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Mexican Latin/rock band La Gusana Ciega started playing as a threesome, led by singer/guitarist Daniel Gutiérrez and bassist Manuel Leyva, by the end of the '80s. After participating in Rockotitlán's Batalla de las Bandas ll, a well-known local rock contest, the group began performing at small venues around Mexico City. In addition, La Gusana Ciega participated in a compilation called Uga Buga with "Risas De Colores," and Sin Alternativa with "Canción A Merlina." In 1996, independent label Intolerancia released La Gusana Ciega's debut album, called Merlina, produced by Carlos Walraven and presented live on April 17th. A year later, German Arroyo became the band's new drummer. After guitarist Jorge Vilches joined in, the four-piece act recorded Super Bee, soon after having the opportunity to open for Oasis, while the British group was touring Latin America. In 1999 the band moved to New York to make Correspondencia Interna, produced by Martin Bisi and released in August by Universal. During the year 2000, La Gusana Ciega was successfully touring the U.S. along with Jaguares and Julieta Venegas. That same year the band recorded a live performance at Mexico City's Centro Universitario Cultural, released as La Gusana Ciega, making a video for "Tornasol (Vuelves A Ser)."
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La Gusana Ciega is a Mexican rock/pop/alternative band formed by Daniel Gutiérrez (voice and guitar), Jorge Vilchis (guitar), Germán Arroyo (drums) and Luis Ernesto Martínez "Lu" (bass).
History
The band's origin lies in the early 90's when the trio of Daniel, Edwin and Manuel Leyva (bass) began to establish itself in Mexico City's underground rock scene. After several years of small gigs in bars and clubs, they recorded their first studio album in 1996, Merlina, which was well-received. The band added guitarist Jorge (ex-member of Guillotina) the following year, which contributed to the evolution of a more characteristic sound, reflected in their second studio album, Superbee. La Gusana Ciega opened for Oasis in 1998 as one of Mexico's main indie rock groups. They travelled to the US in 1999 to record their third album, Correspondencia Interna.
Having gained considerable popularity, the band toured Mexico and select American cities in 2000 culminating in the release of their live album, lagusanaciega. The following year they continued their American foray with an English EP entitled Edición Limitada. One of these songs, Sunday Fever, was included in the Latin American edition of the American Pie soundtrack. La Gusana Ciega broke up suddenly in May 2002, despite their growing popularity.
The members pursued independent projects during the following three years, with the exception of Manuel, the bassist. Daniel played with Cosmonova and Germán and Jorge with Pardo VanDaik. In early 2005, they announced a reunion tour with the notable substitution of Lu, Cosmonova's bass player, for Manuel. This was followed by the release of a best-of collection, together with a DVD of their videos, entitled Super Especial. They headed back to the studio in 2006 and released La Rueda del Diablo, their fourth LP.
