Waq

Waq is one of the unfairly forgotten bands of the early 80s, formed in Madrid in 1981 by Miguel Bañuelos (vocals and synthesizers) and Antonio González (guitar, bass, drum machine and vocals). They have been labeled in many ways, for example, naif synth-pop, but, in short, they made simple songs with ingenious texts backed with good bases of keyboard and guitar. 

In the middle of 1981 Miguel convinces to his friend Antonio González to start the band, rehearsing that summer songs like "La Monja", "Smoking Rosa", and "Osa Mayor". On March 1982 they offer their first concert in Rock-Ola and on the following month they register their first demo in RNE. On June 1982 they recorded the videoclip of '"Ladrones de Juguetes", their most celebrated song, in the TVE show, "Pista Libre". The next day Paco Martín, capo of the record label MR, called them to record what would be his first EP. 

Antonio is called to the military service, so Miguel thinks that it is not a matter of losing such an opportunity, calling Guillermo Caso to take care of guitars. On August they recorded on Doublewtronics 'Las Cebollas'. Miguel is also called to serve the country and in a permit (February 1983) they recorded "Toros Blancos" for a compilation, and another EP, 'Mira Por Donde'. Later, Antonio decided to leave the group, in a friendly way, leaving Miguel and Guillermo to the front of Waq. In 1983 they participate in the TVE show, "Caja de Ritmos", playing "Toros Blancos" and "Nudo en la Garganta". 

Anyway, the echoes of "La Movida" languished and although the group usually played live (Rockola, Universal, El Templo del Gato, Komite, etc.) they would not enter the studio to record until 1987. The following year they released 'Guisantes con Jamón' in Producciones Menu. In January 1989 they recorded what would be their last demo and on June participated in a recording in RNE. By the end, tired of the little repercussion of their works, they created a company called A.O.B dedicated to compose music for publicity. [SOURCE: GRUPOS NACIONALES NUEVA OLA 80]