Career
In 1995 he was invited to Madrid by well-known Spanish songwriter Joaquín Sabina, who introduced him to other important Spanish singers. Drexler went to Spain to record the album Vaivén in 1996 with Spanish musicians. Vaivén included some old songs from his previous releases mixed with new compositions. He moved to Spain and recorded another four albums: Llueve (1997), Frontera (1999), Sea (2001) and Eco (2004).
Although he lives most of the year in Spain, his latest three albums were partially recorded in Uruguay with Uruguayan musicians. Juan Campodónico and Carlos Casacuberta, former members of rock band El Peyote Asesino, have produced Drexler's albums since Frontera.
After that, he released 12 Segundos De Oscuridad (Dro Atlántic. 2006), this album contained ten original songs, and two covers: "High & Dry" from British band Radiohead and "Disneylandia" from Brazilian Titãs.
In 2008, he released a double live album, recorded in diverse concerts in Spain: Cara B (Dro Atlántic. 2008), mainly filled with all the unusual songs previously unrealeased.
In March 2010, he released Amar la trama (2010), recorded in just four days, with the musicians playing live on studio.
His music is a combination of Uruguayan traditional music (candombe, murga, milonga, tango), bossa nova, pop, jazz and electronic music, which results in very personal compositions with original arrangements. The words also play an important role in his songs. Apart from love, reflections about identity, race and religions are a constant in his work.
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