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Saturnia
Psychedelic / Classic Rock / Electronica

PSYCHEDELIA FOR THE 21st CENTURY



Lisbon,
Portugal

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Member Since3/6/2006
Band Websitewww.saturniamusic.com
Band MembersLUIS SIMÕES - Guitar, electric & acoustic Sitar, Vocals, Lap Steel, Theremin, Sequencing, Gong/ FRANCISCO REBELO - Organ, Synthesizer, Gong
InfluencesPulsar - Tangerine Dream - Pink Floyd - Hawkwind - Ash Ra Tempel - Ravi Shankar - Klaus Schulze
Sounds LikeA blend of traditional Psychedelic/space rock music with contemporary electronic rhythms
Record Labelwww.elektrohasch.de
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Saturnia
Saturnia started off in late `96, founded by multi-instrumentalist Luis Simões. Saturnia was originally intended to be a free art communal project where friends of several artistic professions such as literature, photography, design, painting and of course music, could come and input. One of these people was Filipe Homem, then a publicity designer, who, with Luis Simões, named the project. The name came from the merge between a couple of things: the Saturnia butterfly, the planet Saturn and saturnalia, a natural/ecological, spacey/cosmic and hedonistic concepts. This relationship was fruitful and the fusion of music with image was symbiotic.This incidental association lasted throughout `97 and out of it came the first Saturnia demo. In early `98 this duo split up friendly due to Simões's interest in pursuing a purely musical direction, that fused psych/prog head music of the seventies with its present day descendant: drug rave culture of drums & bass and jungle. (It was in this period that Simões first cooperated with Francisco Rebelo both playing live and recording as guest with Cool Hipnoise) Saturnia then turned into a genuine two piece group, with Luis Simões on guitar, sitar, theremin, vocals, gong and programming, and old time friend and musical partner Eduardo Vasconcelos (aka M Strange) on keyboards. This line up brainstormed and out of it came the first proper saturnia recording in early `99, unfortunately M Strange's unwillingness to play live made him leave and his replacement was found in the person of Vasco Pereira, a space rock synthesist/organist and fulltime vinyl maniac. Playing live for the first time on the 8th of april 2000 in Lisbon`s ritz club, the duo continued to play live, jam and improvise while Simões demoed for Saturnia's second sonic effort. This year, Saturnia also remixed three songs for performance rockers Blasted Mechanism (Simões would join them in early 2003 as guest touring musician and later as full time guitarrist/synthesist). In the summer of 2000 Luis Simões and Vasco Pereira(who joined Vertigo Rising later) divorced due to musical differences and he was replaced on keyboards by Francisco Rebelo (friend bassist of Lisbon groovers Cool Hipnoise) due to the hanging presence of confirmed gigs. Late 2000 and early 2001 were spent finishing Saturnia`s second long duration recording.(Throughout 2001Luis Simões also recorded and played live with Portuguese trip hop pop group The gift) Much had happened since the last studio outing and Saturnia reinvented its blend of modern exotic space psychedelia for a truly surprising album. The glitter Odd. This recording was well received by music critics and head people and was spotted by Cranium music who released it. The Glitter Odd did well and Saturnia jumped right into the studio after some shows to produce the follow up. One year later, October 2002, after about twelve months of hard work and a profoundly spiritual year of yoga and meditation, the new album, a spiritual, inspirational psych tour de force titled "Hydrophonic Gardening" got ready, and after separation from Cranium, Saturnia signed, in January 2003, a deal for the new album with Italian cult label Mellow records. This album was received by critics as the confirmation of Saturnia`s music solidity, refinement and sophistication. By this time Luis Simões joined the extremely successful Portuguese performance rock trance outfit Blasted Mechanism thus doing three years of life on the road and a Portuguese number one gold album; this reflected on the new Saturnia album (like before, produced and recorded by Simões on his own but this time with a handful of guests, notably Daevid Allen and Nik Turner) that was done during that period. The new album, laconically titled "Muzak" sets a new vibe in the Saturnia cosmos going for an effective hi-fi sound production and no nonsense approach to head music. That is now… MySpace Layouts

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NOPSE





Jul 2 2009 5:52 PM

MEHO PLAZA NOPSE REMIX EP 10" VYNIL IS OUT !
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Os Cactos


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Jul 2 2009 1:11 AM

  Novo tema a rodar, Marrakech by night!!!
Exoss [WRITING EP!]





Jul 1 2009 12:05 PM

Boas  como vai isso?
Vamos tocar na amadora, na SCFIA dia 5 de Julho e a entrada é gratuita.
É o nosso último concerto antes de entrarmos em gravações do EP !
Apareces?
Exoss..
CREW HASSAN





Jul 1 2009 1:30 AM

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Black Bombaim | New Record Out Now!





Jun 26 2009 4:18 PM

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LuisPacheco





Jun 26 2009 1:34 AM

A Esferonaifa

Cacodemon
TIRO NO ESCURO - NOVAS MUSICAS E NOVIDADES





Jun 25 2009 2:47 PM

TIRO NO ESCURO...FINALMENTE!!!

NOVAS MÚSICAS E NOVIDADES JÁ DISPONIVEIS NO MYSPACE DA BANDA... PARA OUVIR EM WWW.MYSPACE.COM/TIRONOESCURO

ESPEREMOS QUE GOSTEM!
sulatron records





Jun 25 2009 9:47 AM

Hello freaks!

