Rock da Suécia, só Funk 80′s

O’SPADA é o nome da banda, e vem da Suécia – parece que não é só rockzinho indie, shoegaze, newgaze, sei lá, que o país nórdico exporta. Não são só guitarras e mais guitarras em camadas, com os mesmos acordes de sempre, com a mesma VIBE de sempre.

O lance da banda em questão é o GROOVE, e pelos sintetizadores e outros elementos  nota-se que é fortemente influenciada pelos anos 80, pelo funk e r’n'b daquela década – que eu sou viciado, a ponto de ter uma vasta coleção de grooves raros e nem tanto.

O’Spada – Time

Esses acordes em estilo brass synth que saem do Nord Lead que o tecladista toca são fodas, juntando com os licks de guitarra e o vocal sensacional da cantora, as linhas de batera quebrada, o baixo slap, tudo contribui pra deixar o som funky. O groove espaçado, mostra como o silêncio é importante na música. Grande achado essa banda, descobri num blog.

O texto abaixo foi retirado do myspace da banda, onde você pode escutar mais músicas:

O’Spada was formed in 2006 by five individuals whose different influences forged a clash between soul, funk, hip hop and rock. The band gradually earned a reputation through a few demo songs and their vivid live performances, handing them a record deal with Despotz Records in 2008. This year, they have been completing their so far untitled debut album, to be released in early 2010. Both singles released this fall – Time and Ten Strikes – has had an overwhelming response. O’Spada has recieved praise internationally from acclaimed media such as The Guardian, Annie Mac on BBC Radio1, The Fader and Monocle. Here are some first responces to their assault on the world:

“Was this track made in 1984? Did we just discover it as an unmarked white label mixed in with our tio’s old freestyle vinyl collection?… …This is the only single they have so far and it’s killer. We have a rollerdisco date soon, we need more, Swedes!” / The Fader

“Time is a fizzy burst of jazzy ‘fauxsetto’ female vocals over the sweetest machine R&B. Enemy is confident and crisply produced, with guitars processed to sound like synths, or vice versa. Ten Strikes, the next single, recalls Teena Marie at her Madonna-trouncing peak i.e. circa 1988′s Naked to the World. And Let Go is a ballad so sticky and squelchy it feels like being squirted by synth goo. If we were going to compile a list of the new-band tracks of the year, these four would be on it…” / The Guardian

“The band is tighter than a bad toupee, the synth sound is fat and squelchy, and in Julia Spada they have a singer who can convincingly put some gritty, slightly daffy soul into their mix. Did I mention they were from Sweden? Nice!” / All Music Blog