Better known by the last name "Explosion," due to his rock group Doctor Explosion, Jorge Muñoz-Cobo started Estudios Circo Perrotti in 2003 in his hometown of Gijon, located in Spain's northern coastal province of Asturias. The group may have a reputation for madcap lyrics and stage antics, but Jorge Explosion has had a life-long passion for recording, and his studio incorporates the impressive collection of vintage and new recording gear and instruments he has amassed over the years. Artists from across Europe, plus rock-a-billy legend Sonny Burgess, garage stalwarts The Fleshtones (my band), and Texas psyche-pop rockers The Ripe, have had the opportunity to enjoy Jorge's recording skills and what this unique corner of Spain has to offer: traditional cider, sea urchins, and even a bit of surfing.
Better known by the last name "Explosion," due to his rock group Doctor Explosion, Jorge Muñoz-Cobo started Estudios Circo Perrotti in 2003 in his hometown of Gijon, located in Spain's northern coastal province of Asturias. The group may have a reputation for madcap lyrics and stage antics, but Jorge Explosion has had a life-long passion for recording, and his studio incorporates the impressive collection of vintage and new recording gear and instruments he has amassed over the years. Artists from across Europe, plus rock-a-billy legend Sonny Burgess, garage stalwarts The Fleshtones (my band), and Texas psyche-pop rockers The Ripe, have had the opportunity to enjoy Jorge's recording skills and what this unique corner of Spain has to offer: traditional cider, sea urchins, and even a bit of surfing.
What's this keyboard?
This is the Selmer Clavioline. I went to England to pick it up a few years ago. I'd found it on eBay. It was quite cheap. The guy said it didn't work, but actually it was quite new. I got the maintenance manual and I repaired it. I was working on this record by a group named Chiquita y Chatarra, two girls from Asturias, and It fell down. It's so fragile!
Have you used it on many recordings?
