Los Planetas (''The Planets'') is a Spanish

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group from the city of

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which started out in the mid 1990s and continue now through the 2020s. The group's first hit was "Qué puedo hacer" (''What can I do?'') from their album "Super 8", although they had previously had some success with various

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on a contest run by Spanish national

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station Radio 3. After "Super 8" (1994 RCA-BMG Music Spain) the group produced albums which caught on quickly in the Spanish indie scene, including "Pop" (1996 RCA-BMG Music Spain), "Una semana en el motor de un autobús" (''A week in the engine of a bus'', 1998 RCA-BMG Music Spain), "Unidad de Desplazamiento" (''Movement unit'', 2000 RCA-BMG Music Spain), "Encuentro con entidades" (''Encounter with entities'', 2002 RCA-BMG Music Spain) and "Los Planetas contra la ley la gravedad" (''Los Planetas against the laws of gravity'', 2004 RCA-BMG Music Spain). They have released two compilation albums: one including all of their singles and EPs in 1999, "Canciones para una orquesta química" (''Songs for a chemical orchestra'', 1999 RCA-BMG Music Spain), and a greatest hits album in 2009, "Principios básicos de astronomía" (''Basic principles of astronomy'', 2009 Octubre -

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). Los Planetas are strongly influenced by English-language rock bands such as Joy Division and early-period Mercury Rev and are considered to be a key reference point in the world of Spanish indie. A notable influence from

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music is being shown in their 2007 work ("La leyenda del espacio" (2007 RCA-Sony BMG), influence still shown in their latest albums "Una ópera egipcia" (2010, Octubre -

) and ""Zona temporalmente autónoma" (2017, El Ejército Rojo - El Volcán Música).

Members

*Juan Ramón Rodríguez Cervilla / J Rodríguez / J / Jota: vocals and guitar *Florentino Muñoz Lozano / Florent Muñoz / Florent: guitar *Ernesto Jiménez Linares / Eric Jiménez / Erik / Eric: drums *Esteban Fraile Maldonado / Banin Fraile / Banin: keyboards, guitars *Miguel López / Miguel: bass

Discography

Albums

#Super 8 (1994

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-BMG Ariola) #Pop (1996 RCA-BMG Ariola) #Una Semana en el Motor de un Autobús (1998 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #Canciones para una orquesta química (compilation, May 1999 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #Unidad de desplazamiento (Sep 2000 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #Encuentros con entidades (2002 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #Los Planetas contra la la ley de la gravedad (Jul 2004 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #La leyenda del espacio (2007 RCA-

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) #Principios básicos de astronomía (compilation, Jul 2009 Octubre - Sony Music Entertainment) #Una ópera egipcia (2010 Octubre - Sony Music Entertainment) #Zona temporalmente autónoma (2017 El Ejército Rojo - El Volcán Música) #Las canciones del agua (2022 El Ejército Rojo)

