Astronaut

Formed in 1999 by a group of friends in a town by the mediterranean coast called Denia. 7 years later, we have recorded one long demo (13 songs), several songs for some fanzines, publications and regional projects and released 1 cd for Pause Music, edited in 2003 and called Times New Romance. Now we are back again and want to share our coming soon home-made creations besides the music industry.CRITICAS / COMMENTS ABOUT US:"Solo hay que oír "Leaving the scene"; realmente ha valido la pena que este sexteto de Denia se tomara su tiempo -cinco años desde su formación, tres desde su maqueta- para debutar: el poso de experiencia y reflexión que se palpa en ese primer tema de este "times new romance", con largos y pausados desarrollos instrumentales (a lo Codeine) donde las guitarras y la batería, a tiempo lento y profundo, se acompasan con una calida trompeta -me recuerda a la del Debut de Sr. Chinarro- y mecen las voces de Edu y Rebeca, les sitúa en la misma liga que los Mogwai mas tranquilos o The Zephyrs -aunque con mas mordiente que estos últimos-. La producción de Manuel Alcaraz integra sabiamente todos los elementos (el violín titular de Javi y la flauta, el clarinete, el chelo, el piano y las trompetas de los invitados, enriqueciendo el sonido pero sin que resulte nunca recargado ni grandilocuente. Astronaut suenan tan intensos y contenidos como Polar, sus vecinos de costa, pero más líricos si cabe: ahí está una maravilla tan desnuda como "Buried" para atestiguarlo.ESTEVE FARRÉS (ROCK DE LUX)"."Pay attention to Rebeca Gargallo's ghostly backing vocals in the background of "Living the Scene," the opening track of the Spanish band Astronaut's debut full-length Times New Romance: she'll be back three songs later to blow you away with a clear-as-day, pretty art-folk song about dreams and seashores and the way the surfaces of things conceals and entices. The album has a few crystalline ballads with her on lead vocals, singing sweetly but sadly. Those songs might get to the band's melancholy air in a direct-to-the-heart way, but for the rest of the album the six-member band (plus seven guests, on flute, trumpet, clarinet, cello and piano) weaves more impressionistic tapestries that get to the exact same feelings in a way that's just as heartfelt but also larger-than-life. The passing of time, the pain of loss and the mystery of dreams all find their way from song to song, whether it's an orchestral, slowly floating pop-rock song with Eduardo Guzmàn's grave vocals (or the lighter mix of Guzmàn and Gargallo's voices blending perfectly) or a gorgeous, wrap-around instrumental storm. An intoxicating album through and through. DAVE HEATON (ERASING CLOUDS)".VIDEOCLIP DEVIL+ONE (BY VICENT):CORTOMETRAJE "NADA" CON BSO ASTRONAUT (ASTRONAUT ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK FOR SPANISH MOVIE "NADA"):