"The honesty, the musical world should be more honest and original."

Luis Lobos Negros: Rock n' Roll Boom

Luis Lobos Negros restless guy, fond of cavernous music of the 50s, decides to enter the world of Rock & Roll in 1982... And as "Black Wolves" and Carlos Love on drums, the band sounds more compact and are more cohesive. Spanish Luis Lobos Negros a.k.a Luis Martin, introduce unnoticed at Villa de Madrid and then went through another contest, "second contest Pop-Rock Castilla la Mancha" in Illescas, Toledo staying in an honorable fifth place. In the following years, decided to record a demo in the study (Duplimatix) Felix Top battery "The Pequeniques" and pass it to a program of Radio 3, "The Crocodile", the presenter José Luis Álvarez, was interested in it and prodded repeatedly, as Jesus Ordovás of "Pop Journal", did the same Fernando Martín "Los Desperados" had a program on Radio Rock & Roll Minute also did the same. And so, from here to there and word of mouth, made a small dent in the national music scene.

Winning the "2nd Contest of Castilla la Mancha". In the street was the E.P. three demo songs that served to win this contest, a work that is now grass collectors. His first single, "Strange Cats" (1985), is produced by Kike Turmix (Pleasure Fuckers) and Carlos Segarra (The Rebels) and edited by Alligator Record (Psycho-Record) by José Luis Álvarez. In 1987 Luis Lobos Negros got the first record L.P. the new company Media ownership Mario Pacheco "Wolf Rock" knocks medium Europe, now have 13 albums. Luis is the inventor of the first electric and acoustic guitar Ceramic world and its relationship with cinema is luxurious, pequis roles with great movies, I'm thinking, terrifying shadow is always there. Sociologist, writer, composer, musicologist and leader of black wolves.

Interview by Michael Limnios

What do you learn about yourself from the Rock n’ Roll culture and what does the blues mean to you?

Rock n roll culture is all to me, blues is the base, together is dynamite.

How do you describe Luis Lobos Negros sound and songbook? What characterize your music philosophy?

Lobos Negros sound is especial n particular sound is a mixed between the soul and the material, music with very much heart and strong.

Which meetings have been the most important experiences for you? What is the best advice ever given you?

If you can’t be the best, be the one.

"Rock n roll culture is all to me, blues is the base, together is dynamite."

Are there any memories from gigs, jams, open acts and studio which you’d like to share with us?

Yes no problems, the last concert in Vienna for example.

What do you miss most nowadays from the music of past? What are your hopes and fears for the future of?

I hope to continue given good moments to the people.

If you could change one thing in the musical world and it would become a reality, what would that be?

The honesty, the musical world should be more honest and original.

Make an account of the case of Rock n’ Roll in Spain. Which is the most interesting period in local scene?

Between 1980 - 1990

What are the lines that connect the legacy of Blues with Rock n’ Roll, Rockabilly, Honky Tonk and beyond?

Ideas in the persons.

What has made you laugh lately and what touched (emotionally) you from the local music circuits?

Is difficult to me this answer, lately we play very much in Spain.

Let’s take a trip with a time machine, so where and why would you really wanna go for a whole day..?

I would like to be in Los Angeles, USA at 1980 and play with The Stray Cats.

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