La naturaleza ha venido siendo aplastada por la expansión violenta y mezquina del progreso sobre la madre tierra, que arrebata, empobrece e inutiliza las áreas cultivables, al tiempo que exprime y oprime a las personas para limitar su existencia y algunas veces, sólo su comportamiento. En consecuencia, continuamente emergen nuevas y creativas formas de preservar la vida y despertar la conciencia.

El Rock Hidropónico germina a partir del cultivo de inspiraciones rockeras libertarias que, prescindiendo de los limitados, sobreexplotados y transgénicos monocultivos existentes, se nutre de aportes individuales, tribales y universales, para producir autónomamente cosechas pluralistas, ricas en propiedades nutritivas y terapéuticas, que permiten recuperar el valor a la vida consciente de la dependencia y pertenencia mutua con el entorno.

Den Speggan partió como un modesto proyecto, en la primavera de 2002, con dos integrantes, Bernardo Grössling (Berning) en el bajo y Maximiliano Cornejo (Max) en la guitarra, dando vida a una travesía hidropónica sin fin.

En octubre del año 2006 se integró Eduardo Grössling (Wayo) en la batería, completando el formato de power trío con el que dimos forma a varios temas.

En marzo del año 2010 se nos integra Mónica Acevedo (Moni) como vocalista, y con esta formación en clave cuarteto, debutamos en vivo en la Sala SCD – Vespucio, en abril de 2010.

Tan sólo un mes después, en mayo, Gabriel Tolosa (Gabdalf) completa el quinteto, tocando teclado y diversos instrumentos de percusión y originarios. Con esta configuración, nos abocamos a desarrollar el concepto de “Rock Hidropónico”, grabando y autoproduciendo el disco del mismo nombre, que sale editado en septiembre de 2011.

A fines de 2011, la vocalista Moni se retira de la banda, por lo que nos reinventamos como cuarteto, formato en el que comenzamos a desarrollar nueva fuerza y actitud, con Gabdalf en la voz principal, lo que ha resultado en la grabación de la segunda placa, que contiene seis temas y se titula “Me ves preocupado?”, que sale editada en septiembre de 2013.

En octubre de 2013, nuestro guitarrista, letrista y compositor Max, emprende un nuevo rumbo en la vida, lo que nos obliga a “replantearnos” como trío, configuración de la cual emergen nuevos brotes hidropónicos que comienzan a enfocarse hacia nuestra tercera autoproducción, que será conocida como “Ponelca Set”.

En septiembre de 2016, Wayo se despide temporalmente de los escenarios, dejándonos la labor Hidropónica de concretar y difundir al mundo nuestro nuevo disco.

En diciembre de 2016, Héctor Montoya (Piola) pasa a tomar ubicación en la batería, aportando nuevas perspectivas para dar forma a nuestra tercera obra y seguir desarrollando la Hidroponía.

En abril de 2017 se incorpora la maravillosa voz de Fabiola Inostroza, multiplicando las ilimitadas posibilidades que ofrece el abanico Hidropónico.

Paralelamente, hemos actuado en diversos escenarios, plazas, calles y talleres.

En resumen, y con nuestras identidades “oficiales”, la banda somos Fabiola Inostroza en voz principal, Gabriel Tolosa en voz y guitarra eléctrica, Bernardo Grössling en bajo y voz, y Héctor Montoya en batería.-


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Musician, composer
“In every sense he is one of those musicians who reminds the rest of the world that there is a new musical force emanating from Brasil that is powerful… a branch of the same root that produced the Bossa Nova…”
Raul da Gama for Latin Jazz e-Magazine

An eminent member of the Greek guitar fraternity, and a special presence in the field of Greek music, Kostas Grigoréas (Gree-go-ré-as) was born in Athens in 1957.  He has studied guitar, theory and music technology.
He started his guitar studies at an early age with Yannis Andreopoulos and later joined the class of famous guitarist Dimitris Fampas.  He also studied theory of music with Michalis Vourtsis, Nikiforos Nevrakis and Petros Tsitsopoulos (Diploma of Fugue). On graduating with Distinction from the National Conservatory, he continued his studies in England on a British Council scholarship. He studied Guitar and Theory at the Royal Northern College of Music under Gordon Crosskey, John Williams and pianist and conductor George Hadjinikos and was awarded the Postgraduate Diploma of the University of Manchester.
His activities include recitals and concerts, composition and song accompaniment; he is a recording artist, producer of recordings and teacher.
His long-standing collaborations as classical guitar soloist in concerts as well as recordings include most leading Greek composers and songwriters (Manos Hadjidakis, Mikis Theodorakis, Nikos Mamangakis, Yannis Spanos, Christos Leontis, Notis Mavroudis, Michalis Travlos, Lena Platonos, Kyriakos Tzortzinakis et al.), well-known singers (Savina Yannatou, Aliki Kayaloglou, Maria Dimitriadi, Nena Venetsanou, Anna Parlapanou, Flery Dandonaki, Lakis Pappas, Mariza Koch, Charis Alexiou et al.), as well as many eminent Greek and foreign musicians.
He has given recitals and recorded for radio and television in most European countries, America, Africa and the Far East.
A composer of ‘rich vision’ (according to top music critic George Leotsakos), he has contributed a substantial oeuvre to the repertoire of Greek instrumental music, with an emphasis on the repertoire of the classical guitar, either as a solo instrument or as part of an ensemble.  The bulk of his work has already been presented at concerts, in discography and on the Internet, receiving favourable reviews and applause.  Most of his works have been published, either in printed form by PAPAGRIGORIOU-NAKAS or in electronic form by Swiss publishing house MUSICANEO and French publishing house FREE-SCORES.  In 2013, his composition “My Sky’, for two guitars, was awarded a prize at an international composition contest with controlled Internet voting, organized by FREE-SCORES.
His discography as a composer and/or classical guitar soloist includes works for solo guitar, chamber music, voice and guitar duo and considerable participation in works of contemporary composers.
As a teacher, following the great tradition of Greek guitar virtuosi, and teaching both children and adults, he has created a school of distinguished guitarists, most of whom have already embarked on successful professional careers.
He teaches, and is director of studies for the guitar department, at the Pythagoreion and Peiramatikon  Psychikou conservatories in Athens and at the Polyrhythmia conservatory in the town of Preveza, where he also organizes the “Preveza Music Days” festival.
He is a member of the jury at music contests of international prestige.
In collaboration with Notis Mavroudis, he is webmaster and editor of “TaR – online musical magazine, mostly on the guitar” ( http://www.tar.gr/ )
He is a regular member of the Greek Composers’ Union.

Official website: www.grigoreas.com

Duo Tarantelle is formed by guitarists Romaric Martin and Stijn Konings. Both are students, one at the Superior Conservatory Of Paris, the other at the Superior Conservatory of Bretagne. Teachers as Olivier Chassain, Bruno Marlat and Wim Brioen are guiding this duo on their way.

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