In 1979, painter, singer and synthesizer experimenter Herminio Molero joined several other musicians to form a new rock group. Among them were the Auserón brothers (Luis and Santiago), who wrote then in a music magazine called Disco Express under the name Corazones Automáticos; Enrique Sierra, guitar player from Kaka de Luxe and percussionist Javier Pérez Grueso. They took their name from an Italian independent radio station.
Molero contributed a fusion of electronic and traditional music to the style of the group, while Sierra added a punk tone. After months of rehearsing and a few live performances, they released their first album Musica Moderna (Modern Music) in 1980, which was an unexpected success beyond the specialized circles.
Molero and Javier Pérez Grueso abandoned the group due to disagreements on the concept of their music, and the group is completed in 1981 with Solrac (Carlos Velázquez) who had already participated in the first album.
In 1981 they recorded the single "La estatua del jardín botánico" (The Statue of the Botanical Gardens), produced by Jaime Stinus, followed by "Dance usted" (You dance), in which they developed a new fusion style ("funky-punk") that made them successful all around Spain.
In 1984 they recorded their second album, La ley del desierto, la ley del mar (The Law of the Desert, The Law of the Sea), another unexpected commercial success, with the singles "Escuela de calor" (School of heat), "Historia de play-back" (History of play-back), "En Portugal" (In Portugal), "El nadador" (The swimmer) and "Semilla Negra" (Black seed). The album has two distinct parts, the dry and hard sounding Law of the Desert and a more watery Law of the Sea.
The following year they published De un país en llamas (From a country in flames), a risky and more baroque album due to the introduced technological innovations. A remarkable eight singles were taken from this album.
In 1989, the band is elected by popular vote as the best Spanish band of the 80s. By January 1990 they had completed what came to be their last studio LP, entitled Veneno en la piel. The self produced album kept in the trail of the Latin Rock its predecessor had defined, with no major style changes other than an even more basic or "clean" sound.
The album went straight to #1 in the charts and stayed there for weeks; impulsed by their record company, the band engaged in their biggest to date live tour. On Sept. 30th, 1990, the band closed it in Madrid with what was going to be their last live performance as a band.
By the time when the tour was finished, the band members had grown weary of the musical business and the enormous amounts of money generated around the band, with no precedent in the Spanish indie pop-rock scene. Having achieved a huge notoriorety and a near absolute lead in the Spanish pop-rock scene (only contested by the synth-pop oriented trio Mecano), and also influenced by Enrique Sierra's health problems and Halsall's death by overdose in 1992, they decided it was time to disband at the height of their careers before the music industry devoured their creativity as artists.
Escuela de calor
Radio Futura Lyrics
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Hay tribus ocultas cerca del río
Esperando que caiga la noche.
Hace falta valor, hace falta valor,
Ven a la escuela de calor.
Sé lo que tengo que hacer para conseguir
Que tú estés loco por mí.
Ven a mi lado y comprueba el tejido
Mas cuida esas manos, chico.
Esa paloma sobrevuela el peligro,
Aprendió en una escuela de calor.
Vas por ahí sin prestar atención
Y cae sobre ti una maldición.
En las piscina probadas las chicas
Desnudan sus cuerpos al sol.
No des un mal paso, no des un mal paso,
Esto es una escuela de calor.
Deja que me acerque,
Deja que me acerque a ti,
Quiero vivir del aire,
Quiero salir de aquí.
Arde la calle al sol de poniente.
The song "Escuela De Calor" by Radio Futura paints a vivid picture of the streets ablaze with the setting sun's heat, with hidden tribes lurking nearby expecting nightfall. The song talks about the courage that is required to survive on these streets and invites the listeners to come to the "Escuela de Calor" to learn how to thrive despite the challenges. The singer talks about knowing what they need to do to get the person they want and asks them to come to their side to experience the heat. There is a reference to a fearless pigeon that learned how to navigate the danger, and the listener is warned of the curses that might befall them if they are not careful.
As the song progresses, the reference to the school of heat is strengthened, with the singer asking the listener to not make a wrong step since this is a school, and they need to learn the lessons well. The song refers to girls sunbathing near the pool and invites the listener to bask in the warmth, but not without cautioning them to keep their hands to themselves.
The lyrics evoke images of a gritty city landscape where the heat is an ever-present force. The song's tone alternates between fiery passion and cautious warning, and the melody has a catchy rhythm that makes it easy to sing along.
Line by Line Meaning
Arde la calle al sol de poniente
The street burns in the heat of the setting sun.
Hay tribus ocultas cerca del río
Esperando que caiga la noche.
There are hidden groups near the river waiting for night to fall.
Hace falta valor, hace falta valor,
Ven a la escuela de calor.
You need courage, you need courage, come to the school of heat.
Sé lo que tengo que hacer para conseguir
Que tú estés loco por mí.
I know what I have to do to make you crazy for me.
Ven a mi lado y comprueba el tejido
Mas cuida esas manos, chico.
Come to my side and check the fabric, but watch those hands, boy.
Esa paloma sobrevuela el peligro,
Aprendió en una escuela de calor.
That dove flies over danger, she learned at a school of heat.
Vas por ahí sin prestar atención
Y cae sobre ti una maldición.
You go around without paying attention and a curse falls upon you.
En las piscina probadas las chicas
Desnudan sus cuerpos al sol.
In the tested swimming pools, the girls expose their bodies to the sun.
No des un mal paso, no des un mal paso,
Esto es una escuela de calor.
Don't take a wrong step, don't take a wrong step, this is a school of heat.
Deja que me acerque,
Deja que me acerque a ti,
Quiero vivir del aire,
Quiero salir de aquí.
Let me come close, let me come close to you, I want to live on air, I want to get out of here.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Enrique Sierra Egea, Juan Carlos Velazquez Almonacid, Luis Gregorio Auseron Marruedo, Santiago Auseron Marruedo
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