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equipo's new ep: al norte por el interior [rod003]

About Me

equipo's new ep!!!. "al norte por el interior" [rod003] is available at:
http://www.rodoid.org
juan cristóbal saavedra aka equipo was born in santiago de chile in 1974. while growing up, he studied guitar, arranged his first songs and made his first experiences recording in sound studios. in 1993 he went on to study sound technology and electric guitar, singing, keyboards and electronic music at university. during this period he worked on cruela, a crossover of shoegazer, dark and post rock. alongside his musical activities, he coordinated musical events and studied cultural managment. in 1998 he produced his first solo records of experimental music under the name of pikap. in 1999 starts his electronic music project under the alias of equipo. at the beginning of 2001 he travels to berlin where he works on the composition of the tracks that will make his first album. he also works as a dj at the legendary berlin club tacheles under the alias of dj tambien. in 2004 he leaves for barcelona where he creates the artistic colective dpendiente and works in his musical projects equipo, pikap, hospital, ¡sin frenos! & kim novak. presently saavedra works in his projects equipo, pikap, auditorio and beagle.
next releases:
"al norte por el interior" [rod003] apr 2008 w3.rodoid.org
"usted no está aquí" [pn025] dec 2007 w3.pueblonuevo.cl
"música chilena de raiz electrónica" [dicap] 2007 (scl) "badabum!"
"presente" [pn011] dec 2006 w3.pueblonuevo.cl
el nuevo ep de equipo "al norte por el interior" [rod003] està diponible en:
http://www.rodoid.org
juan cristóbal saavedra aka equipo nace en 1974 en santiago de chile. durante su infancia realiza los primeros estudios musicales, aprende a tocar guitarra, compone sus primeras canciones y graba en estudios. a partir de 1993 cursa la carrera de tecnología en sonido y realiza estudios de guitarra eléctrica, canto, teclado y música electrónica. durante este período trabaja en una serie de proyectos musicales de los cuales cruela (un crossover de shoegazer, dark y post rock) llega a ser el más sobresaliente. más tarde, y en conjunto con sus actividades musicales, estudia gestión cultural y produce eventos artísticos. En 1998 produce su primer disco solista de música experimental bajo el seudónimo de pikap. En 1999 comienza con su proyecto de música electrónica llamado equipo. a principios del 2001 parte a berlín donde compone los cortes de su primer disco. paralelamente trabaja como dj residente en el legendario club berlinés tacheles como dj también. en el año 2004 saavedra parte a barcelona donde funda el colectivo dpendiente y trabaja en sus proyectos musicales equipo, pikap, hospital, ¡sin frenos! y kim novak. actualmente saavedra trabaja en sus proyectos equipo, pikap, auditorio y beagle.
próximos álbumes:
"al norte por el interior" [rod003] abr 2008 w3.rodoid.org
"usted no está aquí" [pn025] dic 2007 w3.pueblonuevo.cl
"música chilena de raiz electrónica" [dicap] 2007 (scl) "badabum!"
"presente" [pn011] dic 2006 w3.pueblonuevo.cl

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Member Since: 10/27/2006
Band Website: equipoweb.de
Band Members: equipo's new ep!!!. "al norte por el interior" [rod003] is available at:
http://www.rodoid.org
Influences: al ritmo del espejismo.equipo.dir:txalo toloza-fernández.2008.

para de trabajar.equipo.dir:michelle bossy (plus eins).2004.

par s.equipo.dir:francisca schweitzer 2002.
Sounds Like: "Presente in general terms, it is an ep of music idm/electrónica in that also, like beautiful gift, one offers us a second cut poignant. 13 minutes of song with an amazing evolution where, simply with the music, it incites us him to travel round different passages, from the opaque cement of the dance floor more avant-gardist up to the most evocative garden of the city. A genius from beginning to end."
MinimalNet, Dec. 2006, www.minimalnet.org

"(...e.q.u.i.p.o...) is a project created by Juan Cristóbal Saavedra by which he shows his particular vision of dance music: abstract and of minimal and complex rythmics at the same time. He takes inspiration from IDM or Glitch as from Post-Rock or Electro, having been compared with Ricardo Villalobos' crunchy Micro-House".
Loft Club/RazzMatazz, May. 2005, Barcelona, Spain.

"Saavedra belongs to those ones who believe, as Geoff White or Kiln, that IDM doesn´t have to be chaotic or minimal so simple"
Joan B. Roselló, Trax magazine, Feb. 2005, Barcelona, Spain.

"(…e.q.u.i.p.o…) LP offers such jewels as piensa positivo and par s and they are not the only pieces that would fit perfectly in distinguished catalogues such as Skam or even Warp”
Carles Novellas, Suite magazine, Jan. 2005, Barcelona, Spain.

“Why Chile is releasing so much good music nowadays is an unsolved mystery”
Javier Blánquez, Go magazine, Oct. 2004. Barcelona, Spain.

“From the first track this seems to be an invitation to have fun, and to begin a long night of dancing and urban clubbing”
Macarena Verdugo, Pic-nic magazine, Sept. 2004, Stgo. Chile.

“Intimate electronic music made of presious sounds, with a strong rythmic orientation”.
Cristian Araya, Súper 45.cl, Radio Concierto, Sept. 2004, Stgo. Chile.

“An LP full of magic with enchanting micro-sounds. A minimalist LP with out of this world sounds combining atmospheres which lead us to adore the glitches, clicks and those little noises that appear and disappear”. “It’s about time we all signed up to a Lan Chile promotion to link the artists of this south american country, because the chilean european connection is bearing fruit; something never before considered”
David Sánchez, Clubbingspain.com, Aug. 2004, Barcelona, Spain.
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