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With a slight line-up change in the drum department, Rakta tighten up their more tense, soundtrack natured developments alongside their more sparse and vulnerable elegance. They consistently manage to create a tripped-out creep chamber with room to explore as the aura builds to nightmare crescendos juxtaposed with shaking silences. Simultaneously eerie and serene. With each new release, you see more and more of what makes this group so essential in the canon of modern music. Art by André Penteado, Karlla Giratto, and Rakta. Recorded by Fernando Sanchez; Mastered by James Plotkin. Printed inner sleeve inside a heavy-duty reversible cover with a vellum insert; Edition of 400.
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540 052EP
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"Brazil's Rakta unleash two new tracks of eerie and atmospheric post-punk. From the moment the songs start you will find yourself trapped in a cave of beautiful yet haunting tunes. In most cases, people will want to seek a way out; in Rakta's case, you will never want to leave. 'Tudo Que E Solido' is an instant nugget that fits somewhere between Blood and Roses and The Doors. It's driven by the tom-tom work and the insistent and drone-like keyboard work. The track builds and builds into a dark crescendo. On the flip is 'Serpente' -- a six-minute dirge that's part Siouxsie and the Banshees' 'Lord's Prayer' and part 'Ballet Bag' demo era Rubella Ballet. The record comes housed in a beautifully put together booklet sleeve wraparound with printed inner sleeves with art by guitarist Laura Lanca."
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"'This is what a perfect record sounds like. Every time I talk about it I end up sounding like some blubbering idiot. This music is equal parts post-punk, incantation and psych -- hook laden as fuck. Rakta is an all-female band from Sao Paulo, Brazil, that seem to have come from out of nowhere to make most of the current post-punk/anarcho wave completely irrelevant. This is the next level in this style, borrowing elements from all the spooky classics, but adding something so undeniably new and unique that the game is permanently changed. Rakta eliminates all sense of retro-ness to the style and come off like they just now invented the damn thing. The songs create an otherworldly atmosphere while still keeping your feet tapping. It transports you to this weird dimension that feels like it's trying to keep you inside of it forever. It would have been the perfect soundtrack for a Maya Deren film. The record comes with a red-and-black on white poster that only adds to the mysterious bruxa vibes that the music gives. Check out my year-end top ten list in MRR #370 for even more gushing about this record. Highest recommendation!" -- Maximum Rock N Roll. Each copy comes with 1 of 4 different giant 24"x36" silk screened poster.
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