Esplendor Geométrico is a Spanish

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band. The band was formed in the early 1980s by Arturo Lanz, Gabriel Riaza, and Juan Carlos Sastre, who had all been members of El Aviador Dro y sus Obreros Especializados. They took the name "Geometric Splendor" from ''Geometric and Mechanical Splendor and the Numerical Sensibility'' ( it, Lo splendore geometrico e meccanico e la sensibilità numerica), a text of the

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, F.T. Marinetti.

History

In 1981 the band released their first single, "Necrosis en la Poya", in the Tic Tac label, followed by their debut LP, ''Héroe del Trabajo / El Acero del Partido'' in 1982. The band was active in the early-eighties international tape scene where they established a rhythmic, experimental electronic sound that foreshadowed the emergence of the powernoise subgenre by over a decade. In 1985 the band formed their own label, Esplendor Geométrico Discos, and released their second LP, ''Comisario de la Luz / Blanco de Fuerza''. The band returned with 1997's ''Polyglophone'', the following year, artists such as Coil and Chris and Cosey contributed reworkings of Esplendor Geométrico tracks to the remix album ''EN-CO-D-Esplendor''. In 2002, ''Compuesto de Hierro'' was released, while a double CD compilation, ''Anthology 1981-2003'', hit the shops in 2005.

Discography

* ''Necrosis en la poya'' 7" (1981, reissued in 2020) * ''EG-1'' cassette (1981, reissued on CD in 2000) * ''El acero del partido/Héroe del trabajo'' LP (1982, reissued on CD in 2000) * ''Comisario de la luz/Blanco de fuerza'' LP (1985) * ''1980-1981'' cassette (1986) * ''En Roma'' cassette (1986) Esplendor Riaza

* ''En directo: Madrid y Tolosa'' cassette (1987) * ''Kosmos kino'' LP (1987, reissued on CD in 1996) * ''Mekano-turbo'' LP (1988, reissued on CD in 1994) * ''Madrid mayo '89'' cassette (1989) * ''Live in Utrecht'' LP (1990, reissued on CD in 1999) * '' Diez años de esplendor'' 2 x cassette (1990) * '' Sheikh Aljama (jeque de aljama)'' CD (1991) * '' 1980-1982'' 2 x cassette (1993) * '' Arispejal astisaró (powerful metal)'' CD (1993) * ''Veritatis splendor'' CD (1994) * ''1983-1987'' CD (1994) * ''Nador'' CD (1995) * ''Tokyo sin fin'' CD (1996) * ''Treinta kilómetros de radio'' CD-EP (1996) * ''Balearic rhythms'' CD (1996) * ''80s tracks'' CD (1996) * '' Tarikat'' 2 x CD (1997) * ''Polyglophone'' CD (1997) * ''Syncrotrón'' mini-LP (1998) * ''EN-CO-D-Esplendor'' (remixes) CD (1998) * ''Compuesto de hierro'' CD (2002) * ''Moscú está helado'' (remixes) CD (2004) * ''Anthology 1981-2003'' 2 x CD (2005) * ''8 traks & live'' CD / DVD (2007) * ''Pulsión'' CD (2009) * ''Desarrollos geométricos'' CD (2011) * ''Ultraphoon'' CD (2013) * ''Fluida Mekaniko'' CD (2016) * ''40 Años Nos Iluminan'' 2 x CD (2020) * ''Cinética'' CD (2020)

References

External links

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Arturo Lanz RBMA lecture
Spanish electronic music groups Spanish industrial music groups Musical groups established in 1980 Spanish musical groups Musical groups from Madrid Noise musical groups Cassette culture 1970s–1990s {{Spain-band-stub