Le Almeida - Aulas (2020)
BAND/ARTIST: Le Almeida
- Title: Aulas
- Year Of Release: 2020
- Label: Transfusão Noise Records
- Genre: Indie Rock, Lo-Fi
- Quality: FLAC (tracks)
- Total Time: 00:46:40
- Total Size: 296 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
In 2018, at the invitation of 90s cult indie icon Doug Martsch, Lê Almeida and his Orua bandmate joined Idaho alt-rock band Built To Spill. To the casual fan, Martsch’s appointment of “some Brazilian folks” would have been intriguing – peculiar, even. However, for followers of Almeida (the founder of Fluminense’s Transfusão Noise Records), it seemed a perfect fit. Indeed, Almeida is a long-time scholar of 90s alt rock – something evinced most recently on Aulas, where you can hear, in abundance, Built To Spill’s tendency for dense jam sessions and the off kilter pop and lo-fi crackle of early Pavement. In spite of clear influences, on Aulas, though, it is unmistakably Almeida’s own sound that thrills and challenges the listener. “Luar Crescente”, which follows a 40-second introduction, sets the tone with sinewy guitars, melodic bass, and airy vocals – which sit low in the mix, vying for attention. Indeed, awash with ample fuzz, Almeida’s vocals, solos and guitar squeals don’t always bite quite like Stephen Malkmus’. Instead, Almeida delicately strikes a balance between screeching rawness and stone-washed psych – just as often evoking the breezy post-Tame Impala generation of psych rock, as the visceral hiss and splutter of 90s America. Nevertheless, the messy yet meticulous song-structures (“Imaculada”), the brief yet brilliant idea-songs (“Insight Fim”), and the sprawling jams (“Fatal Falta”) all smack of American indie’s golden era, while remaining vibrant and fresh. Case in point: the ten-minute “Amarração”, on which Almeida’s guitar-work, tonally warm and full while maintaining a breath-taking brittleness, bursts to the forefront much like Martsch’s might. Underpinned by a pulverising bass drone and fit with strung-out psychedelic backing vocals, though, Almeida’s expansive tour de force lifts-off from its 90s reference points, remaining immediate and engaging for its duration.
Tracklist:
01. Le Almeida - Constelação de Virgem (00:40)
02. Le Almeida - Luar Crescente (02:43)
03. Le Almeida - Interior de Qualquer Desordem (03:14)
04. Le Almeida - Apreço Antigo (02:58)
05. Le Almeida - Insight Fim (01:57)
06. Le Almeida - Coroação (05:42)
07. Le Almeida - Fatal Falta (05:20)
08. Le Almeida - Imaculada (03:07)
09. Le Almeida - Amarração (10:15)
10. Le Almeida - Castelo de Asas (01:45)
11. Le Almeida - Aulas (08:54)
Tracklist:
01. Le Almeida - Constelação de Virgem (00:40)
02. Le Almeida - Luar Crescente (02:43)
03. Le Almeida - Interior de Qualquer Desordem (03:14)
04. Le Almeida - Apreço Antigo (02:58)
05. Le Almeida - Insight Fim (01:57)
06. Le Almeida - Coroação (05:42)
07. Le Almeida - Fatal Falta (05:20)
08. Le Almeida - Imaculada (03:07)
09. Le Almeida - Amarração (10:15)
10. Le Almeida - Castelo de Asas (01:45)
11. Le Almeida - Aulas (08:54)
Year 2020 | Rock | Indie | Lo-Fi | FLAC / APE
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