Babasónicos is a rock music band from Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina, forme… Read Full Bio ↴Babasónicos is a rock music band from Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 1991. Lead by singer Adrián Rodríguez a.k.a. "Adrián Dárgelos", the original line-up of the band had Diego Tuñón ("Uma-T") on keyboards, Diego Castellano ("Panza"), on drums, Adrián's brother Diego Rodríguez ("Diego Uma") on guitar and occasional vocals, Mariano Domínguez, ("Mariano Roger") on lead guitar and Gabriel Manelli ("Gabo") on bass.

Their debut album Pasto was recorded and released in 1992 and has guest appearances by Gustavo Cerati, Daniel Melero and members of other groups which, at the time, were also part of the New Argentinian Rock (or Sonic rock) movement, such as Martes Menta and Juana la Loca. The only single released from Pasto was "D-Generación", which was a minor radio hit at the time and made the upcoming band known to Argentinian listeners. The album has an eclectic style, with many of the tracks being short skits (such as "41" de Ocio", which consists of the band chatting between songs; or "Mutha Fucka", a track which seems to have been made by cutting and pasting together various audio samples taken from TV).

For their second album Trance Zomba, released in 1994, DJ Peggyn joined the band. As a a consequence of the band having now 6 members, this album has a mixture of Rap, Funk and Hardcore Punk, but at the same time even psychedelic rock influences. "Malón", "Montañas de Agua", "Patinador Sagrado" and "Koyote" were the singles released for this album.

In 1996 the band released the highly experimental Dopádromo. This album has all sorts of music from the highly psychedelic "Zumba" and "Su Majestad", hard rock tracks as "El Medium and "Su Ciervo", instrumentals and even a hasta un bossa nova: "Perfume Casino". Destacan también "¡Viva Satana!" and "El Médium" were the biggest hist from this record.

Their fourth album, Babasónica showcased a heavier edge than their previous three, being influenced by heavy metal with distorted riffs and guitar solos on many songs ("Egocripta", "Demonomanía", "El Adversario"). On the other hand, the album has a softer acoustic side, with the delicate ballads "Sharon Tate" and "Esther Narcótica". The band has declared that this was meant to balance out the roughness of the heavier songs. Some tracks even include both stylistic approaches at once making for interesting contrast, like "Parafinada" or "Convoy". Lyrically, the album deals with the concepts of satanism. The band has declared that this approach isn't meant to be taken at face value, but as homage to classic metal, and as an attack on common Western ways of thinking, such as religion.

On their fifth release Miami, DJ Peggyn participated as a member of the band for the last time, he was sacked as his contributions were no longer felt necessary for the band. In 2000 he went for a solo career, renaming himself Jimmy Dolor. The album cover was designed by Alejandro Ros. It is a map of Argentina turned 90 degrees clockwise, resembling a map of the east coast of the United States; the map places a fictional Miami in the Argentinian province of Misiones. After the release of the album, Cosme, their manager, left the band.

After the release of Jessico (2001), Babasónicos shifted into a more pop-influenced sound and reached massive mainstream success, becoming one of Latin America's top bands.

Their follow up records, Infame (2003), Anoche (2005) , Mucho (2008), A Propósito (2011), Romantisismico (2014) and Discutible (2018), further expended this sound and merged it with their early psychedelic and experimental influences.

In 1999 they collaborated with alternative rock artist Ian Brown on a track for his second studio album, Golden Greats, that bears their name.

In early 2008, the official site informed that after a long and painful struggle with Hodgkins lymphoma, bass player Gabriel "Gabo" Mannelli passed away on January the 12th. He was 38 years old.
Since then, Babasónicos teamed up with long-time-friend Carca to temporarily replace Gabo, until late 2011 when Tuta Torres (ex-bassist from Los Látigos) joined the group as their new official bass player, with Carca now serving as a multi-instrumentalist.

4 AM
Babasónicos Lyrics

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Te despertaste con la extraña sensación
De que ya no pertenecías
A la decó de adolescente habitación
Y a los fantasmas de otras vidas

Esa no es tu casa
Ese ya no es tu lugar
Huye conmigo abandona a los demás

Hiciste el bolso y te pusiste el pantalón
Aquél que más mujer te hacía
Con el silencio de la noche de telón
Mientras dormía la familia

Esa no es tu casa
Ese ya no es tu lugar
Huye conmigo abandona a los demás

Nos encontramos en plaza constitución
Y no sabías donde ibas
Con la certeza y la humedad en tu corazón
Que un paso atrás ya no darías

Esa no es tu casa
Ese ya no es tu lugar

Huye conmigo abandona a los demás
Huye conmigo, huye conmigo, fúgate de aquí

Overall Meaning

The song "4 am" by the Argentine rock band Babasónicos, revolves around a woman who wakes up with an unfamiliar feeling that she no longer belongs in her teenage room or her past life. She feels like a stranger in her own home and needs to escape from her present life. The lyrics highlight the theme of escapism and the desire to break free from the monotony and mundane routine of life. The woman packs her bags and wears the pants that make her feel more feminine, and leaves her family sound asleep. She meets the singer in Plaza Constitución, unsure of where she is heading, but with the certainty that she cannot look back.

The song portrays the common human desire to break free from their daily lives and the weight of the past. The lyrics suggest that the woman is running away from something that she does not wish to confront. She does not want to feel like a stranger in her own skin and has to escape from her struggles to become who she truly is. The song addresses the need to explore oneself and venture into unknown territories to understand oneself better.

Line by Line Meaning

Te despertaste con la extraña sensación,
You woke up with a strange feeling that you no longer belong to your teenage room decor and the ghosts of other lives.

De que ya no pertenecías,
You no longer belong there.

A la decó de adolescente habitación,
To the teenage style of your room.

Y a los fantasmas de otras vidas,
To the ghosts of your past lives.

Esa no es tu casa,
That's not your home.

Ese ya no es tu lugar,
You no longer belong there.

Huye conmigo abandona a los demás
Escape with me, leave the others behind.

Hiciste el bolso y te pusiste el pantalón,
You packed your bag and put on the pants that made you feel like a woman.

Aquél que más mujer te hacía,
The ones that made you feel more feminine.

Con el silencio de la noche de telón,
With the silence of the night as a backdrop.

Mientras dormía la familia
While the family was asleep.

Nos encontramos en plaza constitución
We met at Constitution Square.

Y no sabías donde ibas,
And you didn't know where you were going.