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- Date Released: June 5, 2007
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative
- Label: Domino Recording Co
If you ever wished M.I.A. was a bigger Licensed to Ill fan, Bondo do Role could be the band for you.
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We Say...
The introductory heavy-metal hammer-ons of album opener "Dança do Zumbi" should clue you in to the fact that this is a group that does not value subtlety — if its members even understand the concept. In fact, Bonde do Role represent the artier and, not coincidentally, trashier fringe of baile funk, the Brazilian mutation of Miami bass that fired up the inhabitants of Rio favelas and, a bit later, the worldlier subset of U.S. indie rockers. If you ever wished M.I.A. was a bigger Licensed to Ill fan, Bondo do Role could be the band for you.
They’re good, filthy fun for the rest of us as well. DJs Pedro D'Eyrot and Rodrigo Gorky chop up hard rock guitars, Atari bleeps, Latin-tinged hip-hop beats and whatever other bits of blare are within reach and likely to keep sweaty bodies in not-quite-ironic motion. Meanwhile, spunky frontwoman Marina chants and taunts and teases with demented glee. “Meet me after school and I’ll beat you like gorilla,” she threatens on the upbeat “Gasolina,” before digressing into a spirited shout out to Afrika Bambaataa. We can only guess that her Portuguese lyrics are probably just as silly — and whole a lot sleazier. -
They Say...
Brazilian funk carioca group Bonde do Rolê have been amusing and entertaining audiences worldwide ever since DJ-extraordinaire/tastemaker Diplo discovered the trio in their home country and signed them to his fledgling label, Mad Decent, in 2006. While Bonde do Rolê's earlier work was known for its gratuitous use of easily recognizable samples with lead MC Marina Ribatski's vocals chanted over, on their debut full-length With Lasers, the band uses a live guitarist to re-create the feel of '80s hair metal that infiltrates tracks like the first single "Office Boy," the harder "Bondallica," and "Dança do Zumbi." Diplo's own eclectic touch is definitely felt, as the album meanders about through techno, early-'90s dance pop, soca, and, of course, samba. This isn't "traditional" funk carioca, or baile funk, but it's a fun, danceable hybrid of beats that are catchy and to the point. "Solta o Frango" combines playground-esque sing-songy vocal lines with keyboard bleeps and Brazilian rhythms; it's short -- as are most of the tracks on the record -- clocking in at just a little over two minutes, but that's part of Bonde do Rolê's appeal: they're not going to drag things out with interminable percussive breaks and breakdowns. Instead, they're about celebrating their youth and impatience, moving onto the next thing before the first one is even done but maintaining an exuberant consistency throughout With Lasers' entirety. From the low brass riffs in "Marina Gasolina" to their take on a spy theme in "James Bonde" to the raw vocals on the kazoo-laden "Geremia" to the very M.I.A.-ish "Marina do Bairro," the band spits and struts their way with confidence, energy, and a lot of style. With Lasers is definitely the kind of sexy, summer music that probably won't, like most trends of its kind, be a record that will last for years and years, but while it's hot, while it's out, while it's banging out the stereo onto the scorched pavement around it, take advantage of it.
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| 01. |  |
Dança do Zumbi |
2:51 |
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| 02. | |
Solta O Frango |
2:15 |
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| 03. | |
James Bonde |
1:59 |
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| 04. | |
Tieta |
1:59 |
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| 05. | |
Office Boy |
2:29 |
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| 06. | |
Marina do Bairro |
2:14 |
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| 07. | |
Divine Gosa |
2:46 |
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| 08. | |
Marina Gasolina |
3:36 |
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| 09. | |
Caminhao de Gas |
2:20 |
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| 10. | |
Geremia |
2:44 |
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| 11. | |
Quero te Amar |
3:10 |
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| 12. | |
Bondallica |
2:04 |
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12 Total Tracks, 30:27 Total Length
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Credits
- Pedro D'eyrot - Producer // Rodrigo Gorky - Producer // DJ Chernobyl - Vocals // DJ Chernobyl - Producer // Nando Endres - Bass // Heto - Artwork // Radioclit - Producer // Freddie Van Halen - Guitar
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