Le Mans (band)

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Le Mans
Origin Spain
Genres Indie rock
Alternative rock
Years active19931998
Labels Elefant Records
Members Jone Gabarain
Teresa Iturrioz
Ibon Errazkin
Peru Izeta
Gorka Ochoa

Le Mans was an indie rock band from the Basque country, Spain, in existence between 1993 and 1998. Having previously toured and released records under the name Aventuras de Kirlian, the group took a new direction as they hired a new member, Gorka Ochoa, to play the drums.

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Together with La Buena Vida it was one of the main exponents of "Donosti Sound", a style similar to twee pop. [1]

In 2000 the Argentine band Suárez recorded the EP 29:09:00, consisting of 5 cover versions of Le Mans songs.

Line-up

Discography

Albums

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References

  1. Cubillo, Igor. "La llama del 'Donosti sound'". El Pais. Retrieved 11 October 2022.