Garotos Podres

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Garotos Podres
General information
origin Mauá , Brazil
Genre (s) Punk , oi!
founding 1982
Founding members
Mau
Mauro
Godó (until 1983)
Mauricio (until 1983)
Current occupation
singing
 Mau
guitar
 KK (since 2005)
bass
 Sukata (since 1984)
Drums
 "Capitão Caverna" Nunes (since 1997)
former members
guitar
 Mauro (until 2005)
Drums
 Português (1984–1997)

Garotos Podres (dt .: depraved boys) are a Brazilian Oi! - Punk band from Mauá in the ABC Paulista , the industrial suburbs of São Paulo .

history

Until 1985

The group was founded in Mauá in 1982 and was part of the emerging punk in Brazil . Some members were previously active in punk bands, such as singer Mau in the group Submundo . In particular, the scene in the industrial belt (ABC Paulista) around the metropolis of São Paulo was characterized by a high level of activity, especially in collaboration with the scene in São Paulo, with which it had both a lively exchange and intense rivalry, also from Violence was accompanied. The social mood shaped by the Brazilian military dictatorship was an additional stimulus, especially for the punk scene. Under these circumstances, the band began increasingly to the Oi! and the skinhead subculture associated with punk . Aggressive, medium-paced music, and a rough sense of humor characterized their music.

1985-1993

The group recorded a demo tape in 1985 . Since the recording had a sound quality that was above average for the contemporary punk scene in Brazil, the eleven most acceptable of the 14 recorded tracks were released as an LP in August 1985 under the title Mais Podres do que Nunca (Eng .: Even more depraved than ever) by the independent label Rocker . After the first edition of 4,000 copies was sold out, the Lup Som record label reissued the album and sold over 50,000 copies. In 1985 Garotos Podres were represented on the pioneering punk player Ataque Sonoro (English: hearing attack), together with bands such as Ratos de Porão , Vírus 27 , Cólera , Lobotomia , Grinders and others. a.

Her first album was long considered the best-selling Brazilian punk record and has been one of the classics of Brazilian punk history ever since. The group thus contributed to the spread of punk in the country and subsequently became known for themselves with songs like Anarquia Oi (English: Anarchy Oi) or Johnny . However, the censorship of the military government had censored two songs on the album. In addition to Vou fazer cocô (German: I will do AA-), Johnny, popular in the scene, was not allowed to be performed publicly, which is about a punk who prefers the death penalty to life in underdeveloped and repressive Brazil.

Her second album Pior que antes ( Eng .: worse than before) was released in 1988 under changed circumstances, in a Brazil that had left the military dictatorship behind and at the same time slid deeper and deeper into the inherited economic crisis. The album still sold about 15,000 units. In 1993, Canções para Ninar (English: lullabies ) was their third album, which offered significantly improved sound quality, but encountered a changed punk scene, and was released after a phase of lesser band activities. Among younger punks, especially the more politicized among them, rumors were circulating about the group's right-wing extremist tendencies, which were based exclusively on a misleading song called Führer on their debut album, in conjunction with the undifferentiated media coverage, which was also increasing in Brazil right-wing skinheads. Violence at the group's concerts also occurred again and again, and subsequently appeared less publicly. The album did not achieve any comparable sales figures. However, it drew the attention of the street punk-loving scene in Europe, which at the time was growing and becoming increasingly globalized.

1993 – today

A 7 "EP with four tracks from the album was released in France in 1994, and the group received an invitation from the Portuguese label Drunk Records to tour. In 1995 they played together with the Portuguese Oi! / Punk band Mata-Ratos, which was also founded in 1982 , a series of concerts in Portugal and Germany. A matching split 7 "EP was released on the Walzwerk label, the operators of which organized the German part of the tour. In addition to the two Mata Ratos pieces, the Garotos Podres song Aos Fuzilados da CSN was on the EP, a political, reggae- influenced street punk song, which commemorated those who were shot during a strike in the steelworks of the Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN).

In 1997, Com a corda toda (German: With the whole string) was released, a new album on which they also recorded a number of old pieces in current, good sound quality. Long-time drummer Português then left the band. In the meantime he had founded the internationally active record label Rotten Records , to which he now devoted himself more. After another European tour, which only took the group through Portugal and Galicia , the band's activities declined. They played one of their rare concerts in Rio de Janeiro in 2000 , which was released on CD in 2001. In 2003 they brought out their album Garotozil de Podrezepam , which alluded to a drug packaging in its meaningless title and its graphic design. a. The International reenacted in the Portuguese version. After appearing together in Portugal, they played a few concerts in Brazil with the Portuguese group Albert Fish and released a split CD with them in 2006 .

For their 20th band anniversary in 2002 a tribute album with 23 tracks by as many bands was released. Groups like Muerte Lenta from Argentina or their tour leader Acromaníacos from Portugal, and Brazilian bands like Inocentes , Ratos de Porão , Zumbis do Espaço , Muzzarelas or Ação Direta , played songs from all phases of the Garotos Podres, and the supplement was based on photos and information broadly presented the band's history.

Discography

  • 1985: Mais Podres do que Nunca (LP; 1993 CD re-release with a new bonus song)
  • 1988: Pior que Antes (LP; 1995 CD re-release)
  • 1993: Canções para Ninar (CD)
  • 1994: Mordomia (7 "EP with 4 pieces from the Canções para Ninar album)
  • 1995: Bebedeiras e Miúdas (7 "tour split EP with Mata-Ratos )
  • 1995: Rock de Subúrbio - Live! (CD)
  • 1997: Com a Corda Toda (CD)
  • 1997: Arriba! Arriba! (Best of CD)
  • 1997: Garotos Podres (Best of CD)
  • 2002: Garotos Podres - Live in Rio (CD)
  • 2003: Garotozil de Podrezepam (CD)
  • 2006: Garotos Podres & Albert Fish (split CD with Albert Fish )
  • 2010: Working Class Anthems ( CD-R , Best of, Bootleg )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michel Stamapopoulos: Você quer ser Jonny? 1st edition, Olho d´Água, São Paulo 2007 ( ISBN 978-857642-012-5 ), page 3ff (foreword)
  2. ↑ www.allmusic.com , accessed October 27, 2012
  3. ↑ Booklet for the CD release of the debut album in 1993
  4. ↑ Ricardo Alexandre: Dias de Luta - O Rock eo Brasil Dos Anos 80th 1st edition, DBA / Dórea Books and Art, São Paulo 2002, page 275 ( ISBN 978-857234-253-7 )
  5. ↑ www.cacapratesmanagement.com.br ( Memento of the original dated June 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 16, 2012  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cacapratesmanagement.com.br
  6. ↑ www.lastfm.com.br , accessed on November 16, 2012