Various Artists - La Ola Nocturna (Experimental Songs & Deviant Pop From The Spanish 80’s) Various Artists
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La Ola Nocturna explores the most adventurous side of Spanish pop in the 1980s. Spanning post-punk, new wave, synth wave, darkwave and experimental electronics, this compilation brings together 25 tracks that capture an Spain in transition, suspended between the euphoria of newfound freedoms after Franco’s dictatorship and the uncertainties of an emerging modernity.
Far beyond the familiar story of Madrid’s Movida, La Ola Nocturna uncovers a rich and often overlooked independent scene where offbeat pop, nocturnal soundscapes, punk feminism, cybernetic utopias, gothic romanticism and DIY experimentation flourished side by side. From Madrid and Barcelona to San Sebastián, Vigo and the Canary Islands, these artists forged a distinctly Spanish musical language, shaped as much by international influences as by the unique context of the country’s democratic transition.
A journey through a decade of freedom, contradictions and relentless creativity, La Ola Nocturna reveals the roots of Spain’s future indie movement while celebrating a generation that turned the night into a laboratory for artistic invention.
Track List
1. Aventuras de Kirlian - En invierno
2. Ciudad Jardín - Homúnculo
3. El Guerrillero Rojo - Vueltas
4. Kremlyn - The Girl Is Mine
5. &Nil - Tilly
6. Los Monaguillosh - Voces en la jungle
7. Aerolíneas Federales - Soy fea
8. Esclarecidos - El muro acabo con Matt (Berlín)
9. Zush & Tres - On the Rooms of Mush
10. M-ak - Atseden une bat
11. Línea Vienesa - Te vas a morir
12. Alphaville - Ataque lateral
13. Víctor Nubla - Cloaca Máxima II
14. Parálisis Permanente - Bacanal
15. Ataque de caspa - La pesca
16. El Aviador Dro y sus obreros especializados - Obsesión
17. Fracción del Ejército Rojo - Apoyo Internacional
18. Aventuras de Kirlian - Marnie la ladrona
19. Javier Segura - Camino largo
20. Esclarecidos - Música para convenios colectivos
21. Mataparda - La llegada del cometa
22. Agrimensor K - Nuevas factorías
23. El Último sueño - Los muebles están volando
24. Alphaville - Paisajes nocturnos
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