Catupecu Machu
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Catupecu Machu is an Argentine rock
Argentine rock
Argentine rock , is composed or made by Argentine bands or artists, in the Spanish language. For nearly half a century it has been a major popular genre, and it is considered part of the popular music tradition of Argentina alongside Argentine Tango, and Argentine folk music.The moment when...

 band, usually classified as within Rock en Español
Rock en Español
Rock en español is the Spanish-language rock music. While the term is used widely in English, it is used in Spanish mainly to distinguish such music from "Anglo rock." It is a style of rock music that developed in Latin American countries and Latino communities, along with other genres like...

. Its current band members are Fernando Ruíz Díaz in voices and guitar; Sebastián Cáceres in bass guitar; Javier "Il Grosso" Herrlein in drums and accordion; and Macabre (Martín Gonzalez) in keyboards and samplers.

Biography

The band started as a power trio
Power trio
A power trio is a rock and roll band format where the traditional power trio has a lineup of guitar, bass and drums, leaving out the rhythm guitar or keyboard that are used in other rock music to fill out the sound with chords...

 in the suburb of Villa Luro
Villa Luro
Villa Luro is a barrio of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is located in the western part of Capital Federal.The district owes its name to Dr. Pedro Luro, a prominent local physician and real-estate developer who, during the 1870s, sold most of his property in the area as residential lots.-External...

, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
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, in 1994. It all started when the Ruíz brothers decided to establish a band. As music lovers they already knew how to play the guitar and bass. All they needed was a drummer, so they recruited Marcelo Baraj (who currently plays in Totus Toss). With this first line-up they started playing in the underground
Underground music
Underground music comprises a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Such music can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity...

 concerts of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

 (performing in the Arlequines theatre), followed by shows around the country.

During the following years, they played the “Nuevo Rock” (New Rock) festival of Córdoba (1997), where the press identified them as the next big thing, and also playing in the “Monsters of Rock
Monsters of Rock
Monsters of Rock was an annual music festival held in England, then moved in other locations like The Netherlands, France, Italy, Germany, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile.The Last show was in 2008....

” festival (1998), opening for Almafuerte
Almafuerte (band)
Almafuerte is a heavy metal band from Argentina, formed by bassist and lead singer Ricardo Iorio in 1995 after the dissolution of Hermética.-History:In 1994, Hermética, a heavy metal band from Argentina, broke up...

, Sepultura
Sepultura
Sepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...

, and Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...

 at Buenos Aires' River Plate Stadium
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, is a stadium in the Belgrano district of Buenos Aires, Argentina at the intersection of Figueroa Alcorta and Udaondo. It is the home venue of Club Atlético River Plate and is named after former club president Antonio Vespucio Liberti...

. In 1997, the group founded their own label to make their début album, entitled Dale!. During this period, drummer Marcelo Baraj was replaced by Miguel Sosa, who was only sixteen years old at that time.
After this, being tired of having their shows being bootlegged
Bootleg recording
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, they decided to create their second album called A Morir (recorded live), which included songs from the previous album and 4 new tracks (Heroes Anonimos, Testigo Criminal, Cuantos Son and El Rostro). It started selling in mid October 1998, increasing their reputation.

In the year 2000, they recorded their third album entitled Cuentos Decapitados, produced by EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

-Odeon and edited in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, a disc which demonstrated the band more mature musically, and also showing a great improvement lyrically. This album was popular, both with the public and critics, containing tracks such as Y lo que quiero es que pises sin el suelo, Entero o a Pedazos and Eso Vive. The video of Y lo que quiero es que pises sin el suelo, directed by Gianfranco Quatrini, obtained an MTV Award
MTV Video Music Awards Latin America
Premios MTV Latinoamérica was the Latin American version of the Video Music Awards. They were established in 2002 to celebrate the top music videos of the year in Latin America and the world. They are presented annually and broadcast live on MTV Networks Latin America...

  for Best Latin Video of the Year 2001 , chosen by the public. And thanks to this, they were able to edit the disc in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 and United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 through EMI Latin and a start to a two-month tour throughout the island, playing in “Festival Rock a Tour”.

