Babasónicos

Babasónicos
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Background information
OriginBuenos Aires, Lanús, Argentina
GenresAlternative rock, pop rock, rock, psychedelic rock, funk rock, experimental rock
Years active1991–present
LabelsSony Music
Bultaco Records
Pop Art Music
Universal Music
MembersAdrián "Dárgelos" Rodríguez
Diego "Uma" Rodríguez
Diego "Uma-T" Tuñón
Diego "Panza" Castellano
Mariano "Roger" Domínguez
Past members"DJ Peggyn"
Gabriel "Gabo" Manelli †
Websitewww.babasonicos.com

Babasónicos is an Argentine rock band, formed in the early 1990s along with others such as Peligrosos Gorriones and Los Brujos. After emerging in the wave of Argentine New Rock bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s, Babasonicos became one of the banner groups of the "sonic" underground rock movement in Argentina in the late 1990s.

The band name refers partly to Sai Baba, the Indian guru, and partly to The Jetsons, whose Spanish version is called Los Supersónicos (The Supersonics).

The lead singer Adrián "Dárgelos" Rodríguez and the keyboardist Diego "Uma-T" Tuñón initially decided to create a new style, which would not follow the established Argentine music. The other official band members are: Diego "Uma" Rodríguez (guitarist and lead singer), Diego "Panza" Castellano (drummer), Mariano "Roger" Domínguez (guitarist), and Gabriel "Gabo" Manelli (bassist, deceased).

For their second album, Trance Zomba (1994), they incorporated a guest DJ, "DJ Peggyn" who would eventually remain as a band member until after releasing Miami (1999). This same year the band saw the departure of their longtime manager Cosme.

In 1999, they collaborated with Ian Brown on a song that bears their name on his album Golden Greats.

In 2001, the band released Jessico, their most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album up to that point, reaching a broad mainstream audience with singles like "Los Calientes", "El Loco" and "Deléctrico".

The following records, Infame (2003), Anoche (2005) and Mucho (2008) continued with a streak of critical praise and commercial success, each one being selected by several media outlets as one of the best Argentine albums of their respective years.

Babasonicos also composed the soundtrack for Vera Fogwill's movie Las Mantenidas Sin Sueños (Kept and Dreamless), which was released in 2007. The album was composed in 2003.

On January 12, 2008, the band posted an entry on their official site in which they informed that their longtime bassist, Gabriel Manelli had died as a result of Hodgkin's disease, which he had been suffering since the tour supporting the album Infame. Multi-instrumentalist and long-time friend Carca joined the group in replace of Manelli in their 2011 album A Propósito.

They released their latest album Trinchera, in 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Latin Grammy Awards 2002 Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal Jessico Nominated
2004 Best Alternative Music Album Infame Nominated
2006 Anoche Nominated
2008 Mucho Nominated
Best Short Form Music Video "Pijamas" Nominated
2009 "Las Demás" Nominated
Best Alternative Music Album Mucho + Nominated
2014 Romantisísmico Won
Best Alternative Song "La Lanza" Nominated
Best Short Form Music Video Nominated
2016 Best Long Form Music Video Desde Adentro - Impuesto de Fé (En Vivo) Nominated
2019 Best Alternative Music Album Discutible Nominated
Best Alternative Song "La Pregunta" Nominated
2022 Best Pop/Rock Album Trinchera Pending
Best Pop/Rock Song "Bye Bye" Pending
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2002 Best Group or Duet Babasónicos Nominated
Best Rock Artist Nominated
Best Artist — Southeast Nominated
2003 Best Group or Duet Nominated
Best Artist - Argentina Nominated
2004 Video of the Year "Putita" Nominated
Best Group or Duet Babasónicos Nominated
Best Rock Artist Nominated
Best Artist - Argentina Nominated
2005 Best Rock Artist Nominated
Best Artist - South Nominated
2006 Best Rock Artist Nominated
Best Artist - South Nominated
2007 Artist of the Year Nominated
Best Group or Duet Nominated
Best Rock Artist Won
Best Artist - South Nominated
2008 Artist of the Year Nominated
Best Group or Duet Nominated
Best Rock Artist Nominated
Best Artist - South Nominated
Best Fanclub Nominated
Video of the Year "Pijamas" Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards 2012 Best Latin America South Act Babasónicos Nominated
2014 Nominated
2016 Nominated
Premios Gardel 2002 Album of the Year Jessico Nominated
Best Rock Group Album Nominated
2004 Album of the Year Infame Won
Golden Gardel Won
Producer of the Year (with Andrew Weiss) Won
Best Rock Group Album Won
Song of the Year "Irresponsables" Won
Record of the Year Won
Best Music Video Won
2006 Album of the Year Anoche Nominated
Record of the Year Nominated
Best Rock Group Album Won
Best Cover Design Nominated
Song of the Year "Yegua" Nominated
Best Music Video Nominated
2008 Best Soundtrack Las Mantenidas sin Sueños Nominated
2009 Album of the Year Mucho Nominated
Best Rock Group Album Won
Best Cover Design Nominated
Song of the Year "Microdancing" Nominated
Best Music Video Nominated
2012 Album of the Year A Proposito Nominated
Best Rock Group Album Nominated
Best Cover Design Won
Best Music Video "Muñeco de Haití" Nominated
2013 Best Catalog Collection Album Jessico Carolo Nominated
2014 Album of the Year Romantisísmico Nominated
Best Rock Group Album Won
Best Cover Design Won
Best Recoding Engineering Won
Song of the Year "La Lanza" Nominated
Best Music Video Won
2017 Best DVD Desde Adentro & Impuesto de Fé Won
Best Cover Design Won
2018 Best Rock Group Album Repuesto de Fé Won
2019 Album of the Year Discutible Nominated
Record of the Year Nominated
Best Rock Group Album Nominated
Song of the Year "La Pregunta" Nominated
Best Music Video Nominated
2021 Song of the Year "Suficiente" Nominated

Interviews


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