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Emerging from the DIY scene of São Paulo, RAKTA are a genre-bending group of experimentalist musicians building proggy psychedelic expanses of sound for over a decade. Consisting of Carla Boregas on bass and electronics, Paula Rebellato on vocals and synths, and Maurício Takara on drums and electronics, RAKTA draw listeners into a captivating world of noise and melody and rhythm through their energetic and atmospheric live performances. Somewhere between kraut-rock spiritualism, post-punk grittiness, and cinematic giallo horror funkiness, RAKTA create cacophonous and bristling compositions that are as unpredictable as they are engaging. As Rebellato howls and sings and screams, RAKTA's music always borders on fully devolving into chaos, yet they are constantly reined in and kept under control by these masterful musicians – just about.
The Brazilian duo DEAFKIDS returns with a vital and combustive new album, CICATRIZES DO FUTURO (SCARS OF THE FUTURE). This nine-track sonic assault forges a path beyond the conventions and boundaries of static musical genres. Here, electronic fury and feverish organic percussion collide with a relentless Latin American punk spirit. CICATRIZES DO FUTURO is the band's first non-collaborative full length since 2019's Metaprogramação, and will be available on LP, CD and Digital formats via Neurot Recordings on 29th May 2026.
Imbued with a frantic Afro-Latin pulse, lead single "CICATRIZES" (SCARS) is available to listen to today and features a dirty, danceable and sweat-soaked intersection between raw punk and clave-led Afro-Cuban music, with a futuristic approach and bloodshot eyes. Heavy pulsating 808 bass drums hit hard as a characteristic D-beat foundation for Sarine's ultrafast percussion played in the Guaguancó rhythm, driving a relentless Acid-House bassline and fuzzed walls of guitar riffs while processed vocals screams in absolute madness.
