São Paulo Underground - Saturno Mágico (2021) [Hi-Res]

Chicago post-rock legend Rob Mazurek joins forces with Brazilian players Mauricio Takara & Guilherme Granado once again as São Paulo Underground, this time sparring with Tenerife's Tupperwear on a wonked set of squeaky tropical improv and free-flowing psych weirdness.

'Saturno Mágico' was recorded live back in 2016, with the five musicians jamming in a disused kerosene tank in Tenerife after a week-long residency together. With Chicago Underground's Mazurek on cornet and modular synth, Takara on drums, cavaquinho (a Portuguese string instrument) and electronics, Granado on synth and sampler and Tupperwear's Mladan Kurajica on synths and Daniel Garcia rotating between electronics, vocals and guitar, it's a dense froth of ritualistic experimentation. At times, "Saturno Mágico" sounds like a call to the heavens, and at others a basement noise show - it's this freeform levity that keeps you guessing from beginning to end.

Tracklist:
1.01 - São Paulo Underground - Papa Gamba (0:53)
1.02 - São Paulo Underground - Fajana (6:18)
1.03 - São Paulo Underground - Guanabanach (5:27)
1.04 - São Paulo Underground - Los Realejos Underground (2:24)
1.05 - São Paulo Underground - HAL 2845 (1:08)
1.06 - São Paulo Underground - Perenquén (9:13)