Schwarz - Espiritus del desierto, yo os invoco

Schwarz (name taken randomly from a krautrock encyclopedia) started in 1997 as Alfonso Alfonso’s solo project, releasing his first album, These Songs Mean Nothing, a year later. Soon the project became a full band effort. After releasing a second album, Hard Listening, the band consolidated as a trio with the addition of Juanma Martínez and César Verdú. In 2001 they sign to Astro Discos and release Heptágono, a collaborative effort with the Spanish band Manta Ray. The album, and the following mini-tour, were highly acclamed by the Spanish musical press. Six years, two albums and several tours later they sign to Acuarela Records and go to Blubox Studios in Germany to record Heavengazers. Their last album, Espíritus del desierto, yo os invoco, shows two novelties: the replacement of bass guitar for keyboards and (perhaps more important) the lyrics in their mother tongue. In their ten years plus career, Schwarz have taken part in several compilations both in their country and abroad. Also, they have played some of the better known festivals in Spain (Festival Internacional de Benicassim, Primavera Club, Barcelona Acció Musical, Tanned Tin) and they have toured Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland or Russia among other countries. The band has gained a good reputation as a live act by their mixture of rock, drones, energy and hipno-visuals. They like to categorize their music as contemporary psychedelia.