Artist: Gotan Project
Genre(s):
Latin
Tango
Electronic
Discography:
La Revancha del Tango Live
Year: 2007
Tracks: 16
Lunatico
Year: 2006
Tracks: 12
Inspiracion-Espiracion Remix (CD 2)
Year: 2004
Tracks: 1
La Revancha Del Tango
Year: 2001
Tracks: 10
Before they perfected the electronica-meets-tango sound of the Gotan Project, Paris musicians Philippe Cohen Solal and Christoph H. Mueller worked together in the Boys from Brazil and Stereo Action Unlimited as early as 1996. Releasing their music on Solal's Ya Basta label, the two apace caught the ears of Jazzanova, Gilles Peterson, Mr. Scruff, and other electronica tastemakers, piece Coca-Cola picked a Boys from Brazil running for a European idiot box commercial-grade. Despite all the success, the twosome treasured a project that had a more than changeless mood. Feeling that both tango and nickname had a subdued and melancholic sound, they distinct to combine the genres. With the plus of Eduardo Makaroff in 1999, they formed the Gotan Project and released the low of four 10"s on Ya Basta in February 2000. The band had drummed up quite a buzz in the U.K. and European press, and shortly XL recordings snagged the mathematical group. XL issued their uncut debut, La Revancha del Tango, in 2001, and the self-proclaimed "cover Argentinean musicians exiled in Paris" toured to support the album with guest musicians and a video recording backdrop by multimedia system artist Prisca Lobjoy. Lunatico from 2006 was named after tango fable Carlos Gardel's paladin race horse.
Sandy Nelson