In December 2001, the band performed at Arena Obras Sanitarias
Arena Obras Sanitarias
Arena Obras Sanitarias, also known as Estadio Obras Sanitarias is an indoor arena in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Built in 1978, it holds 3,030 people, and 4,700 for concerts....

, a legendary venue for high ranked artists, sometimes called “The Temple of National rock." This same show was transmitted several times on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 and live via the Rock & Pop radio station. In May, the following year, this show was edited and officially launched into DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

, called Eso vive, which included intimate things about the band, famous songs and the video Y lo que quiero es que pises sin el suelo. They were also the first Argentine band to release a DVD. After the show at Obras, the band started a tour playing around Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

, with other performances in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

, Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

 and United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, playing in the MTV Awards
MTV Video Music Awards Latin America
Premios MTV Latinoamérica was the Latin American version of the Video Music Awards. They were established in 2002 to celebrate the top music videos of the year in Latin America and the world. They are presented annually and broadcast live on MTV Networks Latin America...

 in Miami (2002), and a promotional tour through the city of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 (2003).

During a stage in which the band has a high popularity, drummer Miguel “Abril” Sosa decided to leave the group to form a band called Cuentos Borgeanos. He was replaced by Javier Herrlein, an old friend of the group, who collaborated with them in songs such as La Polca playing the accordion, and played as a drummer long before the band had a name.

In 2002, the band release their fourth album titled Cuadros dentro de cuadros in which they experimented with computer-generated sounds. To record this CD, the band went to a big country house, where they created the recording studios with three rooms for each member of the band. The whole disc was arranged into separate sections.

During 2003, for the fourth time, the band played their regular concerts with “Surround Sound 5.1," in which the whole audio system is strategically positioned around the venue. This created a unique experience for the public. Catupecu Machu was the first band in the world to use this system in concerts.

In November 2004, the band released their fifth album entitled El Número Imperfecto, recorded in Panda Studios, Espacio Studio, Labardén Studio and Club Audio of Buenos Aires with editing enhancement by Tom Baker of Precision Mastering, Los Angeles, California. In this recording, the group integrated a fourth member to the band, Macabre (Martín Gonzalez) on keyboards and samplers. This disc includes eleven songs and an interactive track to access the band’s website.

In August 2005, the band participated in the LAMC (Latin Alternative Music Conference
Latin Alternative Music Conference
The Latin Alternative Music Conference is a major conference geared towards the marketing of Spanish-language alternative music. It showcases what it considers the best in Latin music and the exciting fresh sounds coming out of rock, hip-hop and electronica scenes...

) hosted in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, being one of the main bands. Followed by performances in New York with a spectacular concert which showed that Catupecu Machu was a band with a major international potential. After this trip, MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 produced the “Diary of Catupecu Machu," showed in different countries across Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages  – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...

. In November 2005 Catupecu Machu was nominated for Best Rock Group and Best Artist of the South in the MTV Video Music Awards Latin America
MTV Video Music Awards Latin America
Premios MTV Latinoamérica was the Latin American version of the Video Music Awards. They were established in 2002 to celebrate the top music videos of the year in Latin America and the world. They are presented annually and broadcast live on MTV Networks Latin America...

.

On March 31, 2006 Gabriel Ruíz Díaz crashed his car into a tree. He suffered severe head trauma and loss of brain mass. After some days in the Intermediate Care Unit, Gabriel was moved to the Fleni rehabilitation centre in the city of Escobar on the 10th October. Contrary to what some media outlets said, both people in the car were wearing their safety belts. The passenger of the car was Cabezones
Cabezones
-Formation:The band, originally from the city of Santa Fe, was formed in 1994. At first, their music was punk, with songs such as "Uniformado de Cagón", but they left that genre behind to start making so-called "hardcore-dark" music....

 singer César Andino, who suffered two broken femurs, one of them an open fracture. He is now recovering positively after several surgical procedures.

