- Umma Project
Infobox musical artist
Name = Umma Project
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Background = group_or_band
Origin =Colombia
Genre =Post-Rock Ambient ExperimentalElectronica Rock
Years_active =2003 –present
Label = ibiikarts.
URL = [http://www.ummaproject.com/ Official website]
Current_members = Esteban Mejía Mesa
Past_members =Umma Project is a Colombian
Post-Rock band fromMedellín , Antioquia, formed in2003 .Career
The Origins
The Umma Project is a solo project created by Esteban Mejía Mesa. Before forming a band in 2003, Esteban studied advertising at
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana were he joined forces with Radio Bolivariana (1993-1996) and Javeriana Stereo (1992-1996) to produce -on a weekly basis- two radio shows: Rock al Día and Jazz Contemporáneo. In 1996-1997 he worked atWarner Music Colombia , where he gained popularity with local radio stations and Latin American bands thanks to his musical knowledge, and promotional skills. In 2007-2008, he made his debut with the following self-produced albums: "Kosmodrom (EP)" and "Ethereal (La Noche del Terror Ciego)". Currently, he his rehearsing with other musicians for some public performances during the year.Musical Style
Although The Umma Project music is often referred to as Ambient /
Electronica , it has been influenced even more by the Post-Rock (melodic, experimental and minimalist) sounds of the 2000s such asGodspeed You! Black Emperor ,Sigur Rós and Mogwai. Also, byProgressive rock pioneers likePink Floyd andKing Crimson ;Led Zeppelin ,Neil Young ,The Cure , The Church,David Sylvian ,Slowdive andGustavo Cerati . The Umma Project music also has long improvisation passages at times and live on stage using their studio instruments that ability is clearly highlighted with extended versions of their songs.Other Works
In the early 1990s, before joining -partially- The Umma Project in 2008, Ricardo Mejía Mesa was a member of several bands from his native city of
Medellín .Discography
Albums and Compilations
ongs
"__Ethereal (La Noche del Terror Ciego)" 01 / Spectro (5:25) 02 / Young Gangster (9:02) 03 / Ethereal (La Noche del Terror Ciego) (6:11) 04 / Oceania (5:45) 05 / Journey into Thra, Part 1 (3:53) 06 / Reset (2:04) 07 / The Spirit of St. Louis (5:18) 08 / Journey into Thra, Part 2 (1:37) 09 / The Mechanical Man (4:48) 10 / The Giant's Causeway (5:55) 11 / Lena Söderberg (5:14)
"__Kosmodrom (EP)" 01 / Kosmodrom '72 (6:50) 02 / Cl 0024+17 (3:22) 03 / Upsilon Andromedae (4:06) 04 / PI1052 (4:01) "__Niesencja #03" 01 / Pero - Self Estime 02 / Freddy Musri - Spirales 03 / DJet - Neoinfection 04 / BronZe - Soul On Ice 05 / V-trap - Obsession I 06 / Izmar - Aze2-03 07 / Anschlagdynamyk - Stoerenfried 08 / Sinq - Be Brave 09 / The Umma Project - Young Gangster 10 / Change! - How Do I Say Goodbye To Myself "__netBloc Volume 7 (10 From 200 plus One)" 01 / Peter Fox Simon - I Wish (4:15) 02 / Mabafu - All the Working Girls (3:19) 03 / Jurek Raben - Dream On (Original Edit) (5:31) 04 / Tim & Puma Mimi - Popkiller (2:30) 05 / Dorothy's Magic Bag - Picasso's Penis (3:05) 06 / Calendar Girl - February (Mumblemix) (3:34) 07 / Eta Carinae - Ecos (3:14) 08 / Jan von Grafenstein - Work Out (3:28) 09 / Aleksi Virta - Cosmos Bossa (4:32) 10 / The Umma Project - Young Gangster (8:24) 11 / Baroquedub - Wearing Nothing But Attitude (6:06)
Some Rights Reserved 2007. Work licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.External links
* [http://www.theummaproject.com/ The Umma Project official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/ummaproject The Umma Project official My Space page]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Umma+Project The Umma Project at Last.FM]
* [http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=mediatype%3Aaudio%20AND%20!collection%3Aourmedia%20AND%20subject%3A%22umma%20project%22 The Umma Project Internet Archive]
* [http://blocsonic.com/release/view/8 The Umma Project at Bloc Sonic]
* [http://netmuzyka.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/ The Umma Project at Netmuzyka]
* [http://freealbums.blogsome.com/2007/10/29/umma-project-ethereal/ The Umma Project review from Free Albums Galore]
* [http://biotic.blogspot.com/2007/05/bswc-one-day-ummaproject-young-gangster.html The Umma Project review from Black Sweater / Black Cat]
* [http://www.eltiempo.com/participacion/blogs/default/un_articulo.php?id_blog=3720932&id_recurso=500000879&random=845 The Umma Project review from Em-Ci-Di-Ci / El Tiempo]
* [http://www.planb.com.co/wf_InfoEvento.aspx?IdEvn=1549 The Umma Project review from Plan B]
* [http://www.planb.com.co/wf_InfoEvento.aspx?IdEvn=1558 The Umma Project interview from Plan B]
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