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Babasonicos was formed in 1991 in Lanús, a neighborhood in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, by Adrián Fernández (Adrián DArgelos), Mariano Rodríguez, Gabriel Manelli, Diego Tuñón, Diego Castellano (Panza) and Diego Fernández. They became famous in the 90s as leaders of the sonic movement born from alternative-underground rock. Their name is a combination of the names of Spiritual Leader Sai Baba and the cartoon The Jetsons (In Spanish: Los Supersónicos). They recorded their first album Pasto in 1992 with Juana la Loca, Martes Menta, Resonantes, Daniel Melero and Gustavo Cerati as guest artists. That same year, they were the opening band for Soda Stereo in a series of shows presenting their record Dynamo where they began to gain their own public following. After performing in clubs for a couple of years, they recorded their second album Trance zomba. Songs like Malón, Montañas de agua, Patinador sagrado and Sheeba baby which were accompanied by music videos, and expanded their popularity to the rest of Latin America. In 1995 they performed at Obras Stadium next to Los Brujos and Los Peligrosos Gorriones in a concert which is considered the apogee of the sonic movement in Argentina. In 1996 after they recorded Dopadromo, produced by Andrew Weiss (Ween) and whose first single Viva Satana became a radical hit, they embarked on a tour through Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico and the United States. After having released Babasónica, and Miami in 1991, albums which didn't receive the response that they had expected, they accepted that the mainstream market was not for them and that they would stick to their group of fans that guaranteed them relatively good sales and good shows. However, in 2001 they released Jessico which received excellent reviews and response from the general public with songs like El loco, Deléctrico, Los calientes and Fizz These songs were accompanied by music videos that soon reached the highest positions on music television channels. Their popularity in Argentina Mexico, the United States, Chile and Spain, was confirmed with the release of their next album Inflame Their latest album Mezclas Infames, is a double album with remixed dance versions of songs that promise to become pop classics.
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