Dead Combo
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 Dead Combo live at Festival M.U.N.D.O. inViana do Castelo | |
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| Origin | Portugal |
| Genres | Instrumental,world music,blues,rock |
| Years active | 2003–2021 |
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| Website | www |
Dead Combowere a Portuguese band, consisting of Tó Trips and Pedro Gonçalves. Dead Combo played mostly instrumental music with a wide range of influences, such as Latin American music,Spaghetti Westernfilm soundtracks,[1]fado,[1]African music, blues, rock, and others.
History
[edit]Dead Combo were formed in 2003 after Tó Trips and Pedro Gonçalves got an invitation from Henrique Amaro, from the Portuguese radio stationAntena 3,to record the track “Paredes Ambience” for an homage album to the latePortuguese guitarplayerCarlos Paredes,calledMovimentos Perpétuos: Música para Carlos Paredes.[2]
Their debut album,Vol. I,was released in 2004. It was followed byVol. II – Quando a Alma não é Pequenain 2006. Both albums were released through their own newly-founded publishing company Dead & Company, in partnership withUniversal RecordsPortugal. These albums are very "visual", having strong musical allusions to the underground scene of Lisbon of past times, the aesthetic worlds of design, art, and most of all cinema.[citation needed]Two of their videos highly illustrate this visual music style:Vol. I's single "Cacto" andVol. II's"Quando a alma não é pequena #1".Vol. Iwas included inCharlie Gillett's list of best world albums in 2005.[2]He also included a track fromVol. I,"Rumbero", in his 2005 compilation albumSound of the World.[3]
Afterwards, they released the albumGuitars From Nothingin 2007 andLusitânia Playboysin 2008.Lusitânia Playboyswas considered "album of the decade" by the Portuguese newspaperExpresso.[4]Their fifth album,Lisboa Mulata,was released in 2011, and included the participation of American guitaristMarc Ribot.It was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Album's Group in thePortuguese Golden Globes.[2]
In April 2012, Dead Combo were featured in the Lisbon episode ofAnthony Bourdain'sNo Reservations.Their music was the soundtrack for the whole episode. Subsequently, three of their albums reached the top ten on the North-AmericaniTunescharts.[2]Afterwards, they played in the premiere party forDavid Cronenberg's filmCosmopolis,at theCannes Film Festival,in 2012.[5]In 2014, they released the albumA Bunch of Meninos,which reached number one in the Portuguese record chart.[6]In 2016, they releasedDead Combo e as Cordas da Má Fama,in which they re-recorded previous songs with a strings trio consisting of Pedro Tony Gomes, Bruno Silva and Denys Stetsenko.[7]In 2017, they embarked on a world tour, which included shows in Spain,Cape Verde,the Cappadox Festival in Turkey, and a concert inNew Yorkat the Summer Stage Festival held atCentral Park,in which they invited Marc Ribot to play.[2]In 2018, they released the albumOdeon Hotel,produced byAlain Johannesand featuring vocals byMark Lanegan.Lanegan joined the band on stage, during theirOdeon Hoteltour, in the concerts at theParedes de Coura festival,Coliseu do RecreiosinLisbonand Centro Cultural Vila Flor inGuimarães.[8]
On 1 October 2019, Dead Combo announced they would disband after their next tour. The tour, named "Fim" (End), was initially scheduled to run from December 2019 to March 2020, but some of the final shows were postponed because of theCOVID-19 pandemicand Pedro Gonçalves' health problems. The shows were rescheduled to the end of 2021[9]but were cancelled on 2 November 2021 because of Gonçalves' health deterioration.[10]Gonçalves died of cancer on 4 December 2021, thus marking the end of Dead Combo.[11]
Media appearances
[edit]Film
[edit]The songs "Rumbero" and "Lisboa Mulata" were included in the film,Focus(2015) byGlenn Ficarra.
Television
[edit]The band was featured in the episode "Lisbon" ofAnthony Bourdain's television showNo Reservations,which aired on 30 April 2012.
Video games
[edit]The song "Eléctrica Cadente" was included in the soundtrack of the video gameAlan Wake.
Members
[edit]- Tó Trips – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Pedro V. Gonçalves – double bass, electric guitar, melodicas, keyboards
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Vol. I(2004)
- Vol. II - Quando a Alma não é Pequena(2006)
- Guitars from Nothing(2007)
- Lusitânia Playboys(2008)
- Lisboa Mulata(2011)
- A Bunch of Meninos(2014)
- Dead Combo e as Cordas da Má Fama(2016)
- Odeon Hotel(2018)
Live albums
[edit]- Live Hot Clube(2009)
- Live at Teatro São Luiz(2014)
- Live Vodafone Paredes de Coura(EP, 2019)
References
[edit]- ^abCrespo, Charlie (2013-04-10)."Everything Old is New Again: The Music of Dead Combo".Little Utopia.Retrieved2020-12-22.
- ^abcde"Dead Combo".Dead Combo.Retrieved2020-12-22.
- ^"Various - Sound Of The World (33 Artists From 28 Countries)".Discogs.Retrieved2020-12-22.
- ^Antena1, RTP, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal-."Dead Combo em Loulé - Concertos".Antena1 - RTP(in Portuguese).Retrieved2020-12-22.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^"Cosmopolis".cosmopolisthefilm.com.Retrieved2020-12-22.
- ^"portuguesecharts.com - Portuguese charts portal".portuguesecharts.com.Retrieved2020-12-22.
- ^"BLITZ – A" má fama "dos Dead Combo deu um disco".Jornal blitz(in European Portuguese).Retrieved2020-12-22.
- ^"BLITZ – Dead Combo anunciam dois concertos com Mark Lanegan em Lisboa e Guimarães".Jornal blitz(in European Portuguese).Retrieved2020-12-22.
- ^"Visão | Despedida dos Dead Combo dos palcos adiada para o final de 2021".Visão(in European Portuguese). 2020-09-22.Retrieved2020-12-22.
- ^Lusa (2 November 2021)."Dead Combo cancelam últimos concertos de despedida".PÚBLICO(in Portuguese).Retrieved2021-12-04.
- ^PÚBLICO (4 December 2021)."Morreu Pedro Gonçalves, a metade discreta dos Dead Combo".PÚBLICO(in Portuguese).Retrieved2021-12-04.
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