OUT NOW on sulatron.com: SULA BASSANA CD "THE NIGHT"

the new spacerock-album by dave schmidt aka sula bassana. comes in beautiful digipac!

still available:
SULA BASSANA CD-R "Sulatronics 2"
ELECTRIC ORANGE CD "Fleischwerk"
ØRESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE CD "Inside Your Head"
LAVA CD "Lava"
ZONE SIX CD "10 Years of Aural Psychedelic Journeys"
ANNOT RÜHL CD "Lost in the Woods"
SULA BASSANA and MODULFIX CD-R "Dämmerung"
SULA BASSANA and MODULFIX CD-R "Half Past Six"
SULA BASSANA CD-R "Endless Winter"
ELECTRIC ORANGE CD "Morbus"
ELECTRIC ORANGE CD "Platte"
SEID CD "Creatures from the Underworld"
and many more!

Have a nice flight!
Dave/Sula Bassana

Gonçalo Franco





Jun 24 2009 6:02 PM

Muito obrigado.
Aqui te deixo uma das minhas fotografias.

Abraço!
moonlik





Jun 23 2009 9:06 AM

Thanks for add:)All my compliments for your deep and dreamy music,really enjoyed it,i wish you all the best,take care,peace.
Moonlik
vihmana





Jun 12 2009 8:44 AM

Olá, obrigado pelo add.
incrível música, gosta muito a mistura de elementos e o carater experimental.
Boa sorte, saudaçoes desde Espanha.

Pulsar





Jun 8 2009 3:45 PM

Hi !

Come and discover the new Pulsar's MySpace Page !

http://www.myspace.com/thepulsarband

New MySpace :

- New ban design
- New Background design
- New e-shop with more links !

Also look to the links to find us on Facebook (Page, group, People, iLike)
Or check out the Youtube of the Band : http://www.youtube.com/thepulsarband
Everything you need is on the Pulsar's MySpace !

Soon : New links to download Pulsar's songs !
Macking all that is possible so you can find your favorite shop on your favorite rock band Page !

Keep on Rocking !


Pulsar


http://www.thepulsarband.com
Mad Guida





Jun 5 2009 5:51 PM

Saudações,

Estava aqui a pensar para com os meus botões: para quando um novo concerto?

I'll keep an eye on the sky and other on the horizon...
Stargazer





Jun 4 2009 8:12 AM

Hey guys. This is great stuff. Far out. Where are you from... I mean from which planet? space regards, martin/sg
Hugo Lima - INDIA: Expo inaugura 6 Junho!





Jun 3 2009 11:07 AM


Saturnia,

É com imenso prazer e orgulho que anuncio a inauguração da minha exposição > ÍNDIA: Uma Viagem de Sentidos
Terá lugar no dia 6 de Junho pelas 23h no espaço Contagiarte - Porto.
Agradeço e conto com a vossa presença!

No dia da inauguração, haverá um CHILL OUT com decor indiano + musica + um espaço com ARTESANATO indiano (desde roupas homem/mulher, bijuteria, decor...)

"Índia: Uma Viagem de Sentidos

Exposição de fotografia de Hugo Lima. Resultado e resumo de várias viagens à Índia, caminhos inimagináveis percorridos, paragens no tempo e no espaço, um despertar de sentidos. O retrato de uma Índia quase ingénua, uma representação de quotidianos de olhares tímidos e sorrisos acanhados. Um convite à viagem."

Apareçam!

Fica o cartaz:


INDIA:
Shivablack's ARTful





May 28 2009 11:28 AM

All the best to you..
Shivablack
headcleaners





May 15 2009 11:14 AM

o meu cd??
já estou a ressacar de saturnia, preciso de ouvir isso..e quando é que me convidas para um concerto.
abraços
Flapi
Sonic World





May 4 2009 11:12 AM

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Thankyou for adding Sonic World Festival, 4/5th September 2009. Tickets are available from www.sonicworldfestival.co.uk and www.myspace.com/harveybainbridgemusic as well as our own myspace site. £30 for the whole weekend, indoor toilets, free showers, free camping, bars, bar meals and restaurant, indoor venue.
Cloud White





Apr 28 2009 2:33 AM

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Have a great day, you make great music.
AQUA NEBULA OSCILLATOR





Apr 23 2009 10:09 AM

hey hey!! whats new!??
Sifis Karadakis





Mar 31 2009 1:10 AM

Still blowing minds... just got Muzak and it's your best work yet!
keep up the good rock!
Come play live in Athens sometime a lot of people will really enjoy it!

Cheers & Beers
Sifis
artistiKberry





Mar 27 2009 1:26 PM

Hi Saturnia=)!!!

amo a tua música..
transporta estrelas..que sorriem.XD
puramente grata pela amizade and...
****the seas will rise everytime we here your music....

**PEACE**

ALWAYS BELIEVE**...
EARTH BLOW (old song up now!!)





Mar 23 2009 6:33 AM

Thanks for the add! You're So Amazing!! Keep Rockin' !!!
Jupiter6





Mar 22 2009 10:55 PM

We caught your wave - whole lotta love to ya from the star surfers Jupiter6
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Mar 12 2009 1:51 AM

Eu cá gosto bastante de Saturnia =)
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