Artist
Etica Makinal
Etica Makinal, an industrial artist from the Spanish underground, created unique tape-based compositions in 1986, blending abstract soundscapes with Spanish ...
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Etica Makinal operated briefly in 1986, yet their impact resonates through a specific industrial lens. Emerging from the Spanish underground, their sound was a mechanical synthesis of tape-based compositions and textural soundscapes, overlaid with Spanish language lyrics. The release of "Mieres 1934" on Obreros Del Sonido stands as a testament to their capability to harness industrial decay into aural form. Collaborating with labels like STI and Tetra Brik Records, they situated themselves among the functional noise of contemporaries such as P16.D4 and Doxa Sinistra. Each cassette, from "Ante Todo, Calma" to "Trigonométrico," was an exercise in relentless, dystopian sound. Their work was not just about music but about a conceptual critique of industrial society, as evidenced by the "Etica Makinal Info sheet." This magazine-laden artifact functioned as a transgressive manifesto, weaving together the mechanical and the ideological. The band's brief existence was a rhythmic pulse in the broader network of experimental labels like 3EM Producciones, crafting a landscape where art and sound collided in mechanized harmony.
