FIESTA ALBA | At his dazzling debut, the new incarnation of contemporary art-rock is as mysterious as intriguing

March 30, 2023

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From Wednesday, 29 March, the eponymous debut EP by the band Fiesta Alba will be available on CD and digital for the neontoaster multimedia dept. label. 'Fiesta Alba' is its stunning first release, which, in less than twenty minutes, impresses the listener with its international flair, vision, and freshness.

Inspired by math rock and devoid of fucking virtuosity, the work undergoes the influences of minimalist afrobeat, 90s-inspired electronica, post-punk, dub, and rap to arrive at a contemporary and decidedly personal formula. The tracks, 4/5 of which are performed by international vocalists, span across the peripheries of the planet, from Europe to Africa via the ghettos of New York. The guitar inlays are supported by acoustic and digital grooves, drawing colorful progressive geometries and geographical trajectories in the musical hemispheres of this part of the millennium. Possible references include Battles, Talking Heads, King Crimson, Fela Kuti, Steve Reich, Minutemen, and Tera Melos.

Fiesta Alba is Octagon, Pyerroth, Fishman, and Dos Caras, four fighters who share a passion: they fight for a lifetime against the bullshit of musical conformism, the overwhelming power of the lords of discography, the decline of rock, the dictatorship of heavy rotation, the mystique of the auto-tune. Elegant by statute, cultured by nature, animals by necessity. Arrogant as they should be, they enter the wilderness of the post-pandemic streets. They have learned to move to the rhythms of the world, to serial music, to electronic beats. They break down the borders between the north and south of the planet, between cultured and popular music, acoustic, electric, and electronic. They step into the ring of digital platforms revealing their true masks, and raising their fists they shout: “Lucha libre!”. The fights are rigged, the opponents untenable. They know they are losers in an immense multitude, on a planet where nobody really wins, with only one, quiet certainty in their hearts: he who has nothing to lose cannot lose anything. Hic sunt leones: they have never left the Coliseum.

TRACKLIST

01.Laundry (feat. Welle) | 02.Juicy lips (feat. Tha Brooklyn Guy) | 03.Dem say (feat. Kylo Osprey) | 04.Burkina phase (feat. Thomas Sankara) | 05.Octagon

CREDITS

Octagon | composition, guitars, graphic design

Dos Caras | artistic production, synthetic and digital sounds Fishman | bass

Pyerroth | acoustic drums

Nicholas ‘Welle’ Angeletti | lyrics and vocals on 'Laundry'

DJ Sensational | lyrics and vocals on 'Juicy lips’

Kylo Osprey | lyrics and vocals on 'Dem say’

Thomas Sankara | lyrics and voice excerpts from 'Pan-African Summit, 1987' on 'Burkina phase'

Andrea Frittella | cover design Guido Ballatori | photos and video

CONTACTS & SOCIAL MEDIA

BC | https://fiestaalba.bandcamp.com/

FB | https://www.facebook.com/fiestaalbaofficial