Los Updates was a Chilean electronic music project created by musician Jorge González and photographer Loreto Otero.[1][2] The project has been musically defined as a blend of "mind-bending minimal house and unabashed pop."[3]
Los Updates | |
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 Los Updates at Vive Latino 2007 in Mexico | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Mexico City, Mexico |
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| Years active | 2008-2009 |
| Labels | Noiselab Records, Nacional Records, La Oreja |
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History
editIn 1997, Jorge González, Dandy Jack and Tobias Freund founded the electronic music group Gonzalo Martínez, merging traditional Latin American music with digital electronics.[4]
Four years later, González wrote the lyrics of songs "You Never Come Back" and "I Am Not The Sound" for the German group Sieg Über Die Sonne, formed by Jack and Freund. He also collaborated on the song "Tour de France" by Señor Coconut.[5]
After the second and final breakup of Los Prisioneros in 2005, González and Loreto Otero decided to relocate to Mexico City.[6]
Influenced by the Chilean electronic scene in Europe during the first decade of the 2000s, represented by artists like Pier Bucci, Uwe Schmidt, Ricardo Villalobos, González and Otero started a project in 2006, originally called Los Plugins and later renamed Los Updates.
In 2007, Los Updates released their first work, titled Jorge González EP in Chile and Los Updates EP internationally.[7]
In 2008, they released their only album, First if you please, under the label Cadenza, owned by Swiss-Chilean DJ Lucien Nicolet. The album was described as a mix of "house, pop, 2-step, 8-bit, funk, rave, and romantic ballad."[7]
After González and Otero split in 2011, the duo disbanded, and the Los Prisioneros vocalist moved to Berlin.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Artist Profile | JORGE GONZÁLEZ". Ian Berry. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ a b Vargas, Pía (2015). Jorge González: una biografía [Jorge Gonzalez — A Biography] (in Spanish). Instituto de la Comunicación e Imagen de la Escuela de Periodismo de la Universidad de Chile.
- ^ "LOS UPDATES". Forced Exposure. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Blue Source 06 1st Anniversary Party feat Los Updates". Resident Advisor. 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ Aguayo, Emiliano (2005). Maldito sudaca: conversaciones con Jorge González [Maldito Sudaca: Conversations with Jorge González] (in Spanish). Santiago: Ril Editores. ISBN 978-956-284-449-9.
- ^ Maira, Manuel (2010-04-11). "Jorge González: el nuevo impulso de su carrera dentro de la electrónica europea" [Jorge González: The New Boost in His Career within European Electronic Music]. La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ a b "Los Updates". Musica Popular (in Spanish). 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2024-11-08.