SPOTLIGHT: Delorean

Delorean started making open minded pop that sounded on equal parts to the softness of Seam with New Order's use of synths. Like a mix of the darkness from The Cure with Elliott Smith's paleness. All this had as a result the band's first cd "Silohuettes" (2000) on Underhill Records. The record had to be repressed and the band started touring spain. Extensive touring across Europe made the band grow and earn respect and credibility from everyone.

This new found confidence made them evolve into a more mature sound and attitude. Their sound in their second album, "Delorean" (BCore, 2004) is darker, the synths are more present, their guitars are more atmospheric than ever, their coldness is evident, and all of this offers us a record with a sense of rhythm and dancing absolutely awesome. Put simply, its like dance music made by punks such as Kraftwerk and The Cure - eighties sinister dance pop revisited by a new wave of punk attitude.

You could find the Delorean guys playing in the smallest squat or dancing and sweating and having sex at Studio 54. In 2005 a new EP was released giving the definitive sound that the band is today showing. "Metropolitan death" (BCore, 2005) is even more danceable, more electronic and groovy and contained five remixes. And in 2006, third album "Into the plateau" confirmed the absolute devotion for the dancefloor, in eight new tracks inspired by 80's beats, with their classical atmospheric guitar layers and post-punk attitude.

Ekhi, Unai, Tomás and Igor have just released their 4th installment. The fourth album "Transatlaantic KK" brings us a more serious, sober and balanced approach to their music. The combination of 80's beats, house and trance with guitar textures close to The Police, the darkness of The Cure and the attitude of Radio 4, !!! or The Rapture results in seven mesmerizing tracks, intense and nocturne, that each day run further the pop song concept to concentrate in dancefloors. Originally released in the Spring of 2006 on Bcore Discs from Barcelona, this new version of the album has been reconfigured with a new exclusive track "Apocalypse Ghetto Blast" recorded especially for Simple Social Graces Discos.

The music of Delorean recalls the dance funk music of Factory Records. Their precise rhythmic technique and compositional ability demonstrates various musical points. They have some clear musical references such as Underworld, New Order, The Cure and Daft Punk but the way they arrange and transcend their influences is what makes them so special. Hailing from Zarautz in the Basque Country and living in Barcelona now, Delorean is connected to the vibrant Spanish underground scene but have also reached far beyond to Japan, Germany, the UK and parts of the U.S. dance underground. Their live show is an overwhelming dance mind melt and listening to their records on your headphones on the subway, you can't help but dance like one of those dorks on the ipod commercial.

Look for tour information all over the world in 2008 and continued precise musical destruction.

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