Appearances

Catupecu Machu has performed in major events of Latin rock including: Vive Latino (Mexico
Mexico
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), Rock Al Parque (Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

), Fashionista MTV (Mexico
Mexico
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) and Vive Latino 07 (Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

) and they are a regular band in the main Argentine concerts Quilmes Rock (Rosario
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....

, Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza's population was 110,993...

, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...

), Pepsi Rock, Cosquin Rock, La Falda Rock, Gesell Rock, Creamfields, San Pedro Rock, Mendoza Rock and others.

About the name Catupecu Machu

According to an interview with the newspaper Clarín
Clarín (newspaper)
Clarín is the largest newspaper in Argentina, published by the Grupo Clarín media group. It was founded by Roberto Noble on 28 August 1945. It is politically centrist but popularly understood to oppose the Kirchner government...

, the name originated in high school, while trying to make up answers in a Geography test. It was a name they gave to a made up animal that lived in Africa
Africa
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.

Discography

  • Dale! (1997)


1. Todo Pasa, todo queda (Everything passes, everything stays)
2. Calavera Deforme (Deformed Skull)
3. Los Tres Deseos (The three wishes)
4. El Lugar (The place)
5. Apiere´ Omapare Piarolo´
6. Elevador (Elevator)
7. Come Together (Beatles Cover)
8. Mil Voces Finas (A thousand fine voices)
9. Dale! (Come on!)
10. La Polca (The Polka)
11. Ritual (Ritual)
12. La Llama (The Flame)
13. Le Di Sol (I gave sun)
14. Hay Casi Un Metro Al Agua (There are about three feet to the water)
15. El Sueño (The dream)
  • A Morir (1998)


1. Nocoso
2. Todo Pasa, Todo Queda (Everything passes, everything stays)
3. Los Tres Deseos (The three wishes)
4. Apirie Omapare Piarolo
5. Amague Calavérico (skully feint)
6. El Lugar (The place)
7. Héroes Anónimos (Anonymous heroes)
8. Calavera Deforme (Deformed Skull)
9. Amague polclórico (Polka Feints)
10. Testigo Criminal (Criminal witness)
11. Mil Voces Finas (A thousand fine voices)
12. Cuántos Son (How many are there)
13. Ritual (Ritual)
14. El Rostro (Mi Espejo) (The face (My mirror))
15. Apagá la Luz, Faustito (Turn out the light, Faustito)
16. La Llama (The flame)
17. Le Di Sol (I gave sun)
18. Prefacio Psipolquístico (Psypolkistic preface)
19. La Polca (The polka)
20. Introducción al Daleísmo (Introduction to Daleísmo)
21. Dale! (Come on!)
22. Sinfonía de Oclusión (Symphony of occlusion)
23. El Sueño (The dream)
  • Cuentos decapitados (2000)


1. Y Lo que Quiero es Que Pises Sin el Suelo (And what I want is that you step without the floor)
2. Eso Espero (I hope so)
3. Perfectos Cromosomas (Perfect chromosomes)
4. Secretos Pasadizos (Secret passages)
5. Entero o a Pedazos (Whole or in pieces)
6. Mamá Me Dijo que No Viniera (Mom told me not to come)
7. Eso Vive (That lives)
8. Viñas del Amor (Love vineyards)
9. Puedes (You can)
10. Vistiendo (Dressing)
11. Cuentos Decapitados (Decapitated Stories)
12. I Feel You (Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...

