oday Lisbon trio MAQUINA. announce details of their forthcoming new album ‘BODY TRANSMISSION’, set for release on July 10th via Fuzz Club. Along with the news they share two singles and the first batch of extensive touring plans for this year, including UK dates next month.
MAQUINA. embody all the sweaty togetherness and euphoria a collective music experience has to offer. The buzzy Lisbon trio have been getting punks to dance and club kids to pogo – “making the bubbles connect a little bit” – with such fervour they routinely pack out venues and inspire multiple waves of crowdsurfing at any given live show, with over 250 gigs and numerous festival appearances across Europe already under their belt. Still on a high after their first tour of Brazil and KEXP performance, the three-piece ring in a new chapter with their second LP ‘BODY TRANSMISSION’: a head-banging trip through high-energy noise-rock, motorik metal, and industrial punk that doesn’t stop moving.
Today they start the party with the high-octane thumper “pressure/pleasure”, staring into the strobe lights with pounding beats, threading a little ‘00s electroclash through a backbone of chuggy, thrashy guitar.
Second single “agony”, also online today is equally unapologetic in its delivery, both snarling and visceral – fitting for a politically charged lightning bolt written during our current moment of intense global conflict. “False speech / is belief / is distraction / to deceive,” spits Halison Peres, reminding us that art cannot be created in a vacuum. “It’s about the false speech that politicians always try to push, towards some enemy or something, to deceive what they really want to do,” reflects Peres of the track, which depicts a ‘no man’s land’ where humanity finds itself stranded amid misery and chaos.
“pleasure/pressure” video: https://youtu.be/XHf4T1hFP3k
“agony” video: https://youtu.be/8F3aMeorKw4
Other streaming options for both tracks: http://maquina.lnk.to/pressurepleasure
‘BODY TRANSMISSION’ album links: http://maquina.lnk.to/bodytransmission
Bottling the raw power of their now-legendary live shows, ‘BODY TRANSMISSION’ – co-produced by the band alongside Hugo Valverde – arrives following MAQUINA.’s 2024 debut ‘PRATA’, also released on Fuzz Club and largely driven by improvisation, locking itself into the flow state of a live performance. For their new full-length, the band – Halison Peres (drums/vocals), José “Mendy” Rego (bass), and João Cavalheiro (guitar/effects) – opted for less jamming and more “editing”, taking time to mull over the direction of each track while also looking to condense 10-minute meanders into three or four-minute “bangers” that slap.
The result is a full-body rush geared towards the dance-floor with “no breaks”; a club-ready rock record steered by the trio’s guitar, drums, and bass combo. “It was the most challenging and fun we’ve ever had in the studio because we pushed ourselves to write songs rather than just capturing jams,” say the band. “We wanted it to feel heavy, focused, and relentless. We kept the tempo up and the energy peaking – it’s an ‘always-on’ record.”
MAQUINA. live dates:
01/05 – Barcelona, ES @ Miceli Fest
09/05 – Barreiro, PT @ Gasoline (DJ Set)
15/05 – Nijmegen, NL @ Sonic Whip
17/05 – Todmorden, UK @ The Golden Lion
18/05 – Glasgow, UK @ Flying Duck
19/05 – Newcastle, UK @ The Cluny
20/05 – London, UK @ Downstairs at the Dome
21/05 – Paris, FR @ Garage Mu Festival
22/05 – Den Haag, NL @ Sniester Festival
23/05 – Le Havre, FR @ Foul Weather Festival
30/05 – Freamunde, PT @ Route 66
19/06 – Santa Maria de Lamas, PT @ Basqueiral
20/06 – Lucerne, CH @ B-Sides Festival
21/06 – Martigny, CH @ Caves du Manor
23/06 – Bilbao, ES @ Kutxa Belza
24/06 – Madrid, ES @ Cafe Berlin
25/06 – Santander, ES @ The New
26/06 – Bergerac, FR @ La Claque Festival
27/06 – Paimpol, FR @ Paimpol in Rock
28/06 – Bourlon, FR @ Rock in Bourlon
04/07 – Sintra, PT @ Festival Aqui ao Lado
18/07 – Lisbon, PT @ Musa de Marvila (DJ Set)
31/07 – Constância, PT @ Rock ao Luar
06/08 – Aveiro, PT @ Novas Quintas Teatro Aveirense
07/08 – Nürnberg, DE @ Brückenfestival
09/08 – Liege, BE @ Micro Festival
16/08 – Santiago de Compostela, ES @ Capitol*
10/09 – Sibenik, HR @ Ship Festival
12/09 – Orleans, FR @ Hop Pop Hop Festival
*supporting Amyl And The Sniffers
Keep your mind open.
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