Lasso Parte
- Format
12 Inch
Black
£20.00
‘Escrevo frases apagadas, Nego o empenho das memórias, Algum olhar é capaz de mudar o rumo da história? Um quarto tomado por imagens, Mostrando onde eu devo estar’ (Rio Frio) ‘I write erased phrases, I deny the commitment of memories, Is any look capable of changing the course of history? A room filled with images, Showing where I should be’ (Cold River)
Lasso, who hail from Salvador in Brazil, have evolved in an admirably old school spirit. Three 7-inch EPs and relentless touring have laid the impeccable groundwork, and it is bearing rather rich fruit now that they have turned attention to their debut full-length, Parte (Portion).
That the 14 tracks whip through in a blistering 17 minutes will reassure that we are not talking about a radical reinvention here. But rather the relentless honing and finessing of the band’s trademark sound. The emphasis remains very much on dense, precise, frenetically fast hardcore, laced throughout with an understated deathrock sensibility. The progression emerges through the sheer dexterity of Lasso’s musicianship, the subtle accents, textural shifts, and flares of melody that they fluidly braid into the remorseless rapid-fire fusillade.
Lyrically, the concerns reflect the tense, anxious energy of the band’s delivery – cryptically allusive, rooted in a fragmented, uneasy sense of ill-defined dread. Personal stand-out moments include the shimmering, serpentine Enquanto Descansa, Carrega A Pedra (While Resting, Carry The Stone), the off-kilter frenzy of De Onde Vejo (From Where I See), and the absolutely stomping closer Ilha De Silêncio (Island Of Silence).