Turf

Turf started in December 1995 in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Joaquín Levinton, who had previously played in Juana La Loca, joined his friend Leandro Lopatín with the desire to perform in the under circuit of Buenos Aires. Their first steps were doing covers: Los Ratones Paranoicos, Charly García. The official debut was on December 20, 1995, at the "Dr. Jeckyll", opening for Demonios de Tasmania. Soon after, Fernando Caloia and Carlos Tapia joined, and in October 1997, the lineup was completed with Nicolás Ottavianelli.In 1996 they recorded a demo with three songs: Casanova, Panorama and Viajando en jet (set).

Their first album, Una pila de vida, arrived in August 1997 with a special guest: Charly García played on the track Despiole generacional. That same year they opened for Los Ratones Paranoicos in the "Buenos Aires Vivo" tour. But the real breakthrough came in 1998, when they performed as support band for the Rolling Stones at River Plate Stadium. Thousands of people who came to see the Stones found Turf that night.After Universal terminated their contract, they released their second album, Siempre libre, in 1999 with the support of Musimundo. Charly García returned, this time on the track Esa luz. The sound changed significantly compared to the first album: more cheerful, with psychedelic moments, a lot of orchestration, and a vibe that the band's own environment described as hippie.