WHO?

Side Effects is not a band, is a synth solo project formed in 1996 by the keyboard-player and music writer Javier Richarte, born in 1976.

Styles: Synthpop / Electropop / 80s Retro

Influences: Anything Box, The Echoing Green, Faith Assembly, Leiahdorus, Pet Shop Boys, New Order and Depeche Mode.

Bands I like: A-Ha, Anything Box, De/Vision, The Echoing Green, Iris, Faith Assembly, Merge, Leiahdorus, Elegant Machinery, Pet Shop Boys, Camouflage, New Order Wolfsheim, Secession, Depeche Mode, OMD, Erasure, Icehouse, Book of Love, Propaganda, distain!, The Farm, Listening Pool, Images in Vogue, The Cure, Red Flag, KAJ...

2004: Finally, the new and awaited album 'The Other Side' will be released this year, as well as 2 maxi-singles! ('Knights in white satin' and 'Point of no return')
Electropolis will take place again in 2004!!

2003: This was probably the best Side Effects' year: the Electropolis fest! That was really cool!
Also, most of the tracks from 'The Other Side' were composed this year.
Side Effects performed live at V8 pub in December.

2002: 3 tracks for the forthcoming album were written this year ('Knights', 'Point' and 'Redo from start')
Also, 2 live shows were performed. 'This Side Up / Fragile EP' was released early 2002.

2001: 'This Side Down' remixes album was released, including 3 unreleased tracks and remixes by Automne, Average, Taitapop, MD's and Side Effects!

2000: 'This Side Up' was released, an album composed against the clock, the idea was to write many brand new songs in 4 or 5 months... That experience was great! Tracks such as 'Love thru a W.A.N.', 'Europa 1992', 'Behold' and 'Timeless Day' were born.

1999: 'Welcome to nowhere' and a demo version of '2099' were written.

1998: A second version of 'Dedicated to you', named 'Dedicated to you too' was finished.
The same year, Side Effects remixed 3 times the song Moog 5 by his friend Hernán Casella (Automne)

1997: 'Dedicated to you' (the first ballad song) was finished. The song 'Tours (let's get higher!)' was written this year based on a dream that Javier had had.

1996: The project changed the name to 'Side Effects!', And the writing process continued: 'Technoise!', 'High Performance', 'Reaction', 'I Love Summer!', 'Direct', 'Special'...

1995: 'Don't press the red button' was composed (one of the favourite songs he'd written)

1994: The track 'Demo' was finished.

1993: 'Shifting' was written.

1992: Many tracks, such as 'Music 4U' and 'Alright!' were composed.

(Peter 'Cybero' Janovsky, a fan from Florida, USA)