Atom Rhumba is a
Basque band formed in
Bilbao in 1996.
Their sound may be described as a mix of late 1970s New York rock (
ROIR cassettes) and 1950s rock'n'roll fuelled by a strong and primitive rhythm section definitely influenced by
James Brown
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.
All their members come from the metropolitan area of
Bilbao. Although they had a constantly fluid line-up,
Rober!, singer and main composer, has been in control of the band from the beginning.
Notorious for their incendiary live act, the raw sound of their records (they always play live in the studio) and critical acclaim.
Current line up
*
Rober!: voice, guitar, some keyboards
* Jaime Nieto: bass, keyboards
* Andoni Etxebeste: drums
* Joseba Irazoki: guitar
Discography
Albums
* Cosmic Lexicon (2018,
El Segell del Primavera)
* Gargantuan Melee (2010,
Brian's Records)
*
Amateur Universes 2LP/CD (2006, Oihuka Records)
* Backbone Ritmo LP/CD (2003, Munster Records)
* Chasin' The Onagro LP/CD (2001, Munster Records) - produced by
Mick Collins
* Dirt Shots 10"/CD (2000, Munster Records)
* Hormonal Riot LP/CD (1997, Munster Records)
Other
*
Josetxo Anitua
José Manuel Romero Urtasun (born 25 February 1977), known as Josetxo, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central defender.
He played the vast majority of his professional career with Osasuna, appearing in 212 La Liga games over the ...
& Atom Rhumba CD (2005, Noizpop Records) Recorded live with Josetxo Anitua as a singer, including covers of
Doc Pomus,
Marc Bolan,
Velvet Underground,
Caetano Veloso,
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers,
Them
Them or THEM, a third-person plural accusative personal pronoun, may refer to:
Books
* ''Them'' (novel), 3rd volume (1969) in American Joyce Carol Oates' ''Wonderland Quartet''
* '' Them: Adventures with Extremists'', 2003 non-fiction by Welsh ...
and
Art Ensemble of Chicago.
* Concrete Mixer LP/CD (2005, Munster Records) Remixes of Backbone Ritmo by Dj Amsia y Carlotta Lotta Love, Templar & Birdy,
Kaki Arkarazo Kaki may refer to:
People
* Abubaker Kaki (born 1989), a Sudanese middle-distance runner
* Kaki King (born 1979), a musician
Places Iran
* Kaki, Hormozgan, a village in Hormozgan Province
* Kaki, Iran, a city in Bushehr Province
* Kaki District ...
,
Javi P3z,
Akauzazte,
Xabier Erkizia
Xavier or Xabier may refer to:
Place
* Xavier, Spain
People
* Xavier (surname)
* Xavier (given name)
* Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Catholic saint
** St. Francis Xavier (disambiguation)
* St. Xavier (disambiguation)
* Xavier (footballer, bo ...
, Josetxo & Murky, Manta Ray, Javi Letamendia and -gailu featuring
Anari Anari may refer to:
Films
* Anari (1959 film), ''Anari'' (1959 film), a Bollywood film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee
* Anari (1975 film), ''Anari'' (1975 film), a Bollywood film directed by Asit Sen, starring Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore and ...
.
* Gone MaxiCd/Maxi (Munster Records, 2004, MRCD262) Gone - Gone(Gone Clone) - Gone(
Piccolini remix)
* "Techno Boy"/"Gimme Chaos" (Munster Records, 2004, MRCD262) Cd single
* "Downtown" in Again ... This One's For Johnny 10"/CD(Tribute To
Johnny Thunders
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) 10" (Munster Records, 2001, MR 196)
* "Evil Hearted Ada" in Groovin' Round The World: A Tribute To The
Flamin' Groovies 2xCD (Safety Pin Records, 2000, SPCD-010/11)
* "Party Dress" in La Cagarruta Sónica LP (Discos Alehop!, 1997, KAKA 001)
* "Lightning's Girl" in Tribute To
Nancy Sinatra Vol. 2 7" (Munster Records, 1998, ref. 7111)
* "Calypso"
ifferent from "Hormonal Riot" onein Punkin' CD (Munster Records, 1997, MR 124)
* "Bad Record"/"No Square" 7" (1996, Alehop!)
References
External links
Official Atom Rhumba website
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Basque musicians
Spanish indie rock groups
Swamp rock groups
Garage punk groups
Spanish punk rock groups
Punk blues musical groups
Musical groups established in 1996