Peces Raros is an Argentine band formed by Lucio Consolo and Marco Viera in 2014, combining songwriting and live instrumentation with electronic production. Over eleven years, the project has developed a sound in which rock, synthesizers, drum machines, and club music coexist.
Photo credit: Peces Raros – Facebook
Following their latest album, ‘Artificial’, the duo have toured across Argentina, the United States, and Europe. Their next appearance takes them to Ibiza on September 3rd for The Soundgarden’s closing event at Cova Santa, where they will perform live on a lineup led by Nick Warren.
At the same time, Peces Raros have been spending recent months in Los Angeles recording their next album. In this conversation, they discuss their relationship with progressive house, adapting their live show to different settings, working with Nick Warren, and the changes shaping their upcoming record.
EG: Hi Peces Raros, welcome to Electronic Groove. It’s great to have you with us. How have you been, and what has been occupying most of your creative energy lately?
Peces Raros: Thanks for the invite. These past few months, we’ve spent most of our time in Los Angeles, focused on recording our next album. So, creatively, that’s where our energy has been going: into new songs and the search for new sounds.
EG: You’re heading to Ibiza this September for a very special appearance at Nick Warren’s The Soundgarden at Cova Santa. What does it mean to bring Peces Raros to Ibiza, and how are you approaching this particular performance?
Peces Raros: We were fortunate enough to meet Nick a few years ago, and since then a bond has developed, both artistic and human, for which we are deeply grateful. Receiving an invitation to be part of Nick Warren’s Soundgarden party in Ibiza is both an opportunity and a great honor for us.
EG: This will be your only performance of the Ibiza summer season. Does the exclusivity of the date add another dimension to the experience for you, especially knowing that it will be the only opportunity for your audience on the island to see you this season?
Peces Raros: Of course. Although we would love to have more performances in Ibiza, the fact that this is our only opportunity to meet with our audience adds electricity to the show.
EG: There’s something particularly interesting about placing an Argentine electronic band within the world of The Soundgarden. How do you see your music connecting with Nick Warren’s audience and the wider progressive and electronic community?
Peces Raros: We feel that a lot of what we do has to do with the influence of Progressive House on our music, meaning it is in our DNA. We are also aware that there is a lot of what we do that is not referenced in the genre, but we see that as something positive. Of course, the selection of songs we bring for the occasion will be intended to come together with the atmosphere Nick creates at his party.
“A band onstage involves microphones, and microphones involve air, noise, and imperfections”
EG: Your music has always occupied an interesting space between the immediacy of a live band and the freedom of electronic production. How has that relationship between instruments, songwriting, and electronic sound evolved as Peces Raros has developed?
Peces Raros: It was a process that took years. At the beginning, we were a rock band. Slowly, we started becoming interested in electronic music, and that led us closer to the world of synthesizers, with the particularity that we never abandoned guitars or the idea of making songs. Today, those elements coexist in our show: there are moments with guitars, moments with a greater vocal presence, and moments with synthesizers and drum machines.
EG: Coming from Argentina, you’re part of a scene with a remarkably strong relationship to electronic music, particularly progressive and melodic sounds. How much does that musical environment inform what Peces Raros creates?
Peces Raros: A lot. The first parties we went to were progressive house parties. It was the first genre we really listened to and one from which we felt we could translate ideas to play with instruments. Its strong harmonic component was what captivated us; for us, it was the gateway into electronic music. For years, the only thing we listened to was progressive house. Later, naturally, we went looking for other sounds.
EG: Your rise has taken you well beyond the traditional boundaries of an electronic act, with the live element remaining central to the experience. What do you think a live band can communicate on a dancefloor that a conventional DJ set cannot?
Peces Raros: They are completely different sounds. A band onstage involves microphones, and microphones involve air, noise, and imperfections. Playing instruments live conveys that: sonic imperfections that create a kind of risk that is difficult to reach in other ways.
EG: When you perform internationally, how much do you adapt the set to the room and the audience, and how much do you prefer to let the music dictate the journey?
Peces Raros: As much as we can, as long as we remain ourselves. We give a lot of importance to the context in which we play. Not long ago, we toured with Thievery Corporation and tried to select our songs that were closest to downtempo. Before that, we had the opportunity to join RÜFÜS DU SOL on tour, and for that occasion we tried to make a show that complemented their night. In the same way, for the show with Nick Warren, we will make decisions intended to integrate with the atmosphere of Soundgarden as naturally as possible.
“What remains intact in the spirit of the band is our drive to search and to change”
EG: Beyond the Ibiza performance, what else is happening around Peces Raros at the moment? Are there new records, collaborations, or creative directions that you’re particularly excited to share?
Peces Raros: As we mentioned at the beginning, these past few months we have been focused on our new album. We had the opportunity to go and record in Los Angeles, and the process was fantastic. It is an album that, for us, incorporates many new elements. Probably the first one to highlight is the predominance of played instruments: drums, guitars, pianos, strings, and winds.
EG: Finally, when you look at where Peces Raros stands today compared with where the project began, what feels like the biggest transformation, and what part of the original spirit remains completely unchanged?
Peces Raros: What remains intact in the spirit of the band is our drive to search and to change, an element of experimentation that makes us feel there is still a lot of music and many ideas left to explore. Of course, with that dynamic, there have been many changes. Probably one of the biggest transformations, or the one that took us the longest, was when we decided to take a step toward electronic music while being rock musicians.
Another major change was moving away from composing in the rehearsal room and starting to compose directly in the studio. That implied a major change in the sound. For our next album, I think there will be a synthesis of those two processes: a form of composition connected to sound design that then happens through instruments performed live. Maybe that will mean another change as well. Time will tell.
EG: Thank you so much for your time. We wish you all the best with your Ibiza performance at The Soundgarden and everything ahead. Take care!
The Soundgarden at Cova Santa is set for September 3rd, 2026. Grab your tickets here.
