Ceremonia

Ceremonia formed in Valencia in 1981, one of the most talented groups that enveloped those first years of the 80s. Influenced by King Crimson, Bauhaus or The Cure, Ceremonia became, with good reason, the first Valencian group to practice sinister and dark music in that land. The first formation of the group was composed by José Godofredo (voice and guitar), Adolfo Barberá (guitar and voice), Javier Morant (bass and voice) and José Payá (drums). 

Adolfo Barberá and José Payá had coincided in two of the bands where a large number of significant groups were forged: Doble Zero and Glamour. On the other hand, José Godofredo participated actively in Ultima Emoción, and previously was part of such emblematic combos as Tomates Eléctricos or Fanzine. Javier Morant also put his signature in bands like Cuixa or the introverted allegorical La Morgue. In 1983 published their first EP, 'El Sotano', edited and produced by Citra, and recorded at the beginning of August at Audiofilm in Madrid. 

In 1985, Ceremonia are finalists of contest "Rock 85" of the Generalitat Valenciana, recording therefore a song for the LP edited and shared with other bands of the Valencian Community. "Sara" was the chosen song, another sinister pop jewel signed by José Godofredo, Javier Morant and Adolfo Barberá. In those moments Ceremonia no longer had the drummer José Payá, who left the quartet to be part of Io and, later, in the last thumps of Video or Mania.

 

After a parenthesis of five years in which their components collaborated in other bands like Terminal Sur, Diagonal, Mogambo or Karmas Colectivos, their last work was issued in 1991 in the form of EP, being the collective N.O.S.E. (Nueva Oleada de Sonidos del Este -"New Wave of Eastern Sounds") responsible for the editing of this vinyl with four cuts. Ceremonia, now turned into a duo after the departure of Adolfo Barberá to Madrid, cultivate a more peculiar pop, sullen, and much more, worth the redundancy, ceremonious. The end of the days of Ceremonia came in 1992. [SOURCE: GRUPOS NACIONALES NUEVA OLA 80]