Ioannis Valiakos
Named after the fruit Pitaya with it’s scale-like skin, “Dragonfruit” is the new album by Plastic Woods from Andalucia, Spain. Following their debut “Icarus” album of 2019, “Dragonfruit” is a rich palette of progressive stoner rock sounds that hops across decades and genres with remarkable dexterity, demonstrating the band’s musicianship and crafting a unique sound. Read the full review on Desert Vulture: desertvulture.com/2021/12/18/plastic-woods-dragonfruit-multiple-labFavorite track: Sulayr.
bmurator
Progressive / Psychedelic Rock. This is great for those lazy afternoons (in my case most of them!) with a nice cool drink. Plus the Flamenco guitar & transverse flute & sax & trumpet mean I was completely & utterly sold even before I started listening to it... :) Highly recommended!
Favorite track: Sulayr.
elementus musicalis
Amazing album. Love that arabian scales on track 2, rhythm and tempo change on track 3, violin 🎻 on track 4, flute and measure changing 3/4 to 4/4 on track 6 and again the Arabian influences and a great flamenco guitar solo at the end; all tracks are surprising. Thank you 🙂🎧🤘
Favorite track: Sulayr.
Have you heard the silence?
Have you been invaded?
By the solitude of gods
Everyone get closer,
pop into the border,
listen to the big one call!
Have you been awakened?
Or have you been mistaken?
by the authorities of love
Believing in conscience,
taking it for granted,
lost us in this big big Hole.
Have you seen the darkness turn into a spirit howl?
Have you been invaded by solitudes of god?
We have heard the corners of our minds
Dragon Fruit has come for us to find.
Turn on, tune in, drop out! Welcome to Dragonfruit, a new journey designed by Plastic Woods to attract, shock, vibrate and stroke the listener through six songs that explore different genres in a lunatic, cosmic dance. Edited by some of the most important underground national and european alternative rock labels (Spinda Records, The Braves Records, Discos Macarras, Violence in the Veins, Quebranta Records and Gato Encerrado Records), this album becomes an intention statement. Having developed themselves as a band, Plastic Woods redefines its sound and takes a step forward, creating a piece of work that explores new territories in an unique way.
Dragonfruit has been conjured by:
Javier Rubio Arrabal – Drums, percussion
Antonio Pérez Muriel – Bass guitar, multiple arrangements
Jesús de la Torre Sánchez – Guitars, vocal, transverse flute
The chaotic times we are living inspire this three musicians to push their personality as a band. Thought to take the best of each style involved, the album takes the best from each planetary system they visit. Classic psychedelia renovates itself as Dragonfruit travels around some of the extreme situations lived, personally and colectively, on these late times. This is an album that brings both dreams and nightmares to life, reflecting on a wide range of emotions and topics. Ranging from naive and introspection to political and social complaint, each song tells its own story, in a delirious an poethic way. Plastic Woods offers a piece of work that will engage with different kind of audiences, no matter if they are into progressive music or want something different to get their ears on. This album is a puzzle to be solved, and every clue, every listen, makes it wider and more profound.
Dragonfruit comes out on December 3th, on vinyl edition, digipack and digital platforms.
Starring:
Antonio Campos del Pino - Flamenco guitar, palmas, jaleos
Irene Veredas - Violin
Miguel Ángel Robles Urquiza - Trumpet
Carlos Mesa García - Sax
Isaac Pascual Godoy - Piano, synth
Music composed by Plastic Woods
Lyrics by Jesús de la Torre
Artwork by Fernando Luque Cuesta
Design & final layout by Julia Afán
Recorded and mixed by Jesús Gómez Moreno and Guillermo Ruiz Ravira at Green Cross Studio (Málaga)
Mastered by Mario G. Alberni at Kadifornia Mastering.
(C) 2021, Plastic Woods (P) 2021, The Braves Records, Spinda Records, Discos Macarras, Quebranta Records, Gato Encerrado Records & Violence In The Veins.
All rights reserved. Unauthorised copying, reproduction, hiring, lending, public performance and broadcasting prohibited.
Merci Déhà for the download code. Lots of bands use these ingredients – pretty female vocals over doomy guitars always sounds good, but usually that's where the ideas run out. That isn't the case here. Each song is packed with ideas and evolutions, genres and references it's boring to list but not at all to listen to. A pleasure to have been introduced to this. Luke
Have only listened to the first three tracks so far. Somehow the indie/grunge/funereal/doom elements meld together well. Well worth a listen! 😁
Update - couldn't stop listening. No weak tracks. Music that won't stand still, but holds up well throughout. My favourite non-electronic release for some time. Thanks so much for the code! 😎 Rinchen Choesang
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