El Hombre Trajeado

El Hombre Trajeado (it means 'The Man in the Suit' in Spanish) first met at Angel Lights Skatepark on the outskirts of Glasgow. From word go, there was an emphasis on collective composition, lead instruments eschewed in favor of a group sound, and downplayed vocals.
El Hombre toured with Sebadoh and also with The Delgados. John Peel was always on board, playing the first 7” and giving the band several sessions.
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== Links to Peel ==
"El Hombre Trajeado. I love saying that for some reason... cos I'm a twerp probably."(John Peel, 01 January 2002)
On his 05 September 1999 (BFBS) show, Peel claimed El Hombre Trajeado had done an “unprecedented” three sessions for his domestic programmes the previous year. Although this was arguably an exaggeration, with the band’s second session broadcast split between a single track live down the line from Maida Vale and the rest of the set hitting the airwaves at a later date, it does indicate the DJ’s strong early support for the Glasgow four-piece. Debut album “Skipafone” (1998) arrived with a “GRACIAS” shoutout to “mr peel”.
Their third session, according to Ken Garner and the band’s own count, was recorded following the release of second album ‘Saccade’ (2001), which included contributions from Mick Cooke of Belle & Sebastian.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
*None
== Sessions ==
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Three sessions. No known commercial release.
1. Recorded 1998-03-01. First broadcast 09 April 1998.
*Like Quicksand / Go Faster / Diary Extract / Sleep Deep
2. Recorded 1998-07-28. One track live from Maida Vale on 28 July 1998, rest of session first broadcast 10 November 1998.
*Neoprene / Nearly A Week, Nearly Awake / Varispeed / Nofo
3. Recorded: 2001-01-24. First broadcast 13 March 2001.
*Tracky B / Redial / Mu Manual / Dylar
== Other Shows Played ==
;1997
*03 September 1997: Moonunit Manual (7" - Logo) Flotsam & Jetsam
*16 September 1997: Logo (7") Flotsam & Jetsam
*18 September 1997 (Radio Eins): Logo (7") Flotsam & Jetsam
*25 September 1997 (BFBS): Moon Unit Manual (7") Flotsam & Jetsam
*08 October 1997: Moonunit Manual (7" - Logo)  Flotsam & Jetsam
;1998
*30 June 1998: Like Quicksand
*15 July 1998: Like Quicksand (shared 7" with Karelia - Untitled Split 7") Flotsam & Jetsam
*21 October 1998: Skipafone (7” - Sleep Deep) Guided Missile
*08 November 1998 (BFBS): Sleep Deep (7") Guided Missile
*18 November 1998: Varispeed (LP – Skipafone) Guided Missile
*23 November 1998 (BFBS): Like Quicksand (CD-Skipafone) Guided Missile
;1999
*05 January 1999: Logo (LP - Skipafone) Guided Missile
*02 June 1999: Alec Under Observation (CD – Hits & Missiles) Guided Missile
*05 September 1999 (BFBS): Babosa (10" EP-Shoplift) Guided Missile
*08 September 1999: Babossa (EP – Shoplift) Guided Missile
*09 September 1999 (Radio Eins): Shopfitter
*12 September 1999 (BFBS): Shopfitting (10"-Shoplift EP) Guided Missile
*16 September 1999 (Radio Eins): Scrivener
*22 September 1999: Scrivener (EP – Shoplift) Guided Missile
*01 October 1999 (BBC World Service): Scrivener (10" - Shoplift) Guided Missile
*07 October 1999: Babosa (10" EP-Shoplift) Guided Missile
*10 October 1999 (BFBS): Babosa (10"-Shoplift EP) Guided Missile
;2000
*10 October 2000: Dos (CD: Saccade) Human Condition
*19 October 2000 (Radio Eins): Dos
*26 October 2000 (Radio Eins): Dylar
*09 November 2000: Saccade (LP - Saccade) Human Condition
;2001
*16 January 2001: Double Blind (LP - Saccade) Human Condition
*25 January 2001 (Radio Eins): Double Blind
;2002
*01 January 2002: Sardines (Split 7") Sickroom Gramophonic Collective
*03 January 2002 (Radio Eins): Sardines (7")
== See Also ==
*Scotland: Sessions
*Maida Vale: Live Sessions
== External Links ==
*Discogs
*Official site
*Chemikal Underground
*Bandcamp
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