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| Favela Discos Impromptu - Psico Baile © Rafael Farias |
Favela Discos collective had the honour of opening palco Taina of the 11th Milhões de Festa first day.
The
proposal presented to the audience – that throughout the night filled the small
room during - was based on four sets of an hour each, intended to reinterpret
the concept of a Minho’s party.
Its
musically develop approach is urgently experimental, deconstructivist, at times
quite surrealistic and with a huge dose of acidic and corrosive humor in the
mix. If, at first, it sounds like something diffuclt to be listened to, I will
say that it ins’t; the collective always manages to pleasantly surprise those
who carefully listen to it. If, at first glance everything seems disconnected,
arrhythmic, atonal and insane, most of i tis due to its improvised approach that
is part of its musical language. However, that doesn’t last much as one almost
immediately begin to perceive a solid foundation - I'll say a main theme - that
transports us to completely melodic ... and pungent pop structures. There is
always a sense of surprise, revelation and magic throughout its
interpretations.
I
found it extraordinary that Favela did not repeat the same formula in the four
sets; always managing to do something different. Where, at first we are led to
believe that beauty will - presumably - be a concept that will not go too far
in its sound approach ... the deception is enormous because there are
captivating and interesting melodies. Proof of this was its third set (called
PsicoBaile), where one could perceive an ethnographic connection reinterpreted
between a medieval "ball" and a folklore dancing with contemporary
concertina, one of those that are part of our popular culture. Great
intelligence is demonstrated in the ethnographic collection as well as in its
revitalization with completely urban and up-to-date approaches, in an
avant-garde and rupture concept, but also one of new bridges.
The
seven musicians have always been very solid in their sets, slipping between a
mantric ambient, at times even psychedelic, playing with a drone here and there;
with the percussions sometimes syncopated, sometimes lilting ... interspersed
with melody and enough noise. And na always enveloping game of winds.
In
an informal conversation with one of Favela Discos' musicians, João Sarnadas,
the importance given to other associations / labels was commented, like Parva,
Sonoscopia, Soopa and Projectil, all of them more or less similar in the
interpretation of experimental music. It is, therefore obvious the
collaboration and complicity between these important "producers" of
most of the best experimental music currently performed in Portuga. And I do
not mean only what is done at a national level, since the interconnection with
other foreign actors of the same sound spectrum is a common practice. There are
many artists and projects that orbit around these pillars, which refers to a
greater responsibility and importance of what is occurring these days in
relation when it comes to this type of music.
Favela
Discos is, in a way, one of the many faces of Lovers & Lollypops and Milhões
de Festa concerning new sound trends and their promoting spirit of what is
different: "weird" music – as a starting point but never as and end -
where, in the name of diversity, all musical genres fit ... every single one.
Wors:
Guilherme Lucas (freely translated by Raquel Pinheiro); photos: Marcelo Baptista
& Rafael Farias.
Portuguese
original text: https://www.facebook.com/events/880971952100146/permalink/955293474667993/
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| Favela Discos Impromptu - Fação Barulho © Marcelo Baptista |
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