Kaleidoscope was a Mexico-based garage-psych band from the Puerto Rico that released a self-titled album on Orfeon in 1969. Members: Frank Tirado (vocals, bass), Rafi Cruz (drums), Orlando “Orly” Vázquez (bass, vocals, guitar, 1967-68), Pedrín García (guitar, 1967-68), Julio Arturo Fernández (organ, 1967-68), Pol Tirado (vocals, 1968-70), Héctor Gutiérrez (guitar, 1968-70), Jorge René González (organ, […]
Dug Dug’s were a Mexican garage-psych band that issued a string of shortplayers on RCA Victor during the late 1960s. Between 1971 and 1973, a harder rocking iteration of the band released two albums on RCA, followed by a second pair of albums on the label’s Camden imprint in 1975. Members: Jorge de la Torre […]
Semanforash were a Mexican jazz-rock band that released the album Lo Impredecible on Orfeon in 1980s. Members: Francisco Mondragon (Guitar), Jose Luis Chagoyan (Bass), Fernando Barranco (Drums) Discography: Lo Impredecible (1980)
Sacbé were a Mexican Latin-jazz/rock band that released two albums on Discos Arte in 1977 and 1978, followed by a third title on Discovery in 1982. A further round of discs appeared on Trend and Ariola during the late 1980s. Members: Eugenio Toussaint, Enrique Toussaint, Fernando Toussaint, Alejandro Campos Discography: Sacbé (1977) Selva Tucanera (1978) […]
Praxis were a Mexican symphonic-rock band that released the album La Eternidad de lo Efimero on Discos Rosenbach in 1987. Members: Bernardo Anaya (bass), Héctor Hernández (guitar), Héctor Rosas (percussion), Ricardo Moreno (keyboards) Discography: La Eternidad de lo Efimero (1987)
Pegauro were a Mexican Latin-psych band that released the album Vol.1 on self-press Catcus in 1982. Members: Alfonso Miranda G. (Bass Guitar, Vocals), Javier Jaurregui L. (Drums, Vocals, Keyboards), Pedro Ferraez L. (Guitar, Synth, Effects), Jose Luis Lara G. (Guitar, Lead Vocals) Discography: Vol.1 (1982)
0.720 Aleacion was a Mexican symphonic-folk band that self-released a 1986 eponymous album, followed by the 1989 EMI disc Leyenda. Members: Job Hernandez (bass), Carlos Castro (drums), Abraham Vinas (flute), Carlos Torres (violin), Eduardo Zamarripa (guitar) Background 0.720 Aleación formed in 1984 in Mexico City when bassist-guitarist Job Hernández, flutist Abraham Viñas, guitarist Eduardo Zamarripa, […]
Peck-Smyth & Off were a Mexican art-rock band that released the album Love on Orfeón in 1976. Members: Jimmy Smyth (guitar, vocals), Serge Peck (keyboards, vocals), Ralph Dri (bass, backing vocals), Piscuis (drums) Discography: Love (1976)
Nuevo México was a Mexican symphonic/hard-rock band behind the 1975 Orfeon album Hecho en Casa, followed in 1979 with Grupo Nuevo Mexico Vol II. Members: Carlos Mata (guitar), Miguel Suárez (drums, 1971-73), Armando Suárez (bass, 1971-73), Jorge Reyes (flute), Raúl Noriega (bass, 1973-?), Francisco López (drums, 1973-?) Background Nuevo México formed in Mexico City in […]
Nobilis Factum was a Mexican symphonic-rock band behind a 1982 self-titled album on Pentagrama. Members: Enrique Balderas (piano, synthesizer, vocals), Miguel Caldera (drums, percussion, synthesizer), Jesús Padilla (guitar, synthesizer), Guillermo Nava (vocals, bass, synthesizer) Background Nobilis Factum emerged in 1980 from Un Siglo Después, a jazz-rock group associated with the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de […]
Nirgal Vallis were a Mexican symphonic-rock band that released a split album with electronic musician Arturo Meza on the latter’s Gente de México label in 1984. A decade later, the band’s side was reissued by Musea with 24 minutes of additional material. Members: José Luis Fernández Ledesma Q. (piano, synthesizer, sequencer, jarana, recorder, kalimba, 12-string […]
Mendez Trio were a Mexican Latin-jazz/funk combo that released a self-titled album on Discos NCL in 1976. Members: Memo Méndez Guiú (piano, Clavinet, synthesizer, glockenspiel), Oscar Rountree Mendez (electric bass), Nando Estevané Mendez (marimba, drums, glockenspiel) Discography: Mendez Trio (1976)
Lucifer were a Mexican jazz-rock big band that released a self-titled album on RCA Victor in 1975. Members: Guillermo Espinosa (trumpet, flugel horn, french horn, mellophone), Ramón Flores (trumpet, flugel horn, mellophone), Rodolfo Popo Sánchez (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, piccolo), Miguel Peña (electric guitar, 12-string guitar, Spanish guitar, Mexican vihuela), Homero Patrón (keyboards, organ, […]
Iconoclasta was a Mexican symphonic-rock band that released three albums on Discos Rosenbach, including the 1985–88 titles Reminiscencias, Soliloquio, and Adolescencia cronica, followed by another three on Phoenix Records. Members: Nohemi D’Rubin (Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer), Ricardo Moreno (Guitar, Synthesizer), Ricardo Ortegón (Guitar), Rosa Moreno (Piano, Synthesizer, Organ), Victor Baldovinos (Drums, Percussion) Background Iconoclasta formed […]
The High Fidelity Orchestra were a Mexican jazz-rock band that issued a self-titled album on Magog Records in 1983, followed by a four-song EP on the label in 1984. Members: Jesús González Martín (bass, guitar, marimba, piano, percussion, synthesizer, vocals), René Romero (guitar), Gilberto González Martín (bass, synthesizer), Raymundo Barajas (drums, marimba, percussion) Discography: The […]
Gerardo Batiz is a Mexican multi-instrumentalist, composer, and bandleader who released one album with Grupo Isla in 1981, followed by three solo albums on Pentagrama between 1982 and 1987. Discography: Arlequin (1982) Azul Con Leche (1986) Bugambilia (1987)
Flüght were a Mexican symphonic-rock band that released an eponymous album on self-press Macro Stereo in 1982, followed by a second album on Producciones Exilio in 1989. Members: Sergio de Labra (piano, synthesizer), Víctor Ruiz (guitar), Armando González (electric bass) Discography: Flüght (1982) Saraba (1989)
Banda Elástica was a Mexican avant-jazz/rock band that released four albums between 1986 and 1997 on Discos Tiradero, followed by three further albums on Luna Negra. Members: Guillermo Portillo Hoffman (flute, saxophone), José Navarro (marimba, percussion), Guillermo González Phillips (guitar), Sósimo Hernández (bass), Luis Miguel Costero (drums), David Barret (saxophone), Juan Alzate (saxophone) Background Banda […]
39.4 was a Mexican brass-rock band behind a 1972 self-titled album on CBS. Pre-LP members formed the splinter group Bandido. Members: Guillermo Brizio Domínguez Willow (lead guitar), Enrique Sánchez Ruíz (vocals), Jorge A. Salles (bass), Jaime Arturo Hernández (saxophone), Carlos Híjar Medina (trumpet, trombone), Octavio García Hernández (trumpet, flute), José Luis Zúñiga Lazcarro (drums), Ariel […]
