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matotumba
Origin Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Genre(s) experimental
electronic
Years active 2000–Present
Label(s) DDC Productions
Noisex Records
Website matotumba.com
Members
Wilberto Vazquez, Jorge Martinez, Milton Ramirez Malave, Hector Roman, Eric Xavier Wiscovich
Former members
Hugo Cruz, Andres Lugo, Johnatan Crespo, Nomar Diaz, Juan Marrero

matotumba or MTTMB is an electronic/experimental/ambient music band and art collective from Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Experimental music is a term introduced by composer John Cage in 1955 Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}}

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Origin

Formed by art and photography students in the year 2000. The term graphic design can refer to a number of artistic and professional disciplines which focus on visual communication and presentation Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing After exploring in painting, photography and video they started to experiment with abstract and tribal sounds based on improvisation, utilizing the existing mediums to create their unique sound. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing Video is the technology of electronically capturing, Recording, processing storing transmitting and reconstructing a sequence of Still images Absolute music (sometimes abstract music) is a term used to describe musicthat is not explicitly "about" anything non-representational ornon-objective American Indian music is the Musics that are shared by or that distinguish American Indian Tribes and First Nations. Free improvisation or free music is improvised music without any rules beyond the taste or inclination of the musician(s involved in many cases the musicians make Sound' is Vibration transmitted through a Solid, Liquid, or Gas; particularly sound means those vibrations composed of Frequencies Their music oscillate in parallel with organic, electronic and even non-conventional instruments, exploring in composition, structure, rhythm, dissonance and unorthodox methods of performing and recording in digital and analog process. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. An electronic musical instrument is a Musical instrument that produces its sounds using Electronics. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Musical composition is an original piece of Music the structure of a musical piece the process of creating a new The structures or Musical forms of Songs in Popular music are typically sectional forms such as Strophic form. Rhythm (from Greek ῥυθμός - rhythmos, "any measured flow or movement symmetry" is the variation of the length and accentuation of In digital recording, the analog signal of Video or Sound is converted into a stream of Discrete numbers representing the changes in Air Analog (or analogue) recording (Greek ana is "according to" and logos "relationship" is a technique used to store

All of the artwork, photography, design, music videos, including album covers, T-shirts and their websites are created by the members of mttmb themselves. The visual arts are art forms that focus on the creation of works which are primarily Visual in nature such as Painting, Photography Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing Design is used both as a Noun and a Verb. The term is often tied to the various Applied arts and Engineering (See design disciplines A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a Shirt which is pulled on over the head to cover most of a person's Torso. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages They also organize Art exhibitions collectivelly and individually, which led them to create a digital art gallery on the internet: Exponline. Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which Art objects (in the most general sense meet an Audience. In 2003 they launched their own independent music label: DDC (Dientes de canibal).

On September 9th 2006, Matotumba released its first official full-length album titled "imbuiah". A double CD set containing organic, electronic tracks, and live performances. A third disc containing additional tracks is distributed exclusively online through matotumbas official site.

Currently they are Recording new material to be relased in 2008 and working on a documentary narrating their trajectory since the beginning through the present.

Members

Current members

Collaborators

Previous members

Guest musicians

Joined Matotumba on stage:

Discography

Full length Albums

Year Title Label
2000 Matotumba DDC
2000 MTTMB DDC
2001 La última noche en la cueva matotumbiana DDC
2001 En vivo desde el salón de los encuentros (double CD) DDC
2002 La káscara de mil colores DDC
2002 Soy un caníbal DDC
2002 Presencia de lo que no se ve DDC
2003 Frecuencia disonante DDC
2003 Un camino Un Ojo DDC
2004 Tecnología Primitiva DDC
2004 Re-mixes DDC
2005 . An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder A wind instrument is a Musical instrument that contains some type of Resonator (usually a tube in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing Video is the technology of electronically capturing, Recording, processing storing transmitting and reconstructing a sequence of Still images The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Video is the technology of electronically capturing, Recording, processing storing transmitting and reconstructing a sequence of Still images Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Agustin Criollo (born March 14 1969) is a Puerto Rican Multi-instrumentalist Rock musician Criollo was born in San Juan An electric guitar is a type of Guitar that uses pickups to convert the vibration of its steel-cored strings into an electrical current which is made louder A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion . . Donde alguna ves estuviste DDC
2006 Imbuiah (double CD) DDC/Noisex

Singles / Mini CDs

Year Title Label
2003 Electro Fucket vol 1 DDC
2003 Electro Fucket vol 2 DDC
2004 CCC's DDC
2004 Transmisiones S. E. T. I. DDC
2004 Biogenesis DDC
2005 Imbuiah pre vol 1 DDC
2005 mttmb - shhh - introdujos/Split EP DDC/Noisex
2006 3C (mttmb/chuck gnoider) DDC/Noisex
2007 HIBRIDO DDC
TBA Ocaso del 2006 DDC

Videography

Music videos

Short Films


External links

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