Lulo (guitarra/vox), Pacho (drums), Pana (bass), Dave (keys), David (congas), Xavier (timbales y bongos), Arlex (percusion), Floiran (MC)
Influences
Santana, Tito Puente, Bo Diddley, Buena Vista Social Club, Rolling Stones, Stooges, Pibes Chorros, Daddy Yankee, Bersuit Vergarabat, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Os Mutantes
Sounds Like
The Rolling Stones and The Clash jamming with the Buena Vista Social Club and Daddy Yankee.
LA MAQUINA is an eight-strong rhythmic powerhouse that mashes up cumbia, reggaeton, descarga, dub and Santana-esque chicano rock into an irresistibly danceable stew. With members from Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Spain and the UK, LA MAQUINA is a true product of the 21st century London melting pot. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Formed in early 2005, the band has rapidly gathered a cult following among both fans of alternative music and latino Londoners, playing to packed audiences at venues such as Notting Hill Arts Club, the Metro Club and Gazs Rockin Blues and recently featured in Dazed & Confused magazine. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LA MAQUINA features the sizzling flow of Café Mezclados Florian on vocals, and lets loose the awesome percussion talent of Xavier a familiar face to thousands of clubbers who have seen him accompany DJs with his unique aggressive style in nightclubs all over the capital. Added to this are two more percussionists and a guitar/keys/bass/drums combo that recalls the Who and Led Zeppelin but plays with a latino swing in its stride. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The result is the most explosive live experience in London. XFM Rock Idol's Jonathan Stoddern called the band's performance "fucking awesome, simple as." The voodoo power of LA MAQUINA's four-man percussion section gets the dancing started within the first few bars of the opening number while Floiran works the crowd into a frenzy like a demented shaman. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The members of LA MAQUINA have left behind a war zone, a one-party state and an economic disaster to come to London and make the music they feel in their blood. Nothing is going to stop them taking it to the very top.
Continued Aggression Leads to Mapuche Declaration of War Continued aggressions of the Chilean state has led the Arauco Malleco Coordinator of Mapuche Communities in Conflict (CAM), a radical indigenous Mapuche organization, to formally renounce their Chilean citizenship and declared war on the government. The declaration was issued on Oct. 20, the same day that two trucks belonging to the El Bosque forestry corporation were intercepted by CAM and set on fire in the province of Malleco. As reported by the Latin American Herald Tribune, “the attacks, which began at 1:10 a.m., came hours after five Mapuches were formally indicted under a Pinochet-era anti-terrorism law for similar assaults carried out Oct. 11 near the city of Victoria.” The declaration, much more than a symbolic gesture, comes at a time of increasing violence against Mapuche children and youths, particularly over the past three months, when Mapuche communities began reclaiming illegally occupied lands in the region of Araucania. For instance, according to the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), on Oct. 16 “a large group of police, for as yet unknown reasons, began to fire pellets and tear gas canisters” in a school in Temucuicui, Araucania. “Several children suffered pellet wounds and had trouble breathing,” Hundreds of Mapuche and non-Mapuche activists protested the attack on Oct. 23—including several children, who carried the empty canisters with them as the marched in Temuco, Araucania’s capital.
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Heyy guys and girlies..! I'm performing at the Good Ship- Kilburn on the 19th June...!! It's going to be an amazing night, with some great bands playing too...!! It would be great to see you all there..!! Mention my name at the door, and bring your friends...!!
MICROMATTIC : UNDER OVER THE CLOUDS .EP : VINYL EDITION OUT NOW !
Tracklist: A1. Micromattic vs. Kliment - Reconstellation A2. Micromattic feat. Oly - Under Over The Clouds B1. Micromattic feat. Oly - Under Over The Clouds (Luke Abbott Rmx) B2. Micromattic vs Kliment vs Filtu - Tweak Peaks
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