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Artist Information
Biography
CANDY is an independent Mexican Post-punk New-wave band that was formed in 2005. They are 3 multi-national musicians that were born and raised in various parts of the planet, before meeting in Mexico where they have known each other and played together since their teens. CANDY wants to surprise, awake, make people dance inside and outside themselves to their sometimes quirky, playful, noisy, other times elegant, intense and dark music and lyrics. Their always varying inspiration sources are Psychoanalysis, Scandinavian films, German literature and Mexican lifestyle.
They have released an LP Stranger (2009) and have an upcoming second LP Control to be released in February 2012, which was produced by Café Tacvba’s Joselo Rangel and Liquits’ Ro Velázquez.
THE BAND
Michael Klotz : guitars and vocals
Valentina Plasa: bass and vocals
Hector Villagomez: drums
STRANGER. LP. (2009)
The album includes 10 tracks in English that were signed with Mexican indie label Diablito Records, published by Warner Chappell and distributed by Warner Music Mexico.
It was recorded at Studio SixSixSix in Mexico City, produced by Diego Aguirre, mixed by Jason Carmer (who has worked with Korn, The Donnas), and mastered by Emily Lazar and Joe LaPorta (who have worked with David Bowie, Vampire Weekend) at The Lodge in New York.
The single “Party with a stranger” had major public RADIO airplay at Ibero 90.9. The band also played live sessions for Ibero 90.9, Reactor 105.7 and internet radio station Grita Radio.
The VIDEO for the song “Painkiller” was directed by Oliver Izquierdo and was aired in Canal Once. It can be watched here: http://youtu.be/GojD5EDQqPY
In MEDIA, CANDY was reviewed and written about in newspapers and magazines such as Rolling Stone Mexico, Marvin, Warp magazine, Indie Rocks, Playboy Mexico, Excélsior, El Economista, El Universal, Sound:check, Chilango, and several national blogs such as Mehaceruido.com, urlmagazine.com, la mosca en la red, Redbull.Panamerika.fm, and international blogs such as Music Alliance Pact, SPIN Earth, Zonagirante (Colombia) and El Vernáculo (Argentina). They were filmed and interviewed by IndioTV, Publimetro, Televisa Laguna, and Canal Once/Central Once.
Stranger was nominated for Best punk/garage album at the Indie O Music Awards 2010.
CONTROL (upcoming album, 2012)
The 11-track LP Control was produced by Joselo Rangel (Café Tacvba) and Ro Velázquez (Liquits) and recorded in June 2011 at “Fresno Estudio” (studio of Liquits) (except the song “Despertar” which was produced by Joselo Rangel and recorded at “Fresno Estudio” and “El Ensayo” (studio of Café Tacvba) in September 2010, and the song “El entierro” which was recorded during March 2011 at “Fresno Estudio”). It was mixed by Jason Carmer and mastered by Tom Baker (who has worked with Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson) at Precision Mastering in Los Angeles.
The lyrics of this album are completely in Spanish and the album has more musical variations than the previous one.
Its first single “Despertar” was released in November 2010 and had major public radio airplay at Reactor 105.7. The second single “El entierro” was released in May 2011 and also had major public radio airplay at Reactor 105.7, Ibero 90.9 and RMX (which airs in 8 different cities in Mexico). The single “El entierro” has already been included in several Best-singles-of-2011 lists such as Mehaceruido.com, Ibero 90.9, Mercado Negro (Ibero 90.9), and Redbull.Panamerika.fm.
LIVE SHOWS
The band has played in Mexico City at:
Festival Vive Latino 2011
Festival Marvin 2011
Goliath Festival 2009
Hard Rock Live (opening act for The Misfits)
Six Flags
Pasagüero
Lunario del Auditorio Nacional
Foro Alicia
Imperial
El Bataclán
Tokyo Pop
Salón Pata Negra
Casa Hilvana
Outside of Mexico City, CANDY has played in Morelia, Querétaro, Toluca, Monterrey, Cuernavaca, Acapulco, Campeche, Torreón, Irapuato and San Luis Potosí.
They toured in March 2012 and played in Irapuato, San Luis Potosí, San Antonio, TX (The Big Spill Festival), Houston, TX and Austin, TX showcasing at SXSW Festival.
Instrumentation
Michael Klotz - Guitar
Valentina Plasa - Bass
Hector Villagomez - Drums
Angel Vargas - Guitar
Discography
LP "Stranger" released in 2009 by Diablito Records and distributed by Warner Music Mexico (nominated as best Punk/Garage album in 2010 at the Indie-O Music Awards).
LP "Control" released in October 2012 by Discos Intolerancia, and coproduced by Joselo Rangel (Cafe Tacvba) and Ro Velazquez (Liquits). 3 singles have already gained nationwide FM and AM radio airplay.
Official Website
Links
Video
Press
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Esencia Marvin (April 2010)
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“a real revelation of expressiveness, technique, and good songs in the hands of these kids who promi...
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The best of the next decade (April 2010)
“One of the bands to watch this new decade”
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Le Baron y Candy mx (March 2010)
“Candy’s success lies in their live performance” (by Joselo Rangel, Café Tacvba)
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Cd review (December 2009)
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“A great start for a band that […] will give us something to talk about in the near future…” (by D...
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Best records of fall 2009 (December, 2009)
“among the best 10 records of 2009”
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Dulce Punk (November, 2009)
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“they opened for the Misfits even though they are not part of the movement. They have a lot of addic...
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Cd review (November, 2009)
“…Candy takes us from the eighties’ post punk over to dark territories of bands such as Ladytron…”
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Cd review (October, 2009)
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“Candy’s first album: addictive. A flawless and mature product with the musical quality of any New Y...
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Cd review (August, 2009)
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“They shine because they venture and forget about the popular and proven trends. With only three mem...
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Cd review (July, 2009)
“…eclectisism meets an orinigal sound that doesn’t acknowledge borders…” (by Sebastían Sigifredo)
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Cd review (July, 2009)
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“…they seem harmless at first sight, but they are probably the most lethal music team of our country...
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Cd review (July, 2009)
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“Candy ventures into breaking ideological barriers that the Mexican “alternative” scene had establis...
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Cd review (November 2009)
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"[...] while listening to such a well achieved album as this one, one can’t help but think that each...
Setlist
A typical set is 45 minutes long. Sometimes 2 covers are included from Depeche Mode and Sisters of Mercy. The setlist includes some of the 10 songs of the first record "Stranger" and some of the 11 songs from our second album "Control".
