Originally recorded as a collection of singles and an EP, Camino Del Sol is the work of French band Antena, who made a brief impact on the electronic music scene between 1981 and 1983. Dubbed "electro-samba" by the Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant, the songs here (including a nearly unrecognizable reworking of Jobim's "The Girl from Ipanema") are a combination of Latin-flavored drum-machine beats and relaxed vocals over a wash of synthesized melody. What's remarkable is how up-to-the-minute these 20-year-old recordings sound - Antena may have arrived to… read more
Originally recorded as a collection of singles and an EP, Camino Del Sol is the work of French band Antena, who made a brief impact on the electronic… read more
Originally recorded as a collection of singles and an EP, Camino Del Sol is the work of French band Antena, who made a brief impact on the electronic music scene between 1981 and 1983. D… read more
Multiple artists use the name Antena: 1) a French-Belgian electropop group; 2) a Spanish christian rock group; 3) a Japanese post-punk band; 4) an Uruguayan band. 1) Destined to be overshadowed by their peers in the Factory Records universe, French-Belgian Antena were an underrated bossa nova-flavored electronic post punk group that formed in France in the early '80s. Fronted by Isabelle Powaga (better known today as Isabelle Antena) with members Sylvain Fasy and Pascale Moiroud, the trio created a sound not terribly out of place on the legendary label's catalog, but were … read more
Multiple artists use the name Antena: 1) a French-Belgian electropop group; 2) a Spanish christian rock group; 3) a Japanese post-punk band; 4) an Uruguayan band. 1) Destined to be overshad… read more
Multiple artists use the name Antena: 1) a French-Belgian electropop group; 2) a Spanish christian rock group; 3) a Japanese post-punk band; 4) an Uruguayan band. 1) Destined to be overshadowed by their peers in the Factory Records uni… read more