Martin Thulin

Martin Johannes Thulin (born August 13, 1972 in Chihuahua, Mexico) also known as Menonita Rock, is the lead singer of the Mexican musical group Los Fancy-Free.

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Martin was born in the state of Chihuahua. When he was young, he was taken to Sweden by his parents, where he was raised. After finishing high school, Thulin returned to Mexico, but not to his native town, this time to Mexico City, where he formed the electropop - punk rock band, and has lived there ever since.

While living in Sweden as a teenager he played in several bands. Vampyres of Justice recorded a couple of demos between 1988-1990 of which some songs were produced by Ebbot Lundberg, leadsinger of the band Union Carbide Productions at the time (later in Soundtrack of Our Lives). The band played noisy experimental rock belonging to the same scene as contemporary British bands like, Loop, My Bloody Valentine, Spacemen 3 or American bands like Sonic Youth, and Butthole Surfers, but always with a heavy dose of 60's psychedelic rock and krautrock.

In 1997 Martin Thulin recorded 3 songs with Emilio Acevedo from the Mexican band Titan from which the track "The Singer" was released in 1998 on a 7" EP on the Swedish label Labrador.

Martin Thulin Released his first album "Menonita Rock" with the band Los Fancy Free in 2003. Released in Europe on Bungalow Records, Berlin and on Noiselab in Mexico. Containing the hit single "Voltage is OK!"

During this time 2 instrumental versions of the songs "Menonita Rock" and "Bright Noise, Light Sleep" take from this album were released on a 7" under the name ?Secret Mexican Band in England on the record label Horseglue, run by Barry 7 from the band Add N to (x) and Ethan Reid. An album called "Silicon Carne" was also recorded for Horseglue but remains unreleased as the label went bankrupt before putting it out. Still a mini 12" LP by ?Secret Mexican Band containing 8 tracks (different from the Horseglue album) was released in Italy for the label Nuevos Ricos in 2005.

The second Los Fancy Free LP came 2005, called "Out of Place" released on Noiselab in Mexico and Mushroom Pillow in Europe. Containing the hit single "Copy Cat"

In 2007 and 2008, Los Fancy Free released an double album which came in separate volumes; Nevergreens Vol. 1 & Vol. 2. Containing another hit single "Ja Ja Ja". Released in Mexico on Silicone Carne.

In 2013, Martin Thulin releases the first LP in his own name, "I Rather Be Transparent Than A Shadow In The Dark".

Martin Thulin was very active as a producer during the first decade of the 2000s. Producing three albums for Jessy Bulbo. (Saga Mama, Taras Bulba & Telememe). The album Titan by Titan, the LP Silverio by Silverio, the cassette "Robota" by Robota (co-produced with Carlos Navarrete), "Futura Via by Bam Bam, to mention some of the 23 albums he produced between 2003 and 2013.

He also wrote the score to the movie "40 Dias" (directed by Juan Carlos Martin) alongside with Ian Brown and the movie "Te presento a Laura".