Kamenbert
"En Barcelona ya no hay nadie
como tú" (There's anybody like you in Barcelona) is
the DCD with the complete recordings from the historic band Kamenbert.
Ref: FyN-17
KAMENBERT: Good songs that you’re
waiting
They were one of the groups with more unconditional fans in the
80’s, but they issued very few discs, that is the reason
that has taken to Flor y Nata Records to as much elaborate this
compilation of unpublished songs live and demos and as of some
of his remembered successes in this double CD EN BARCELONA YA
NO HAY NADIE COMO TU (IN BARCELONA ALREADY THERE IS NOBODY LIKE
YOUR), title put by the own group and removed from "Tercipelo
Azul” letter, that is included in the.
The elaboration has been slow, we have looked for by all parts
to find those forgotten recordings but also photographies that
began to lose the color, hidden posters, press clips close of
being devoured by waster, It has been able to rescue songs as
"No me molestes" or "Hey baby" from demos
made in 1982 & 1987, live covers of "Cool Jerk"
or "Rescue me" recorded the old Zeleste or "Australia"
in 1988 in a performance in Miranda de Ebro.
The double cd, that appears in luxurious digibook also includes
"Ultimo Grito" and "Tuve una novia psicodélica"
of his wanted first vinyl single, the hit single "Sha la
la la" from the MiniLP "Soul Nights" and its last
recording, the soundtrack of the series of TV3 "Judes Xanguet
i them Maniquins". Altogether 34 songs and one interactive
track.
KAMENBERT, Eight years on the top of the pops¡
History begins in Castelldefels, Barcelona, in 1981 when Dani,
Robert, Xavi, Carlo and Manolo decide to express their restlessness,
They define were defined itself as "children of the 80, when
the city was gray and dangerous, the money and the information
was scarce and the future glimpsed like the stupid idiot joke
of which nobody laughed" (according to its own words).
In the world the "New Wave" arose and new born KAMENBERT
also they broke with the previous decade (heavy, symphonic and
layetanian rock) taking like reference point rithm'n'blues and
soul from the 60’s. The first 80 saw the appearance of small
records companies that being inspired by the British, put in front
the imagination to the economic power. Perhaps for that reason
dozens of singles and EP's (in vinyl) in front of the standarizado
format were published "long-play" of the 70.
Immersed in this vortex, KAMENBERT had his first opportunity
at the Spring of 1983 publishing the only one single from DNI
label (issued by Flor y Nata Records) with a cover by comics painter
Montesol. They followed multitude of performances, festivales
and scenes shared with Brighton 64 (then also in Flor y Nata Records),
Los Negativos, Los Novios and so many others. KAMENBERT were always
a excited band and through which they got to never pass up to
15 people between musicians and vocalistas but the nobody older
from 25 years.
With Maika’s arrival to replace Manolo as lead voice, the
turn more black. They followed the changes until the point that
in 1986 only Dani was already of the original KAMENBERT. In the
87 it is Maika that leaves and the Kamenberettes (inspired by
Diana Ross’ Supremes, Martha Reeves Vandellas or the Shangri-Las)
takes protagonism. 1987 are also the year in which they sign by
DRO and they publish the MiniLP "Soul Nights".
But when it seemed that they were to point to give the great
jump, more changes and final dissolution in October of 1988 after
a performance in Manlleu. Only was pending a commitment had left
the recording of the soundtrack of the TV3’ serie Judes
Xanguet i les Maniquins
with the support of I.C.I.C. (Institut de Català de les
Indústries Culturals)
www.kamenbert.com