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Babasónicos is an Argentine rock band, formed in the early 1990s along with others such as Peligrosos Gorriones and Los Brujos. After emerging in the wave of Argentine New Rock bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s, Babasonicos became one of the banner groups of the "sonic" underground rock movement in Argentina in the late 1990s.

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

The lead singer Adrián "Dárgelos" Rodríguez and the keyboardist Diego "Uma-T" Tuñón initially decided to create a new style, which would not follow the established Argentine music. The other official band members are: Diego "Uma" Rodríguez (guitarist and lead singer), Diego "Panza" Castellano (drummer), Mariano "Roger" Domínguez (guitarist), and Gabriel "Gabo" Manelli (bassist, deceased).

For their second album, Trance Zomba (1994), they incorporated a guest DJ, "DJ Peggyn" who would eventually remain as a band member until after releasing Miami (1999). This same year the band saw the departure of their longtime manager Cosme.

In 1999, they collaborated with Ian Brown on a song that bears their name on his album Golden Greats.

In 2001, the band released Jessico, their most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album up to that point, reaching a broad mainstream audience with singles like "Los Calientes", "El Loco" and "Deléctrico".

The following records, Infame (2003), Anoche (2005) and Mucho (2008) continued with a streak of critical praise and commercial success, each one being selected by several media outlets as one of the best Argentine albums of their respective years.

Babasonicos also composed the soundtrack for Vera Fogwill's movie Las Mantenidas Sin Sueños (Kept and Dreamless), which was released in 2007. The album was composed in 2003.

On January 12, 2008, the band posted an entry on their official site in which they informed that their longtime bassist, Gabriel Manelli had died as a result of Hodgkin's disease, which he had been suffering since the tour supporting the album Infame. Multi-instrumentalist and long-time friend Carca joined the group in replace of Manelli in their 2011 album A Propósito.

They released their latest album Trinchera, in 2022.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2000Marinero en tierra: Tributo a Neruda, Volume 1Various Artists1
2013Daytripper: 15 años de un viaje sin escalasVarious Artists2

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
199630 años de rock nacional, vol. 2Various Artists1
199820 grandes éxitosLos Fabulosos Cadillacs4
1999Sesiones malditas: En vivo en la radioVarious Artists1
2003Soy rockVarious Artists1
2003Al gran pop argentino, salud!Various Artists1
2003A chorros! Un compilado d-rock! argentoVarious Artists1
2004¡Cuchá cuchá! La música que querés escucharVarious Artists1
2005PulsoVarious Artists1
2008Lo esencial del rock en tu idiomaVarious Artists1
2009Lo esencial de Los Fabulosos CadillacsLos Fabulosos Cadillacs1
2013Obras cumbres: Rock nacional - Las cancionesVarious Artists1

Album + Compilation + Soundtrack

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2003Resistiré (banda de sonido)Various Artists1

Album + Soundtrack

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2004Big Brother VIP 3Various Artists2
2007Fuera del CieloVarious Artists1
2010Pro Evolution Soccer 2011Various Artists1

Album + Live

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2012Hecho en México: En vivo en el Palacio de los Deportes – 25 aniversarioLos Auténticos Decadentes1
Quilmes Rock 03/04 - en VivoVarious Artists1

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