Dark Entries Records (USA) / LP
Europa was a short-lived synthpop group from Valencia, Spain formed in 1980
by Julio “Nexus” Pastor (synthesizers), Alfonso Aguado (vocals, guitar), Lino
Oviaño (vocals, drum machine), and José Luis Macias (synthesizers). The quartet
championed the use of synthesizers, drum machines and other polyphonic gadgets
in a city that was stuck in the throws of progressive rock. They recorded and
released their only album La Última Emoción in 1981 on cassette,
released by DAI (Division
Avanzada Independiente) a label interested in bands “capable of building
electronic sounds from drum machines, sequencers, synths and effects, rather
than conventional instruments like guitars and basses.”
The original issue of La
Última Emoción was a single-sided cassette and limited to 500 copies. Shorty
after their debut release the band would switch their name to Última Emoción releasing
an EP in 1983 and an album in 1984 before breaking up All songs have been .