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Não é só a vida de cada humano que precisa sair da rotina para espairecer, os ouvidos precisam também sair dela com novas audições. Quando uma banda apresenta o resultado do material que esteve a trabalhar, pode ser que o ouvinte seja surpreendido por uma nova aura. Para quem não tem o ouvido educado, o som dos ingleses BEAK> pode não ser uma primeira audição fácil, uma vez que partilham tanto de introspecção quanto de expansão, de deprimente quanto de divertido, são uma massa heterogénea em constante ebulição e experimentação.
Nos BEAK> incluem-se membros de Portishead e Moon Gangs. O trio cria música densa e atmosférica, com influências krautrock e dub, o baixo lança-se na linha da estrada, enquanto os outros instrumentos o seguem nessa viagem. A banda começou nos finais de 2008, quando o produtor e multi-instrumentista Geoff Barrow de Portishead, o baixista Billy Fuller (Robert Plant) e o teclista Matt Williams, que mais tarde foi substituído por Will Young (Moongangs), começaram a improvisar temas na Invada Records. A partir do começo de 2009 lançam-se como BEAK>. Seguindo regras muito estritas, gravam o primeiro álbum homónimo em 12 dias. Todo o álbum foi gravado na mesma sala, em Bristol, sem grandes manipulações e foi lançado no Outono de 2009.
O som de BEAK> vive e sobrevive da repetição que vai ganhando densidade com temas como Brean Down (>>>), 2018. O corpo, que se apresenta no teledisco, mostra como a performance comunica o peso do groove, que duro e pesado precisa de se movimentar para se manter vivo. Um banda que não tem apenas temas catchy, mas que tende a pender para a experimentação do mundo cinematográfico. Allé Sauvage é outro tema que identifica o carácter da banda, como que se andassem em contramão numa estrada escura, enquanto um carro é conduzido a muito custo porque o corpo que o dirige está sob efeito de estupefacientes; a escuridão dessa estrada é transmitida pelos teclados sombrios que remetem para as bandas-sonoras de John Carpenter e ambientes Stephen King.
Por serem uma banda que se distingue no panorama musical do krautrock, perguntámos quais os 3 livros, 3 discos, 3 filmes/séries que têm como referência, e eis que muito gentilmente chega-nos a resposta.
BILLY (baixista)Livros:
- Out Of The Silent Planet, C.S. Lewis
- The Sirens Of Titan, Kurt Vonnegut
- The Twits, Roald Dahl
Discos:
- Love, Forever Changes
- King Tubby meets Rockers Uptown
- Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures
Filmes/Séries:
- Alien, Ridley Scott
- Watership Down (old version!!), Martin Rosen
- Vic & Bobs Big Night Out
WILL (teclista)
Livros:
- Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula Le guin
- The Stand, Stephen king
- Orlando, Virginia Woolf
- Love, Forever Changes
- King Tubby meets Rockers Uptown
- Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures
Filmes/Séries:
- Alien, Ridley Scott
- Watership Down (old version!!), Martin Rosen
- Vic & Bobs Big Night Out
WILL (teclista)
Livros:
- Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula Le guin
- The Stand, Stephen king
- Orlando, Virginia Woolf
Discos:
- Ashra, New Age of Earth
- Cluster, Zuckerzeit
- The Stooges, The Stooges
Filmes:
- Solaris, Andrei Tarkovsky
- On the silver Globe, Andrzej Żuławski
- The Thing, John Carpenter
GEOFF (baterista)
Livros:
- Concrete Island, J. G. Ballard
- Bring me Liberty , Frank Miller
- Viz annual 2015, VIZ
Discos:
- Bum Rush the Show, Public Enemy
- Best of the Beatles, The Beatles
- Ege Bamyasi, Can
Filmes:
- 12 Angry Me, Sidney Lumet
- Dead mans Shoes, Shane Meadows
- Terminator, James Cameron
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- Ashra, New Age of Earth
- Cluster, Zuckerzeit
- The Stooges, The Stooges
Filmes:
- Solaris, Andrei Tarkovsky
- On the silver Globe, Andrzej Żuławski
- The Thing, John Carpenter
GEOFF (baterista)
Livros:
- Concrete Island, J. G. Ballard
- Bring me Liberty , Frank Miller
- Viz annual 2015, VIZ
Discos:
- Bum Rush the Show, Public Enemy
- Best of the Beatles, The Beatles
- Ege Bamyasi, Can
Filmes:
- 12 Angry Me, Sidney Lumet
- Dead mans Shoes, Shane Meadows
- Terminator, James Cameron
- Translation -
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It's not only the life of a human being that needs to get away from routine in order to chill, the ears also need to get out of the routine with new sounds. When a band presents the material that it has been working on, we can be surprised by it because it carries a new aura. For those who haven't got a fine tuned ear, the british band Beak> can be a hard first listen, they share as much introspection as they do expansion, they can be depressing and fun, they are a solid mass in constant ebullition and experimentation.
