Ibi Ego
Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | INDIE
Music
Press
"Pride of Tijuana
Ibi ego: the youngest of the bunch. What used to be a 4 piece garage band has now transformed into an electro pop trio. Lovely, well crafted, fresh and beautiful"
- SONIKA magazine (on an article about Ebi Ego's label Discos tormento) - Sonika Magazine (México)
"Straight from a basement from the border city of Tijuana mexico, their sound is a mixture of nostalgia, electronic beats, raw synths and sweet whispering vocals. Ibi ego explores an introverted side of music" - PLUG magazine Mexico
"Their uniqueness lies in discarding the use of modern electronic sounds, to create their own brand of electro pop" - Indie Rocks Magazine (Mexico)
The guys from ibi ego and their label Discos tormento bring us this new track from a japanese tohoku earthquake relief compilation. - http://www.discotecaonline.net
Ibi ego's "1998" arrives at number 25 - http://led00.wordpress.com
"These cold rainy days are even better with Ibi ego's dreamy synth pop and sweet indie guitars as a saoundtrack" - http://www.playgroundmag.net
Discography
LP - MCMXCVIII (due to realease in 2012)
Single - Muerete (WOW2009 Discos tormento compilation/sampler)
Single - 1998 (WOW2009 Discos tormento compilation/sampler)
Single - Fresno (WOW2010 Discos tormento compilation/sampler)
Single - Hookie ("Circulo" Japanese compilation for benefit of the tohoku earthquake relief)
Remix - "Shyness" (by Thieves like Us) for the Shyness RMX MX EP
RADIO
Single - Diario de Fresas (radio airplay in Mexico City and Tijuana)
Single - 1998 (radio airplay in Mexico City and Tijuana)
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Bio
In November, 2003, Ibi Ego was born in a basement between the hills of the city of Tijuana, Baja California, and quickly gained the attention of the local critics with their synth-indie-guitar-rock sound, something that was, in that particular moment, a new contribution to the Tijuana scene.
After playing for more than 2 years in local forums and visiting cities like San Diego, Los Angeles and Mexicalli, the band undergoes a lineup change that motivates an evolution of their sound.
Since the lineup change, Ibi Ego has been You Schaffner (vocals, bass and keyboards), Gabriel Duprat (keyboards, guitar and programming) and David Bravo (vocals, guitar and drums). Together, they begin a new period in Ibi Egos history in 2007, when they join Discos Tormentos roster.
By trying to rediscover their own vision of pop, they land upon a sound that replaces their guitar distortion for sharp beats and synthesizers, indie rock for taciturn dream-pop, Sonic Youth for Cocteau Twins.
The new material that Ibi Ego has been working on still carries some remainders of their guitar past in songs like You & Me v.s. the Sea and Bon, but the new incarnation of the bans is more nostalgic and melancholic, filled with Polaroid landscapes and memories of teenage mixtapes.
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