Babasónicos

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Babasónicos

Background information
Origin	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genre(s)	Rock Alternative
Years active	1991 – present
Label(s)	Sony Music Bultaco Records Pop Art Music Universal Music
Website	www.babasonicos.com
Members
Adrián "Dárgelos" Rodríguez Diego "Uma" Rodríguez Diego "Uma-T" Tuñón Diego "Panza" Castellano Mariano "Roger" Domínguez Gabriel "Gabo" Manelli
Former members
"DJ Peggyn"

Babasónicos is an Argentine rock band, formed in the early 1990s along with others such as Peligrosos Gorriones and Los Brujos.

The band name refers partly to Sai Baba, the Indian guru, and partly to The Jetsons, whose Spanish version is called Los Supersónicos.

The lead singer Adrián "Dárgelos" Rodríguez and the keyboardist Diego "Uma-T" Tuñón initially decided to create a New Wave style, which wouldn't follow the established Argentine music. The official band members is formed by Adrián's brother Diego "Uma" Rodríguez (guitarist and lead singer), Diego "Panza" Castellano (drummer), Mariano "Roger" Domínguez (guitarist), and Gabriel "Gabo" Manelli (bassist).

For their second album, Trance Zomba (1994), they incorporated a guest DJ, "DJ Peggyn" who would eventually remain as a band member until the release of Miami (1999).

After emerging in the wave of Argentine New Rock bands of the late 80s and early 90s, Babasónicos became one of the banner groups of the "sonic" underground rock movement in Argentina of the late 1990s.

Although the band has featured many styles throughout its various albums, after recording Jessico (2001), their recording label Dargelos Inc. decided to forget their past and begin a new career as a typical pop band. Some believe this to be a contradiction with their original tenets, and that Babasónicos has turned into a mainstream marketable band.

Their last two records, Infame (2003), and Anoche (2005) are proof that they have reached a broader audience without sacrificing originality or spunk.

They collaborated with Ian Brown on a song that bears their name on his album Golden Greats (1999).