 Cover)
  • Cuadros dentro de cuadros (2002)


1. Origén extremo (Extreme origin)
2. Sonando (Sounding)
3. Hechizo (Spell)
4. Cuadros dentro de cuadros (Pictures within' pictures)
5. Hormigas (Ants)
6. Grandes esperanzas (Great Hopes)
7. Opus I
8. Batalla (Battle)
9. Gritarle al viento (Shouting into the wind)
10. Soltemos las riendas (Dropped the reins)
11. Recordándote (Remember you)
  • El Número Imperfecto (2004)


1. Magia Veneno (Magic venom)
2. Preludio Al Filo En El Umbral (Prelude to the edge on the threshold)
3. Muéstrame Los Dientes (Show me the your teeth)
4. Acaba El Fin (the Finish ends)
5. Plan B: Anhelo De Satisfacción (Plan B: Longing for satisfaction)
6. En Los Sueños (In dreams)
7. A Veces Vuelvo (Sometimes I come back)
8. Sol Infierno (Sun hell)
9. Óxido En El Aire (Oxide in the air)
10. El Número Imperfecto (The imperfect number)
11. Refugio (Refuge)
  • Laberintos Entre Aristas y Dialectos (2007)


1. Viaje del Miedo (Journey of fear)
2. Dialecto (Dialect)
3. Foto En Blanco y Negro (Black and white picture)
4. Magia Veneno (Magic venom)
5. Grandes Esperanzas (Great hopes)
6. El Lugar (The place)
7. El Número Imperfecto (The imperfect number)
8. En Los Sueños (In the dreams)
9. Entero O A Pedazos (Whole or in pieces)
10. Magia Veneno (Magic venom)
11. Refugio (Refuge)
12. Cuadros Dentro De Cuadros (Pictures within' pictures)
13. Seguir Viviendo Sin Tu Amor (Luis Alberto Spinetta
Luis Alberto Spinetta
Luis Alberto Spinetta , is an Argentine musician. He is one of the most influential rock musicians of South America, and together with Charly García is considered the father of Argentine rock. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the residential neighbourhood of Belgrano...

 Cover) (Keep living without your love)
14. A Veces Vuelvo (Sometimes I come back)
15. Cuentos Decapitados (Decapitated Stories)
  • Simetría de Moebius (2009)


1. Confusión (Confusion)
2. Piano y RD (Piano & RD)
3. Anacrusa (Anacrusis)
4. Alter Ego... Grito Alud (Alter ego... Avalanche gulch)
5. Juego Sagrado (Sacred game)
6. Cosas de Goces (Things of enjoyment)
7. Víbora Vientre (Belly Snake)
8. Nuevo Libro (New book)
9. Simetria de Moebius (Möbius symmetry)
10. Batalla (Battle)
11. Abstracto (Abstract)

Awards and mentions

  • ”Best Albums of the year 2000”, for “Cuentos Decapitados”, Rolling Stone
    Rolling Stone
    Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

     Argentina magazine.
  • “Best Band of Rock Argentino 2001”, Clarín Award.
  • “Best Senior Band of 2001”, Rolling Stone
    Rolling Stone
    Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

     Argentina magazine.
  • “Artist of the Year” and “Best Band of the Year”, people’s choice in “Rolling Stone Music Awards”, 2002.
  • “Best Rock Album by the Critics”, “Rolling Stone Argentina Music Awards”, 2003.


For the video “Y lo que quiero es que pises sin el suelo”:
  • “Video de la Gente” (MTV Latin America International Viewer's Choice — South), at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards
    2001 MTV Video Music Awards
    The 2001 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 6, 2001, honoring the best music videos from June 10, 2000, to June 8, 2001. The show was hosted by Jamie Foxx at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City...

    , people’s choice, 2001.
  • “Best Video of 2000”, people’s choice, by the “Si” supplement, in Clarín
    Clarín (newspaper)
    Clarín is the largest newspaper in Argentina, published by the Grupo Clarín media group. It was founded by Roberto Noble on 28 August 1945. It is politically centrist but popularly understood to oppose the Kirchner government...

    .
  • “Best Video”, voted by the critics and readers of Rolling Stone
    Rolling Stone
    Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...

    Argentina magazine, Music Awards, 2001.
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