Redencion 911

Redencion 911 (Redencion Nueve Once, Redencion 9-11 or Redencion 9.11) was a left wing hardcore punk band from Santiago, Chile, who performed together from 1997 to 2002.
History
Redencion 911 began in 1997 following the split of Santiago-based hardcore punk bands Octopus and SND (Sin Nombre Definido). The members of Redencion 911 had all been participants in the early Santiago Hardcore scene; drummer Patricio played drums in the final line up of Golpe Decisivo. They were part of a small hardcore punk scene together with other contemporary bands like Silencio Abosoluto, Disturbio Menor, Alternocio, Donfango, Enfermos Terminales, Asunto and Fuerza de Voluntad.
The band's name Redencion 911 is a reference to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état in which the democratically-elected government of Salvador Allende was overthrown by a U.S.-backed military Junta. Throughout their existence, Redencion 911 was openly critical, both through their lyrics and commentary during concerts, of the military dictatorship and the influence of Chile's center-right and right wing political parties as well as the conservative wing of the Catholic Church. One of the more political bands within the hardcore scene, Redencion 911 was influenced by U.S. hardcore bands such as Minor Threat, Born Against, His Hero is Gone and Fugazi.
Redencion 9-11 played mostly in Santiago and other Chilean cities such as Valparaiso, Chillan, Concepción as well as brief tours to Argentina. They recorded two tape demos (one in 1997, the other in 1999), one split cassette/CD with 720 from Argentina on AMP Records (1998), a split demo cassette with Marcel Duchamp on Masapunk (2000) and a full-length CD and 7" EP through Masapunk and Amor y Lucha (Washington, DC) in 2001, which was their final recording.
Before breaking up in 2002, Redencion 911 toured the East Coast of the United States in the Winter of 2001, sharing the stage with bands including 1905, Kill the Man Who Questions, Zegota, Del Cielo, Crispus Attucks, The Paper Chase, and Iron Lung. After the break-up, members of Redencion 911 went on to play in Nevski, Illuminati and Birds and Wires.
Redencion 911 was featured in Maximumrocknroll issues #224 Jan 2002 (interview) and #230 July 2002 (tour diary).
Members
* Joao Da Silva - lead vocals, additional guitars (1997-2002)
* Se Kyu Choi - guitar (1997-2002)
* Mauricio - guitar (2000)
* Jaime Martinez - bass (1997-2000)
* Alejandra Vaca - bass (2000-2001)
* Joaquín Contreras - bass (2001)
* Iván Pinto - bass (2002)
* Patricio Valdes - drums, percussion (1997-2002)
Discography
Releases:
1. "Demo" (1997)
2. "Sin Fronteras se Vive Mejor" Split cassette/CD with 720 (1997, Actitud Mental Positiva/Masapunk)
3. "Demo" (1999)
4. Split tape with Marcel Duchamp (2000, Masapunk)
5. "Think Globally, Act Locally Vol. 1" split 7"ep with Homage to Catalonia (2001, Amor y Lucha)
6. "97-01" CD (2001 Masapunk/Amor y Lucha)
Compilations:
- V/A "Hardcore Sin Fronteras" Cassette (AMP Discos, Argentina)
- V/A "America es Bella... Para Seguir Resistiendo" LP 1998 (Cryptas Records, Mexico)
- V/A "South America in Decline" LP/CD (Six Weeks Records, USA)
- V/A "May All Be Free" - A Benefit CD for the Angola 3 CD (USA)

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