Tristeza
Known as much for their consistent touring as their prolific output, San Diego's instrumental rock quintet Tristeza formed in 1997. Guitarists Jimmy LaValle and Christopher Sprague, keyboardist Stephen Swesey, bassist Luis Hermosillo, and drummer Jimmy Lehner came together after playing in bands like the Locust, Crimson Curse, Swing Kids, and Gogogo Airheart, among others, and recorded their debut 7", Foreshadow/Smoke Through Glass, soon after. In promotion of the single, Tristeza toured three times, making the 7" a best-seller and proving that they could pull off their intricate, involved instrumental sound on-stage as well as in the studio.
Tristeza's first full-length, 1999's Spine and Sensory, added subtle jazz elements to their style; just before hitting the road again, they released their volume of the Insound Tour Support series, a series of CD EPs intended to help promote touring indie bands. Another tour and another single -- the Macrame 7" -- confirmed the band's swift musical development and electronic leanings. Tristeza stopped touring just long enough to record Dream Signals in Full Circles in Chicago with the Pulsars' Dave Trumfio; the album was released in the fall of 2000 by Tigerstyle Records.
The group returned in 2002 with Mixed Signals, a collection of Dream Signals remixes. But Swesey departed the same year, and LaValle the next, so Tristeza went on hiatus while they reassembled their lineup. By 2004 Sean Ogilve and Alison Ables had joined on keyboards and guitar, respectively, and Tristeza recorded a double album called A Colores that was issued in November 2005 on Better Looking Records.
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Discografia
11 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Paisajes
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Sanity Muffin - Better Looking Records em 30 de nov. de 2010
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Spine And Sensory (Expanded And Remastered)
Rock - Lançado por Better Looking Records em 1 de jan. de 1999
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A Colores (Expanded Edition)
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Better Looking Records em 22 de nov. de 2005
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Dream Signals In Full Circles
Rock - Lançado por Tiger Style em 28 de ago. de 2000
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Fate Unfolds
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Better Looking Records em 1 de dez. de 2009
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Tristeza (Tristeza)
Jazz - Lançado por Paradiso em 25 de abr. de 2013
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Mixed Signals
Electronic - Lançado por Tiger Style em 5 de fev. de 2002
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En Nuestro Desafio
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por Better Looking Records em 6 de ago. de 2006
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Ghost
Alternative & Indie - Lançado por 5344398 Records DK em 17 de nov. de 2023
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Are We People b/w When Morning Steals The Sky
Rock - Lançado por Numero Group em 1 de ago. de 2001
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fragments of a windy season (music from the short film)
Soundtracks - Lançado por 2674375 Records DK em 6 de ago. de 2024
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