Singles

#Medusa EP (1993

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/ 1996 cd Elefant Records) #Qué puedo hacer (1994 RCA-BMG Ariola) #Brigitte (1994 RCA-BMG Ariola) #Nuevas sensaciones EP (1995 RCA-BMG Ariola) #Himno Generacional No. 83 (1995 RCA-BMG Ariola) #David y Claudia (1996 RCA-BMG Ariola) #Punk (1996 RCA-BMG Ariola) #Segundo premio (1998 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #Cumpleaños total (1998 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #La playa (1998 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #¡Dios existe! El rollo mesiánico de Los Planetas EP (1999 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #Vas a verme por la tele (May 2000 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #Un buen día (Aug 2000 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #Santos que yo te pinte (Feb 2001 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #Maniobra de evasión (2001 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #Corrientes circulares en el tiempo (2002 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #Pesadilla en el parque de atracciones (2002 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #El espíritu de la Navidad (2002 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #El artista madridista (2003 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #Los Planetas se disuelven EP (2003 Cáñamo / RCA-BMG Music Spain) #Y además es imposible (2004 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #No ardieras (2004 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #Alegrías del incendio (Mar 2007 RCA-Sony BMG) #Soy un pobre granaíno (colombiana) (2009, Octubre - Sony Music Entertainment) (only digital download) #Cuatro palos EP (2009 Octubre - Sony Music Entertainment) #No sé cómo te atreves (2010, Octubre - Sony Music Entertainment) (only digital download) #Dobles fatigas (2015, El Segell del Primavera) #Espíritu olímpico (2017, El Ejército Rojo) #Islamabad (2017, El Ejército Rojo) #Hierro y níquel 18 (2018, El Ejército Rojo) #Spotify Live (2018, El Ejército Rojo - Spotify) #Ijtihad (2018, El Ejército Rojo - El Volcán Música) #Santos que yo te pinte (en directo) (2019, El Ejército Rojo) #Eterna Lucha (Himno para el ascenso del Granada) (2019, El Ejército Rojo) (digital, featuring Lori Meyers, Grupo de Expertos Solynieve, Niño de Elche and Apartamentos Acapulco) #La nueva normalidad (2020, El Ejército Rojo) (digital) #Navidad en reserva (2020, El Ejército Rojo) (digital) #El negacionista (2021, El Ejército Rojo) (digital) #El rey de España (2021, El Ejército Rojo) (digital) #El antiplanetismo (2021, El Ejército Rojo) (digital) #Alegrías de Graná (2021, El Ejército Rojo) (digital) #Se quiere venir (2022, El Ejército Rojo) (digital)

Compilation Appearances

#Screamin' & Shoutin' 2. A Live Compilation: "Where's Bill Grundy Now?" (

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cover) (1993 Subterfuge Records) #Navidades Furiosas: "Canción de Navidad" (1993 La Fábrica Magnética) #Gimme More of That Sound: "Where's Bill Grundy Now?" (Television Personalities cover) (1994 Spiral) #A Tribute To Felt: "Apple Boutique" (

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cover) (1994 Elefant Records) #Warsaw: Un Homenaje a Joy Division: "Disorder" (

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cover) (1995 El Colectivo Karma, now Green Ufos) #Maraworld 1.0: "Doctor Osmond (Para Remontarte Angélico)" (1996 Sala Maravillas) #21 Inéditos y Exclusivos: "Todos los Periódicos Mienten" (Una Semana en el Motor de un Autobús' outtake) (2002 Rockdelux magazine) #Un Soplo En El Corazón. Homenaje A Family: "El Mapa" (

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cover) (2003 Rockdelux) #Bambino, Por Ti y Por Nosotros: "Podría Volver" (Bambino cover) (2004 RCA-BMG Music Spain) #Viaje alrededor de Carlos Berlanga: "El verano más triste" ( Carlos Berlanga cover) (El Volcán Música, 2010) #El alpinista de los sueños: Homenaje a Antonio Vega: "Quiero estar mejor" ( Nacha Pop cover)(Universal, 2010) #PSM Festival: "Tormenta en la mañana de la vida" ( La Buena Vida cover) (Rockdelux 2012) #El ombligo del mundo: "La torre de la vela" (091 cover) (Fundación Escuela de Solidaridad 2022)

Vinyl EPs / Singles

#Medusa (1993 Elefant Records) #Nuevas sensaciones (1995 Subterfuge Records) #Himno generacional No. 83 (1996 Subterfuge Records. Coleccionistas "Mil copias") #David y Claudia (1996 Subterfuge Records. Coleccionistas "Mil copias") #Punk (1996 Subterfuge Records) #Su mapamundi, gracias (1997 Acuarela; split single with Sr. Chinarro) #Cuatro palos EP (2010 Octubre - Sony Music Entertainment) #Dobles fatigas (2015, El Segell del Primavera) #Espíritu olímpico (2017) #Islamabad (2017 Acuarela; split single with Yung Beef) #Hierro y níquel 18 (2018 El Ejército Rojo) #Ijtihad (2018 El Ejército Rojo) #Santos que yo te pinte (en directo) (2019 El Ejército Rojo) #La nueva normalidad (2021, El Ejército Rojo) #El rey de España (2021, El Ejército Rojo) #El antiplanetismo (2021, El Ejército Rojo) #Se quiere venir (2022, El Ejército Rojo)

References

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