Mecano biography
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In 1983, Mecano released their second album, ¿Dónde está el país de las hadas? At this stage, the group renewed its aesthetics, approaching the post punk style that set the trend at the time. Although the album included one of the band’s biggest hits, Barco a Venus, which dealt with the subject of drugs, the reception was moderate, with some 200,000 copies sold.
Unfortunately, Nacho Cano began to get involved in the world of drugs, influenced by fame and constant partying. Ana Torroja, on the other hand, never let herself be carried away by these excesses, although she sometimes felt overwhelmed by work and the lack of time for her personal life.
The album also stood out for its mix of genres, as evidenced in La fiesta nacional, a pasodoble with electropop elements that included the voice of journalist Matías Prats. The songs composed by Nacho were characterized by their energy and dynamic rhythms, while those of José María Cano were deeper and more elaborate. However, the l
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José María Cano
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cano and the second or maternal family name is Andrés.
Musical artist
José María Cano Andrés (born 21 February 1959) is a Spanish visual artist, musician, composer, and record producer. From 1982 to 1998, he was a member and principal composer of the Spanish pop-rock band Mecano. Since 1998, he works primarily in the visual arts.
Musician
[edit]José María Cano was born in Madrid, and gave his first concerts as a university student there. There he met Ana Torroja, who would become the lead singer in their pop band Mecano. Their first album, also called Mecano (1981) and produced with the financial backing of his father, included the hit "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar". Both José and his brother Nacho composed songs for all their albums.
In 1984, José began to play piano and changed his method of composition. He began to compose for other singers, such as La Mafia, Chayanne, Ana Belén, Amay
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Mecano are really one of new wave's obscure treasures. Hailing from Holland, and with only a few recordings and some live appearances in the late 70s and the early 80s, Mecano are considered today one of new wave's most original and rare bands, whereas the existing copies of their vinyl records are sold at high prices as collectors' items.
But before moving on with the songs included here, it should be better to start from the beginning, since RETITLED is and at the same time is not a "proper" studio release.
After releasing a punk debut single in 1978 for the Dutch indie No fun label ("Face cover face/Fools"), Mecano founding member and frontman/leader Dirk Polak funnen himself moving away from the rapidly forming punk scene of the time and looking forward to explore new territory, inspired by his Marxist background and his tendency to create romantic lyrics.
With Ton Lebbink as a drummer, they set out seeking members–which was easy, as