Cancer Moon

Cancer Moon was a rock music group founded in Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain) in 1988 by Josetxo Anitua (vocals), Jesús Suinaga (drums) and Jon Zamarripa (guitar). The first two came from other groups such as La Tercera En Discordia and Jugos De Otros (Jesús later played with Los Bichos from Pamplona), while Jon came from Gazte Hilak, Test, Los Primitivos and Los Extraños/Los Raros. As a group they did not officially disband, but in 1996 they ceased their public activity. Josetxo Anitua died on April 22, 2008 at the age of 43. 

The group produced a sound between noise rock and alternative rock, which in the 90's was beginning to emerge in Spain with groups like Surfin' Bichos, 713avo Amor or The Pantano Boas. They are considered one of the founding groups of noise in Spain. Cancer Moon had among their influences groups like The Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth or Television. 

They released three albums, each one on a different label due to their problems in finding a label where they could fit in: 'Hunted By The Snake' (1990), 'Flock, Colibri, Oil' (1992) and 'Moor Room' (1994). The latter was chosen as the best national album of the year by the music magazine Rockdelux. 'Hunted By The Snake', was released with the experimental label Polar Records, and under the production of the co-manager of Ruta 66 magazine, Jaime Gonzalo. The CD edition included a cover version of Iggy Pop's “I Need Somebody”.

When they finally left Polar, they signed in 1994 with the then booming Munster Records, which sent them to Bordeaux to record their next album, 'Flock, Colibri, Oil' in only four days with producer Kid Pharaon. By that time Suinaga had already left the band, so Anitua and Zamarripa relied on studio musicians to complete the album. The CD version included two extra songs, “Human Jukebox”, by The Scientists, and “Girl”, by Suicide. Once again they change label, this time to Radiation Records to release 'Moor Room'. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA]