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Procuram Quati

by Pedroso & Pedrosa

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    Digital download of Procuram Quati included with each lathe cut purchase, as well as:

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    *a Pedroso & Pedrosa pin

    *a dl code of Música for the Rádio by P&P

    *Handwritten thank you note

    *a couple surprise stickers & pins from Grimalkin Records

    Bonus items with digital download include:

    *a jpeg of artwork

    *a PDF of a lyrics & notes booklet, which includes English translations

    All proceeds from the sale of lathe cuts go to our artist and mutual aid collective fund. This fund helps us pay artists for things like playing shows, artwork, and other artistic type needs like help with distributing their music, equipment or transportation to get to shows.
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    Digital download of Procuram Quati included with each cassette purchase, as well as:

    *a Pedroso & Pedrosa sticker

    *1 Pedroso & Pedrosa pin

    *a dl code of Música for the Rádio by P&P

    *Handwritten thank you note

    *a couple surprise stickers & pins from Grimalkin Records

    Bonus items with digital download include:

    *a jpeg of artwork

    *a PDF of a lyrics & notes booklet, which includes English translations

    Proceeds from cassette sales go to the ANF (Agência de Notícias das Favelas). ANF is an independent news vehicle that was turned into an NGO that produces newspapers, events and other cultural products made exclusively by people that live in favelas. The people who live there rely mainly on their weekly newspaper A Voz da Favela (the Voice of the Favela), which is sold on the streets by an open price (you can pay what you want). P&P feel it's an important organization because the biggest corporation Brazilian News Agency are very conservative and with ideals based on many kinds of racial and social discrimination. It's very difficult for an independent newspaper to reach as many people as 'A Voz da Favela' does, and ANF helps spread the word about what happens in these places from the perspective of those who live there.The newspaper itself is sold mainly in Rio de Janeiro, but the online version has collaborators from other favelas from other states. And now, with the pandemic, they can't sell their newspaper on the streets anymore and are in dire need of donations.
    www.anf.org.br

    Includes unlimited streaming of Procuram Quati via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ... more
    ships out within 28 days
    1 remaining
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Bonus items included with digital download is a jpeg of artwork and a PDF of a lyrics & notes booklet, including English translations.

    Artists receive 75% of all proceeds of digital only sales. The remaining 25% supports Grimalkin's label and mutual aid fund and helps us towards sustaining our work.

    Tapes proceeds go to ANF (Agência de Notícias das Favelas). ANF is an independent news vehicle that was turned into an NGO that produces newspapers, events and other cultural products made exclusively by people that live in favelas. The people who live there rely mainly on their weekly newspaper A Voz da Favela (the Voice of the Favela), which is sold on the streets by an open price (you can pay what you want). P&P feel it's an important organization because the biggest corporation Brazilian News Agency are very conservative and with ideals based on many kinds of racial and social discrimination. It's very difficult for an independent newspaper to reach as many people as 'A Voz da Favela' does, and ANF helps spread the word about what happens in these places from the perspective of those who live there.The newspaper itself is sold mainly in Rio de Janeiro, but the online version has collaborators from other favelas from other states. And now, with the pandemic, they can't sell their newspaper on the streets anymore and are in dire need of donations.
    https://www.anf.org.br/

    Lathe proceeds go back to our label and mutual aid fund.
    ... more
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD  or more

     

1.
Maus Lençóis (Bad Sheets) (refrão) E chega sexta a noite Eu só quero me enforcar Nas vozes das pessoas Que eu ouço bebendo no bar E chega sexta a noite Eu só quero me iludir No beijo de uma moça Que eu ainda nem conheci Desta noite eu não passo Acho que eu vou desmaiar Como é que eu cheguei nessa praça? Ouço o barulho do mar Nunca mais bebo cachaça Dá até pra acreditar Se hoje fosse terça Eu não ia me afogar (refrão) Vagabundo não tem férias Meu patrão me alertou Não nasci pra boemia Nem nasci pra ser doutor Respeita minha agonia Que eu respeito a tua dor E moço, favor traz outra Que esta aqui já congelou (ruídos e falas de gringo) ENGLISH: (chorus) So its Friday night And I just want to hang myself With the voices of the people I hear drinking at the bar So it’s Friday night And I just want some illusions On the kiss of a woman That I didn’t even met I won’t survive tonight I think I’m going to faint How did I get on this park? I hear the sound of the sea I’ll never drink again Can you believe that? If today was Tuesday I wouldn’t drown (chorus) A tramp ain’t got no holydays My boss said so I wasn’t born to be a drunkyard I wasn’t born to be doctor Rescpect my agony And I’ll respect your pain And, man, bring me another This one’s already frost (city noise and gringo talk)
2.
Luar 01:58
3.
Três Anos 02:26
Três anos (Three Years) entre os três anos em que terminamos nunca soube dizer o teu passado, inacabado, não posso ousar em escrever Tantas rachaduras na tela e a tua janela com frutas Ao amanhecer Nunca soube dizer o que realmente pensava em a cortina tombou deixando olhares nus sem muralhas com frestas drenando ou retirando o pus do coração que me resta não tinha o que te dizer entre os três anos que se passaram os meus traços mudaram as cores forraram esse oceano do ser o teu cheiro mudou teu andar se tornou medíocre coreografia Nunca soube dizer o por que do ranger dos motores em vias são apenas três anos entre sentimentos que misturam as linhas nunca soube dizer o quanto importou pra você cada um desses dias ENGLISH: Within the three years that we broke up I could never tell your past, unfinished, to write it I would never dare all those fractures on the screen and your window filled with fruit I could never tell what you really thought in all those mornings the curtains fell leaving naked stares without walls or cracks removing draining pus from the heart I have left I had nothing to tell you within the three years that passed my traits changed colors filled this ocean of being your smell changed your walk became mediocre choreography I could never tell the reason for the creaking of engines on tracks Its been only three years between feelings that mix up lines but I could never tell how much each of these days mattered to you as well Its been only three years between feelings that mix up lines but I could never tell how much each of these days mattered to you
4.
O Rei e Eu 02:17
O Rei e Eu (The King and I) O Rei e Eu O Rei e Eu O Rei e Eu Andar Andei Andar Andei Andar Andei Até que vi o homem com o brilhante na cabeça ENGLISH: The King and I The King and I The King and I I walked walk I walked walk I walked walk But then I saw the man with a shiny thing on his head
5.
Seis Badaladas (Six Chimes) (latidos) Quantas armas afiadas você vê agora (instrumental) As coisas vão de ruim pra horrível muito rápido do nada você ta fudido, você tá na merda você tá em um lugar péssimo muito mais rapidamente do que você consegue perceber acontecendo (instrumental) A gente só quer conversar- -funciona melhor quando o oponente não é experiente com armas afiadas quando a ação move devagar quando você não se sente imediatamente ameaçado e quando você tem suporte o suficiente incluindo um oficial com arma pronta Abaixa esse vidro Se manda! (instrumental) ENGLISH: (barks) How many edged weapons do you see now (instrumental) Things go from bad to horrible real quick right away you are in deep shit you’re in bad shape you’re in a bad place faster than you perceive it happening to you (instrumental) All we wanna do is talk- -works best when the attacker is not experienced with edged weapons when the action is moving slowly when you are not eminently threatened and when you have enough back up with at least one cover office with gun ready Put the glass down Get out of here (instrumental)
6.
As Coisas Foram Longe Demais Freestyle (Things Went Too Far Freestyle) Eu olhei pra janela e lá onde tinha um gato morto atropelado quem diria mas mesmos assim é mais um dia eu percebi que ninguém iria descer e olhar pra ver o bichano que morreu atropelado mano como um pano ele tava estraçalhado e jogado na rua preto e vermelho manchado ao tudo mas não era uma viatura não era nada era só um gato uma carcaça e eu fui e eu desci eu me sensibilizei não sei se eu errei talvez mas ainda sim eu fui era tipo meio dia e ninguém tava lá mano o sol tava fritando aquela porra ia acabar ia começar a feder pra todo lado e não sei se quero estar aqui pra esse estrago ser sentido pelo olfato eu já tenho problema demais pra ir até a carcaça de um gato, tirar e arrastar pela porra do pescoço mano eu nem sei já tava quase osso eu nem entendi o que aconteceu será que foi um carro mesmo que o matou uma conspiração no meu cérebro começou por pouco por pouco eu não virei um (gato estraçalhado) rápido quando eu vi uma moto passando sem cuidado eu virei, tudo aconteceu eu não morri Uffa essa foi por pouco eu pego o gato e o jogo no esgoto vejo uma vizinha gritando que mal gosto e eu olho pra ela e eu digo well por que você não desceu aqui meu mel eu podia ta aqui com você tirando esse gato e vendo TV ou fazendo alguma coisa melhor do que isso eu conto essa estória sem verdade nela por que eu nunca vi um gato da minha janela na real quando eu acordei era um cachorro ele tava bem vivo e roendo um osso e ele olhou pra mim e me disse bem assim Rafa você vai ser alguém ruim mano aquele cachorro tinha verdade o nome daquele cachorro você não sabe qual é eu vou te contar o nome daquele cachorro era tudo que eu espero tudo que tu espera o nome daquele cachorro era expectativa expectativa ele me olhou nos olhos me olhou com um rifle me deu um tiro tipo blau mas ele errou e rápido eu desci e me raptou e eu fui pra um cativeiro mano eu queria morrer por inteiro e o cachorro lixou suas unhas como um demônio e eu lembrei do gato que eu nunca vi e pensei como eu preferia ter pulado na frente daquela moto quando eu tive uma chance e agora eu to aqui fudido e o cachorro demônio vai me matar as coisas foram longe demais ENGLISH: I looked through the window and saw a dead, ran over cat but even so it is just another day but I realized no one would go down to see the leftover animal that died by a car like a rag lying in the street black and red all over everything but it wasn’t a cop car it was really nothing just a dead cat, a carcass but I went, I got down I was touched I don’t know if I was wrong but maybe but still I went it was midday no one was there the sun was frying that would not end well soon it would stink up the place and I don’t want to be here for this damage to become smell and I already have too many problems to go to a carcass of a cat, take it and carry by the neck man I don’t even know it was almost bone I didn’t even understood what happened was it really a car that killed him a conspiracy was born in my brain and I almost I almost became (a dead ran over cat) as a fast motorcycle passed right beside me I turned around, everything happened wow, I did not die That was close I pick up the cat and throw in the sewer I see some neighbor screaming that’s bad taste and I look to her and I say oh well why didn’t you came down here honey we could be taking out this cat together and watching TV or doing something really better than this I tell this story without any truth to it because I never saw a cat trough my window when I woke up it was a dog and it was very alive and gnawing a bone he looked at me and said just like this Rafa you will be someone bad and man that dog had truth the name of that dog you don’t know I tell you what it is the name of that dog was everything I long for everything you wait for the name of that dog was expectation expectation he looked me into the eyes with a rifle and shot me like BANG but he missed I went down but got kidnapped and fast I was in captivity man I just wanted to die and the dog sanded his nails like a demon and I remembered the cat I never saw and I thought how much would I’d prefer jumping in front of that motorcycle when I had the chance now I am fucked and this demon dog will kill me things when too far
7.
Solar 01:38
Solar (Sun) Ah o que isso te dá vontade de fazer? Ah, Matar, no? ENGLISH: (portuguese) What that makes you want to do (Spanish) To Kill, no?
8.
Sorrindo 03:03
Sorrindo (Smiling) Eu vou atravessar o Eixão Sorrindo Tentar me atropelar Vou desviar sorrindo Eu vou saquear a Liberdade Sorrindo E se os cana chegar Vão me prender sorrindo Eu vou explodir o Maracanã Sorrindo E se for reclamar Pois reclame sorrindo Eu vou subir o Monte Roraima Sorrindo E se eu quiser pular Eu vou pular sorrindo Vou rir Até o Piauí me engolir E no Pará meu riso é roxo de açaí Vou boiar no Xingu de boca aberta E vou rir Até cair o elevador Lacerda Eu vou te dar motivos pra sorrir Mas pra isso, não minto Eu vou ter que mentir x2 Vou rir até uma Sucuri me engolir Se perguntar por mim, Diz que eu virei Quati ENGLISH: I’m going to cross Eixão Smiling Try to hit’n run me! I’ll dodge it smiling I’m gonna plunder Liberty Square Smiling And if the cops get me They’ll arrest me smiling I’m gonna explode Maracanã Stadium Smiling And if you don’t like that Well, don’t like it smiling I’m gonna climb Mt. Roraima (on foot!) And smiling And If I wish to jump I’m gonna jump smiling I’m going to laugh Until Piauí eats me And when I’m at Pará My smile is Açaí purple I’m gonna float on the Xingu river With my mouth open And I’m gonna laugh Until the Lacerda lift falls I’m gonna give you reasons to smile But I can’t lie to you: I’ll have to lie I’m going to laugh Until a sucuri eats me If someone asks for me Say that I’m a Coati

about

October 9, 2020: Pedroso & Pedrosa are Rafael de Toledo Pedroso (they/them, he/him) and Pedro Pedrosa (he/him) and are from Paraná and Rio de Janeiro. Procuram Quati (Searching Coati in its literal translation) is the first album from the duo Pedroso & Pedrosa, a genre-defying work that fuses elements of popular Brazilian music with avant-garde electronic experimentation. The album follows a loose narrative from night to day as the duo search for the local animal known as the Coati.  Procuram Quati combines a blending of rhythms and lyrics in their own unique way while painting a colorful and mournful landscape filled with tales of blind optimism and futuristic Brazilian atmospheres.

And the journey ends here. Pedroso & Pedrosa (weird Brazilian duo) finally grabbed the Quati (Coati) by its tail and then—

They released their first album. Welcome to Procuram Quati (Searching Coati, literal translation);

Procuram Quati has different rhythms, genres and it never stays put, always looking out for the Quati. The duo goes on a colorful and mournful journey singing tales about blind optimism while fusing experimental electronic music with popular Brazilian sounds. An authentic instrumentation takes care of the atmosphere filled with synthesizers, ukuleles, bongos, congas, recorders, turntables and more.

The album follows a very loose narrative from night to day, searching the Quati everywhere they could. The duo focused on different methods for each song resulting in them sounding unique and diverse. Each track ends up being its own universe.

Pedroso & Pedrosa are Pedro Pedrosa and Rafael de Toledo Pedroso, two Brazilian friends that met in 2007. They reconnected in 2020 and formed the Pedroso & Pedrosa duo and also started a radio show that is currently broadcasted by Radio On Berlin. In addition, they started producing this album, as well as other music, and are currently still searching for the Coati. I mean Quati. Have you seen it?''    

Artist receives 75% of all proceeds of digital only sales. The remaining 25% supports Grimalkin's label and mutual aid fund and helps us towards sustaining our work.

Tapes proceeds go to ANF (Agência de Notícias das Favelas). ANF is an independent news vehicle that was turned into an NGO that produces newspapers, events and other cultural products made exclusively by people that live in favelas. The people who live there rely mainly on their weekly newspaper A Voz da Favela (the Voice of the Favela), which is sold on the streets by an open price (you can pay what you want). P&P feel it's an important organization because the biggest corporation Brazilian News Agency are very conservative and with ideals based on many kinds of racial and social discrimination. It's very difficult for an independent newspaper to reach as many people as 'A Voz da Favela' does, and ANF helps spread the word about what happens in these places from the perspective of those who live there.The newspaper itself is sold mainly in Rio de Janeiro, but the online version has collaborators from other favelas from other states. And now, with the pandemic, they can't sell their newspaper on the streets anymore and are in dire need of donations. 
www.anf.org.br

Lathe proceeds go back to our label and mutual aid fund.

credits

released October 9, 2020

1. Maus Lencóis (Pedro Pedrosa)
Pedrosa: Vocals, Alto Recorder, Soprano Recorder, Ukulele and Collage
Pedroso: Keyboard, Monotron, Drum Machine and Voice

2. Luar (Rafael de Toledo Pedroso)
Pedroso: Synth, Bass and Percussion
Pedrosa: Some Crazy Stuff

3. Três Anos (Rafael de Toledo Pedroso)
Pedroso: Lyrics
Pedrosa: Vocals, Synth and Ukulele 

4. O Rei e Eu (Rafael de Toledo Pedroso)
Pedroso: Turntables, Drum Machine & Collage Work
Pedrosa: Vocals, Soprano Recorder

5. Seis Badaladas (Pedro Pedrosa & Rafael de Toledo Pedroso)
Pedrosa: Midi Organ, Drum Machine, Midi Trumpet and Midi Bass
Pedroso: Collage Work, Drum Machine, Synth and Final Mix

6. As Coisas Foram Longe Demais Freestyle (Rafael de Toledo Pedroso)
Pedroso: Freestyle
Pedrosa: Drum Machine, Bass, Strings (midi) and Collage Work

7. Solar (Pedro Pedrosa & Rafael de Toledo Pedroso)
Pedroso: Synth and Percussion
Pedrosa: Strings Foley, Collage Work and that Nice Boat Horn

8. Sorrindo (Pedro Pedrosa)
Pedrosa: Vocals, Soprano Recorder, Alto Recorder, Ukulele and Collage
Pedroso: Percussion and Distortion

All tracks were mixed by Pedroso & Pedrosa
All tracks were mastered by Rafael de Toledo Pedroso
Artwork and designs by Maicon Rugeri and Pedroso & Pedrosa
The album was finished at Madfoxxxsounds in Ponta Grossa, Brasil.
pedrosopedrosa.bandcamp.com

Pedroso and Pedrosa wanna thank all these lovely people that helped us to keep our sanity intact (sort of) during the process of making this Record:

João Victor Burton, Carol Simionato, Quito Pedrosa, Clive Williams, Maicon Rugeri, Antônio Martins, Fábio Ataliba, Juliana Thiré, Diogo Tabanez, Rinus Von Alebeek,  Eduardo Camargo & Paula Toledo    

Huge thanks to Truck and Secret Wine Press for premiering this album for us: secretwinepress.com/album-review-procuram-quati

Huge thanks to Ryan and Pastel Wasteland for premiering the first single and video for Maus Lençóis and the pre-order:
pastelwasteland.com/music/pedroso-pedrosa-maus-lencois-premiere-%f0%9f%87%a7%f0%9f%87%b7/

Huge thanks to Louis and MEFD for including this release in their best of weekly round up: www.mesenceintesfontdefaut.com/2020/10/11/coups-de-coeur-11octobre/

Huge thanks to Tyler and Cat Scratch Vinyl for this kind review: www.catscratchvinyl.com/pedroso-pedrosa-procuram-quati-album-review/

Huge thanks to Yeah I Know It Sucks for this kind review: yeahiknowitsucks.wordpress.com/2020/10/14/pedroso-pedrosa-procuram-quati/

Huge thanks to Audrey and Slug Mag for this very kind review: www.slugmag.com/music/reviews-music/national-music-reviews/pedroso-pedrosa-procuram-quati/

Huge thanks to Joe Osborne at Sounds and Colours for covering this album and doing an interview with P&P: soundsandcolours.com/articles/brazil/pedroso-pedrosa-searching-for-a-new-language-55667/

Huge thanks to Grandma Sophia's Cookies for including this album in their best 100 albums of 2020 at #11 with many other great releases:
grandmasophiascookies.com/2021/01/04/gscs-top-100-albums-of-2020/

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