Eric Fuentes

After starting his music career in the metal-punk crossover band Mad Squad between 1990 and 1995, Eric Fuentes released his first solo album “Descarrilant” in 1997, showing a vision of modern rock made in Barcelona in which for the first time alternative rock, emocore and north American indie were sung in Catalan language. In 2000 while searching for new band members he formed The Unfinished Sympathy, band he headed until their dissolution in 2010 and with which he proved his exceptional talent for creating hits and perfect, energetic and well aimed songs. The Unfinished Sympathy became one of the most respected indie bands in the country, so that they were even the first Spanish band to be invited to record one of the famous Peel Sessions at the BBC by none the less than John Peel himself. In 2008 Eric Fuentes decided to restart his solo career with the album “Bahía Paraíso" where he became a total multi instrumentalist with compositions that would go from electronica to lo-fi indie, this also helped him start up his own record company HangTheDjRecords. In 2011 and after The Unfinished Sympathy finally broke up, third solo album “Eric Fuentes & El Mal”, an album where he retakes his well known energetic rock style and a closer idea to punk rock and its sonic approach, also with a few songs in Catalan. In 2012 and rechristened as El Mal Menor, Eric started a one-year solo tour accompanied only by a pianist in an unprecedented and daring format where melodies were undressed on stage, half way between a punk rock concert and a crooner recital. After this adventure he used this format to release “Copper & Gold” (2013), with new songs adapted to the unique sound of the piano, guitar and vocal and that includes an exciting version of “It was a very good year” by Frank Sinatra. Carrying out yet another change in style, and back in the recording studio "Eric Fuentes / Barcelona" is his fifth and most ambitious album to date. This triple CD containing up to 30 new songs will be released on April 1st 2014, and shows the musician retrieving the electric format with a slight flavour of The Unfinished Sympathy, also counting on a hand of interesting collaborations from musicians from the Barcelona scene with whom he has stroked up a friendship in his over 20 years of musical history. The album tells the story of a common mistaken concept in human relationships: is love something that comes from a person or from the life project he represents? In his case, it's him or Barcelona. Discography: Eric Fuentes (Writer, performer, producer): - "Descarrilant" CD/LP (Dindi, 1997/HangTheDjRecords, 2012) - "Bahía Paraíso" LP (HangTheDjRecords, 2008) - "Eric Fuentes & El Mal" CD (Subterfuge, 2011) - "Copper & Gold" LP/CD (BCore/HangTheDjRecords, 2013) - "Eric Fuentes / Barcelona" 3xCD (BCore, 2014) The Unfinished Sympathy (Writer, singer, guitar player): - "S/T" CD/LP (BCore, 01) - "Split/Half foot outside" 7" (HangTheDjRecords, 01) - "An investment in logistics" CD/LP (BCore, 03) - "Split/Blumen" CD (Maldoror, 04) - "This living kills" MCD (BCore, 04) - "Rock for food" CD/LP (BCore, 04) - "The loveless curse" MCD (BCore, 05) - "We push you pull" CD (Subterfuge, 06) - "Spin in the rye-Remixes" Digital only (Subterfuge, 07) - "Love athletic" CD (with "We push you pull"-2CD reissue) (Subterfuge, 08) - "Avida Dollars" LP/CD (Subterfuge, 09) Production: - The Moon Men "Greetings from the moon" (co-prod.)" CD (Cydonia, 2005) - Icebend "Hyperventilation" (co-prod.) CD (Icebend, 2006) - Backflip "Dead man in Barcelona" EP (HangTheDjRecords, 2008) - Rosa-Luxemburg "Autobiografia oficial" CD (RGB Supports/Zeppo Recs/HangTheDjRecords, 2007) - 121 dB "Assaig / Error" CD (GOR Discos, 2009) - Point In Mouth "Open the doors of our hell" (2011) Vocal: - Glissando*: "Surplus" CD (Discmedi, 2005) - Jaume Sisa: "El congrés dels solitaris" CD (Discmedi, 2005) - Rosa-Luxemburg: "S/T" CD (Zeppo Recs, 2006) - Ghouls 'n ghosts: "S/t" CD (Aloud, 2006) - First Aid Kit: "Plaits" CD (Closer, 2008) - Bye Bye Pedro: "El Derrape" (2013) - Autodestrucció: "TBA" (2014) Bass Playing: - Polandsonora: "The Lottery Song" CDEP (Rival Recordings, 2010) Drum Playing: - Fighter Pillow "S/T" CD (2014) Her name is Rio and she dances on the sand