Delorean (band)

Delorean
Origin	Spain
Genres	Alternative dance, Balearic beat
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Mushroom Pillow, Matador Records, True Panther Sounds Arts & Crafts México
Website	myspace.com/delorean
Members
Guillermo Astrain Igor Escudeo Unai Lazcano Ekhi Lopetegi

Delorean are a Spanish alternative dance band formed in 2000 in Zarautz, a Basque town. Vocalist and bassist Ekhi Lopetegi, guitarist Tomas Palomo, keyboardist Unai Lazcano, and drummer Igor Escudeo wanted to explore their mutual interests, from the local punk rock scene to electronic music. The quartet, who named the band after the iconic time machine featured in the Back to the Future series, released an EP and two studio albums between 2004 and 2006 to little mainstream success. In 2007, Palomo left the band and was replaced by Guillermo Astrain. Delorean subsequently relocated to Barcelona, veering towards more computer-based composition and production. Tiring of the relative low quality of the local dance music scene, the band members created their own eclectic club night, Desparrame, in which they continued the evolution of their music. Remixes for the likes of The xx, Cold Cave, and Franz Ferdinand gave Delorean exposure in the music press.

Following their successful visit to the 2007 SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, the band released Transatlantic KK, a variation of the second studio album Into the Plateau, on the New York-based Simple Social Graces label. The Ayrton Senna EP was released in 2009 to positive reviews from critics. The band subsequently toured with Swedish groups jj and Miike Snow. In 2010, Delorean released their third album, Subiza, and secured a worldwide distribution deal with New York label True Panther Sounds.

Discography

Studio albums

• Delorean (2004)
• Into the Plateau (2006) / Transatlantic KK (2007)
• Subiza (2010)

EPs

• Metropolitan Death EP (2005)
• Ayrton Senna EP (2009)

References

External links

• Delorean at last.fm