Babasónicos is an Argentine rock band, formed in the early 1990s along with others such as Peligrosos Gorriones and Los Brujos. After emerging in the wave of Argentine New Rock bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s, Babasonicos became one of the banner groups of the "sonic" underground rock movement in Argentina in the late 1990s.
The band name refers partly to Sai Baba, the Indian guru, and partly to a local toy gun called "La Pistola Sónica".
The lead singer Adrián "Dárgelos" Rodríguez and the keyboardist Diego "Uma-T" Tuñón initially decided to create a new style, which would not follow the established Argentine music. The other official band members are: Diego "Uma" Rodríguez (guitarist and lead singer), Diego "Panza" Castellano (drummer), Mariano "Roger" Domínguez (guitarist), and Gabriel "Gabo" Manelli (bassist, deceased).
For their second album, Trance Zomba (1994), they incorporated a guest DJ, "DJ Peggyn" who would eventually remain as a band member until after releasing Miami (1999). This same year the band saw the departure of their longtime manager Cosme.
In 1999, they collaborated with Ian Brown on a song that bears their name on his album Golden Greats.
In 2001, the band released Jessico, their most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album up to that point, reaching a broad mainstream audience with singles like "Los Calientes", "El Loco" and "Deléctrico".
The following records, Infame (2003), Anoche (2005) and Mucho (2008) continued with a streak of critical praise and commercial success, each one being selected by several media outlets as one of the best Argentine albums of their respective years.
Babasonicos also composed the soundtrack for Vera Fogwill's movie Las Mantenidas Sin Sueños (Kept and Dreamless), which was released in 2007. The album was composed in 2003.
On January 12, 2008, the band posted an entry on their official site in which they informed that their longtime bassist, Gabriel Manelli had died as a result of Hodgkin's disease, which he had been suffering since the tour supporting the album Infame. Multi-instrumentalist and long-time friend Carca joined the group in replace of Manelli in their 2011 album A Propósito.
They released their latest album Cuerpos Vol. 1 in 2025.
Discography
Studio albums Pasto (1992) Trance Zomba (1994) Dopádromo (1996) Babasónica (1997) Miami (1999) Jessico (2001) Infame (2003) Anoche (2005) Mucho (2008) A propósito (2011) Romantisísmico (2013) Discutible (2018) Trinchera (2022) Cuerpos Vol. 1 (2025)
Awards and nominations AwardYear Category Nominated work Result Ref.Latin Grammy Awards 2002 Best Rock Album by a Duo or Group with Vocal Jessico 2004Best Alternative Music Album Infame 2006 Anoche 2008 Mucho Best Short Form Music Video "Pijamas" 2009 "Las Demás" Best Alternative Music Album Mucho + 2014 Romantisísmico Best Alternative Song"La Lanza" Best Short Form Music Video 2016 Best Long Form Music Video Desde Adentro - Impuesto de Fé (En Vivo) 2019 Best Alternative Music Album Discutible Best Alternative Song "La Pregunta" 2022 Best Pop/Rock Album Trinchera Best Pop/Rock Song "Bye Bye" 2023 Best Pop/Rock Album Trinchera Avanzada Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica2002 Best Group or DuetBabasónicos Best Rock Artist Best Artist — Southeast 2003 Best Group or Duet Best Artist - Argentina 2004 Video of the Year "Putita" Best Group or DuetBabasónicos Best Rock Artist Best Artist - Argentina 2005 Best Rock Artist Best Artist - South 2006 Best Rock Artist Best Artist - South 2007 Artist of the Year Best Group or Duet Best Rock Artist Best Artist - South 2008 Artist of the Year Best Group or Duet Best Rock Artist Best Artist - South Best Fanclub Video of the Year "Pijamas" MTV Europe Music Awards 2012Best Latin America South ActBabasónicos 2014 2016 Premios Gardel2002 Album of the YearJessico Best Rock Group Album 2004 Album of the YearInfame Golden Gardel Producer of the Year Best Rock Group Album Song of the Year"Irresponsables" Record of the Year Best Music Video 2006 Album of the YearAnoche Record of the Year Best Rock Group Album Song of the Year"Yegua" Best Music Video 2008 Best Soundtrack Las Mantenidas sin Sueños 2009 Album of the YearMucho Best Rock Group Album Song of the Year "Microdancing" Best Music Video 2012 Album of the YearA Proposito Best Rock Group Album Best Music Video "Muñeco de Haití" 2013 Best Catalog Collection Album Jessico Carolo 2014 Album of the YearRomantisísmico Best Rock Group Album Song of the Year "La Lanza" Best Music Video 2017 Best DVD Desde Adentro & Impuesto de Fé 2018 Best Rock Group Album Repuesto de Fé 2019 Album of the YearDiscutible Record of the Year Best Rock Group Album Song of the Year"La Pregunta" Best Music Video 2021 Song of the Year "Suficiente" 2023 Album of the Year Trinchera Avanzada Best Alternative Rock Album Song of the Year "Bye Bye" Best Catalogue Collection A Propósito Premios Quiero 2011 Video of the Year "Muñeco de Haití" 2012 Best Rock Video "Tormento" 2013 "La Lanza" Best Group Video 2016 Video of the Year "Vampi" Best Rock Video 2017 Best Live Video "Yegua" 2018 Best Rock Video "La Pregunta" 2019 Best Group Video 2022 "La Izquierda de la Noche" Best Rock Video "BYE BYE"
Interviews The Scenestar - March 2007
References
External links Official website Official MySpace