Satanique Samba Trio

From their website (http://www.sataniquesambatrio.com.br/imperialist_pigs/index.htm) - Note the ironic "Imperialists Pigs" when you click to see the english version of the page:

"Dear Gringos, Satanique Samba Trio is an ongoing research on the aesthetical deconstruction of Brazil’s most popular musical traditions."

Is this the very first Rock in Opposition band of Brazil? I mean, genuinely brazilian in the sense that they are destroying, simply destroying every aspect of the music that all brazilian grow up listen to? In fact, when I was listening to their most recent sound (it seems to me that they improved themselves a lot, but I have to hear everything with more care) I ask myself if a non-brazilian could fully understand their message. "Cuicas", "panderos" and everything samba have to offer quite destroyed, but in a logical structure.

Well I created this topic to discuss this with someone else, I need to know if I am getting too anxious or this is actually what it seems to be.

Oh, and their live presentations also goes in a quite fun way: they dressed as this sort of monks, all in black, covering their faces, making the devil horns. Remind me of Spinal Tap.

Eventually I'll make a review for their albums. I must!

I kinda agree with you...

There are some paradigms that were not attacked with quality. They were attacked "by below", in a vulgar manner, specially filling the needs of record companies or keeping certain social groups stigmatized with a certain "style" and "culture" - I guess this should be even a topic for brazilians to discuss.

But back to the subject: To "reconstruct" traditional music in a progressive manner could be indeed something of a RIO style, but I think that this would be a different project, you know? I guess we should apreciate their effort, while we wait for another vision, another proposition towards music.

In certain manner, I'am always waiting for the new Secos & Molhados...

Not being Brazilian I can't commit on all these things.

Well, if the sound can be internationally understood... they succeeded.

I'am curious to see what path they will follow in the next years. The group already have 10 years!

Oh, dear... sorry for this repetitions

Thanks! Take me long to decide what image was a good one... I was in doubt of using or Henry Cow or the hammer and sickle of Area' Arbeit Macht Frei. I like them equal, but Henry Cow won.

And now I have a signature - also take a long time to decide.