(Progressive Rock) Pez - Студийная дискография - 1994-2011 (12 альбомов), MP3, 128-320 kbps

Pez was formed in December 1993 by Ariel Minimal on Guitar and Voice, together with the Barbieri brothers (Poli on drums and Alez on bass). The project is a hard, experimental Rock trio that started to play on the Buenos Aires circuit in 1994. In October 1994 they recorded their first work called Cabeza released on the label Discos Milagrosos which was received with great reviews by the press.
In September 1995 the band changed its formation with Franco Salvador taking charge of the drums and Iris Auteri of the bass. In February 1996 they record their second Album, Quemado, which received exceptional reviews by the media. In this work the group started to show a change vocation that would define their different albums, incorporating a variety of textures and styles, including tango (they recorded a version of Astor Piazzolla's "Muralla China") bossa nova, progressive rock and psychedelia. To do this they recurred to different guest musicians that added different timbres and instruments to the trio. Presenting this album the band started to intensify their live presentations along with their media followings.
In September 1996 Ariel Minimal was called by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs to be part of the group as their guitarist. This news brought great repercussions in the rock press generating greater attention on Pez's continuity. This year also meant the incorporation of Fósforo on the bass, and they recorded a version of The Clash's "I'm not Down" for the album Buenos Aires City Rockers - Tributo a The Clash (with Gastón Vandam as second guitar). During this period the band toured all over Argentina along with Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, which collaborated to showcase their music in different places outside of Buenos Aires.
During June 1998 the group, now no longer tied with it's former label, decided to face their third production independently, and recorded an album called Pez. The music changed again, this time it was a fast and heavy style of the trio that approached punk rock songs in an elaborate manner. This album was presented in Buenos Aires and they performed in the Buenos Aires Vivo festival for over 60.000 people. This album was, again, well received by the most important media like Rolling Stone, Madhouse and Los Inrockuptibles magazines, and newspapers like Clarín, La Nación and Página/12 among others, receiving in some cases the best qualifications granted by these media.
In the year 2000 the group decided to create it's own record label called Azione Artigianale releasing their fourth album, Fragilinvencible, which was covered by the most prestigious media receiving the best reviews an artist can hope from the press. In this record the trio shows it's music with a strong influence from the historic Argentine Rock and incorporates new instruments and textures. Showing this material live, and consolidating their performances outside of Buenos Aires (La Plata, Mar del Plata, Mendoza, Córdoba, Rosario, Corrientes and Formosa among other cities) they sparked quite a reaction as much in the interior of the country as in Buenos Aires. During that year the band decided to incorporate two more musicians: Pablo Puntoriero (who was playing with Los Fabulosos Cadillacs) in the baritone and tenor sax and flute and Juan Salese in the keyboards.
This quintet recorded it's fifth album, Convivencia Sagrada, in early 2001, in which they incorporated approximations to jazz and influences from music of the Río de la Plata to their already big musical baggage, and they made their first performance in the legendary Cosquín Rock Festival, where they were considered "Revelation Band". With this record the band continued to incorporate new audiences and receive great reviews by the press.
In the year 2002, El sol detrás del sol was released. This sixth album is calm, it shows an approximation to more traditional songs, without abandoning their typical sound. But shortly after, the band's formation is again reduced to the guitar, bass and drums trio. This period is marked by the increasing live audience in Buenos Aires and the interior of Argentina.
In 2003 Pez achieved a state of balance and consolidated it's formation (which is maintained until today) incorporating Leopoldo Limeres in electric piano, and Ernesto Romeo in synthesizers and keyboards. This new quintet made it's debut in the Quilmes Rock 2003 Festival with a great acceptance from several thousand people. Towards the end of this year the band celebrated a decade of existence by premiering in the Cosmos cinema, a documentary directed by Ezequiel Muñoz called Hay lo que Hay - Pez en imágenes which showed the band's entire history up to the present. They also gave a commemorative show in La Trastienda in which they reviewed their musical history and included performances by all the different incarnations of Pez.
In the beginning of 2004, with its current formation, Pez recorded it's seventh album, Folklore, in which they achieved a very marked musical maturity that is reflected in the reviews made by the specialized press. They also made a video clip for "Maldición" that was broadcasted by musical channels like MTV, MuchMusic, Rock & Pop TV, etc. This same year the band realized it's first completely acoustic performance (to a full house with over 1000 people in the Centro Cultural San Martín) and consolidated their performances in prestigious venues like Quilmes Rock 2004, La Trastienda, N/D Ateneo, etc.
After a new presentation in Cosquín Rock 2005, last February and concerts in La Trastienda and ND/Ateneo with views to editing its eighth disk , this time a double one -Para las almas sensibles- the first live at the end of 2005, Pez has its first presentation abroad in Montevideo, Uruguay. (from Progarchives)