Babasónicos
Babasónicos
Background information
OriginBuenos Aires, Lanús, Argentina
GenresAlternative rock, pop rock, alternative dance, psychedelic pop, neo-psychedelia, experimental rock
Years active1991–present
LabelsSony MusicBultaco RecordsPop Art MusicUniversal Music
MembersAdrián "Dárgelos" RodríguezDiego "Uma" RodríguezDiego "Uma-T" TuñónDiego "Panza" CastellanoMariano "Roger" Domínguez
Past membersWalter "DJ Peggyn" KeblerisGabriel "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 a local toy gun called "La Pistola Sónica"

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".[1]

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.[2]

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. [3]

They released their latest album Trinchera, in 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Latin Grammy Awards2002Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with VocalJessicoNominated [4]
2004Best Alternative Music AlbumInfameNominated [5]
2006AnocheNominated [6]
2008MuchoNominated [7]
Best Short Form Music Video"Pijamas" Nominated
2009"Las Demás" Nominated [8]
Best Alternative Music AlbumMucho +Nominated
2014RomantisísmicoWon [9]
Best Alternative Song"La Lanza" Nominated
Best Short Form Music VideoNominated
2016Best Long Form Music VideoDesde Adentro - Impuesto de Fé (En Vivo)Nominated [10]
2019Best Alternative Music AlbumDiscutibleNominated [11]
Best Alternative Song"La Pregunta" Nominated
2022Best Pop/Rock AlbumTrincheraNominated [12]
Best Pop/Rock Song"Bye Bye" Nominated
2023Best Pop/Rock AlbumTrinchera AvanzadaNominated [13]
Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica2002Best Group or DuetBabasónicos Nominated
Best Rock ArtistNominated
Best Artist — Southeast Nominated
2003Best Group or DuetNominated [14]
Best Artist - Argentina Nominated
2004Video of the Year"Putita" Nominated [15]
Best Group or DuetBabasónicos Nominated
Best Rock ArtistNominated
Best Artist - Argentina Nominated
2005Best Rock ArtistNominated [16]
Best Artist - South Nominated
2006Best Rock ArtistNominated
Best Artist - South Nominated
2007Artist of the YearNominated [17]
Best Group or DuetNominated
Best Rock ArtistWon
Best Artist - South Nominated
2008Artist of the YearNominated
Best Group or DuetNominated
Best Rock ArtistNominated
Best Artist - South Nominated
Best Fanclub Nominated
Video of the Year"Pijamas" Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards2012Best Latin America South ActBabasónicos Nominated [18]
2014Nominated [19]
2016Nominated [20]
Premios Gardel2002 Album of the Year JessicoNominated [21]
Best Rock Group Album Nominated
2004 Album of the Year InfameWon [22]
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 AnocheNominated [23]
Record of the Year Nominated
Best Rock Group Album Won
Song of the Year "Yegua" Nominated
Best Music Video Nominated
2008 Best Soundtrack Las Mantenidas sin SueñosNominated [24]
2009 Album of the Year MuchoNominated [25]
Best Rock Group Album Won
Song of the Year "Microdancing" Nominated
Best Music Video Nominated
2012 Album of the Year A PropositoNominated [26]
Best Rock Group Album Nominated
Best Music Video "Muñeco de Haití" Nominated
2013 Best Catalog Collection Album Jessico CaroloNominated [27]
2014 Album of the Year RomantisísmicoNominated [28]
Best Rock Group Album Won
Song of the Year "La Lanza" Nominated
Best Music Video Won
2017 Best DVD Desde Adentro & Impuesto de FéWon [29]
2018 Best Rock Group Album Repuesto de FéWon [30]
2019 Album of the Year DiscutibleNominated [31]
Record of the Year Nominated
Best Rock Group Album Nominated
Song of the Year "La Pregunta" Nominated
Best Music Video Nominated
2021Song of the Year "Suficiente" Nominated [32]
2023 Album of the Year Trinchera AvanzadaNominated [33]
Best Alternative Rock Album Won
Song of the Year "Bye Bye" Nominated
Best Catalogue Collection A PropósitoNominated
Premios Quiero 2011 Video of the Year "Muñeco de Haití" Won [34]
2012 Best Rock Video "Tormento" Nominated [35]
2013 "La Lanza" Nominated [36]
Best Group Video Nominated
2016 Video of the Year "Vampi" Nominated [37]
Best Rock Video Nominated
2017 Best Live Video "Yegua" Nominated [38]
2018 Best Rock Video "La Pregunta" Nominated [39]
2019 Best Group Video Nominated [40]
2022 "La Izquierda de la Noche" Nominated [41]
Best Rock Video "BYE BYE" Nominated

Interviews

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