 los planetas (the planets) is a spanish indie group from the city of granada which started out in the second half of the 1990s and continue now through the 2000s. the group's first hit was "quÃ© puedo hacer" (what can i do?) from their album "super 8", although they had previously had some success with various demos on a contest run by spanish national public radio station radio 3. after "super 8" (1994 rca-bmg music spain) the group produced albums which caught on quickly in the spanish indie scene, including "pop" (1996 rca-bmg music spain), "una semana en el motor de un autobÃºs" (a week in the engine of a bus, 1998 rca-bmg music spain), "unidad de desplazamiento" (movement unit, 2000 rca-bmg music spain), "encuentro con entidades" (encounter with entities, 2002 rca-bmg music spain) and "los planetas contra la ley la gravedad" (los planetas against the laws of gravity, 2004 rca-bmg music spain). they have released two compilation albums: one including all of their singles and eps in 1999, "canciones para una orquesta quÃ­mica" (songs for a chemical orchestra, 1999 rca-bmg music spain), and a greatest hits album in 2009, "principios bÃ¡sicos de astronomÃ­a" (basic principles of astronomy, 2009 octubre - sony music entertainment). los planetas are strongly influenced by english-language rock bands such as joy division and early-period mercury rev and are considered to be a key reference point in the world of spanish indie. a notable influence from flamenco music is being shown in their 2007 work ("la leyenda del espacio" (2007 rca-sony bmg), influence still shown in their latest album "una Ã³pera egipcia" (2010). == members== *juan ramÃ³n rodrÃ­guez cervilla / j rodrÃ­guez / j / jota: vocals & guitar. *florentino muÃ±oz lozano / florent muÃ±oz / florent: guitar. *ernesto jimÃ©nez linares / eric jimÃ©nez / erik / eric: drums. *esteban fraile maldonado / banin fraile / 
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