Hello once again, One Cell fans! Last time we felt bad giving you only a tiny taste of the new Burro Morto album, “Baptista Virou Máquina” – we promise to aptly quench your thirst for the grooviest Dead Donkeys in the world in January 2010 – when you’ll be able to purchase this fine album for your very own self. We think you’re really going to enjoy the new record – which is actually considered a concept album (more on that later).
By the time BVM comes around, it will have been only a scant year since their first full-length release entitled “Varadouro”. In that short period of time, Burro Morto has grown more focused and refined their musical vision, creating a polished sound to their jams. We spoke to Burro’s guitarist Leo Marinho who had this to say about how the band has grown in the past year.
"The process of producing this album was totally different than Varadouro’s. Our first work was basically the result of jam sessions – the only conception was to mix afro-funk grooves with our psychedelic-rock influences. Also, at that time, the band was made up of eight musicians, and along the past year the group was reduced to the fixed formation of a quintet. We did almost all of our gigs that way, and playing together brought us a lot of experience and confidence.
“So, at the recording of this new album the band was more mature, and we went further than that conception of ‘afro-funk-rock’. This time we have created a storyline, a kind of ‘novel’ about this character ‘Baptista’, and the music is all related to that theme. We explored new sounds, different kinds of percussion – vintage organs and synthesizers – and there are more rock elements than before.”
Need some more up-close-and-personal time with the group? We’ve got good news for you. Burro Morto is going to be dedicating 2010 to touring and promoting the new album, and they’ll be playing shows all across Brazil. And don’t forget, they’ll be making more of their distinctive music videos for each song on the album – which is awesome news for those who can’t get enough Burro.
Want to get up close with Burro, World Wide Web-style? They’re quite active on Twitter, so follow them there!
While you wait for the album, head over the One Cell Records site to listen to the live stream of Varadouro - or re-watch this great Soma interview with the guys from last year.
Burro Morto’s gone all out for you. So why don’t you get into “Baptista Virou Máquina”?
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