BEAK> are formed by members of Portishead and Moon Gangs. The trio creates thick and atmospheric music, with influences from krautrock and dub, the bass hits the highway, while the other instruments follow it on that trip. The band started at the end of 2008, when producer and multi-instrumentalist Geoff Barrow from Portishead, bass player Billy Fuller (Robert Plant) and keyboard player Matt Williams (later replaced by Will Young, Moongangs), started to improvise songs in Invada Records. From the start of 2009 they present themselves as Beak>. They record their debut in 12 days, following some strict rules. The album was recorded in the same room, in Bristol, without sound manipulations and was released on the autumn of 2009.
BEAK> are formed by members of Portishead and Moon Gangs. The trio creates thick and atmospheric music, with influences from krautrock and dub, the bass hits the highway, while the other instruments follow it on that trip. The band started at the end of 2008, when producer and multi-instrumentalist Geoff Barrow from Portishead, bass player Billy Fuller (Robert Plant) and keyboard player Matt Williams (later replaced by Will Young, Moongangs), started to improvise songs in Invada Records. From the start of 2009 they present themselves as Beak>. They record their debut in 12 days, following some strict rules. The album was recorded in the same room, in Bristol, without sound manipulations and was released on the autumn of 2009.
BEAK> thrives through repetition that gains density with themes like Brean Down (>>>), 2018. The body in that videoclip shows us how performances can communicate the heavyness of the groove, that hard and heavy needs to move in order to stay alive. A band that not only has songs that are catchy but that also lean through experimentation in the cinematic world. Allé Sauvage is another theme that identifies the character of the band, like they are driving against traffic in a dark road with great difficulty because the body that drives that car is under the effect of some kind of narcotic; the darkness of that road is transmitted by somber keyboards that are reminiscent of John Carpenter's soundtracks and Stephen King's imaginary landscapes.
Since they are a band that stands out in the spectrum of Krautrock, we asked the 3 books, 3 records, 3 films/TV shows they have as references and they gently gave us their answers.
BILLY (bassist)
Books:
- Out Of The Silent Planet, C.S. Lewis
- The Sirens Of Titan, Kurt Vonnegut
- The Twits, Roald Dahl
Books:
- Out Of The Silent Planet, C.S. Lewis
- The Sirens Of Titan, Kurt Vonnegut
- The Twits, Roald Dahl
Records:
- Love, Forever Changes
- King Tubby meets Rockers Uptown
- Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures
Films/TV Shows:
- Alien, Ridley Scott
- Watership Down (old version!!), Martin Rosen
- Vic & Bobs Big Night Out
WILL (keyboard player)
Books:
- Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula Le guin
- The Stand, Stephen king
- Orlando, Virginia Woolf
- Love, Forever Changes
- King Tubby meets Rockers Uptown
- Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures
Films/TV Shows:
- Alien, Ridley Scott
- Watership Down (old version!!), Martin Rosen
- Vic & Bobs Big Night Out
WILL (keyboard player)
Books:
- Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula Le guin
- The Stand, Stephen king
- Orlando, Virginia Woolf
Records:
- Ashra, New Age of Earth
- Cluster, Zuckerzeit
- The Stooges, The Stooges
Films:
- Solaris, Andrei Tarkovsky
- On the silver Globe, Andrzej Żuławski
- The Thing, John Carpenter
GEOFF (drummer)
Books:
- Concrete Island, J. G. Ballard
- Bring me Liberty , Frank Miller
- Viz annual 2015, VIZ
Records:
- Bum Rush the Show, Public Enemy
- Best of the Beatles, The Beatles
- Ege Bamyasi, Can
Films:
- 12 Angry Me, Sidney Lumet
- Dead mans Shoes, Shane Meadows
- Terminator, James Cameron
- Ashra, New Age of Earth
- Cluster, Zuckerzeit
- The Stooges, The Stooges
Films:
- Solaris, Andrei Tarkovsky
- On the silver Globe, Andrzej Żuławski
- The Thing, John Carpenter
GEOFF (drummer)
Books:
- Concrete Island, J. G. Ballard
- Bring me Liberty , Frank Miller
- Viz annual 2015, VIZ
Records:
- Bum Rush the Show, Public Enemy
- Best of the Beatles, The Beatles
- Ege Bamyasi, Can
Films:
- 12 Angry Me, Sidney Lumet
- Dead mans Shoes, Shane Meadows
- Terminator, James Cameron
Texto | Text: Priscilla Fontoura
Translation: Cláudia Zafre
Translation: Cláudia Zafre
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