Photo by Ines Condeco
Today rising Lisbon-based trio MAQUINA. release their first full length album for Fuzz Club, 'PRATA' album - a carnal frenzy of high-octane, beat-led hedonism, capturing the visceral energy that their live show is becoming infamous for. The release comes as the band head out on tour across Europe with shows scheduled throughout the summer.
Listen to 'PRATA' in full: http://maquina.lnk.to/prata
Drawing from minimal krautrock repetition, pounding EBM and industrial techno, MAQUINA. explore the boundaries of these genres with force – carving out an adrenaline-fuelled sound that’s as equally suited to dark, sweaty back rooms as to the dance floor.
Though their sound might have the club in its sights – ‘PRATA’ follows their aptly-titled 2023 debut EP ‘DIRTY TRACKS FOR CLUBBING’ – this is an organic dance music that’s equally punk and psychedelic, played by a guitar-drums-bass power trio formation firing on all cylinders, without a synthesiser in sight. Having already amassed a notorious reputation in Portugal for the all-out energy of their live shows (as shown in this live video broadcast by Canal180), it’s no mean feat to replicate that in the studio but on ‘PRATA’ they have managed exactly that – owing to a creative approach largely rooted in improvisation, both on stage and in the studio.
Describing ‘PRATA’, recorded and co-produced by Carlos de Jesus (Sunflowers) at Arda Recorders, they write: “This album was composed spontaneously in the studio throughout the year 2023. It's music of colour, delving into depths and dimensions that resonate with scale and contrast. Pushing sounds together to make noise and pushing noise together to make sounds. Emphasising textures that evoke feelings and soundscapes rather than relying solely on textual narratives. The music breathes life into auditory canvases, painting sonic panoramas pushing into a world of tactile sensation and immersive experiences.”
In support of the release, MAQUINA. are currently out on a Spain/Portugal headline run and will also soon head out on a wider European tour with A Place To Bury Strangers, followed by festival appearances lined up at Primavera Porto, Sonic Blast and Fuzz Club Festival.
MAQUINA. live dates:
05/04 - Doornroosje - Nijmegen, NL *
06/04 - Club Volta - Köln, DE *
07/04 - P8 - Karlsruhe, DE *
09/04 - ARCI Bellezza - Milan, IT *
10/04 - Covo Club - Bologna, IT *
11/04 - Monk Club - Rome, IT *
15/04 - Bogen F - Zurich, CH *
16/04 - ISC Club - Bern, CH * [DJ-SET] +
17/04 - La Makeda - Marseille, FR *
18/04 - Le Rex - Toulouse, FR *
20/04 - El Sol - Madrid, ES *
21/04 - Dabadaba - San Sebastián, ES *
26/04 - Musicbox - Lisboa, PT
27/04 - Musa de Marvila - Lisboa, PT [DJ-SET - TRAFKA. AFTER RELEASE PARTY] •+
30/04 - Lata de Zinc - Oviedo, ES
02/05 - Ancienne Belgique - Brussels, BE
04/05 - Fuzz Club Fest - Eindhoven, NL
10/05 - MAR - Ponte de Lima, PT
11/04 - ASC Bar - Castelo Branco, PT
17/05 - Quinta das Beatas - Portalegre, PT
18/05 - Cranc Festival - Mallorca, ES
24/05 - Maus Hábitos - Porto, PT
24/05 - Ferro Bar - Porto, PT [DJ-SET] +
25/05 - Café Avenida - Fafe, PT
07/06 - Primavera Sound Porto - Porto, PT
14/06 - Basqueiral - Santa Maria de Lamas, PT
15/06 - ADAO - Barreiro, PT
* supporting A Place to Bury Strangers
+ dj set
• TRAFKA. AFTER PARTY RELEASE
‘PRATA’ track list:
1 - body control - YouTube
2 - denial - YouTube
3 - subversive
4 - kontakte
6 - desterro
7 - concentrate
‘PRATA’ album artwork:
Links:
Instragram / Bandcamp |
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