Dolores Delirio
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Dolores Delirio is a Peruvian
rock
band
formed in 1994 by guitarist Jeffrey Parra, drummer/lyricist Josué Vásquez, bassist/keyboardist Jose Inoñan, and vocalist Ricardo Brenneisen. Throughout their fifteen-year career, the sound of the band has shifted from 1980s darkwave
to gothic rock
to hard rock
and now is simply rock.
and rock en español
. The compact disc version was released in 1996.
A year later, founding member guitarist Jeffrey Parra was killed in a car accident. The band continued with Juan Carlos Anchante as the new guitarist.
for 8 years, and for his public fight with Leusemia's lead singer Daniel F. In December 2007 they released Histeria EP; it was one of the best-selling records in Peru during 2007. They released the singles "Histeria" and "Cielo/Infierno". In March 2008, they released their first studio album in eight years, Plástico Divino. After two years with the band, Sanguinetti left the band to moved with his family to Cuzco.
Peruvian rock
Rock entered the Peruvian scene in the late-1950s, through listening to performers like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Bill Haley, who popularized rockabilly in the United States. The first Peruvian rock bands appeared during this time...
rock
Rock music
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band
Musical ensemble
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formed in 1994 by guitarist Jeffrey Parra, drummer/lyricist Josué Vásquez, bassist/keyboardist Jose Inoñan, and vocalist Ricardo Brenneisen. Throughout their fifteen-year career, the sound of the band has shifted from 1980s darkwave
Darkwave
Dark Wave or darkwave is a music genre that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of New Wave and post-punk. Building on those basic principles, dark wave added dark, introspective lyrics and an undertone of sorrow for some bands...
to gothic rock
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
to hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
and now is simply rock.
Cero (1994-1997)
Their first album, Cero, was released by Navaja Producciones in 1995 as a cassette only. The recording of the album's ten songs took place in El Techo Studios in Lima and, to save time and money, Vásquez did not record his drums live; they were sequenced with a drum machine. The album contains Vásquez's "A Cualquier Lugar" and Brenneisen's "Carmen", two songs now considered classics for the band. Many people believe that Cero is the best Peruvian rock album of the 1990s, a mixture of post-punkPost-punk
Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...
and 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...
. The compact disc version was released in 1996.
Dolores Delirio (1997-1998)
In 1997, they released their self-titled second album Dolores Delirio, better known to fans as "Bajo un envenenado cielo plateado" due to the cover picture. Executive producer Mathin Chan felt that in order to capture the band in a more natural environment, the album needed to be recorded live, with some minor overdubbing done later in the studio. The album contains five live versions of songs that were in the first album and nine new songs.A year later, founding member guitarist Jeffrey Parra was killed in a car accident. The band continued with Juan Carlos Anchante as the new guitarist.
Uña y Carne (1999)
In 1999, they released one of the best-selling albums in Peru, the compilation Uña y Carne, which contained all their best songs.Raiz (2000-2001)
The following year they released Raíz, an album with more ambience and pop sounds. Songs like "Silencio" and "Orilla" showed the newfound maturity of the band.El Ultimo Viaje - On and Off and On Again (2003)
In 2001, Dolores Delirio separated. In 2003, they reunited to do a farewell tour of the main cities of Peru, when the tour ended they again went into an indefinite hiatus, to reunite again in 2005 with Gino Valdivieso as the guitarist.The End of the Brenneisen Era (2006)
In 2006, lead singer Ricardo Brenneisen announced his departure from the band. Fans expected the dissolution of the band.Histeria and Plastico Divino (2007-2009)
Dolores Delirio announced that they will continue with a new singer and release a new album. The lead singer was kept secret until 2007 when they announced that Luis Sanguinetti was the new lead singer and they were working on an EP entitled Histeria. Luis Sanguinetti is known for being the bassist for LeusemiaLeusemia
Leusemia is a Peruvian rock band. The name of the band is a misspelling of the Spanish word leucemia .-History:The band was formed in Lima, Peru in 1983 by Daniel F , Kimba Vilis , and Raúl Montáñez & Cantina. They played simple rock and roll in their early years; because of that they were linked...
for 8 years, and for his public fight with Leusemia's lead singer Daniel F. In December 2007 they released Histeria EP; it was one of the best-selling records in Peru during 2007. They released the singles "Histeria" and "Cielo/Infierno". In March 2008, they released their first studio album in eight years, Plástico Divino. After two years with the band, Sanguinetti left the band to moved with his family to Cuzco.
Atrapa La Luz (2009- )
In September 2009, a strange turn of events led Ricardo Brenneisen—who months before, in an interview to Terra.com, said that he would never return to Dolores Delirio—to rejoin the band. Currently the band is working on new material (two new songs) for a new compilation and preparing for a national tour of Peru at the end of the year.Band members
- José "Pepe" Inoñán - bass, keyboards and programming (1994–Present)
- Ricardo Brenneisen - vocals and lyrics (1994–Present)
- Joe Silva Quiroz - guitar (2010–Present)
- Arturo Ríos - drums (2010–Present)
Past members
- Jeffrey Parra - guitar (1994–1998) - Deceased
- Luciano Agüero - guitar (1997–1998, 2002–2003)
- Gino Valdivieso - guitar (2005–2006)
- Luis Sanguinetti - vocals (1997, 2007–2009)
- Juan Carlos Anchante - guitar (1998–2000, 2001, 2003, 2006–2010)
- Josué Vásquez - batería (1994–2010)
- Roberto Sosa - guitar
Main Albums
- 1995 - Cero (Navaja Producciones)
- 1997 - Dolores Delirio (Barbarosa Records)
- 2000 - Raíz (Sony Records Peru)
- 2008 - Plástico Divino (Independent)
Demo-Tapes
During 1994 and 1995, the band released three demo-tapes:- "Dolores Delirio"
- "Concierto en La Católica-Artes"
- "En El Condorock"
Facts
- Dolores Delirio is a word play on the Spanish name "Dolores" which literally means "pain" and "Delirio" which means "delirium". The name in also a pun on famous Mexican actress Dolores Del Rio.