In 1978, El Aviador Dro landed its spacecraft in a vinyard outside of Madrid, Spain. Over the next twenty-five-plus years Aviador Dro churned out some of the most inovative electronic rock the world has ever heard, touching on everything from Electro to Punk to Industrial to New Wave to Rave and even a bit of Hip Hop for good measure. Their albums are bona fide classics of the genre, on par with those of DEVO, KRAFTWERK, SUICIDE, and FRONT 242. Of course, because Aviador Dro sang exclusively in Spanish, few humans outside Spain and Latin America took notice.

Fortunately for all of us in the English-speaking world, the American independent electropunk label Omega Point Records is soon to release a career retrospective compilation for the US and Canadian masses (with some unreleased tracks for the already converted). The release will be supported by Aviador Dro's first major tour of the USA sometime in 2006.

Un saludo electrico!