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Balún

Band, *2003 US, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Electronic and Pop

Brooklyn-based electronic indie band Balún self-identify as transnational. The quartet that broke out of the San Juan indie scene a decade ago has since undergone a formational odyssey through the industry, academia, and the stateside Puerto Rican experience. Since their early days as part of the DIY music scene in San Juan, Balún has built a reputation for genre-fluidity. As film school and conservatory students playing every available bill and selling home-burned CDRs to electronic, hardcore, and punk crowds, Balún amassed an eclectic following on the island. Relocating to Brooklyn, the band’s pursuits outside of Balún began reshaping the context of their music. Balún has blossomed from college students making music on freeware and toy instruments into world-class musicians merging their far-flung disciplines under one banner. With these elements beginning to coalesce, the band perpetually expanded its vision over the ensuing years. Releasing a series of singles, EPs and official remixes, Balún explored shoegaze, folk, and bedroom electronic pop, tying these forays together with the introspective magical-realism of Angélica Negrón’s lyrics. More recently he band’s deep understanding of reggaeton’s Jamaican dancehall roots has transformed their shoegaze pop into “dreambow.”

     
Popular Tracks   
Pulsos (feat. Antibalas Horns) on Prisma Tropical by Balún
La Nueva Ciudad on Prisma Tropical by Balún
El Espanto on Prisma Tropical by Balún
Los Problemas (Siempre Regresan) on Los Problemas by Balún
Años Atrás on Prisma Tropical by Balún
Teletransporte on Prisma Tropical by Balún
Ultravioleta on Prisma Tropical by Balún
Vaivén on Prisma Tropical by Balún
Ascenso on Prisma Tropical by Balún
Entretela on Prisma Tropical by Balún

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Band Membership
Discography


Title Artist Year Type
Prisma TropicalBalún2018Album
La LunaBalún2012Album
CamilaBalún2011Single
El Medio ContenidoBalún2011Album
Memoria TextilBalún2010Album
An Ep CollectionBalún2006Album
Something Comes Our WayBalún2006Album
Snol EPBalún2006Album
While SleepingBalún2004Album
While SleepingBalún2004Album
Nada Que Hacer HoyBalún2003Album
Ep 1Balún2003Album
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