This record had also the collaboration of David Reis (In Tempus), on bass and percussions, and Pedro Morcego (Phantom Vision), on bass and backing vocals.
ANTÓNIO MACEDO: programming, guitars (portuguese and electric), bass.
PAULO MARTINS: guitars (portuguese, electric and acoustic), lyrics, vocals, percussion, bass, programming, keyboard.
JOÃO PEDRO FONTE: Bass.
Other collaboratores include Miguel Araújo (Propulsion Sound Machine), who conceives the artwork, and Alex Tondela, who does most of the photo work.
Influences
French Cold/Dark Wave, Post Punk, The Cure, The Chameleons, Death In June, Fields of the Nephilim, Joy Division, 4AD, Ikon, Midnight Call, Clan of Xymox, New Order, The Danse Society, Actvs Tragicvs, Bramassaji, Sétima Legião, Ban...
fatalO1 (compilation)
with :
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Archetypo 120
Detective
Les Provisoires
MAY vs Femme Fatale
P.
Zero Nitrate
and others bands…
Embora a banda tenha começado em 2004, as suas raízes podem ser encontradas nos finais dos anos 80, mais precisamente em 1988, altura em que os seus elementos fundadores (António e Paulo) formaram os Anomeos. O fim destes levou ao surgir de outra banda, os Restos Mortais de Isabel, que, em 1991, davam por findas as suas actividades, seguindo cada elemento diferentes projectos musicais. Contudo, em 1999 surge a ideia de recomeçar o projecto, visando não apenas o repescar dos antigos temas mas, e acima de tudo, criar novas composições. No entanto, e devido a motivos pessoais, apenas dois dos três membros fundadores (acima citados) permaneceram e levaram adiante a ideia de reformular a banda. Este facto, aliado ao uso de novas tecnologias, que provocaram uma mudança sonora, levou a que se sentisse a necessidade de criar um projecto novo de raíz, temdo nascido assim, em 2004, os Archétypo 120. Baptizados, no início, de Kali Ashti, passaram os dois anos seguites a compor e ensaiar até que, no verão de 2006, surge a oportunidade de gravar um álbum. Este foi gravado por David Reis (In Tempus) e Pedro Morcego (Phantom Vision), tendo este também produzido o trabalho. O resultado foi uma album de 9 faixas, intitulado "Obsession". 2007 vê a edição online e gratuita de um promo [postado no Portugal Underground (http://www.portugalunderground.blogspot.com), Mehrlicht Unbound (http://www.mehrlichtunbound.blogspot.com) e no m4pt (http://www.m4pt.com)] contendo dois dos temas incluidos nesse registo, "Angel's Fall" e "Heartache and Death", enquanto em 2008 é editado, via Enough Records (http://enoughrecords.scene.org), o registo ao vivo "First Whispers - Live at Plano B, Porto, 20/03/08", também ele em download gratuito, contendo, além dos temas incluidos no longa duração, duas novas canções.
Presentemente, a banda encontra-se a trabalhar num segundo registo de estúdio, que incluirá 15 faixas, ao mesmo tempo que já está a contruir as traves mestras do terceiro album.
Além de terem sido citados no mais recente livro do Mick Mercer, "Music To Die For", está prevista, para este ano de 2009, a sua inclusão numa compilação da Fatal Object, junto com bandas como [audible], Detective, Les Provisoires, MAY vs Femme Fatale, P., Zero Nitrate, entre outras...
Foram incluidos, também, na banda sonora da curta metragem/stop motion "Evangelho de um Assassino", com o tema "Dance", e que agora está disponível para visionamento aqui.
Though the band began in 2004, its roots can be traced back to the late 1980's, more precisely to 1988, when the two founding members (António and Paulo) had their first band, Anomeos. The end of this one led to the formation of another band, Restos Mortais de Isabel which, by early 1991, also saw its end, with each member persuing different musical projects. Nevertheless, by 1999, the idea arose of re-starting the project, not only keeping the old songs but, more important, creating new ones.
However, and due to personal reasons, the band only kept two of its founding members. This, allied with a different sonority from that that Restos Mortais de Isabel practised, mainly due to the use of computers and new technologies, led to the idea of starting off a new project and so Archétypo 120 was born. Christened Kali Ashti at first, the band spent the next two years composing and playing their own songs until, by summer 2006, the opportunity occurred of recording an album. This was done by David Reis (In Tempus) and Pedro Morcego (Phantom Vision), who also produced the record.
The result was a 9 tracks album, called "Obsession". 2007 sees the free online edition of a promo [posted on Portugal Underground (http://www.portugalunderground.blogspot.com), Mehrlicht Unbound (http://www.mehrlichtunbound.blogspot.com) and m4pt (http://www.m4pt.com)] consisting of two tracks from that record, "Angel's Fall" and "Heartache and Death", while in 2008 the live recording "First Whispers - Live at Plano B, Porto, 20/03/08", is released through Enough Records (also for free download - http://enoughrecords.scene.org), including, besides the songs from the studio album, two new tracks.
Presentely, the band is working on a second album, which will contain 15 songs, as well as it is already drawing the sketches of a third studio.
During 2009, the band was included in Mick Mercer's most recent book, "Music To Die For", and is supposed to be included on a v/a compilation by Fatal Object label, together with [audible], Detective, Les Provisoires, MAY vs Femme Fatale, P., Zero Nitrate, among others...
They were also part of the stop motion "O Evangelho de um Assassino" ("The Gospel Of An Assassin"), with the song "Dance", which is in display on this page.
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