Blog: Music @ PL.PT

Every now and then, I'll try to show something new. This time, it's up to Speto. "I was 14-years-old when I first started to paint graffiti. My roots come from hip-hop, from the old school, from seeing films like Beat Street. And from skateboarding, which to me seemed to be all about fun, and being a free spirit. Skateboarding also led to a lot of innovation in graphic art, and encouraged us to play with techniques, to develop effortless flair. The good thing was that we did not [...]

Drawing from Mr. Esgar Cesaria Evora - Carnaval De Sao Vicente

CSS or Cansei de Ser Sexy , call them as you want. They come from Brazil, São Paulo, and are one of bands to watch out in 2006. They sound like 80's electro-pop, pink and fluffy, with some raw vocals. Known for their live performances, the message around this bands soon got spread out across Brazil. CSS are 8 friends, that didn't know that much how too play. Ira Trevisan, bass, Ana Rezende and Luiza Sá, guitar, Maria Helena, keyboards, Adriano Cintra, drums, Carol ,drums and guitar, Lovefoxxx and Clara, vocals, they are responsible for [...]

Skalpel are Marcin Cichy and Igor Pudlo, 2 DJ/producers from Wroclaw, Poland. Releasing their sounds on the prestigious Ninja Tune label , they've given some more attention to the Polish music scene. If you are in the mood for The Cinematic Orchestra, you'll definitely dig into Skalpel. The year 2000 was a major breakpoint for their career. First, by touring across Poland with DJ Vadim and his Russian Percussion; later, releasing the demo CD-R titled "Polish Jazz", which not only received a lot of critical acclaim, [...]

Another long awaited return is X-Wife 's second record. This year shall see the release of "Side Effects", on Norte Sul records. Defining themselves as "post punk electronic rock power trio", the band of João Vieria, on vocals and guitar, Fernando Sousa, on bass, and Rui Maia, on synths and drum machine, were responsible for one of 2004's best records in Portugal, "Feeding the machine". Having released the 3 track EP "Rockin in Rio", the eager for their debut was huge. The record came out and didn't leave anyone [...]

"Somewhere in the beginning of the 21st century, they met around the corner, in Lisbon city. Two wanderers, one a thin “fire horse� born in 66, a loner with a top hat and wrinkled face, the other, tall, born in 1970, who came from the dark world of Jazz, starsign “dog�, both swore to avenge the dead and resuscitate the living, Influenced by Comics, they have misspent nostalgia in their pockets and the deaf soul lost in dark films. They play Lisbon, the city of the countryside, of the chimneys and of the white domes sceneries of a lost past, [...]

The year 2005 was a poor one for Portuguese music. Nevertheless there were some good records coming out. David Fonseca, Rocky Marciano, Old Jerusalem, Bernardo Sasseti and Sagas were some of those that helped saving what could have been a disastrous year. 2006 seems to be a bit different. X-Wife, Cindy Kat, Gomo, The Legendary Tiger Man and U-Clic promise to gives us a rockin' year, just like 2004. This year U-Clic are to release their first record. Storming the country from Tomar, Filipe Confraria, on vocals and moog, Luís [...]

Pati Yang was responsible for one of Poland's best records in 2005. "Silent Treatment", released on EMI Poland Music, delivers 11 songs, where downtempo beats get together with some heavy beats, all served with Pati's sweet voice. After her debut record "Jaszczurka", she returned this time, with some special guests. Keith Tenniswood, of 2 Lone Swordmen, Stephen Hilton, Leo Abrahams and David Arnold gave their contribution to this record. The album was produced by Stephen Hilton, who has been working with Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Moloko, The Pet Shop Boys, The John Spencer Blues Explosion, Craig Armstrong, among others. [...]

Last December, on the 18th, Andy played live at the club Lubu-Dubu , in Krakow. I had already posted on them on Quentes e Boas , describing their sound, but I never thought I'd see such a great concert. First time I heard about them was on the magazine Lampa . " Nic z tego nie bedzie " was the track available on the cd. They really rocked! I started looking for more information on them but unfortunately couldn't find much more. As my Polish is still a bit poor, it [...]

Another long awaited return is X-Wife 's second record. This year shall see the release of "Side Effects", on Norte Sul records. Defining themselves as "post punk electronic rock power trio", the band of João Vieria, on vocals and guitar, Fernando Sousa, on bass, and Rui Maia, on synths and drum machine, were responsible for one of 2004's best records in Portugal, "Feeding the machine". Having released the 3 track EP "Rockin in Rio", the eager for their debut was huge. The record came out and didn't leave anyone [...]

" Blogue dos Marretas - O blogue livre que não quis ser livro! " A very funny blog, made out of what's happening in the world. Unfortunately only in Portuguese. For all those that can understand, please have a look.

"Somewhere in the beginning of the 21st century, they met around the corner, in Lisbon city. Two wanderers, one a thin “fire horse� born in 66, a loner with a top hat and wrinkled face, the other, tall, born in 1970, who came from the dark world of Jazz, starsign “dog�, both swore to avenge the dead and resuscitate the living, Influenced by Comics, they have misspent nostalgia in their pockets and the deaf soul lost in dark films. They play Lisbon, the city of the countryside, of the chimneys and of the white domes sceneries of a lost past, [...]

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The year 2005 was a poor one for Portuguese music. Nevertheless there were some good records coming out. David Fonseca, Rocky Marciano, Old Jerusalem, Bernardo Sasseti and Sagas were some of those that helped saving what could have been a disastrous year. 2006 seems to be a bit different. X-Wife, Cindy Kat, Gomo, The Legendary Tiger Man and U-Clic promise to gives us a rockin' year, just like 2004. This year U-Clic are to release their first record. Storming the country from Tomar, Filipe Confraria, on vocals and moog, Luís [...]

Pati Yang was responsible for one of Poland's best records in 2005. "Silent Treatment", released on EMI Poland Music, delivers 11 songs, where downtempo beats get together with some heavy beats, all served with Pati's sweet voice. After her debut record "Jaszczurka", she returned this time, with some special guests. Keith Tenniswood, of 2 Lone Swordmen, Stephen Hilton, Leo Abrahams and David Arnold gave their contribution to this record. The album was produced by Stephen Hilton, who has been working with Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Moloko, The Pet Shop Boys, The John Spencer Blues Explosion, Craig Armstrong, among others. [...]

Last December, on the 18th, Andy played live at the club Lubu-Dubu , in Krakow. I had already posted on them on Quentes e Boas , describing their sound, but I never thought I'd see such a great concert. First time I heard about them was on the magazine Lampa . " Nic z tego nie bedzie " was the track available on the cd. They really rocked! I started looking for more information on them but unfortunately couldn't find much more. As my Polish is still a bit poor, it [...]

Once again, welcome to Music @ PL.PT In here you will find the latest on cinema, music, comics, literature, ....., coming from Poland and Portugal. The idea is to show everyone the best out of these two countries. I guess sometimes it is a bit difficult to find some more information, so I'll try to help as much as I can. The blog is still under construction, so you'll see some changes in the near future. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. [...]