Aviador Dro, short for El Aviador Dro y sus Obreros Especializados (Aviator Dro and His Specialized Workers), is a

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and

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band from

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, formed in

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History

The group was founded by schoolmates Arturo Lanz and Servando Carballar in 1979, when they published an ad in a magazine requesting musicians who liked

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, Cabaret Voltaire and

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to join them. They were part of the Movida Madrileña. In 1982 they created Dro Records, a Spanish independent label. Some of their best known songs are: ''Nuclear, sí'' (Nuclear, Yes), ''La televisión es nutritiva'' (TV is Nutritious), ''Selector de frecuencias'' (Frequency Selector) or ''La zona fantasma'' (The Phantom Zone)

Quotes

"It is necessary to assimilate the systematized sense of life to be able to be happy" (1979) "Human beings will disappear. What's more, it is necessary to annihilate them to move on to a mechanical state. In this state, there won't be any individual freedom; only collective freedom will exist. There won't be any problems either, because each man-machine will be properly programmed and we will all be happy." (1979)

Band members

*Biovac N (Servando Carballar): Vocals, synthesizer, programming *Arcoíris (Marta Cervera): Keyboards *ATAT (Ismael Contreras): Keyboards, guitar *CTA 102 (Alejandro Sacristán): Vocals *Genocider/Genocyber F15 (Mario Gil): Keyboards

Discography

*''Alas sobre el Mundo'' (1982) *''Síntesis'' (1983) *''Tesis'' (1983) *''Cromosomas Salvajes'' (1985) *''Ciudadanos del Imperio'' (1986) *''Ingravidez'' (1988) *''Héroes de los 80'' (1990) *''Trance'' (1991) *''Cyberiada—Live'' (1997) *''Materia Oscura'' (1998) *''Ópera Científica'' (1999) *''Vano Temporal'' (1999) *''Mecanisburgo'' (2001) *''Ultimátum a la Tierra'' (2004) *''Confía en tus Máquinas'' (2004) *''Candidato Futurista'' (2007) *''Yo, Cyborg'' (2009) *''La voz de la Ciencia'' (2012) Aviador dro.jpg, Live in Madrid, El Sol Aviador dro 2.jpg, Cromosomas Salvajes

External links

Official website

References