pier, Animal Collective...