Guapo take the spirit of classic progressive rock and create truly modern music of depth, intelligence and skill. Five suns is guapos most apocalyptic and dynamically accomplished work to date, bringing a. The five suns makes use of vintage equipment such as fender rhodes, mellotron, moogs and gongs to. Rage against the machine refers to intercultural violence as the fifth sunset in their song people of the sun, on the album evil empire. Perhaps if yours truly found himself at home in the unwelcoming realms of charon, feasted upon the blood of his enemies, and had the unfortunate curse of having a bad trip about every, oh, two minutes, guapo s latest outing could be considered a quintuple arrangement of lifegiving stars. X by schnellertollermeier, released 20 january 2015 1. Five suns simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dec 18, 2008 guapo 10 hard rock 39 hardcore 8 heavy metal 11 hieronymus bosch 1 impellitteri 10 industrial 3 instrumental 73 into eternity 1 intronaut 2 ion dissonance 2 iron maiden 2 jason becker 4 jethro tull 1 jimi hendrix 1 job for a cowboy 2 joe satriani 2 john oreilly 1 kiko loureiro 2 lamb of god 5 marty. Guapo is a british trio that plays an intense music that straddles the boundaries of progressive, noise, minimalism and avantrock. Sure, the influences of guapo might be fairly typical for rio bands magma, the mid1970s incarnation of king crimson and univers zero but its the way they bring these influences together on five suns which makes it such a fun trip. This is a dramatic and dynamic release that i feel certain will impress a large number of people. Three suns appear in the sky due to mindblowing and super rare natural phenomenon. Every record takes on new musical hues and offers disparate ideas and perspectives.
Rem genre progressive rock rem date 2003 rem discid 720eb608 rem comment exactaudiocopy v0. So, i was very surprised to learn of this new album on cuneiform. Ive been reminded since that the band was called guapo. The overall sound developed and crystallized in this album is an energetic confluence of presentinspired rio, zheul, modern crimson, experimental jazz and heavyoriented psychedelia. We use cookies for various purposes including analytics and personalized marketing. The version of the myth with nanahuatzin is in the 1996 film, the five suns.
Five suns iii by cuneiform records, released january 2004. The new album by guapo is finally here and thus concludes the recondite triptych they set out to accomplish. British trio guapo appear to have fashioned this album in homage to magma, but also share an affinity for aggressive, nearchaotic expansion. This album finds them following through on the kind of epic constructions that sprung forth. Five suns is an album by progressive rock group guapo released in 2004 track listing. Crystalline ep by five suns, released 29 august 2017 1. Golden fist of hirohito second album from the early incarnation of guapo, prior to the release of five suns on cuneiform and black oni on ipecac. The first sun was tezcatlipoca but he fought with his brother quetzalcoatl and was knocked out of the sky. Chris ayers, exclaim, april 2004 guapo is a british trio dealing in the heavier and darker aspects of prog.
Flux is not uncommon here, every record taking on new musi read more. Featuring art direction, design yukimaro takematsu bass, guitar, electronics matt thompson 2 drums. Five suns is an aztec myth about how the world was created. Guapo obscure knowledge vinyl lp with download card due to size and weight, this price for. Indeed, the bands musical scope had dramatically shifted from a noisy experimental and dissonant quagmire, to a much more palatable zeuhlish post rock from five suns onwards. Featuring art direction, design yukimaro takematsu. The music is an entertaining melange of noise, improv. After a four or five years hiatus, guapo returns with what we could easily call their mk3 era, since osullivan has now left. After having produced one of the most powerful album trilogies in recent times five suns 2003, black oni 2004 and elixirs 2008 in the past few years british outfit guapo seemed to have dropped off the radar. It is primarily derived from the mythological, cosmological and eschatological beliefs and traditions of earlier cultures from central mexico and the mesoamerican region in general. Guapo obscure knowledge live at the lexington youtube. Dec 19, 20 after having produced one of the most powerful album trilogies in recent times five suns 2003, black oni 2004 and elixirs 2008 in the past few years british outfit guapo seemed to have dropped off the radar. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Five suns is guapos most apocalyptic and dynamically accomplished work to date, bringing a new sense of sonic and spatial awareness to the bands trademark sensibilities of complex song structures, harmonic atonality and percussive mantras.
