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'''Dead Combo''' are a Portuguese band formed in 2002–3, mostly due to their featuring in a tribute album to the late [[Portuguese guitar]] player [[Carlos Paredes]]. The album was called "Movimentos Perpétuos" and Dead Combo ended up having a part in it by playing a song called "Paredes Ambience". The band would officially form soon after. |
'''Dead Combo''' are a Portuguese band formed in 2002–3, mostly due to their featuring in a tribute album to the late [[Portuguese guitar]] player [[Carlos Paredes]]. The album was called "Movimentos Perpétuos" and Dead Combo ended up having a part in it by playing a song called "Paredes Ambience". The band would officially form soon after. |
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Their debut album ''Vol. I'' was released in 2004. Their music mixes fado with [[spaghetti western]]-inspired music (especially the compositions of [[Ennio Morricone]]), jazz, alternative and world music. Both their albums (the second being ''Vol. II - Quando a alma não é pequena'', released in early 2006 through their own newly-founded publishing company Dead & Company in partnership with Universal Portugal) are very "visual", having strong musical references to the memoir of the kind of dark, cold and dirty, inspiring Lisbon that has ceased to be, to the worlds of design, art, and, most of all, cinema. When listening, for instance, to ''Vol. I'''s |
Their debut album ''Vol. I'' was released in 2004. Their music mixes fado with [[spaghetti western]]-inspired music (especially the compositions of [[Ennio Morricone]]), jazz, alternative and world music. Both their albums (the second being ''Vol. II - Quando a alma não é pequena'', released in early 2006 through their own newly-founded publishing company Dead & Company in partnership with Universal Portugal) are very "visual", having strong musical references to the memoir of the kind of dark, cold and dirty, inspiring Lisbon that has ceased to be, to the worlds of design, art, and, most of all, cinema. When listening, for instance, to ''Vol. I'''s "Um Homem Atravessa Lisboa Na Sua Querida Bicicleta" ("A Man Rides His Beloved Bicycle Through Lisbon") it's not hard to picture the man crossing the streets of this old Lisbon riding a bicycle. |
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With this visual style of music, they made two official music videos, of the ''Vol. I'' single "Cacto", and ''Vol. II'''s "Quando a alma não é pequena #1". |
With this visual style of music, they have made two official music videos, of the ''Vol. I'' single "Cacto", and ''Vol. II'''s "Quando a alma não é pequena #1". |
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Their latest album was published in partnership with Universal Portugal due to Dead Combo's long ambition of making their music known beyond Portuguese borders, despite the fact they had already been interviewed in the website Indie Eye and that [[Charlie Gillett]] elected "Vol. I" as one of the best albums in 2004 and as album of the month in December 2005. He also included a track from "Vol. I" - "Rumbero", in his compilation "Sound of The World - 2005". |
Their latest album was published in partnership with Universal Portugal due to Dead Combo's long ambition of making their music known beyond Portuguese borders, despite the fact they had already been interviewed in the website Indie Eye and that [[Charlie Gillett]] elected "Vol. I" as one of the best albums in 2004 and as album of the month in December 2005. He also included a track from "Vol. I" - "Rumbero", in his compilation "Sound of The World - 2005". |
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Dead Combo are a Portuguese band formed in 2002–3, mostly due to their featuring in a tribute album to the late Portuguese guitar player Carlos Paredes. The album was called "Movimentos Perpétuos" and Dead Combo ended up having a part in it by playing a song called "Paredes Ambience". The band would officially form soon after.
Their debut album Vol. I was released in 2004. Their music mixes fado with spaghetti western-inspired music (especially the compositions of Ennio Morricone), jazz, alternative and world music. Both their albums (the second being Vol. II - Quando a alma não é pequena, released in early 2006 through their own newly-founded publishing company Dead & Company in partnership with Universal Portugal) are very "visual", having strong musical references to the memoir of the kind of dark, cold and dirty, inspiring Lisbon that has ceased to be, to the worlds of design, art, and, most of all, cinema. When listening, for instance, to Vol. I's "Um Homem Atravessa Lisboa Na Sua Querida Bicicleta" ("A Man Rides His Beloved Bicycle Through Lisbon") it's not hard to picture the man crossing the streets of this old Lisbon riding a bicycle.
With this visual style of music, they have made two official music videos, of the Vol. I single "Cacto", and Vol. II's "Quando a alma não é pequena #1".
Their latest album was published in partnership with Universal Portugal due to Dead Combo's long ambition of making their music known beyond Portuguese borders, despite the fact they had already been interviewed in the website Indie Eye and that Charlie Gillett elected "Vol. I" as one of the best albums in 2004 and as album of the month in December 2005. He also included a track from "Vol. I" - "Rumbero", in his compilation "Sound of The World - 2005".
Discography
Studio Albums
- Vol. I (2004, Transformadores)
- Vol. II - Quando a alma não é pequena (2006, Dead & Company/Universal Portugal)
- Guitars From Nothing (2007, Rastilho Records)
- Lusitânia Playboys (2008, Dead & Company/Universal Music Portugal)
Members
- Tó Trips - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
- Pedro V. Gonçalves - Double Bass, Electric Guitar, Melodica, Keyboards
External links
- Official Website - Dead Combo Official Site
- MySpace page - Dead Combo on MySpace
- Official Blog - Dead Combo Official Blog
Notes
- There is also another music formation known as Dead Combo (from Finland). The Portuguese Dead Combo invited them once for a small gig in Lisbon, a sort of "Dead Combo Clash".