Parálisis Permanente

Parálisis Permanente
Origin Madrid, Spain
Genres Punk, Darkwave, Deathrock, Post-punk
Years active 1981-1983
Labels DRO, 3 Cipreses
Associated acts Alaska y los Pegamoides
Plástico
Los Seres Vacíos
Negativo
Members Eduardo Benavente
Nacho Canut
Ana Curra
Past members Javier Benavente
Jaime Urrutia
Rafa Balmaseda
Johnny Canut
Toti
Fernando

Parálisis Permanente was a Spanish post-punk band from the 1980s, noted for being the precursors of the "dark sound" of the Movida Madrileña.

Biography

The band was originally formed by Eduardo Benavente (guitars) and Nacho Canut (bass), both formerly from Alaska y los Pegamoides, along with their siblings Javier Benavente (vocals) and Johnny Canut (drums) around 1981. This formation recorded an EP, later included in their 1995 compilation Singles y Primeras Grabaciones.
After Javier left the band, Eduardo Benavente became also the lead singer. Their sound became darker, departing from the Pegamoides original pop sound and approaching the wave of bands like Gabinete Caligari.

In November 1981 they recorded their first album, which was edited with the company Tic-Tac from Navarra in January 1982. The EP was shared with Gabinete Caligari and included some hits like Autosuficiencia (accompanied by the only music video they ever recorded) and Tengo un pasajero. It was later re-released by the record company DRO, and also by Tres Cipreses with a new cover art featuring two characters from the film Freaks.

Later they released an EP with 4 tracks, amongst them Quiero ser Santa and Un día en Texas, based on the film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

After Nacho Canut's departure for joining Dinarama, bassist Rafa Balmaseda, formerly from Glutamato Ye-Yé and Derribos Arias, and keyboardist Ana Curra, ex Pegamoide, join the band.

In July 1982, they record the tracks for their next LP El Acto, in which they explore a darker wave of punk, being for many the pioneers of the post-punk movement in Spain. The album featured covers in Spanish for David Bowie's "Heroes" (Héroes) and The Stooges's I Wanna Be Your Dog (Quiero ser tu Perro). In spite of the independent release of the album, they achieved success in the Spanish Music Charts.

Their last single, Nacidos para Dominar, was released in 1983. Later that year Eduardo, Ana and then drummer Toti had a car crash when driving to a festival in Zaragoza. Benavente was killed in this accident and the band came to an end.

Discography

Studio Albums

EPs

Singles

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