?lga

葡萄牙后搖樂隊。
In some situations it is necessary to take a step back, or even stop, in order to assimilate all the knowledge acquired and then move on. In some cases the disappearance of something is directly connected to the birth of another. Sometime during 2001 ?lga were born, out of the ashes of Freud’s Quest, but it was during 2004 that the first signs of their existence became evident, by means of an eponymous EP that granted them comparisons (not totally discarded) to bands within the post-rock genre. Following the departure of cello player Rodrigo Filipe (right after the EP was launched), the promotional gigs showed an already more experimental and loose band, qualities that would become materialized more solidly in “What is”, with a glance to the future. In fact, “What is” sees ?lga treading a path of their own, distancing themselves progressively from the post-rock label and approaching fields associated with krautrock, experimentalism and psychedelia. “What is” is a record that lives from its details, from the percussive elements, from the directions it leads and the changes that occur along the way, from the instinctive discoveries of distant spaces and territories, from the sample uses, the delicacy and the exploring of simplicity and abstraction; with its transparent landscapes and galloping percussion, it is one of the most evident examples of a self imposed aim that is achieved: the one of affirmation of a personality that is with each step more singular and unique.