The release was a hit in Venezuela, debuting at #1 on the music charts. Rather, it was a tongue-in-cheek reference to band's former musical self. In an interview with America's National Public Radio, the band explained that the change in style was not by accident, nor was the decision to name the latest project Commercial. In 2006, the album was released in the US, landing the band another Grammy nomination, in the category of 'Best Urban Latin Alternative Album.'Īfter three more years, Los Amigos Invisibles released their album, Commercial, in a joint production between Gozadera Records and Nacional Records. For Gozadera's next release and the band's fifth studio album, they enlisted Dimitri from Paris to produce a collection of Venezuelan cover songs entitled, Super Pop Venezuela, which was initially offered in their native country only. The first release, Chill Out Venezuela, was a multiple-genre collection of Venezuelan artists, produced by Los Amigos Invisibles. Initially, the album was released in the UK and Japan through Long Lost Brothers Records, although a year later Luaka Bop released the album in the US, resulting in another Latin Grammy nomination in the category of 'Best Alternative Latin Album.'Īfter ending their recording contract with Luaka Bop, Los Amigos Invisibles started their own label, Gozadera Records. 1, produced by 'Little' Louie Vega of Masters at Work.

Two years later and under the direction of famed producer Philip Steir, they released Arepa 3000: A Venezuelan Journey into Space, which received a Grammy nomination in the category of 'Best Latin Alternative Album' and a Latin Grammy in the category of 'Best Rock Album.' Following the success of this release, the band relocated to New York City and began work on The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. Shortly thereafter, they went into the studio to work on their sophomore record, The New Sound of the Venezuelan Gozadera, which was released in 1998.

In 1996, David Byrne's Luaka Bop record label signed the group after discovering a CD they had planted in a New York City record store. In 1995, EMI released their debut album, A Typical and Autoctonal Venezuelan Dance Band, which was a huge success in their home country, enabling them to sell out clubs around Caracas for the next couple of years.

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