Pixies and 'un chien andalusia'

The influence of Pixies in the path of contemporary music, if we accept as his starting date the Nineties, is determined as a factor that has often been dealt tangentially, ignoring the combative and provocative attitude of many of his lyrics.

Here we have the enigmatic case of 'Debaser', a song included in 'Dolittle' (1989) and in which Frank Black and company are immersed in Buñuel`s inventive to deliver a message attached to a surreal perception of everyday life. 'Un chien andalou', the short created by the Spanish filmmaker in 1929, transcends disciplines to exercise their magnetic teaching in texts and images of unusual significance. The influence of this reference work is reflected by the lyrics of 'Debaser' -"I'm un chien andalusia"- as a statement from a band that always characterized by corrupt terms. 'Debaser' is a vehicle that breaks with the establishment, looking for a context in which the nonsense acquires a trascendental value; this pattern is repeated several times in Frank Black and Pixies’ musical itinerary: create to create, without a predetermined order, songs that do not address any particular issue.

As debtors referring to The Stooges or Lou Reed, Pixies stand, on the other hand, as creditors of the musical journey undertaken by Nirvana or Green Day; this concept puts them at the epicenter of a certain trend, in which we find philosophies of life beyond usual. As Buñuel in the bulk of its production: a supporter of the improbable.