The Otherness (band)

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The Otherness
The Otherness in Hamburg
The Otherness in Hamburg
Background information
OriginComodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
Genresrock, pop, rock 'n' roll, punk
LabelsMotor Music, Other Recordings
MembersGonzalo Cativa, Martin Cativa, Pablo Gaggioni, Nico Kleihn
Websitewww.musicglue.com/the-otherness/about

The Otherness are an Argentinian rock band from Comodoro Rivadavia, Patagonia, composed of Martin Cativa (guitar, vocals), Gonzalo Cativa (bass, vocals) Pablo Gaggioni (drums) and Nico Kleihn (guitar). They have toured across Latin America and Europe, releasing their debut album LMIRL in 2021 via Motor Music.

History[edit]

The band's logo

The Otherness were formed by brothers Gonzalo Cativa and Martin Cativa, alongside drummer Pablo Gaggioni. Hailing from Patagonia,[1] they felt unable to tour locally at first due to what they saw as the lack of a flourishing club scene at hand [2] and began to look further afield.

The band undertook their first tour across the United Kingdom in 2011. One of their first UK shows took place at The Water Rats in London's King's Cross, where they played alongside The Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock.[3]

They began to pick up traction with UK media – gaining coverage from the NME, whose writer Damian Jones described them as sounding "like Gruff Rhys fronting The Beach Boys".[4] Music journalist and Goldblade / The Members frontman John Robb (musician) described them as “like a punk rock take on the early Beatles”.[5]

In 2013, the band played a free show in aid of The Dolphin pub in Hackney, London,[6] raising awareness of the venue's uncertain future after police had applied for a review of its licence. They released a new four-track EP, Come On that same year. Reviewing for Louder Than War, Mark Ray described the band as “like the missing link between The Beatles and The Clash.” [7] On the same tour, the band performed at London's 100 Club[8] as part of a ‘Future Rock’ event.

The Otherness released a live demo record, The Otherness Live Session, in 2015. It was recorded over a single evening in Buenos Aires [9] and featured covers of Lead Belly’s Poor Howard and James Brown's "It's a Man's Man's Man's World".

The band played Sheffield’s Tramlines festival in 2018, following an invite from promoter Neil Hargreaves.[10] They performed on the festival’s Crystal Stage, after festival staff had seen the band’s performance at the local Frog And Parrot venue.

Throughout the spring and summer of 2019 The Otherness embarked on a tour across the UK, Germany, Austria and The Netherlands. One show saw them performing at London's Brixton Electric as part of La Linea Latin Music Fest, in support of longstanding ska / Latin crossover pioneers Los Auténticos Decadentes.[11]

"LMIRL" (Let's Meet In Real Life) debut album by The Otherness.

During the Coronavirus pandemic - following the cancellation of a European tour - the band both signed to German independent label Motor Music,[12] and recruited guitarist Nico Kleihn. In 2021 the band announced their debut album LMIRL (standing for ‘Let’s Meet In Real Life’), slated for an October 1 worldwide release. The album was produced by Gaspar Benegas in Buenos Aires and mastered by Felix Davis at London's Metropolis studios.[13]

The band have been featured in significant Latin American media, such as Clarin,[14] and the TN television channel.

"A New Resistance" 4 track EP by The Otherness 2022.

In September 2022, the band presented their video for single A New Resistance at Berlin's Argentine Embassy.[15] The video was produced by Panorámica Producciones with the support of Ente Comodoro Turismo, the tourism agency of Comodoro Rivadavia.

In October 2022, the band released a 4 track EP entitled "A New Resistance".

Musical style[edit]

The band describe their music as having an “uplifting, diverse, melodic and intense” tone.[2] Their debut album LMIRL drew comparisons to The Beatles and Ramones,[16] while they have also been compared to The Beach Boys,[17] Little Richard,[10] and described as reviving elements of “old school rock ‘n’ roll."[18] The band have cited key influences as including Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Fats Domino, Sam Cooke, Lead Belly and The Clash.[18]

Band members[edit]

  • Martin Cativa - guitar, lead vocals (2010–present)
  • Gonzalo Cativa - bass, lead vocals (2010–present)
  • Pablo Gaggioni - drums, backing vocals (2010–present)
  • Nico Kleihn - guitar, backing vocals (2020–present)

Discography[edit]

Albums

  • LMIRL (2021)
  • A New Resistance (2022)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Vigo, Fernando. "The Otherness presenta su álbum debut: la historia de cómo una banda patagónica conquistó Europa". TN. Artear.
  2. ^ a b Vandamme, Erik. "The Otherness - Rock music is about freedom of expression for both the artists and fans and what goes on between the interaction of ideas, sounds and feelings". Musiczine. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  3. ^ Antonopoylos, Dimitris. "FM to Web: The Otherness and the 13,000 km to Glen Matlock!". Mix Grill. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ Jones, Damian. "Meet The Otherness, Patagonia's Alex Turner-approved, football-obsessed rock 'n' roll hopefuls". NME. NME Networks. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. ^ Robb, John. "Band of the day : The Otherness : Great rock n roll from Argentina". Louder Than War. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Band The Otherness play free gig to support threatened Dolphin pub". Hackney Citizen. Citizen News & Media Limited. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  7. ^ Ray, Mark. "The Otherness: Come On - EP review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  8. ^ Tuffrey, Laurie (26 July 2013). "The Otherness On UK Tour". The Quietus. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  9. ^ Robb, John. "Argentine band The Otherness announce live album". Louder Than War. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Argentinian band The Otherness rock up dream gig at Tramlines". The Star. National World Publishing. July 20, 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  11. ^ Vigo, Fernando. "The Otherness, en La Viola: "Somos un poco paria en la Argentina"". TN. TN. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Aquí estoy - The Otherness: rock de la Patagonia en Berlín". DW.com. Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  13. ^ Walker, Graham. "The Otherness plan LMIRL debut album UK tour". The Star. National World Publishing. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  14. ^ "The Otherness: La banda argentina que estampó su nombre en la histórica New Musical Express y expande sus fronteras". Clarin. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  15. ^ Mazzio, Adriano (September 15, 2022). "The Otherness, la banda de rock de la Patagonia que toca en Europa y presentó su nuevo video en Berlín". Clarin. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  16. ^ Ray, Mark (October 6, 2021). "The Otherness: LMIRL – album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  17. ^ Kitainik, Amie. "We review the new album from The Otherness - LMIRL". RGM. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  18. ^ a b Taysom, Joe (26 February 2019). "Introducing The Otherness, an Argentinian rock group inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan". Far Out. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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