C cuneiform records is an independent record label releasing adventurous, boundarybursting music by artists from around the. Guapo, the pilman radiant excerpt from history of the. Wayside music was established in january of 1980 as a mail order operation. It says that there were four other suns before our own, because different gods served as the sun at different times. Indeed, the bands musical scope had dramatically shifted from a noisy experimental and dissonant quagmire, to a much more palatable. Jan 01, 2003 coincidentally enough, five suns is an album that is highly occupied by a fender rhodes and many layers of reverberating drones. By continuing to use the service, you agree to our use of cookies as described in the cookie policy. The guapo album elixirs concludes a recondite trilogy of recordings initiated by five suns 2003 and black oni 2004, which has been referred to as the empire strikes back record.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. On five suns opening fortyseven minute title trackthere are some catchy riffs and melodiesand some gritty sonic passages. History of the visitation by guapo, released 29 january 20 1. Three years have passed since black oni ipecac records. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The gardenia project collective recommended for you. Includes unlimited streaming of five suns via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more.
The legend of the five suns describes the birth of 5 different worlds. So, when i heard the first few moments of five suns, the most recent release from guapo, you could say i was pretty happy. History of the visitation is the ninth album from the forwardlooking foursome. Five suns is the album in which the guys of guapo could decidedly assert that they had accomplished their own voice in contemporary avantprog. Gutar guapo delivers an intense and intriguing experience. I said best to forget about them anyway, despite a number of records on release, their thrashspeedpunkmetal was a bit of a comedown after what wed had before. Similar to guapofive suns also on cuneiform records. Stream tracks and playlists from hbm guapo on your desktop or mobile device. The humans of this age were all eaten by tezcatlipocas jaguars. The new album will see a return to the long form composition of five suns and black oni while covering much ground previously unexplored by the group. Download jose guapos new 7track mixtape views from the 3.
Iridescent five suns is a producer coming out of the far reaches of venus creating music simply from a different dimension. History of the visitation, by guapo cuneiform records. Information and translations of guapo in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on. Karaoke channel love runs out in the style of onerepublic karaoke version single music mp3 album at cd universe, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. Five suns is guapos most apocalyptic and dynamically accomplished work to. Guapo wish daniel o sullivan all the best with the many projects he is involved with.
Multiinstrumentalist daniel osullivans departure following the release of elixirs which had been recorded as a duo by osullivan and drummer david j. Jose guapo takes on pop smokes megahit, dior for his latest guapmix. Guapo elixirs album gasket progressive rock, png, 600x600px. Coincidentally enough, five suns is an album that is highly occupied by a fender rhodes and many layers of reverberating drones. Rooms within rooms third album from the early incarnation of guapo, prior to the release of five suns on cuneiform and black oni on ipecac. Five suns is an album by progressive rock group guapo released in 2004. Movement sun, which exists today, has the day sign 4 movement, and this sun is the fifth sun that there is. The term five suns in the context of creation myths, describes the doctrine of the aztec and other nahua peoples in which the present world was preceded by four other cycles of creation and destruction. Five suns iii by guapo from the album five suns, released by cuneiform records. Cover art and high res images available below for download.
The five suns makes use of vintage equipment such as fender rhodes, mellotron, moogs and gongs to create a coloursaturated patchwork of epic. Jose guapo is one of the more promising signees to migos qc the label, and today. For over 35 years, we have been dealing in avant, experimental, offbeat, progressive and rehearsal intensive rock, jazz, and contemporary music as well as many other undefinable musics from across the globe. Apr 05, 20 five suns iii by guapo from the album five suns, released by cuneiform records. Guapo are pure architects and five suns is their antirock. Karaoke channel love runs out in the style of onerepublic. Jun 16, 2015 karaoke channel love runs out in the style of onerepublic karaoke version single music mp3 album at cd universe, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. Stream guapo, the pilman radiant excerpt from history of the visitation cuneiform records by cuneiform records from desktop or your mobile device. Yes, they have simularities to magma but they also would fit in well backing bands like mars volta. They say the sun that exists today was born in reed 751, and it was then that light came, and it dawned. Hirohito is the second fulllength album from guapo, and the first as a duo of matt thompson samplerguitar and dave smith drums, with special guest caroline kraabel on saxophone. The aztecs believed that the world was created through the sacrifice of a god. A special tribute to pink floyd 2002 a n o n n y m u s. Three suns appear in the sky due to mindblowing and super.
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