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San Diego, United States (1997 – present)
Tristeza (Spanish and also Portuguese for Sadness) is a post-rock band from San Diego, California.
The group formed in San Diego, California during the Spring months of 1997, playing their first gig as Tristeza. The lineup included Christopher Sprague - guitar, Jimmy LaValle - guitar, Luis Hermosillo - bass, and James Lehner - drums in September of that year. Stephen Swesey joined as keyboardist shortly after, and they recorded the “Foreshadow” 7” with Gar Wood at his garage in December. The single was released the following spring.
In 1998, Tristeza toured the U.S. extensively in support of the 7”, while fine-tuning songs for the recording of their first LP. In the Autumn of 1998, Spine and Sensory was recorded by Tim Green at his Louder Studios in San Francisco. Makoto Recordings released the album in April of 1999, while the band toured in its support. Also released in 1999, were the “Insound Tour-support Series Vol. 1” EP-CD and the “Macramé” 7”. Both were recorded with Mike Hammel at his Last Time Around Studio in Los Angeles. These releases were limited and sold out during tour.
In April 2000, the group took two weeks off, mid-tour, to record their second full-length album Dream Signals in Full Circles with producer Dave Trumfio at his King Size Sound Labs, in Chicago. Tiger Style Records released the album in September of that year, and again, the group toured for the remainder of the year promoting it. Dream Signals in Full Circles was well received around the world, and in the early months of 2001, Tristeza headlined tours in Europe and Japan for the first time.
The group formed in San Diego, California during the Spring months of 1997, playing their first gig as Tristeza. The lineup included Christopher Sprague - guitar, Jimmy LaValle - guitar, Luis Hermosillo - bass, and James Lehner - drums in September of that year. Stephen Swesey joined as keyboardist shortly after, and they recorded the “Foreshadow” 7” with Gar Wood at his garage in December. The single was released the following spring.
In 1998, Tristeza toured the U.S. extensively in support of the 7”, while fine-tuning songs for the recording of their first LP. In the Autumn of 1998, Spine and Sensory was recorded by Tim Green at his Louder Studios in San Francisco. Makoto Recordings released the album in April of 1999, while the band toured in its support. Also released in 1999, were the “Insound Tour-support Series Vol. 1” EP-CD and the “Macramé” 7”. Both were recorded with Mike Hammel at his Last Time Around Studio in Los Angeles. These releases were limited and sold out during tour.
In April 2000, the group took two weeks off, mid-tour, to record their second full-length album Dream Signals in Full Circles with producer Dave Trumfio at his King Size Sound Labs, in Chicago. Tiger Style Records released the album in September of that year, and again, the group toured for the remainder of the year promoting it. Dream Signals in Full Circles was well received around the world, and in the early months of 2001, Tristeza headlined tours in Europe and Japan for the first time.
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Spine and Sensory
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BloodyS wrote:
listen to their older stuff,
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breathe_the_sky wrote:
nothing good
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Narcisotureta wrote:
The Critical Transmission's debut single Freedom After Neptune's Water has now been released. check it out! http://www.last.fm/music/The+Critical+Transmission/The+Critical+Transmission cheers
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devstones wrote:
hoio
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Dr_Slanch wrote:
Cool band!
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mjk89 wrote:
Excuse the spamming fellow post rockers, but I'd urge you to take the time and give a listen to my band at http://weownthesky.bandcamp.com/ thanks in advance for your time!
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digg3rs wrote:
♥_♥
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KafranSisan wrote:
A colores is the best they have
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aronx_kayron wrote:
And I'll DEFINITELY be in the minority, but I think the Foreshadow 7" is their best work ever. I could listen to those 2 songs on repeat for the rest of my life.
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darsysparks wrote:
And I'll be in the minority but I reckon En Nuestro Desafio is their best work. {2}
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Darko_74 wrote:
These guys are just awesome! One of the best instrumental bands I've ever heard, seriously
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luthfi_luthfi wrote:
damn good music...
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hulud77 wrote:
www.picportre.com Last.fm User:hulud77, krakk, ronaldo12 Leave a command !!!! THANX :)
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Eistein wrote:
is it me or does Paisajes sound more energetic? im giving it a first spin and thats the first impression it gives me
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HiScores wrote:
best guitars ive heard from the century.
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P3zhman wrote:
hey guys, Join http://www.lastfm.de/group/I'm+a+Post-Rocker
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paulocosta_ wrote:
nice music when you're tired of hearing voices
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Jesus_Esquivel wrote:
realmente muy buena banda!
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hardcoreb0y wrote:
good music for background
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erickcokycoky wrote:
awesome, great album !
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manz666 tagged Tristeza with ambient and post-rock. 7 days ago
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