Sweet Psychedelics

SWEET PSYCHEDELICS SWEET PSYCHEDELICS RELEASES ITS DEBUT(english) ALBUM

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SWEET PSYCHEDELICS (português) SWEET PSYCHEDELICS - BIOS Música não precisa vir de algum lugar. Música sempre soa de um lugar diferente daquele onde se gostaria de tê-la confinado. Música não pode ser insípida, do contrário nãoRobertinho se diria Brant que ela - Composer, alimenta amusic alma. producer and arranger, having released three solo al- bums and produced more than 30 albums by other artists. Seu Jorge and Bebel Gilberto have recordedOuvimos his um songs, som amonge tentamos others. decodificá-lo, He is the author reduzí-lo of all the songsa uma on origem. Sweet Psychedelics’ Cheiramos firstuma album.comida He e logohas just queremos released hisadivinhar first instrumental seu tempero. record Ouvir and música,has produced entretanto, and arranged não tem the albuma ver comVendedor revelação de Sonhos, de rótulos, a tribute verificação to the composer de digitais, Fernando adequação Brant, hisde uncle,enquadramen featuring- greattos. Ouvirnames músicain Brazilian é muito music. mais @robertinhobrant render-se à beleza dela, confiar em sua franqueza. Música deve ser mais um firme aperto de mão do que uma isca, mais uma experiência Marcelointrigante Sarkis do que- Poet, uma composer, surpresa singer desconfortável. and musician, O having fato éstarted que nenhumahis career playing dissimulação in Belo pode resistir a ouvidos e corações abertos e atentos. Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro, in 1980. He has composed for pop and rock bands, also perfor- Aming música as a singer.se move He comois the vocalistum velho and e authororgulhoso of Sweet barco Psychedelics de balanço, lyrics. pronto @marcelosarkis para velejar e partilhar a sua alegria de ter sido selvagem antes de se tornar gentil, rude antes de se tornarRike Frainer suave, – ácidoHe got antes started de inse musictornar 40 doce, years louco ago byantes his defather, se tornar a professional sábio. drummer. He has engaged in main festivals, such as the Batuka Music Festival and Odery & Modern DrummerA banda Festival, Sweet Psychedelics,in addition to having formada studied por at Robertinho Berklee College Brant of (violãoMusic, in e Boston. produção He hasmusical) recorded Thiakov two DVDs (baixo, with guitarra the singer solo, Marina teclado, Elali, kaoss with pad the e musical vocal), productionMarcelo Sarkis of Lincoln (voz), Olivetti,Rike Frainer and a(bateria DVD with e percussão) Ney Matogrosso Eugēnia and (voz) Marilia acredita Bessy (Infernynho),nisso. nominated for the Latin Grammy. He has also been a drummer for Erasmo Carlos’ band for the last six years. @ rikefrainerDos cinco integrantes, os três primeiros nasceram e moram em Belo Horizonte, capital de Minas Gerais. Já o quarto, natural de Santa Catarina, mora no Rio de Janeiro. Por sua vez, a portuguesa Eugënia, lead vocal da banda, mora atualmente entre Lisboa e São Thiakov - Bassist, music producer, composer and poet. With a career that includes the produc- Paulo. tion of more than 25 albums released in Brazil, Portugal and Australia, live performances in DeColombia, sonoridade Spain, marcante Portugal and e uma Brazil, singular the musician identidade, also has a threemúsica albums do Sweet of his soloPsychedelics career, in possuiaddition também to two poetry um forte books apelo released cinematográfico. and distributed Suas throughout melodias Latin inspiradas America. e Trackharmonias com- sofisticadas,poser, he has worked contrastam with cinema, com uma theater mensagem and circus. sempre @thiakov simples e direta. Nos arranjos, elaborados em camadas, alternam-se paisagens, hora nos levando a refletir, hora nos Eugëniaconvidando is the ao voice delírio. of Sweet Psychedelics. Also a composer, she was born in Portugal, lived between Lisbon and London in the 80s / 90s. With over 24 albums released in Portugal and Brazil,Levadas she precisas, has recorded belas withlinhas great de namesbaixo, inmisteriosos Brazilian musicnaipes such de guitarrasas Tom Jobim, com e-bowCaetano e Veloso,solos hermeticamenteChico Buarque, Milton construídos, Nascimento, misturam-se Wagner Tiso, a vocais Egberto de Gismonti, raro bom Toninho gosto eHorta, uma Neyorquestra Matogrosso, de cordas, Adriana especialmente Calcanhotto, Galarranjada Costa, Máriopelo maestro Laginha, Wagne amongr others. Tiso. She has been living in Lisbon, São Paulo and New York. www.eugeniameloecastro.com A banda Sweet Psychedelics, formada por Robertinho Brant (violão e produção musical) Thiakov (baixo, guitarra solo, teclado, kaoss pad e vocal), Marcelo Sarkis (voz), Wagner Tiso - Musician, pianist, composer, arranger, WT was responsible for the orchestration Rike Frainer (bateria e percussão) Eugēnia (voz) acredita nisso. of several records that became classics at Clube da Esquina, such as Milton (1970), Milagre dos Peixes live (1974), Minas (1975), Sentinela (1980), Amor de Índio (1978), Sol de Primavera Dos cinco integrantes, os três primeiros nasceram e moram em Belo Horizonte, capital (1979), Contos da Lua Vaga (1981), among others. Wagner Tiso takes part in Sweet as a String de Minas Gerais. Já o quarto, natural de Santa Catarina, mora no Rio de Janeiro. Por sua Arranger, special guest - www.wagnertiso.com vez, a portuguesa Eugënia, lead vocal da banda, mora atualmente entre Lisboa e São Paulo.

De sonoridade marcante e uma singular identidade, a música do Sweet Psychedelics possui também um forte apelo cinematográfico. Suas melodias inspiradas e harmonias sofisticadas, contrastam com uma mensagem sempre simples e direta. Nos arranjos, elaborados em camadas, alternam-se paisagens, hora nos levando a refletir, hora nos convidando ao delírio.

Levadas precisas, belas linhas de baixo, misteriosos naipes de guitarras com e-bow e solos hermeticamente construídos, misturam-se a vocais de raro bom gosto e uma orquestra de cordas, especialmente arranjada pelo maestro Wagner Tiso. https://www.instagram.com/sweetpsychedelicsofficial/

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