Byron Coley, US
"Sweet live album by this brazilian trio who combine '70s UK thug rock, spacemen 3/vu drones, and their own special style of raunch into an addictively filthy brew"
"Sweet live album by this brazilian trio who combine '70s UK thug rock, spacemen 3/vu drones, and their own special style of raunch into an addictively filthy brew"
JR Moores, The Quietus
The future of Brazil
The future of Brazil
Nathan Rose, POW MAGAZINE
A Hypnotic Live Trip Through Fuzz-Fueled Psychedelia
A Hypnotic Live Trip Through Fuzz-Fueled Psychedelia
Matthew Williams, the sleeping shaman
The album is a transcendental psychedelic sonic assault on your mind, body and soul, full of strikingly well-crafted songs that address the destructive powers that exist and give hope for the next generation.
The album is a transcendental psychedelic sonic assault on your mind, body and soul, full of strikingly well-crafted songs that address the destructive powers that exist and give hope for the next generation.
Tim Farrell, Dystopian bebop
an absolutely BLISTERINGLY live performance by Firefriend. At points, it
an absolutely BLISTERINGLY live performance by Firefriend. At points, it
J.Wasko, The Ominous Drone
Focusing mainly on heavier tracks here, the trio is in top form with loads of grit and angst, representing some of the despair they experience and witness in their home city of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Focusing mainly on heavier tracks here, the trio is in top form with loads of grit and angst, representing some of the despair they experience and witness in their home city of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Thomas Murphy, Queen City Sounds (Denver CO)
This is explicitly anti-fascist, anti-authoritarian rock music the way maybe MC5 would have been in another era or even the way Os Mutantes was from the same city and country in offering a strong, creative, cultural alternative to mainstream culture and built into the music is a transport outside of standard consciousness as well and in that way definitely modern revolution rock.
This is explicitly anti-fascist, anti-authoritarian rock music the way maybe MC5 would have been in another era or even the way Os Mutantes was from the same city and country in offering a strong, creative, cultural alternative to mainstream culture and built into the music is a transport outside of standard consciousness as well and in that way definitely modern revolution rock.
Marxalot, The Junkie Cosmonaut
Slow-rolling psych-punk, coming on like it was set up in 45RPM but intended to be played back at 33.3
Slow-rolling psych-punk, coming on like it was set up in 45RPM but intended to be played back at 33.3
Adam Dew Hammond, Isolation Records
It is a record that ably captures the zeitgeist of the times and one that will have your brain in a whirl
It is a record that ably captures the zeitgeist of the times and one that will have your brain in a whirl
Jasper Hesselink, Weirdo Shrine
I have never been on horse tranquillizers, or anything heavily sedating the senses, but I feel Firefriend have.
I have never been on horse tranquillizers, or anything heavily sedating the senses, but I feel Firefriend have.
Reverb is for lovers, Germany
D
D
J.WASCO, THE OMINOUS DRONE
I don
I don
Guilherme Guio, Road to Cydonia
Decreation Facts
Decreation Facts
Adam Dew Hammond, Isolation Records
There is certainly a lot of love for them in the UK and this release is going to do nothing but bolster that enthusiasm as these ten songs over forty-five minutes are some of their darkest, strongest and most memorable to date.
There is certainly a lot of love for them in the UK and this release is going to do nothing but bolster that enthusiasm as these ten songs over forty-five minutes are some of their darkest, strongest and most memorable to date.
Gannon, SIC Magazine
The band have long had a combustible way of making their point heard, and Dead Icons pours petrol on the embers of their back-catalogue while conflating many of the best guitar records in history with reverential glee. Sit back and watch them burn.
The band have long had a combustible way of making their point heard, and Dead Icons pours petrol on the embers of their back-catalogue while conflating many of the best guitar records in history with reverential glee. Sit back and watch them burn.
Danzog, Australia
S
S
Maxwell Seeman, THE SLEEPING SHAMAN
Dead Icons is an achievement of great proportions. We
Dead Icons is an achievement of great proportions. We
JJ Koczan, The Obelisk
Dead Icons is the sixth full-length from Brazilian psychedelic outfit Firefriend
Dead Icons is the sixth full-length from Brazilian psychedelic outfit Firefriend
Jeff Penczak, It
Dead Icons continues their psychedelic assault on the senses like a midnight raid on a pantry full of fuzz boxes, swarming electronics and room-swirling vibrations.
Dead Icons continues their psychedelic assault on the senses like a midnight raid on a pantry full of fuzz boxes, swarming electronics and room-swirling vibrations.
J.Wasko, The Ominous Drone
Another classic Firefriend LP. They don
Another classic Firefriend LP. They don
The Psych Rock, San Francisco
The sound quality on this album is very good the mix has warm tones and clear isolation of the various instruments. Each musicians performance it strong and the overall effect is highly inspired.
The sound quality on this album is very good the mix has warm tones and clear isolation of the various instruments. Each musicians performance it strong and the overall effect is highly inspired.
Ian Smith, UK
It
It
DuaneO, Southport Vinyl
From the hypnotic opener to the euphoric crescendo of the final track,
From the hypnotic opener to the euphoric crescendo of the final track,
Emiliano D'Aniello, Italy
Il gruppo
Il gruppo
SIC magazine, Brussels/UK/USA
More than deserving of its place deep in rock
More than deserving of its place deep in rock
Primal Music Blog, Ireland
The ever prolific S
The ever prolific S
SIC magazine, Brussels/UK/USA
Lashings of tremulous reverb once more throw up mirages so real you just want to dive right into these oases, but these are both fertile and dark conjurings.
Lashings of tremulous reverb once more throw up mirages so real you just want to dive right into these oases, but these are both fertile and dark conjurings.
Kev Drummond, UK
I need music to fill out the void of existence
I need music to fill out the void of existence
lizsamdog, These Psychedelic Days
From the wreckage and ashes of Brazil, FIREFRIEND returns with a new album to alter reality
From the wreckage and ashes of Brazil, FIREFRIEND returns with a new album to alter reality
Danzog, Australia
At the forefront of this new wave of darkwave psychedelia is this band, from Sao Paulo, Brazil: Firefriend. Formed in 2009, this three- piece continue to go from strength to strength: Each album ofering stronger material than it
At the forefront of this new wave of darkwave psychedelia is this band, from Sao Paulo, Brazil: Firefriend. Formed in 2009, this three- piece continue to go from strength to strength: Each album ofering stronger material than it
Dan Joy, WHEN THE SUN HITS
The sum of these propensities is a wonderful fusion of song and experimentation
The sum of these propensities is a wonderful fusion of song and experimentation
Reverb is for lovers, Germany
Firefriend sind hier sehr spacig unterwegs, driften ab, schrecken aber auch nicht vor unangenehmen Ger
Firefriend sind hier sehr spacig unterwegs, driften ab, schrecken aber auch nicht vor unangenehmen Ger
Emiliano D'Aniello, Italy
Le Crowley, UK
Title track
Title track
Jack Beltane, US
The bass grooves move you along; the drums tell your heart to beat; the guitar-work needles its way into your subconscious and pulls forth demons; and the vocals ease you back to sleep.
The bass grooves move you along; the drums tell your heart to beat; the guitar-work needles its way into your subconscious and pulls forth demons; and the vocals ease you back to sleep.
Emiliano D'Aniello, Italy
Il sound della band
Il sound della band
Simon SixSmith, Netherlands
This is a sweeping, expansive, peyote trip down death valley.
This is a sweeping, expansive, peyote trip down death valley.
Al Schenkel, Brasil
uma fus
uma fus
Linkiesta, Italia
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