Num fim de tarde de um domingo cinzento, foi bom mergulhar num ambiente tropical proporcionado pela música acid/psych-folk do sexteto Beautify Junkyards (João Branco Kyron, Rita Vian, João Moreira, Sergue Ra, António Watts e Helena Espvall).
Depois de escutado “The Invisible World”, o terceiro disco da banda, recentemente editado e alvo de elogiosas críticas na cena internacional, era com expetativa que aguardava este concerto. Essa expetativa foi totalmente satisfeita. Instrumentistas e vocalistas de muito bom nível, as texturas musicais que produzem, com um equilíbrio perfeito entre a eletrónica e os instrumentos acústicos, remetem-nos para uma atmosfera que é simultaneamente esotérica e natural, como se mergulhássemos numa floresta tropical. Em termos de “setlist”, para além de material próprio e como as versões não são um território estranho para a banda, pudemos ouvir versões de tropicalismo brasileiro, de Fausto, ou de Nick Drake (que bela versão de “From the Morning”). Para terminar, um nota final para os agradáveis DJ sets que antecederam e sucederam o concerto, a cargo de Candy Diaz e María P. Alguns dos vinis rodados recordaram-me que Omar Souleyman está quase a chegar. Que bom foi terminar assim o domingo.
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Beautify Junkyards: (In)visible world
In an afternoon of a grey Sunday, it was good to dive in a tropical climate created by the acid/psych folk of the sextet Beautify Junkyards (João Branco Kyron, Rita Vian, João Moreira, Sergue Ra, António Watts and Helena Espvall).
After having listened to “The Invisible World”, the band’s third record, recently released and reviewed very favorably by the international music press, it was with high expectations that I waited for this concert. Those expectations were totally satisfied. Instrumentalists and vocalists of very high quality. The musical textures they produced maintained a perfect balance between electronic and the acoustic instruments, sending us to an atmosphere that is simultaneously esoteric and natural, like diving in a tropical forest. In terms of the “setlist” besides having played original material, covers are not an unknown territory for the band, so we were able to listen to brazilian inspired covers of Fausto or Nick Drake (what a beautiful cover of “From the Morning”). In conclusion, a final note for the pleasant DJ sets before and after the concert. The DJ sets were by Candy Diaz and María P. Some of the records that they played reminded me that Omar Souleyman is about to arrive. What a fine way to end a Sunday.
After having listened to “The Invisible World”, the band’s third record, recently released and reviewed very favorably by the international music press, it was with high expectations that I waited for this concert. Those expectations were totally satisfied. Instrumentalists and vocalists of very high quality. The musical textures they produced maintained a perfect balance between electronic and the acoustic instruments, sending us to an atmosphere that is simultaneously esoteric and natural, like diving in a tropical forest. In terms of the “setlist” besides having played original material, covers are not an unknown territory for the band, so we were able to listen to brazilian inspired covers of Fausto or Nick Drake (what a beautiful cover of “From the Morning”). In conclusion, a final note for the pleasant DJ sets before and after the concert. The DJ sets were by Candy Diaz and María P. Some of the records that they played reminded me that Omar Souleyman is about to arrive. What a fine way to end a Sunday.
TEXTO / TEXT: JOSÉ MARQUES
TRADUÇÃO / TRANSLATION: CLÁUDIA ZAFRE
IMAGEM e VÍDEO / IMAGE and VIDEO: JOSÉ MARQUES
LOCAL / VENUE: DAMAS, Lisboa
DATA / DATE: 22 de Abril, 2018