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Fendetestas started off as a bedroom studio project through which I kept in touch with distant friends in the form of on-line music/video collaborations and virtual jams that eventually led to live performances. Born in Spain, where early music projects enjoyed the applause of local audiences and national radio play, I moved to London in 2000. Just in time for Millennium Night. Since then, I've been based in East London. This is where I work and play. Recent acts in this country included shows on the London indie circuit as well as support-gigs at Manchester University and Nottingham Rock City. My background is in fuzz-driven guitar rock (a la joydivisionesque atmospherics that occasionally occur in Mogwai), but I currently explore (hence the “experimental” tag) the electronic weaving of multiple layers of guitars, using real-time loop machines that allow me to improvise and capture the immediateness of the very first take and the live production of multi-layered walls of sound spread along the stereo spectrum, intending to invite the listener to actively discriminate between its rougher textures and silky melodies. After all, weaving shenanigans is a very East-End thing to do! As for other jobs, I am a teacher at the University of London.
The name, Fendetestas, is taken from the infamous bandit that operates in the ultra-atmospheric Galician haunted – animated - forest portrayed in the book by Wenceslao Fernandez Florez, later taken to film and played superbly by Spanish anti-hero Alfredo Landa, “El Bosque Animado”.
Enjoy the music.
LuisJa.
"TheDisappointment" by Fendetestas.
Directed by Cristina EnBlanco
Plumas y Sueños Artesania estará este fin de semana (19 y 20 de septiembre) en la Feria Medieval Artesanal de la Vendimia de Serrada (Valladolid) para lo que ustedes gusten mandar. Hay pisada de la uva tradicional, pasacalles, artesanía (no reventa), casetas y sobre todo muy buen rollo. Allí os veo...
hola Luisja how are you? :) me encontré a Mario Jungle y me dijo que teníais nuevo grupo y conciertos... qué tal todo? London? Yo sigo por Pucela, pero ya empaquetando para partir pronto.... UN BESO
Greetings Fendetestas... Your Music is Excellent! It is a pleasure to meet you, and thank you for including me among your friends. If you have the time, please listen to my tunes, and share your thoughts. All the best to you, Bobby Snard ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪
Luisja!! I still have to send you a couple of pics I got from your gig - which I enjoyed very much!! Sorry is taking soooo long! I'll try to send you tonite! Take care x x
We have finally released our debut full length SHAPES! It is available online at Waterloo Records for only $6. 99 or on iTunes. Thanks for all of the support and we hope you enjoy!
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