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Listening to it for the first time. The main reaction so far is the conventionality of the whole thing. It might be me, expecting that Brazilian music have some of its native and far out jazzy stuff and the combination would be far out.

I, personally, do not think of this as progressive, but it certainly is very good rock music and it shows that these folks play well together which is a great plus. 

This is their first effort, so I wanted to give them some support.  I think they show promise!  

They claim to be influenced by Magma, and I hear undertones of that in their composition.  

Thanks for the feedback, everyone! It's been a while since I last logged onto PA, but anyways...

The two tracks we decided to show before releasing the record are indeed rather "conventional", though I definitely think the record as a whole is proggy by the numbers: Leitmotive spread throughout the album, psychedelic vamps on odd time sigs, chromaticism and octatonic scales for the Stravinskian/Vanderian/Frippian atmosphere. By way of example, track #2 is a heavy take on Edu Lobo's mid 70s period through the aesthetic lens of the zeuhlian rhythm section of heavily distorted bass and frantic drumming.

In any way, writing and producing this album was kind of a culmination of the six or so years I spent learning and talking about music here on PA, so I'm quite happy that some of you liked what we came up with. I hope you enjoy the whole thing when it comes out on this Friday :)

Thanks for posting!  I'm the one who started the thread, I think you guys have GREAT potential!!  

Portuguese is a lovely, lyrical language, it is very cool to hear you sing in your native tongue! 

Looking forward to your music!  Cheers, Charles in USA

Thanks Charles!

BTW, a heads up: the album is out today on Bandcamp and streaming services

Hi,

I'm from Portugal, originally, and our family went to Brazil later. So Portuguese is in my blood, even though these days I do not speak it as fluently as I like, as I do not have anyone around me to talk to and keep it alive. 

Reading it, is another matter. As you all know, my dad was a well known writer in Portuguese Literature, and he has many books and poetry ... guess what? I can't read it, as the language used is so strong and Universitarian, and almost way above my comprehension of the language that at this time is rudimentary.

I can read it, but don't ask me to write it. The things that bother me, is the translations of some of my father's work, and the gross ideas and misrepresentations of colored underwear as a sign of protest against the socially-minded-political-soufflés. It is beyond reason and pathetic! Translations are the pits!

I have no issues with so many bands singing in their language ... and I have a whole bunch in my collection, a lot more than most I imagine. I would say, easily 20 different languages in my collection, with Welsh/Irish/Scot (for example) counting as English. However, the majority of "prog" folks I have met/found, do not like the different languages much, because they RELY on the lyrics to tell them what is going on in the music, and that is a conditioning that comes from popular music in England and America for the most part, the two countries being almost completely indifferent to other cultures and countries! Specially America!

There is a lyrical beauty in all languages. Hard to not appreciate Sheila Chandra, Ofra Haza and many others that sing and speak in their own language ... they have a beauty of their own, and the folks here at PA (as an EXAMPLE, NOT A FACT) not appreciating these folks for who and what they are, is very sad, but the appreciation has been there the few times that some posts were made about it, but it seems like the majority go for the popular material with the rough singing women that roll their r's and come off aggressive or punk'insh in their music. A really sad implementation of what women are and do, as there are many that don't do that cheap pop musik thing at all!

I miss hearing more of these different things ... too many posts on YES, GENESIS, TETHRO JULL and a handful of bands, and yet another post on KANSAS being prog or not! After a while one wonders where the talent really is, but the essence is that many folks have not given in to the idea that PROGRESSIVE was something that happened around the whole world, not just one country! 

And until the day when educational thoughts and ideas are added to the postings, I do not think that we can improve on the number of folks ... right now, I can tell you that all the advanced students that are close to my family (5 sisters and 3 more brothers), think that this is all just kid stuff that most of you will forget when you grow older! What that means is that the "fan-boy" or "fan-girl" side of things needs to be replaced by intelligent and helpful content within the posts to help the folks learn more and understand the bands better other than another fan post about something that has been done/posted 100 times or more!

It's an universal thing, this "progressive" or "prog" thing ... why can't we face that and start talking about it? And singing in that idiom is great ... a chance to learn how many of those folks express themselves, instead of us thinking our GOD is right and theirs is CRAP!

That's really going to upset Welsh and Gaelic speakers

Yeah, it might even start a war!! 

I enjoy prog in other languages besides English - I'm trying to get into Magma, but am not quit getting into their style yet. 

The Portuguese language intrigues me, I'm reasonably fluent in Spanish but would not even be able to say "goodbye" in Portuguese!  

Also, I don't tend to listen intently to lyrics nor ascribe any meaning to them.  I love Jon Anderson's lyrics, but they are more phonetic than anything - only the lyrics to "Revealing Science of God" really pull me in. 

Hi,

That would make it 23 then!!!! 

I just bought it, sounds GREAT!!  

Congratulations on launching your new album!  Or, should I say, "Parabéns!"