Tangocrisis
Tangocrisis, previously known as 020 (or zero2zero) is an argentine rock / pop / fusion band from Buenos Aires, and one of very few to introduce tango elements in a rock context. The project was first conceived as 020 in early 1999 by producers and composers Max Masri and Diego S. Velázquez, who eventually rose to notoriety with their electrotango group Tanghetto, the latter formed in 2001. 020 released a full studio album in 2002 under the name "End of Illusions". According to several interviews gave by Max and Diego, the band is being reformed with the name Tangocrisis after a 7-year long hiatus, primarily due to Tanghetto touring and recording obligations. They currently working on the band's second studio album, which is expected for early 2012.
End of Illusions
In 2001 Max and Diego recruited several musicians to produce the band's debut album and to start performing live. The result of 11 months of recording sessions was the concept album "End of Illusions", released on December 2002. The underlying concept of the release was the argentine crisis of 2001-2002[1]
Depite little commercial success and even lack of support from the very members of the group, who became heavily involved with (then) side project Tanghetto, the album drew the attention of many journalists and music critics or Argentina and other south american countries for its blend of art rock and new tango and its lyrical content.
020 is known for having played live just on few occasions, during 2003 and 2004.
Reforming in 2010 as Tangocrisis
In several interviews gave by Max Masri in 2010 and 2011 he mentioned the fact that 020 was to reform. The name chosen for the reunion is Tangocrisis. However, the names of the current members, as well as titles of news songs or a certain date for realease of new material are still undisclosed. According to Max Masri, the new album will be "even more rock-oriented and song-oriented than 'End of Illusions', still keeping the tango features that made up the personality and, somehow, uniqueness of the band". The new album would be released "sometime in 2011 or 2012".
Discography
- End of Illusions (2002)
- TBA (2011 or 2012)
- ^ Uribe, Gabriel. "Interview by Gabriel Uribe (July 2003)". Retrieved 1 August 2011.