Nacional Electr\u00f3nica (NE), the brainchild of the combined genius of Alexis de la O Joya and Edwin Casanova Gonz\u00e1lez, emerged onto the electronic music scene in Cuba fifteen years ago. From the start, the group stood out for taking on the challenge of subverting and mixing the experimental and exclusive\nwith the popular and inclusive, without sacrificing the high level of artistic quality in their productions. Originally coming from the plastic arts (Alexis de la O) and architecture (Edwin Casanova), as a group, they established in their work a special synergy in their artistic creations, evident in their productions of albums, audio-visual collaborations and their own videos.<\/p>\n
Taking their place on the short list of electronic music artists whose work evinces a high degree of creative risk in our country, from their very gestation they chose a clear path of creation that employed various aesthetics such as error, noise, cut and paste, and the use of loops and sampling.<\/p>\n
Since the recording of \u00a1Llegamos al futuro!<\/i> \u2014their debut record in the early days of the 21 st century, they gradually built up a solid body of work within the Cuban electronic music scene. At that time, the troubadour Michel Portela was a member of NE, a combination that converged Portela\u2019s vocal interests with those of Alexis and Edwin in a production that opened rhythmic paths for a genre as rooted as trova . In the lyrics, social and personal concerns were expressed, while the exploration of sounds on a rather futuristic approach hinted at the talent of these young people.<\/p>\n