Zechs Marquise
| Zechs Marquise | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, instrumental rock |
| Years active | 2003–2013 (currently on hiatus) |
| Labels | Rodriguez Lopez Productions via Sargent House |
| Website | http://zechsmarquise.com/ |
| Members | Marcos Smith Matthew Wilkson Marfred Rodriguez-Lopez Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez Rikardo Rodriguez-Lopez |
| Past members | Michael Farraro |
Zechs Marquise was an American psychedelic rock band, formed in El Paso, Texas in 2003.
The band was formed in the fall of 2003 by members Marcel (keyboards/percussion), Marfred Rodriguez-Lopez (bass), Marcos Smith (guitar), and Matthew Wilkson (guitar) and Michael Farraro (drums). Originally going by the name of Monolith, the instrumental outfit later decided to take the name Zechs Marquise from the main antagonist of the anime series Gundam Wing. Zechs Marquise quickly created a stir in their hometown and built a solid fan base within the southwest cities that they had visited on the road. During the late summer months of 2004 the band hit the studio to record its first album. That studio effort was later scrapped and instead in June 2006 the band released 34:26 EP, a live improvised set culled from their frequent west coast tours. By fall of 2006, Zechs was touring the west coast consistently, sharing the stage with such eclectic acts as Daedelus, Busdriver, The Album Leaf, DJ Nobody, Daddy Kev, The Gaslamp Killer, and Totimoshi.
July 2007 saw the band return to the recording studio. Having learned from the difficulties of their first attempt, the quintet decided to keep all of the recording in house, purchasing a mixing board, microphones, and Pro Tools in order to track all of the recordings themselves. After a few days in their studios, dubbed Castle Greyskull and El Morro, the members realized they had enough material for a full-length album. The record, Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare, was completed in February 2008. This became band's last release to feature Farraro, who left the band soon after recording, which led to Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez switching to drums. In March 2009, the band made its first adventure overseas to Europe, opening for Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group, in which Marcel was also a member. In May, Zechs Marquise signed on to the management roster at Sargent House and released Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare on LP/CD/digital in August of that year through Rodriguez-Lopez Productions.
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