Tristeza

Tristeza is an American post-rock band from San Diego, California.

Band History

The band was founded in early 1997 in San Diego, and initially consisted of Christopher Sprague, Jimmy LaValle, Luis Hermosillo and James Lehner. Soon after, Stephen Swesey completed the lineup. In December 1997 the band recorded their first single on Foreshadow in a garage and published it in the spring of 1998, when unknown label Caffeine vs. Nicotine. Summer over the toured the five musicians through the U.S. and practiced already for their first full length album which they recorded in the Louder Studios in San Francisco in the fall of 1998. Makoto Recordings made ​​her debut Spine And Sensory out in April 1999, while the band was on tour again to were promoting their album. 1999 or the single Macrame was published, which also sold well. In April 2000, the band played their second longplayer signal Dream in Full Circles in the King Size Sound Labs in Chicago a. Tiger Style Records brought the album in September 2000 on the market, and the group then went on a promotional tour. The album was released in Europe and Japan, where it also received good reviews, so Tristeza 2001 there just was able to go on tour as a headliner for the first time. Subsequently, the band recorded numerous experimental pieces that were produced by Gravity Records and released as Mania phase and mixed signal 2002. Prior to the upcoming tour through Europe, Japan and the USA Stephen Swesey left the group and was replaced by Eric Hinojosa.

Beginning of 2003 also left the band Jimmy LaValle to fully concentrate on his solo project The Album Leaf. Thereupon James Lehner moved for a short time back into private life. In this phase, the album was released Espuma, the unreleased material, live songs and This Trap previously contained only one new song. The last two months of 2003, the band spent with samples and Mitch Wilson on guitar. 2004 prepared the band with a new album after Sean Ogilvie had come for Eric Hinojosa to the band. Finally, Mitch Wilson recommended as a substitute for the guitarist Alison Ables, so that the current formation was found. The new album A Colores was at Key Club Recording in Benton Harbor, Michigan, recorded and mixed in San Diego at Stratre sound. The new album was released in November 2005 Better Looking Records. Previously, the Maxi - CD Bromas was already been successfully marketed by that label. In August 2006, followed by the new line with En Nuestro Desafio another album, which received good reviews again. Three years later appeared with Fate Unfolds the tenth studio album by the band.

Trivia

• Tristeza is Spanish and means sadness, A is called Colores En Nuestro Desafio In colors and thinks as much as in our challenge. How did it come to this naming, so far did not identify themselves.

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

Collaborations

• 2002: Tristeza / Lemko Hall Split EP ( Speakerphone Recordings)