La Fundación

In 1983, the so-called "spanish sinister wave" (inspired by British goth-rock) dominated the independent pop scene. Groups such the first Gabinete Caligari, Parálisis Permanente and Décima Víctima had already been the leaders of the genre in Spain during the previous year (remember also Derribos Arias and El Último Sueño), influenced all to a greater or lesser extent by the English post-punk practiced by bands like Bauhaus, Joy Division or Killing Joke, among others. 

And that year, the first recordings of the new sinister bands (La Fundación, Monaguillosh...) further entrenched the Spanish dark-wave. Of all of them, La Fundación stood out for the radical nature of their musical "darkness", which assimilated without any filters or complex the teachings of the British bands mentioned above and those of other artists like Nick Cave or The Fall. 

As already mentioned, La Fundación appeared in the musical scene of Madrid in 1983, through a single edited by Fernando Urrutia in his independent label Tres Cipreses. That single was produced by Lars Mertanen (guitarist for Décima Víctima) and contained the songs "Repetición" and "Todo Pensado (Para No Durar)". After a minimal repercussion of the single, the band dissolved by 1984.

La Fundación were: Alejandro (drums), César (guitar, percussion), Juan M. (voices), Julián (bass) and Luis (guitar). Like the Spanish bands mentioned above, this Madrid quintet showed its admiration for the German cinematic aesthetics of the interwar, as well as the artistic avant-gardes of that historical period. [SOURCE: GRUPOS NACIONALES NUEVA OLA 80]