Siamés

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Siamés
OriginArgentina
Genres Electropop, rock
Years active2013 (2013)–present
MembersSee Band members

Siamés (stylized in all caps or as SIAMÉƧ) is an Argentine electropop rock band established in 2013 by Guillermo "Stoltz" Stölzing as vocalist and guitarist and Juan Manuel "Blakk" Kokollo as keyboardist and synthesizer. Additional band members were included during the production of the band's album and after, with the members including Barbie Williams (vocalist), Gonzo Rooster (guitar), Tish Planes (vocalist), Lucas “Gato” Hernández (drums), Hutter Von Fonk (bass), and Walter C. (guitar). [1]

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History

2013–2019: Formation and Bounce into the Music

Stoltz and Blakk began working on music together in 2013, after meeting at a party at the Roxy club in Buenos Aires. [2] [3] The duo were playing at the venue for a party event called Roxtar, with Stoltz playing as a member of his former band MoodyMan, and Blakk acting as the programmer for other bands. [4] The duo began making songs in English, despite their Spanish-speaking background.

In 2015, the trio began taking their music "more seriously", around the same time that MoodyMan disbanded. They first put together the song "As You Get High" and then quickly produced ten more songs that were eventually compiled into the band's first album, Bounce Into The Music, that released in August of 2016. [3] [4]

After playing in multiple concerts and as opening acts for bands such as The B-52's and The Magic Numbers, the two creators decided in 2015 to take a risk and develop "Argentina's first anime music video". [5] They contracted a producer, Guillermo Porro, the Rudo Company as artists, and a director, Fernando Suniga, to make the video. [5] The first single on the album, titled "The Wolf", was released alongside said animated music video for the song and which has since amassed over 200 million views on YouTube as of August 2024. [6] They attribute the syncopation style mashup of the song with the video and the chorus to the style of French film director Michel Gondry. [4]

2019–2023: "Summer Nights" & Home

In June 2019, Siamés released "Summer Nights" featuring Barbie Williams, the first single and music video to promote their new upcoming album, Mother Robot. [6] [7] In November, two more promotional singles were released, "No Lullaby" and "I Can't Wait", and the new album was re-titled Home. Two months later, Siamés released "Easier" and "Young & Restless". On March 13, 2020, Siamés released Home. [8] The inspiration for Home was based around the idea that people want to fight for their dreams and be allowed to love the things they're interested in, while also combating the darkness in their life and their desire for hope. [9]

In February 2023, the band announced that Stöltz was leaving. [10]

2024–present: "The Phoenix" & MELODRAMATIC

In April 2024, Siamés released "The Phoenix" featuring Sergio Bufi, the first single and lyric video to promote their new upcoming album, MELODRAMATIC. On July 25, 2024, "Alone In The Darkness" was released alongside an animated music video for the song. The music video was created by artists at MAKE Visual and directed by Danny Robashkin, owner of the company. [11]

Band members

Current members

Former members

Discography

Studio albums

Tours

The band held their first United States tour in January and February 2020 with an additional stop in Mexico City. [4]

Awards and honors

A music competition held in December of 2016 named True Sounds and hosted by Ballantine's was won by Siamés out of 270 independent bands. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Corbalan, Miguel (October 24, 2017). "Te Presentamos A: Siamés" [Meet: Siamés]. Tango Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Entrevista con Siamés: una experiencia audiovisual -" (in Spanish). 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  3. 1 2 "Siamés, entrevista en la revista Mondo Sonoro (2021)". MondoSonoro (in Spanish). 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Totah, Jose (January 26, 2020). "La aventura de Siamés, la banda con un videoclip que se ve en todo el mundo" [The adventure of Siamés, the band with a video clip that is seen all over the world]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Capeans, Rodrigo (November 16, 2017). "Siamés sale a conquistar el mundo" [Siamés goes out to conquer the world]. Silencio (in Spanish). Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Barbie Williams, de cantar en una escuela de Río Gallegos a recorrer el mundo" [Barbie Williams, from singing in a school in Río Gallegos to traveling the world]. La Opinion Austral (in Spanish). May 23, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  7. ↑ @siamesmusic (24 June 2019). "SUMMER NIGHTS. 1st single from the upcoming album MOTHER ROBOT" – via Instagram.
  8. ↑ Silva, Pilar (February 8, 2020). "Siamés, un concierto entre amigos" [Siamés, a concert between friends]. Notimex (in Spanish). Retrieved November 25, 2021– via ProQuest.
  9. ↑ Escobar, Froylan (May 9, 2020). "Agradece Siamés apoyo de sus fans mexicanos" [Siamés thanks the support of its Mexican fans]. El Norte (in Spanish). Retrieved November 25, 2021– via ProQuest.
  10. 1 2 "To our loyal fans". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  11. ↑ "Alone In The Darkness SIAMÉS". MAKE Visual. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  12. 1 2 "SIAMES - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  13. ↑ Ferreyra, Matias (December 6, 2016). "Siamés son los ganadores del True Sounds de Ballantine's" [Siamés are the winners of Ballantine's True Sounds]. Indie Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved November 25, 2021.

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