Portuguese music is in good health and we recommended, electro love is at the top of albums heard in Portugal.
When we think of the conjunction "Portuguese music + emigration" what that comes immediately to mind? Fado and bang ... Amalia, Madredeus, Mariza, and Tony Emmanuel, among others. But if the fate of the Portuguese guitar and the drums and accordion and traditional music join the electrifying sounds of rock, experimental jazz tune and electronic environments, the result is ... Electro Love.
If you have not heard, you've been distracted. So who are the Electro Love? A group of musicians have more or less known to the public of past projects. Mariza Liz, former lead singer of Donna Maria and recognized as one of the great interpreters of the new generation, James Pais Dias, Multi-instrumentalist and producer of the album, took part in the project Amalia Today, among others, Ricardo Vasconcelos joined the Balla, and Rui Rechena is the bassist of "Men of the Fighting" and the "Gang."
One day, after a "crazy night", decided to join and give new life to classic pop country. In "Get the Caramelite and the Trinity," we hear, for example, "Seven Seas" (Seventh Legion), "Captain Romance" (Watermark), "Welcome to the Past" (GNR) or were Thistles, were roses "theme immortalized by Manuela Moura Guedes. There are also versions of pop fates as "Evening Star" (Carlos do Carmo) or "Black Boat" (Amalia).
But there are also original composers and their guests. "The Machine", the first single from the album to run with great success at radio, "Where thou wilt," "Dawn" and "Blood Rose" are subjects to listen carefully.
It is surprising and exciting fusion of traditional sounds, with the Portuguese guitar, accordion and percussion instruments traditional in focus, with the modern sound of rock and international pop. They assert themselves as Massive Attack, Muse, Zero Seven and the Air are its major influences ... If you have not heard, you better hurry. Before it falls into the Caramelity and Trinity!
