published: 16 /
9 /
2014
Label:
Soundway Records
Format: CD
Magnificent combination of Latin American music, garage punk, acid house and rock on debut album from Amsterdam-formed British-Dutch quintet, Fumaça Pret
Review
If they were to be judged by their 45s, Fumaça Pret would debut as the possibly wildest sonic psychedelic punk novelty act on Earth. Yet only two tracks from the band's heyday surface on the debut LP 'Eu Era Um Cão' in its original version and the extended version of the fabulous 'Vou Me Libertar' are both included. 'Eu Era Um Cão' sparked off major interest. Imagine the Rolling Stones had gone to Brazil. 'Vou Me Libertar' rounded off matters last year. Those two singles, brilliant by any standard, held so much promise that the album in the making was believed unlikely to raise even more momentum. But by Jove, it does.
Authenticity and guts meet together. Sloping rhythms line up against frantic riffs of joy. Leaning on a diversity of styles of music from Brasil, Venezuela, Londres and Amesterdão, Fumaça Preta's LP showcases today's full range of Latin-American music, as it clashes with garage punk, loud vallenato and also acid house and rock.
The Portuguese language should hardly build barriers. Sooner the torture of a Hammond organ would, but this magnificent blending of distortion and sway paves the way for 60’s punk, which in turn is heavily influenced by Latin musialc history. Switching to a lower gear, this Latin Brit-Dutch brew, howeve,r tastes smooth, spicy and rather superb. The band's theme tune plus the closing 'Perdidos' exist as the two moments where Fumaça Preta return to their zany psychedelic rock roots, but elsewhere the general tone remains mild and far from wild. Fumaça Preta's overwhelming debut goes way beyond the sheer magnificence heard on their 45s on Amsterdam's Music With Soul label. It is likely to be 2014's biggest treat.
Track Listing:-
1
Pupilas Dilatadas
2
Toda Pessoa
3
Eu Era um Cão
4
Você Enlouqueceu
5
Recitando À Toa
6
Espelhos Fundidos
7
Fumaça Preta
8
Amor Tece Dor
9
Vou Me Libertar
10
Tire Sua Máscara
11
Perdidos
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