Índica is an Argentine
psychedelic rock music band formed in the year 2006 in
Buenos Aires, Argentina by Rubén Farzati and David Vera. The band is named after a
counterculture
A counterculture is a culture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society, sometimes diametrically opposed to mainstream cultural mores.Eric Donald Hirsch. ''The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy''. Hou ...
art gallery of the late 60s,
Indica Gallery
Indica Gallery was a counterculture art gallery in Mason's Yard (off Duke Street), St James's, London from 1965 to 1967, in the basement of the Indica Bookshop. John Dunbar, Peter Asher, and Barry Miles owned it, and Paul McCartney supporte ...
, located in Masons Yard, London, England.
History
Rubén Farzati and David Vera formed Indica to form a unique and personal musical project, trying to generate a space unexisting in the musical scenario.
By the end of 2006, Índica decided to independently edit its first album called “Liebe” and starts a tour of concerts until the year 2008 when the band caught the people and several musical producers attention. In a concert in “La Trastienda” organized by Sonica/Speedy for the “selection of bands” for the Pepsi Music 2008, Índica met the music and producer Daniel Melero, who delighted with this unknown band's music, decided to record and produce them. Due to the great musical impact Índica generated in the “selection of bands”, it is selected finalist and performs in the megafestival Pepsi Music 2008, obtaining also a discographic contract with “Arroz Discos” and its distribution by
Sony Music
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.
Members
Line-up:
* Rubén Farzati -
Lead vocals,
Guitar
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* David Vera -
Lead vocals,
Bass
* Guillermo Rodríguez -
Guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...
* Matías Gallipoli -
drums
Past members
* Pablo Fabregat -
Guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...
* Gastón Del Popolo -
drums
* Walter Von Specht -
Guitar
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Discography
Albums
* ''Liebe'' - 2006
* ''Virgen de electrones'' - 2009 / Arroz Discos (ARG) / PopArt (ARG) / Sony Music (ARG)
* ''Octonírico'' - 2015 / RED (ARG) / Ultrapop (ARG)
Singles
* "Astrolab" - 2009
* "En Trance" - 2009
* "Cassius Clay" - 2009
* "Amanecer Solo" - 2009
* "Próximo recuerdo" - 2015
* "S.O.S." - 2015
* "Funeral" - 2015
* "¿Adónde fue?" - 2015
References
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External links
Índica Official WebsiteÍndica Official Youtube
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Argentine alternative rock groups
Musical groups established in 2000
Sony BMG artists
Psychedelic rock music groups