Chilean Electronic Music

Chilean Electronic Music refers to the electronic music genre and its subgenres produced in Chile or by Chileans.

History

The origins of electronic music in Chile can be found as far back as 1958, when physicist Werner Meyer-Eppler visited Chile. As a result of his visit, experimentation with electronic music gained support from the scientific community and an electronic music laboratory was established.

In 1959, Jose Visencio Asuar published a thesis entitled “Generación mecánica y electrónica del sonido musical” (Mechanical and Electronic Generation of Musical Sound), and to demonstrate his thesis he composed “Variaciones espectrales” (Spectral Variations), the first piece of electronic music in Chile.

In 1966, at the Universidad Católica, Samuel Claro released his second electronic music album, “Estudio N°1”.

Asuar released "Estudio Aletorio" in 1962 and “Ambientes Sonoros” in 1967. Both records were released in Germany (Karlsruhe) and Venezuela (Caracas).

In 1968, Tomás Lefever composed 19 electronic tracks and released “Klesis”, a compilation album containing works by Amenábar and Asuar.[1]

It is not clear when exactly the electronic music movement as we know it today reached Chile. At the beginning of the 1990s a small underground movement had emerged, with DJs such as Cristian Vogel, Ricardo Villalobos, Matías Aguayo and Sergio Orrego, the opening of the specialist store Background, and small scale events like “Barracudas” in 1992, “Corriente Alterna” (1993), “Distrito Distinto” (1993), “Background” (1994), “Avanzada multimedia” (1994), “Frontera Final” (1995) and “Spandex Parties” taking place through the 1990s. However, most commentators see the true birth of electronica in Chile at the Alacran Peninsula in the city of Arica, in an event that took place during the solar eclipse of November 1994.[2] The solar eclipse took place on November 3, 1994, with excellent views available in northern Chilean cities such as Arica, drawing astronomers from around the world to observe the rare phenomenon in the area’s uniquely clear skies. A group of electronica fans and DJs decided to use the eerie eclipse landscape as a backdrop to host Chile’s first rave.[3] The event was sponsored by a German clothing manufacturer (Pash) and took place outdoors in the (“Scorpion Peninsula”), opposite to the historic Morro de Arica. Ravers could observe the eclipse and wait for its shadow to pass, with electronic music as a soundtrack. DJs who took part in the rave included: John Acquaviva, Richie Hawtin, Ricardo Villalobos, Derrick May, Pascal, Siddhartha and Adrian, among others. Though it was a small event, the Alacran rave has gained near legendary status in Chile and has become a landmark in the country’s electronic scene.[4] Since then, the scene has grown fast and massive events have taken place in many of the Chile’s major cities,[5] including “C[C2] reamfields”, “Sensation White” (a spin-off from Amsterdam’s “Sensation”), and Ultra Music, an event that first appeared in Miami.

Well-known artists

Villalobos at Fabric
Lucien N Luciano also known as Luciano (2007)
Jorge Gonzalez, the leader and voice of Los Prisioneros

References

  1. Claro, Samuel (1973). Historia de la musica en Chile (PDF) (1st ed.). Retrieved August 29, 2014. |first2= missing |last2= in Authors list (help)
  2. “CUANDO LA LUNA CHOCO CON EL SOL” (When the moon crash with the sun) Originally form Zona de contacto, zona.cl by Hernán Roríguez Matte, November 18, 1994
  3. ARTICULANDO LA ELECTRÓNICA EN CHILE taken form Euphoria magazine, February 03, 2008, Santiago, Chile
  4. EUPHORIA, 18 AÑOS DESARROLLANDO LA CULTURA DE LA MÚSICA ELECTRÓNICA Extract taken from La Noche, independent free distribution magazine, based on Santiago Chile, May 17, 2010
  5. Historia de la música electrónica en Chile 800.cl Santiago, Chile, October 19, 2009
  6. Ricardo Villalobos www.ibiza-voice.com Published by I Voice :: © 2003–2014 Retrieved on March 13, 2014
  7. Andres Bucci www.ibiza-voice.com Published by I Voice :: © 2003–2014 Retrieved on March 13, 2014
  8. Cristián Vogel . musicapopular.cl David Ponce retrieved on March 14, 2014
  9. Danieto . musicapopular.cl David Ponce retrieved on March 14, 2014
  10. Latin Bitman . musicapopular.cl David Ponce retrieved on March 14, 2014
  11. lucien-n-luciano.com, official website www.lucien-n-luciano.com Retrieved on March 15, 2014
  12. Luciano (Lucien Nicolet) . musicapopular.cl David Ponce retrieved on March 15, 2014
  13. residentadvisor.net retrieved on March 15, 2014
  14. Pier Bucci . musicapopular.cl Marisol García retrieved on March 15, 2014
  15. Chica Paula . musicapopular.cl David Ponce retrieved on March 17, 2014
  16. Jorge Gonzalez . musicapopular.cl Marisol García retrieved on March 17, 2014
  17. The Updates . musicapopular.cl Marisol García retrieved on March 17, 2014
  18. MAtias Aguayo in Residentadvisor residentadvisor.net Philipp Cerfontaine, Published April 10, 2009 retrieved March 17, 2014
  19. Matias Aguayo . musicapopular.cl Marisol García retrieved on March 17, 2014
  20. Chica Paula . musicapopular.cl David Ponce retrieved on March 17, 2014

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