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Fumaça Preta
12+ albums
tropicaliapsychedelicPsychedelic RockbrazilUK
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Fumaça Preta (pron. “foo-MAH-suh PREH-tuh”), “Black Smoke”, is a cross-genre acid fuzz band formed circa 2011 when an industry friendship morphed into a magnetic and palpable musical energy. Fumaça Preta’s journey began when Joel Stones, Brazilian music aficionado and mastermind of the legendary NYC Record Shop, Tropicalia in Furs, produced a compilation of obscure Brazilian 45s from the ‘60s and ‘70s, appropriately titled Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas. Sound waves swiftly traveled from The Americas to Europe, where the record caught the attention of Portuguese-Venezuelan producer, Alex Figueira. Figueira ventured to NYC to recruit Stones to DJ a party in Amsterdam (perhaps harboring some ulterior motives). The party and ensuing European visit served as a catalyst for the organic and evolving partnership that would come to define Fumaça Preta. On the day following the event in Amsterdam, Stones joined Figueira in his retro converted garage analog recording studio for an experimental session. The duo opted to arrange a version of the Sonics classic, “The Witch” into Portuguese, which provided a backdrop for Joel Stones’ innate aptitude for deep screams. The result? A slightly deranged, interminably groovy cover: “A Bruxa.” With the creative juices flowing, Figueira and Stones were inspired to write, rehearse and record an original track (in the same session). “Loco” is an unhinged debut effort, rife with funky rhythms, trippy voice echoes and undertones of pure insanity.
