Decima Victima
Un Hombre Solo
Décima Víctima were a Spanish band that, during their short-lived career between 1981 and 1984, developed a very
personal sound reminiscent of Joy Division, The Cure and other British post-punk bands. Despite commercial success
evaded them, rarely has any Spanish band achieved such a high degree of quality and coherence in their music and
personality.
Although included in our past release MR 305 (2010) as part of a limited edition boxset, this is the first time their
second album "Un Hombre Solo" (1984) gets an official reissue in its original single LP format.
For this edition, the sound of the original tape recordings has been cleaned and improved and the artwork has been
slightly modified following the band's ideas.
Décima Víctima were a Spanish band that, during their short-lived career between 1981 and 1984, developed a very
personal sound reminiscent of Joy Division, The Cure and other British post-punk bands. Although commercial success
evaded them, rarely has any Spanish band achieved such a high degree of quality and coherence in their music and
personality.
Despite only being active for under three years, Décima Víctima left a long-lasting legacy, and their influence would
later be heard in Spanish bands such as Family, Los Planetas and Sr Chinarro.
In 1981, brothers Lars and Per Mertanen formed the instrumental band Clausula Tenebrosa. After a show they started
talking about the possibility of rehearsing with Carlos, a friend at the time and ex-singer of the recently split
Ejecutivos Agresivos. That's how the story of Décima Víctima started, rehearsing with a drum machine in the cellar of
the Mertanens' house in Madrid.
A few months later they made their first studio recording, a demo recorded on a 4-track. And shortly after, with their
friends from the band Esclarecidos, they started the independent label Grabaciones Accidentales (GASA) and were able to
start releasing their own records.
The first single came out in 1982, with Lars playing drums on it. Soon after, Los Esclarecidos introduced them to Jose
Brena and he joined Décima Víctima as drummer. The second single was also recorded in 1982.
The studio sessions were no short of joy and experimentation. Paco Trinidad, the producer, understood what the band
wanted and managed to achieve it technically.
Despite commercial success evaded them, their first LP (1982) was acclaimed by the press, especially by El Pais, one of
the biggest-selling newspapers in Spain. A second album would follow two years later. It was called "Un Hombre Solo"
(1984) and was released on Grabaciones Accidentales (GASA).
Unavailable for years and always in high demand, it now gets an official reissue in its original single LP format. For
this edition, the sound of the original tape recordings has been cleaned and improved and the artwork has been slightly
modified following the band's ideas
Price
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release
22-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
1311415
EAN
8435008846510
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
SOBRE OTRA RUTA
2
LA FRONTERA PERDIDA
3
CAUTIVO Y DESARMADO
4
NOCTAMBULO
5
UN HOMBRE SOLO
6
EN LA REBELION
7
TIERRA NEGRA
8
UNA VEZ MAS
9
CONTRA LA NATURALEZA
10
ESSOLO EL COMIENZO