Basca was born 18 years ago, formed by a few friends who wanted to play rock.
They have studying at music school when the band was born.
At the beggining everything was so hard, every practice with acoustic guitars, they have used chairs like a drum kit. Basca played with their friend's instruments. The first line-up was with Paulo Freire and Bolivar Guachichulca (guitars), Juan Pablo Hurtado (vocals), Xavier Calle (Bass) and Franklin Perez (Drums).
In 1994 Basca has songs like Milica, Basura, Andate and Ultratumba, that they comes in a legendary songs in Ecuador. For the first album, Basca had to change their drummer, Geovanny Sagbay came to the band and Basca recorded "Hijos de...". "Hijos de..." received good critics and opinions. It was made and recorded in Cuenca, M1 Studio.
After that Basca started to play in each city in Ecuador, cities like: Quito, Guayaquil, Loja, Ambato, Riobamba, Ibarra, etc.
Like a gift, they decided to record a live album, "Hijos de... en vivo".
In 2000 Basca started to recorded their third album "Tierras Nefastas", with the same style like "Hijos de...", and as soon it was possible they started a new tour.
In this process Basca was affected by problems with their members, someones left Basca, and herre started a new period for them.
With a new line-up with Paúl Moscoso (guitars), Guillermo RodrÃguez (drums) and the old ones Juan Pablo y Xavier, Basca have played for a years. With the time Leandro Jara (Guitars) joined it.
A new project was comming, but new problems, Guillermo has to left Basca.
Basca don't stop and saw a new drummer, Paulo Gallegos.
This is the last line-up with this one, Basca has working since February 2006.
In 2006 Basca recorded their last album "Resucita", an excellent job.
"Resucita" is a style's mix; you can find heavy cuts, trash cuts, progressive cuts, power cuts, everything into a 11 songs with social themes.
In this work participated an ecuatorian musicians, Basca's friends, Igor Icaza (Sal y Mileto), Luigi Cordovez (Muscaria) and Guillermo Nuñez (Falc)
DISCOGRAFIA
Hijos De...
1997
Hijos De... En Vivo
1998
Tierras Nefastas2000
Resucita
2006
COMPILATORIOS
Ecuador Subterráneo1997
La Zona del Metal1998
Los Sonidos que Perduran1999
Nivel Extremo2000
Historia del Rock Cuencano2003
