Genres: Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Shibuya-Kei Active: 90's, 2000's
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Spanish indie-popsters Le Mans (not to be confused with the American AOR band of the same name) were formed in San Sebastián, in the heart of Basque country; their original lineup featured vocalist Jone Gabarain, guitarist Ibon Errazkin, bassist Teresa Iturrioz, and stand-up drummer Peru Izeta. They began playing together in early 1986 under the name Aventuras de Kirlian, performing simple, melodic pop tunes that were influenced by British indie pop of the time, and rarely lasted longer than one minute (owing to the fact that the members were learning their instruments as they went). The San Sebastián indie pop scene started to attract some attention in Madrid, and the band was eventually signed to indie label DRO, for whom they released a mini-album in the fall of 1989. It went nowhere, though, and the band was dropped in summer 1990; they resurfaced soon afterwards with the same lineup, now playing under the name Le Mans.
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