Felipe: guitar, chorus 2001 Felipe (guitar) and Aarón (bass) from Zaragoza, as soon as their previous band disappears, that very night, decide to embark on a new project that begins to take shape that very moment. Just two months later, on September 30th, Ana (LA MONJA ENANA) joins the group as the lead singer and keyboardist. Cristóbal (drums) is their first drummer, with whom they give their first two concerts in Barcelona (October) and Zaragoza (November), though by December, with Cristóbal’s return to his native Sevilla, Roge takes over the rhythm section for the band. A few days later, Cristina, who was also an integral part of LOS FRESONES REBELDES and always in tune with Felipe and Aarón, joins the project as the second guitar. 2002 They perform in Madrid on March 2nd in the annual party for the radio program “Flor de Pasion” (RNE – Radio 3), just days before Felipe and Ana’s wedding. The concert becomes a special and meaningful event, and is a complete success, an unbeatable beginning for a band fingered to do great things in the national pop panorama. They headline with NIZA and SOUVENIR. Subterfuge, after having been LOS FRESONES REBELDES’ label for a few years, release COLA JET SET’s first CD-Single on a record label, “Cosas Que No Se Olvidan”, which has the three songs, “Cosas Que No Se Olvidan”, “Cancion de Luna” and “Acabar Bonito”. The songs are recorded in the Barcelona studio From The Backyard with the producer Guille Milkyway (LA CASA AZUL), who actively participates in almost all the group’s recordings. Critics like Jam Albarracín (La Verdad, Efe Eme) or respected radio DJ’s like Juan De Pablos, see the same spark and freshness in these songs that they saw in LOS FRESONES REBELDES, a necessary continuation, though their music separates from LOS FRESONES REBELEDES with a greater stylistic richness, as will be later confirmed in their later releases. There is an intense summer tour that takes them to cities such as Madrid and Barcelona, and festivals like Lemon Pop in Murcia, with VACACIONES, JUNIPER MOON or TENDER TRAP, among others. The legion of fans is growing and their songs, upbeat and danceable, spread through the avid crowd. Despite all of this, they find themselves obligated to take a break, one of the many that pave their career, due to Ana’s commitments with LA MONJA ENANA. 2003 2004 As a celebration and inauguration for the new record label release, they perform again in the “Flor de Pasion” party, this time celebrating the 25th anniversary of Juan de Pablos’ radio show, with other bands like LA CASA AZUL, LOS SOBERANOS, NOBEL or AIRBAG. The tour grows more intense and they perform in festivals like Lemon Pop in Murcia (with NICE MAN, FANGORIA, THE LEGENDS and BOEDEKKA), or the Easy Pop Weekend in Andorra (with such bands as TACHENKO and COMET GAIN among others), where their music is received with open arms by legions of followers hungry for fun and energy. COLA JET SET consolidate themselves as a band and are considered by the press and public to set the standard for the new batch of fun pop groups. At the end of the year they harvest the fruits of their labor. Webs like Alta Fidelidad or Surfer Rosa, among many others, place their debut album among the best of the year, highlighting songs like “Cosas Que No Se Olvidan” and “Quiéreme”. 2005 Their concert activity is intense. Juan de Pablos returns to demonstrate his profound love and admiration of COLA JET SET’s music and he invites them to the 26th anniversary celebration, this time in the Barcelona club Magic, with bands like FANTA and ZONA NEGATIVA (precisely Roge’s parallel project). In April they perform in the Plastidepop Festival (Zaragoza) with, among others LOS SOBERANOS and CHICO Y CHICA. Additionally, they cover other points of the Spanish geography like Madrid, Valencia and many more cities. In May, the group decides to stop its frenetic activity as Felipe and Ana’s imminent parenthood approaches. In June, the video clip for “Quiéreme” is awarded Best Work in a Video Clip at the IV Short Film Competition of the Council of Malaga. Directed by Sol doesn’t last long in the bosom of the band and she leaves that same summer. Alicia comes to take her place, arriving from Sant Cugat. The scarce activity and the arrival of the baby make many of the band’s fans fear the end, which couldn’t be farther from the truth.
