Dialeto - Will Exist Forever (2008)

Y seguimos con lo mejor de Brasil y vamos a retomar con los Dialeto, una buena banda que merece ser escuchada, cono una gran musicalidad que los ha llevado a tocar con algunos de los más grandes a lo largo de su extensa carrera. Un power trío que canta en inglés y donde, básicamente, despliegan un original estilo como de un King Crimson con anfetaminas, más duro y enérgico, y además con influencias de música oriental (con temas inspirados en música tradicional de Pakistán y Afganistán), más la confluencia de jazz-rock, psicodelia de tendencia dura y fusión contemporánea, todo desplegado en este disco, el segundo de su carrera, que iremos revisando mientras la reconocemos como una gran agrupación que vale la pena escuchar y disfrutar, así que ojo al piojo. Yo se las recomiendo, incluso los músicos les regalan este extraordinario disco, ustedes verán.

 

Artista: Dialeto
Álbum: Will exist forever
Año: 2008
Género: Heavy Prog / Rock progresivo
Duración: 42:56
Nacionalidad: Brasil

 

Otra buena banda latinoamericana, con muy buena calidad y casi desconocida. Power trío brasilero con líricas en inglés (en su mayoría), este es otro grupo que luego de mucho tiempo sin actividad, resolvieron volver a juntarse para reavivar el fuego progresivo y grabar un nuevo disco (la banda se formó en 1987, graban su primer álbum en 1991 y en el 2008 presentan su segundo disco). Básicamente, su estilo es el de un King Crimson más duro y enérgico, influencias de música oriental (con temas inspirados en música tradicional de Pakistán y Afganistán) que el y canciones cortas que en su mayoría sobrepasan apenas los 3 minutos. Este es un álbum interesante para cualquier amante de la música progresiva, y es de esperar que habrá más por venir de Dialeto en un futuro no muy lejano. Aunque debo reconocer que en general no ofrecen nada nuevo, el disco no tiene demasiadas variaciones, es un buen álbum que le agradará a la mayoría de los progheads, porque el grupo parece saber lo que está haciendo, y son buenos músicos con muy buena sintonía y haciendo lo que les gusta. Puede que no sea el sonido más técnicamente perfecto en el planeta, pero es muy agradable. Si a alguien le gusta el lado hard del progresivo, onda Deep Purple o Huriah Heep, Dialeto sin duda le será un placer progresivo.

Y cierro con un par de comentarios en inglés que ilustran un poco más todo esto.

Dialeto seems to follow the blueprint of 80’s King Crimson of keeping the tracks short and to the point. Their debut CD, Will Exist Forever mixes sounds of King Crimson, Black Sabbath along with a Middle-Eastern vibe. This album contains re-workings of songs from as early as 1991. The band is a trio that consists of Nelson Coelho (vocals/guitars), Miguel Angel (drums/vocals) and Andrei Ivanovic (bass). (Andrei is the only one in a band I herd of before, called O Terco.) They have been around since the late 80’s so they have undoubtedly refined their sound. The proof is on this album. Some of my favorites on this album are, “Mme. Blavasky”, “Existence” (This is where the title Will Exist Forever comes from) and “Seven Drunks”. All of these songs sums up the Dialeto “signature” sound, which is equal parts quirky, fun, complex and bombastic. The album is very nicely packaged in a Mini-LP sleeve, which gives the album some uniqueness. They should appeal to a lot of progressive rock fans as well as the aforementioned bands. It took me several listens to fully appreciate the beauty of Dialeto’s music. I can’t wait to hear more. This one of those albums that sadly aren’t talked about much in the progressive rock forums online but should. A recommended purchase especially to the true music connoisseur!!

Ron Fuchs

Were the 80s carnation of King Crimson for some reason to be stranded in the middle east, I would imagine that their albums would have come out sounding a little like this. Will Exist Forever is the debut effort from this Brazilian band that shows a lot of promise thanks to their unique blend of styles that combines to make some very enjoyable heavy progressive music. One of the band's greatest strengths is simply that uniqueness, and even though comparisons can be drawn and influences can be picked out - this is probably mostly unlike anything you've ever heard before. While the band may not have any 'epics' or 'concepts' to make the album into some kind of crazy 70s throwback album that will make prog fans rejoice and others call it retro, there's no doubt that this is what you would call 'progressive'. One of the crazy things about some prog fans is that they will simply start off on the wrong foot with an album if they don't see a 16-minute long song on it, and while this isn't true about every album, you - the reader - must admit that you've done that at least once. Looking at the track listing for the album you can see that the lengthiest track runs a mere 5-minutes. A bad thing? Not at all! Another one of Dialeto's greatest strengths is that they're able to make a lot with a little, develop songs in a short amount of time and use interesting elements that are done and over with before they become tiresome. Between the heavy and eastern instrumental sections and the quirky vocals, there's a lot to like about the individual songs. While there are a couple of standouts among the album, the thing just works so well on the whole with all the songs flowing together. What's nice is that you can go from a serious and strange song such as Anger where the vocals turn into a strange mantra to a pseudo-instrumental with a high degree of quirk and melodic laughing that sounds like it could be coming from a pirate bar in Seven Drunks before the band rocks your brains out with some heavy riffs and magnificent soloing. Other standouts on the album include the song that brings the band closest to being called Discipline Krimson MK II in the form of the quirky Animal and the absolutely killer title track which is probably the best among all the tracks, Existence. This is where it all comes together for the band, and while the rest of the album is certainly impressive, this is the song that hits the nail on the head in terms of style and substance. It's also probably the darkest song on the album, although knowing the band's somewhat twisted sense of humor, this song probably has some kind of meaning behind it. Wrap it all up in a very nice Mini-LP sleeve with some post rockish pictures of the band on the gatefold and you've got yourself quite a package. Dialeto may be a new band on the scene, but they've already found their sound (probably because while they may be ''new'', they actually have been around for quite some time), and it should appeal to a lot of progressive fans. If you're looking something with an eastern groove that has some demanding moments and others that you can simply zone out to then this may a perfect fit for you. Definitely a band to check out and keep an eye on, this one is getting 4 stars out of 5! An excellent addition to any progger's library, assuming you know how to rock out to an eastern King Crimson in odd time signatures.

Mike Sharkz

 

Lo podés escuchar y descargar en su espacio en Bandcamp:
https://dialeto.bandcamp.com/album/will-exist-forever

 

Lista de Temas:
1. Vermelha
2. Mme. Blavatsky
3. Existence
4. Enigma
5. Animal
6. Anger
7. Seven Drunks
8. Misty Queen
9. Gunga Din
10. Just for Free (bonus track)
11. Animal (portuguese - bonus track)

Alineación:
- Andrei Ivanovic / fretless bass
- Miguel Angel / drums, backing vocals
- Nelson Coelho / guitar, vocals, scratching violins