CRUKS EN KARNAK HAS BEEN PRE-NOMINATED TO THE LATIN GRAMMY'S AWARDS FOR SECOND TIME CONSECUTIVELY

It is not commun for an independent band from Ecuador to be considered for second consecutive year among spanish-recording bands from the whole world. Their Album ANTROLOGIA, like it happened with 13 GRACIAS last year, has been
prenominated in Category 10 to Best Rock By A Duo or Group With Vocal with number 8.

CRUKS VISITS EUROPE

CRUKS EN KARNAK, the independent band with biggest presence and most power within the contemporary Ecuadorian music scene, finished successfully their tour in Germany through out different cities (Krefeld, Iserlohn, Luenen, Wuppertal, Münster, Duisburg, Berlin, Hannover, Oberhausen, Bochum, Neuss), where the band could show their music to an audience close to 30000 people.

'ANTROLOGIA' NEW INDEPENDENT CREATION BY CRUKS EN KARNAK

CRUKS EN KARNAK introduce ANTROLOGIA, their new album. The CD represents sixteen titles, including twelve new versions of their career's most successful songs and four new creations. Among the new songs, the single QUE TE ME VAS has a promotional video.

ANTROLOGIA is the result of the CRUKS' musical maturity. The most successful songs have experienced certain changes through the years, such as increased rhythm and instrumentation , while still maintaining their "Latin Rock" style. The songs display a fusion of rock, salsa, cumbia, and even tango and jazz influences These styles blend to create a unique sound and emphasizes their strong personality. The CRUKS' greatest strength is having their own flavor.

This new production's CD and video have been sent to important chains in Argentina , Mexico and the United States as part of their promotional effort.

ANTROLOGIA, whose name is a tribute to the bars where they first began performing, is an anthology of their career. The production shows a clear evolution from their beginnings through today and highlights all of the musical achievements that have led CRUKS EN KARNAK to occupy a very special place within the culture of Latin Rock, both within and surpassing the Ecuadorian borders.

CRUKS, THE BEGINNINGS

The band started their career in 1989 and searched Quito 's bars and discotheques for places to introduce themselves to the Ecuadorian public, a public who needed local artists they could relate to. From that moment, they started a long journey that would lead them through the whole country, and later on, outside Ecuador . The band found themselves breaking social and generational barriers and reaching that very special place among Latin rock fans in and outside of Ecuador .

Their first performance was in a pizza restaurant and the band found it necessary to choose a name . Among rushes and rehearsals, they searched the encyclopedia for a combination of words that would have the meaning they wanted to give the band. Finally, they found Willian Crookes, a scientist who discovered fluorescent light, and with no specific logic, combined it with Karnak , an Egyptian temple located next to the ancient Tebas. Deciding that "Willian Crookes visits Karnak " was too long of a name, it was reduced to Cruks en Karnak . Its meaning is simply in the music that the band makes.

After secretly recording their first demo in 1990 with the song " La Caperuza " [Little Red Riding Hood] they won "Best Song of the Year, " an award from the radio station "La Bruja," earned by a popular vote. Later they produced their first album Tu Culpa [Your Fault] that had four songs, among them 'Al Borde' [On the Edge] and 'Haciéndose Aire' [Turning into air], hits that positioned the band throughout the entire Ecuadorian radio circuit.