From the arid lands of Bullas, Murcia, to the vibrant stages of Berlin.
Ana Espín began studying industrial design but soon discovered her true passion in music, marking the beginning of a career that would challenge sonic conventions and expand her horizons.
In 1989 she created the legendary band Iluminados with her sister Isbell, making the group a pillar of the Spanish indie movement of the 90s.
With Iluminados, they explored pop and electronica, performing at iconic festivals like FIB and BAM or the Doctor Music Festival, sharing the bill with their favourite bands like David Bowie, Massive Attack or The Chemical Brothers.
In 1993, together with Isbell, he founded the Bullas Indie Festival, pioneer in Spain and precursor of a new wave of independent music festivals, inspiring the Benicasim International Festival (FIB).
In 2000 he started the experimental pop group Musidora together with several of his sisters and Ochi Reyes, later followed by the band Ochiqueochenta.
In her more than 30 years as a dj, she has been resident in several multidisciplinary artist associations, such as Automarte Ambientadores, Artistas Desconocidos, and currently in e0n20, an artistic streaming platform that was a project initiated during the pandemic in Berlin, together with the artist Virginia De Díaz (FUTURO3000).
She was co-owner and resident dj of Ocio Bar, a mythical bar in Murcia, with electronic and experimental music programmes.
As Theda Bara (her past alter ego as a dj) she collaborated with girlswholikesporno, a posporno, queer and new feminism project, pioneer in Spain and headed by Agueda Bañón and Maria Llopis, even playing at Sonar Barcelona, 2004.
In 2014 Ana en Pecado was born, her most experimental audiovisual project, together with her sister Pecado Pixelado.
With Ana en Pecado they have recently collaborated on a compilation called Ghost Stories 3, with the track La Fase, on the experimental music label Dustopian Frequencies. Scotland, released on 14 June 2024.
In 2017, Ana moved to Berlin, where she continued to explore sound. She collaborated with the magazine "Berlin Amateurs" covering electronic music events. She participated as an extra actress in genderqueer films and worked as a photo assistant at various events, showcasing her visual talent.
Her constant search for innovation and her ability to challenge the boundaries of art have inspired many.
Every note and every image of Ana Espín transcends borders, leaving a legacy that inspires to dream big.
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Live Session: Next event in Ruidismo Bullas in its 10th edition.
5 October 2024.
Live Session: Acoustic heritage. "Listening and socialisation practices", in the framework of "Industries/Matrices, plots and sounds". @gva_ivam at @lamutantvalencia. 2021
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Far From The Trees. 2019.
This is a session conducted by Ana Espín. Subsequently, together with Pecado Pixelado, they have created this audiovisual piece, mainly collecting images from the documentary “Far from the trees,” a cult work by the filmmaker Jacinto Esteva.
It was considered a cursed movie, suffered the censorship of Franco because it showed the hidden and cruel face of our traditions. It is a reflection of our identity, it is brave and shocking.
Warning: your viewing may hurt sensitivities
"Video Geschenk" is a special "video gift session" dedicated for En Las Nubes Librería, right in the middle of the pandemic.
An eclectic selection of music and visuals, showing the great artistic talent she possesses.
At the same time it pays homage to the work we have been doing in the bookshop since we opened in 2015.
Broadcast live at En Las Nubes Librería on 30.12.2020.
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2023. Collaboration with KOCMOC is an international, non-commercial, self-organized online radio station; a free-form initiative of Kocmoc Collective, based in northern Greece, operating with horizontal structures, with no hierarchy within the team.
It is the mission of KOCMOC Freeform Radio to provide diverse and innovative online broadcasting that reflects the interests and concerns of the community; thus, creating broad cultural experiences via a number of specially made works, conceptual mixtapes, conversations, DJ sets, documentaries, visuals and other media. Our vision is self-indulgent and non-commercial forms of music spread around so creativity is enriched.
A self-funded small group of programmers, producers, photographers and graphic designers have made up the KOCMOC team throughout the project's development. They have worked together to support one another while expanding the network and the music community. The station consists of members who perform both DJ shifts and administrative functions.
KOCMOC aspires to transform into a multi-cultural physical environment where people with different backgrounds can come together to share their creative expressions and build a stronger community.
Collaborating with Girlswholikeporno, as Theda Bara Dj at the Sonorama, Sonar 2004.
Girlswholikeporno (2002-2007) was an artistic project on pro-sex feminism, sexual dissidence and subversive motherhood.
Co-founded by Águeda
Bañón and María Llopis.
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INDIE BULLAS FESTIVAL (1993-1998)
Curator of BULLAS INDIE FESTIVAL a pioneer in Spain in the early 90s.
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OTHERS MUSIC PROJECTS
Music, Creativity & Visual Art.
As kindred spirits of creativity and activism, Ana Espín and Pecado Pixelado have formed an artistic duo since 2014, dedicated to exploring and expanding the boundaries of experimental audiovisual to address contemporary social and political issues. From here their work becomes a space for dialogue and critique on identity, social inequality and the impact of art on society.
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Ohiqueochenta band formed in 2002 by Richo Eyes and Ana and Carmen Espín.
"Kiss me before i die or before i kill you" is the first demo of the group after being finalists in the Murcia Joven '02 contest.
2023: New project coming soon!!!
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Hortly after Iluminados band began their hibernation the Espin sisters began a new project called Musidora. Isabel Espín (composer, vocals, keyboards and guitar) Ana Espín (guitar, composer and backing vocals), Isa (composition, guitar, keyboards, bass and vocals) Carmen Espín (guitar, keyboards and backing vocals) Ochi Reyes (bass and vocals) would later join Charo Espín as Pecado Pixelado creating visuals for the band.
In 2002 after two years and an album "Musidora goes to Madrid" the group takes a break and Isbell and Ochiqueochenta are born.
They are currently preparing a new album.
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Iluminados is the project around which, since 1989, the artistic career of the Espín sisters, Bullas (Murcia), has orbited. The personal voice of Isa and the forceful compositions of the band, became a fundamental part of the Spanish Indie movement of the 90s, in addition to creating the pioneer Independent Festival of Bullas in Spain.
Throughout their discography, Iluminados experimented with pop and electronic music and have collaborated with Fangoria in their Fan Fatal Club, performing at the most important festivals in Spain such as (FIB, BAM, Doctor Music, La Mar de Músicas ..) In 1999, after a decade, the group decided to take a break, which they used to form other parallel projects, such as Isbell, Musidora, Ochiqueochenta, Pecado Pixelado, Ensalada Sabrosa, Fantasma Midi or Ana en Pecado.
It coincides that a decade later in 2019 and 30 years after their birth, the band resumes the original project and they are creating a new album.
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