DWART – Electricidade Esttica (Vinyl)

Strangeloves latest release turns left somewhere near the edge of the Atlantic, with “Electricidade Esttica documenting a vibrant window into the musical landscape of 1980s counter-culture Portugal.

Compiling early un-issued works, DWARTs organic Ash-Ra balearics meld with spikey Iberian electronics, coalescing around the floating beauty of Mate, a highlight of Electricidade Esttica, reissued for the first time on vinyl.

With emergent music technologies of the era enthusiastically adopted by Lisbons avante-garde, there was a collective desire by DWART and their contemporaries to push sonic boundaries.

Post new wave sounds melded with distinctive local sensibilities. Vtor Rua & Jorge Lima Barreto of the legendary Telectu (whom Antoio currently tours with) were regular collaborators while composer and guitarist Nuno Rebelo and guitarist/singer Bernardo Devlin feature on several songs.

Antoio & Manuela Duartes search for an artistic language melded a continuing curiosity with aural and physical dualities: experimental pop integrated with performance art, mathematics sound-tracked on canvas, organic found sounds at ease alongside synthetic drum machines.

Extremely limited test pressing with custom one off artwork by Manuela Duarte, no two covers the same!

Tracklist:
1.Aqua Alta 04:39
2.Mate (Remastered) 05:40
3.Synesthesia (Live) 03:14
4.Electro Maga 04:05
5.Opala 05:29
6.Swing Da Rocinha 01:16
7.Po Das Estralas 04:17
8.Keep In Touch (Far East Mix) 05:32
9.Electro Maga (Reprise) 02:12