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<\/a><\/a><\/strong>1.A1 Alves D Veiga Scene 22:00
2.A2 S Ildefonso Dirge 26:15
3.A3 Rua D Viseu Sequence 23:36
4.B1 Rua D Viseu Sequencee 11:05
5.B2 S Ildefonso Scene 20:20
6.B3 S Ildefonso Detail 09:24
7.B4 S Ildefonso Detaill 25:56

“\u2026ao justapor estas massas de tom com sec\u00e7\u00f5es de movimento delicado e comovente \u2014 como a meio dos 25 minutos de S Ildefonso Detaill<\/em>, quando tudo \u00e9 reduzido para revelar uma nota solit\u00e1ria e vulner\u00e1vel que dan\u00e7a em torno do n\u00facleo antes de as camadas regressarem \u2014 estes pequenos bols\u00f5es de descanso proporcionam um impacto emotivo inesperado e inquietante.” Spencer Tomson, na The WIRE<\/em>, edi\u00e7\u00e3o 441<\/strong>

The Hum \u00e9 a obra de estreia de Sarnadas<\/strong>, um artista transdisciplinar portugu\u00eas que trabalha som, imagem, espa\u00e7o e tudo o que existe entre eles. O \u00e1lbum, com mais de 4 horas de dura\u00e7\u00e3o e previsto para ser lan\u00e7ado em duas partes, \u00e9 uma consequ\u00eancia direta do seu trabalho com o coletivo art\u00edstico disruptivo Favela Discos. Ao suspender alguns protocolos e, mais importante ainda, ao suspender o pr\u00f3prio tempo num ciclo cont\u00ednuo e perfeito de melodias em camadas, Sarnadas permite-se concentrar no desenvolvimento de novas possibilidades atrav\u00e9s da manipula\u00e7\u00e3o do contexto criado, em vez de depender da falsa necessidade de produ\u00e7\u00e3o constante.
Ao longo das 15 pe\u00e7as de m\u00fasica profundamente comovente, luminosa, mas tranquila, Sarnadas abandona estruturas musicais r\u00edgidas para repetir, sobregravar e erguer camadas de frases sintetizadas que se relacionam entre si no ambiente fechado de The Hum<\/em>. O m\u00fasico portuense orienta a sua procura por opul\u00eancia mel\u00f3dica na paisagem sonora aparentemente im\u00f3vel de repeti\u00e7\u00e3o org\u00e2nica, onde o encontro desempenha um papel t\u00e3o importante quanto o acaso controlado e o desfasamento de melodias, sons e texturas. A abordagem de Sarnadas \u00e0 escrita musical permite que os detalhes sejam gerados, em vez de for\u00e7ados para dentro da m\u00fasica, criando um estado de letargia consciente onde o sonho desempenha um papel ativo no resultado sonoro.

Gravado ao vivo ao longo de dois dias, o \u00e1lbum em duas partes reflete a necessidade de Sarnadas de suspender o tempo e encontrar um novo pathos, permitindo-se trabalhar infinitamente sobre um \u00fanico instrumento: um sintetizador caseiro de tr\u00eas osciladores, constru\u00eddo pela sua colaboradora de longa data In\u00eas Castanheira (Well). Este instrumento simples, combinado com uma mesa de mistura e a parafern\u00e1lia de pedaleira, libertou-o para moldar loops, texturas, luminosidade e acaso num desenho envolvente de espa\u00e7os org\u00e2nicos e mut\u00e1veis.

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lan\u00e7ado a 30 de setembro de 2020
Produ\u00e7\u00e3o, Mistura, Masteriza\u00e7\u00e3o e Artwork por Jo\u00e3o Sarnadas<\/strong>


“\u2026by juxtaposing these slabs of tone against sections of delicate and affecting movement – such as halfway through the 25 minute “S Ildefonso Detaill” when everything is stripped back to reveal a vulnerable solo note that dances around the core before the layers are returned – these little pockets of respite deliver an uncanny and unexpected emotive impact.” Spencer Tomson, in The WIRE issue 441

The Hum is the debut opus of Sarnadas, a Portuguese transdisciplinary artist working sound, image, space and everything in between. The 4 hour-plus long album, set to be released in two parts, is a direct consequence of his work with the disruptive artistic collective Favela Discos. By suspending some protocols but, most importantly, by suspending time itself in a seamless never-ending loop of layered melodies, Sarnadas allows himself to focus on developing new possibilities with the manipulation of the context created, rather than relying on the false necessity of constant output.

Over the 15 pieces of deeply moving, bright, but calming music, Sarnadas waives off rigid musical structures to loop, overdub, and erect layers of synth phrases which relate to each other in the enclosed environment of The Hum. The Porto-based musician prompts his search for melodic opulence in the seemingly still soundscape of organic repetitiveness, where the encounter plays as big of a role as controlled randomness and the mismatch of melodies, sounds and textures. Sarnadas’s approach to music writing allows details to be generated, rather than forced into music, creating a state of conscious lethargy where dreaming plays an active role on the outcome of sound.

Recorded live throughout two days, the two-part album is reflective of Sarnadas’s need to suspend time and figure out a new pathos by allowing himself to work endlessly on the single output of choice: a three-oscillator homemade synth constructed by his long-time collaborator In\u00eas Castanheira (Well). This simple instrument, paired with a mixer and pedalboard paraphernalia, freed him to work loops, textures, brightness and chance into a compelling design of organic and mutating spaces.

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released September 30, 2020
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