Tristeza
Known as much for their consistent touring as their prolific output, San Diego's instrumental rock quintet Tristeza formed in 1997. Guitarists Jimmy LaValle and Christopher Sprague, keyboardist Stephen Swesey, bassist Luis Hermosillo, and drummer Jimmy Lehner came together after playing in bands like the Locust, Crimson Curse, Swing Kids, and Gogogo Airheart, among others, and recorded their debut 7", Foreshadow/Smoke Through Glass, soon after. In promotion of the single, Tristeza toured three times, making the 7" a best-seller and proving that they could pull off their intricate, involved instrumental sound on-stage as well as in the studio.
Tristeza's first full-length, 1999's Spine and Sensory, added subtle jazz elements to their style; just before hitting the road again, they released their volume of the Insound Tour Support series, a series of CD EPs intended to help promote touring indie bands. Another tour and another single -- the Macrame 7" -- confirmed the band's swift musical development and electronic leanings. Tristeza stopped touring just long enough to record Dream Signals in Full Circles in Chicago with the Pulsars' Dave Trumfio; the album was released in the fall of 2000 by Tigerstyle Records.
The group returned in 2002 with Mixed Signals, a collection of Dream Signals remixes. But Swesey departed the same year, and LaValle the next, so Tristeza went on hiatus while they reassembled their lineup. By 2004 Sean Ogilve and Alison Ables had joined on keyboards and guitar, respectively, and Tristeza recorded a double album called A Colores that was issued in November 2005 on Better Looking Records.
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Discography
13 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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A Colores (Expanded Edition)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Better Looking Records on Nov. 22, 2005
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En Nuestro Desafio
Alternative & Indie - Released by Better Looking Records on Aug. 6, 2006
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Spine And Sensory (Expanded And Remastered)
Rock - Released by Better Looking Records on Jan. 1, 1999
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A Colores
Alternative & Indie - Released by Better Looking Records on Nov. 22, 2005
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Fate Unfolds
Alternative & Indie - Released by Better Looking Records on Dec. 1, 2009
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Paisajes
Alternative & Indie - Released by Sanity Muffin - Better Looking Records on Nov. 30, 2010
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Tristeza (Tristeza)
Jazz - Released by Paradiso on Apr. 25, 2013
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Dream Signals In Full Circles
Rock - Released by Tiger Style on Aug. 28, 2000
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Mixed Signals
Electronic - Released by Tiger Style on Feb. 5, 2002
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Ghost
Alternative & Indie - Released by 5344398 Records DK on Nov. 17, 2023
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Aqui Sigo
New Age - Released by Copyright Licensing International UK on May 31, 2022
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Musica Triste
New Age - Released by Copyright Licensing International UK on May 28, 2022
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Me gustabas Como Eres
New Age - Released by Copyright Licensing International UK on May 31, 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo