Band Name: Skatalà
Music Album: Rastablanc / El Tio Manel
Album Release Date: April 1993
Music Genre: Punk Rock Reggae Ska Oi
Record Label: Al·leluia Records
Album Release Country: Spain
Music Record Type: 2 Tracks Vinyl 7"
In the summer of 85, six friends gather in a rehearsal to recall the sounds that made London tremble in the late 70's and early 80's, punk music at its most authentic (Oi! Music) and Jamaican ska groups rose for the label Two Tone (Specials, Madness, The Beat ,...). Skatalà Thus was born the legendary band that would become a mythical reference to the Spanish ska scene. The choice of name was the result of the application of complex mathematical formulas: ska + català = Skatalà.
His music was from the beginning a combination made from switch and fuse ska and Oi!, Explosive mix that characterizes them, though in the course of time was becoming more important ska, among other things due to the consolidation of section saxophones and occupied by tenured undisputed keyboardist.
Like most bands with an extensive background Skatalà underwent several changes since its initial formation, but beyond the reasons that could have caused these changes, it is noteworthy that proved fruitful as some of these divisions, as founding members of Skatalà were the germ of other bands from Barcelona Tension Friends, Front Pilsen, or Dr.Calypso Knockouts.
In 1987 they recorded their first demo titled Fent D'Aqui and was a success for the band, both by welcoming the audience and the level of sales. That model, which represented the birth of ska sung in Catalan, was reissued on vinyl in 1991 by the label Sock It skazine FBI Records and distributed by Semaphore, becomin (...)
| A | Rastablanc |
| B | El Tio Manel |
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