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Linda Martini - Olhos de Mongol<br />
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ARTIST........: Linda Martini<br />
TITLE.........: Olhos de Mongol<br />
LABEL.........: Naked<br />
URL...........: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.lindamartini.tk/">http://www.lindamartini.tk/</a><br />
GENRE.........: Rock<br />
QUALITY:......: 219 kbps avg/ 44100Hz / Joint Stereo<br />
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RIP DATE......: 2006-11-12<br />
RELEASE DATE..: 2006-11-09<br />
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Tracklist:<br />
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01. Sinto A Cabeça Cair 1:54<br />
02. Cronófago 2:42<br />
03. Dá-me a Tua Melhor Faca 6:59<br />
04. Partir Para Ficar 5:12<br />
05. Estuque 7:11<br />
06. O Amor é Não Haver Polícia 3:18<br />
07. Quarto 210 3:22<br />
08. Amor Combate 4:50<br />
09. A Severa (ver de perto) 7:14<br />
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Total 42:42<br />
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Forget everything, and listen to the best European release of the year! And yes,<br />
he sings in Portuguese ;)<br />
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"It's about time a band put the rock back in post-rock. All those massive<br />
buildups are fine and dandy, but the final peak just isn't what it could be<br />
anymore. It's not churning my guts any longer. Thankfully, Portugal's own Linda<br />
Martini has been thinking the exact same thing and seemingly formed just to<br />
bring that passion back to this most emotional of genres. A few closed-minded<br />
listeners would probably be very quick to point out just how not post-rock Linda<br />
Martini is. But their whole-hearted, endearing love of distortion, crunch, and<br />
the ever-present buildup shows that they very easily could be put in the same<br />
genre as Explosions in the Sky or Godspeed! You Black Emperor, even if their<br />
sonic similarities are more Oceansize, Failure, or My Bloody Valentine.<br />
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It's been a long time since a band has grabbed me as firmly in the first five<br />
minutes as Linda Martini has. Even when they start to border on predictable in<br />
their transitions, there's always some change to the thought process that makes<br />
their sound intriguing. During the build-up in "Amor Combate," the experienced<br />
post-rock listener can instinctively figure out just where the sudden explosion<br />
will come. They might even know exactly how it will start. However, Linda<br />
Martini knows what would be expected and gives you half of the puzzle you<br />
thought you had figured out. Just when you think the transition will come, it<br />
does. But drummer H. Morais decides to get ultra-creative with the drumming,<br />
delaying the sudden guitar charge by a few seconds. If you weren't hooked<br />
already, you are now.<br />
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Of course, there's another case the band has against being post-rock. Vocals.<br />
And lots of them. In Portuguese. Fine, you know what? Maybe they're not<br />
post-rock. Maybe they're just amazing. Is that so bad, really, in the grand<br />
scheme of this thing we call music? It's safe to say that "amazing" would be a<br />
pretty high compliment. It's definitely not an insult. And as the band closes<br />
this EP out with swirling, unapologetic distortion, you can't help but find<br />
solace in the few moments of melody found in the underlying and overlapping<br />
layers.<br />
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Linda Martini is the band to watch in 2006, plain and simple. To even begin to<br />
comprehend that this is what happened on their very first try is a monumental<br />
task. If and when they release a full album, track it down. If the import price<br />
tag is forty bucks, buy it. You won't be disappointed. This is all you could ask<br />
for in a debut or even a third or fourth effort. Marvelous."<br />
(review from the 1st EP in http://www.decoymusic.com/vb/showthread.php?t=11816)<br />
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<a target="_blank" href="http://www.myspace.com/lindamartini">http://www.myspace.com/lindamartini</a><br />
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