2007 The record label industry situation, economically troubled and in constant decline, causes Roge to lose steam and leave the group; Ana and Felipe take advantage of this moment to expand their family. But in no time, Joan (Barcelona) joins the group to take over on the drums. The road awaits them. They perform again at the anniversary party for Flor De Pasion, sharing the stage with bands like L-KAN or SANTI CAMPOS Y LOS AMIGOS IMAGINARIOS. But probably their most representative concert from these days is the show in May in the International Pop Overthrow festival in Liverpool, with SQUIRE, RINALDI SINGS and Paul Bevoir, where they achieve well-renowned success and create an important legion of British followers. The mentioned record label crisis has its repercussions in the different ways Subterfuge and the band see the band’s career, and the band leaves the Madrid label in June. They begin work self-publishing but while still in this process they knock on Elefant Records’ door and Elefant welcomes them in with great pleasure.www.myspace.com/colajetset 2008 To celebrate signing with Elefant they perform on February 16th in El Sol with THE SCHOOL in a party for Elefant in which Alex COOPER participates as a specially invited DJ. COLA JET SET perform various new songs and close the concert with a version of “Al Amanecer” that unleashes a collective craze in the whole room. The sessions that begin in February to release “El Sueño de Mi Vida” as a single quickly extends itself into full-length that will be called “Guitarras y Tambores”, just as they define their own classic pop sound. Throughout the recordings, the muses appear and 16 songs are produced (12 for the LP and the rest for B-sides and compilations) and one instrumental piece (which will close the album). The music is the same, because they know what they like to do and what their public wants, and it’s different because each new member brings his or her own touches to it, and there are songs by Alicia, Ana and Cristina. The album release is set for February of 2009. The international relations between groups that MySpace so greatly facilitates open new doors: the album design will be overseen by Paul Bevoir, leader of the genuine British Jetset of the 80s and a good friend since Liverpool; and at the end of the summer the group accompanies the Norwegian MY LITTLE PONY on their Spanish tour, taking advantage of the opportunity to show off a handful of songs from the new album in Barcelona on September 21.
On March COLA JET SET is cover of the spanish magazine, Plástica. On April they present their new album, "Guitarras y tambores" in Madrid. An Elefant party where they share stage with Zipper-Cremallera and Guille Milkyway Dj. At the same time video clip of the song, "El sueño de mi vida", directed by Labtrazos, sees the light. In June, there is a very good review of "Guitars and drums" in the important north-american web, All music. They don’t stop a second after the release of their second album in February. They take part in the 30th anniversary celebration for the radio show Flor de Pasión (RNE – Radio 3), they are COOPER’s special guests for the presentation of its new album, “Aeropuerto” in Madrid and Bilbao, they perform at some of the most important festivals in Spain (Indyspensable, Contempopranea, Fuengirola Pop Weekend, etc.), and they travel to England to perform in London and at the Indietracks Festival. In October, COLA JET SET present the video-clip of the song "En esta pista ya no se puede bailar", directed by Marc and Joel (The Hands Collective), who did an extraordinary job on the group’s video-clip, in which they shine like true pop stars playing, singing and dancing with a ton of friends. In December they release a limited edition single of 7”, in white vinyl featuring “En esta pista ya no se puede bailar” on its A side and two new songs on its B side: “Nos Volveremos a Ver”, is a spot-on Spanish adaptation of the 1939 classic “We’ll Meet Again”, written by Ross Parker and Hughie Charles, which was a big hit during the Second World War, as well as a new song by Alicia called “100% Cola Jet Set”, a true declaration of intent. Like the album "Guitarras y Tambores", the cover of this single is designed by Paul Bevoir (JET SET and Paul Bevoir), a true artistic genius who is an eminent personage in British pop. "Guitarras y Tambores" is chosen as one of the best albums of the year by Je ne Sais Pop (Spanish website). In March COLA JET SET appears on the cover of the Spanish magazine Plástica. In April they present their new album, "Guitarras y tambores" in Madrid at a party hosted by Elefant where they share the stage with Zipper-Cremallera and Guille Milkyway Dj. At roughly the same time, the video-clip of the song "El Sueño de Mi Vida" is released, directed by Labtrazos. June brings a very good review of "Guitarras y tambores" on the important North American website All Music.
In February COLA JET SET play alongside BLA (a new band featuring Belén and Luis from L-KAN) at the first Elefant party of the year. They present their special supersized band for the first time in Madrid. Estel and Ruth on vocals and Manel and Gerard on keyboards and sound control reinforce the usual quintet of Ana (1st voice), Alicia (2nd voice and acoustic guitar), Cristina (3rd voice and bass), Joan (drums) and Felipe (electric guitar). They are brilliant and the audience gives itself over completely to the music, dancing and singing along. They finished the concert off with several songs by the legendary band LOS FRESONES REBELDES. What an amazing success!!!
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