"In early 2015 they recorded “Sonic-Shaped Life”, their debut album. It was put down on tape at Oporto’s renewed studio Sá da Bandeira by Cláudio Tavares and João Brandão, and mastered by Miguel Pinheiro Marques at SDB Mastering. Leading single ‘You Should Have Switches’, released in September, gave the first clues about their own brand of hypnotic rock, where pulsating psychedelia, droney garage and shimmering, trippy pop provide the setting for haunting compositions, catchy hooks and engaging melodies. Over the course of ten tracks, the band sounds commanding in the darker passages or punked-up outbursts and shine in the more sunny, coloured moments, while the flow and pace of the album produce a wholly entrancing record."
BRUNO SOUSA lead vocals, guitars, 12 strings and baritone guitars, omnichord, stylophone, lapguitar, drum-machines
CORINNA SOUSA organ, synths, pedalbass
EMANUEL CUNHA backing vocals, guitars, baritone guitar, drums, tambourine, hand-percussions
All songs written by Bruno Sousa, Corinna Sousa and Emanuel Cunha Contribution of Carlos Adolfo Sousa playing violin on track 2
Recorded live on tape at Estúdios Sá da Bandeira - Porto, Portugal Engineered by Cláudio Tavares & João Brandão Mixed by Cláudio Tavares at Estúdios Sá da Bandeira Produced by The Japanese Girl Co-produced by Cláudio Tavares Mastered by Miguel Pinheiro Marques at SBD Mastering - Porto, Portugal
Artwork by Emanuel Cunha Photography by Ivo Cardoso
Many thanks to Carlos Adolfo Sousa, Iñigo Pastor, Jorge Cortés, Cláudio Tavares, João Brandão, Miguel Pinheiro Marques, Rui Coutinho, Sofia Filipe de Carvalho, Rui Pintado, Ivo Cardoso, Luís Santos, Eduardo Fonseca, Paulo Correia, Carlos Nemeth, Sérgio Azevedo, Celso Pinto, Pedro Azevedo, Paulo Pintado, José Pereira, Oldback Productions, Indústria Rock and to everyone at Munster Records.
Munster Records - 2015
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"In early 2015 they recorded “Sonic-Shaped Life”, their debut album. It was put down on tape at Oporto’s renewed studio Sá da Bandeira by Cláudio Tavares and João Brandão, and mastered by Miguel Pinheiro Marques at SDB Mastering. Leading single ‘You Should Have Switches’, released in September, gave the first clues about their own brand of hypnotic rock, where pulsating psychedelia, droney garage and shimmering, trippy pop provide the setting for haunting compositions, catchy hooks and engaging melodies. Over the course of ten tracks, the band sounds commanding in the darker passages or punked-up outbursts and shine in the more sunny, coloured moments, while the flow and pace of the album produce a wholly entrancing record."
BRUNO SOUSA lead vocals, guitars, 12 strings and baritone guitars, omnichord, stylophone, lapguitar, drum-machines
CORINNA SOUSA organ, synths, pedalbass
EMANUEL CUNHA backing vocals, guitars, baritone guitar, drums, tambourine, hand-percussions
All songs written by Bruno Sousa, Corinna Sousa and Emanuel Cunha Contribution of Carlos Adolfo Sousa playing violin on track 2
Recorded live on tape at Estúdios Sá da Bandeira - Porto, Portugal Engineered by Cláudio Tavares & João Brandão Mixed by Cláudio Tavares at Estúdios Sá da Bandeira Produced by The Japanese Girl Co-produced by Cláudio Tavares Mastered by Miguel Pinheiro Marques at SBD Mastering - Porto, Portugal
Artwork by Emanuel Cunha Photography by Ivo Cardoso
Many thanks to Carlos Adolfo Sousa, Iñigo Pastor, Jorge Cortés, Cláudio Tavares, João Brandão, Miguel Pinheiro Marques, Rui Coutinho, Sofia Filipe de Carvalho, Rui Pintado, Ivo Cardoso, Luís Santos, Eduardo Fonseca, Paulo Correia, Carlos Nemeth, Sérgio Azevedo, Celso Pinto, Pedro Azevedo, Paulo Pintado, José Pereira, Oldback Productions, Indústria Rock and to everyone at Munster Records.
Munster Records - 2015
Includes unlimited streaming of Sonic-Shaped Life
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
...more
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