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NEW 7″
Morrer Discos
This recording was taken from a tape with a rehearsal for the show at Lira Paulistana, 1985.
Recorded in early 1985 during rehearsals for the bands March show at the Lira Paulistana theater in So Paulo, Ensaio Para o Lira captures Ratos de Poro in a brief transitional period.
After their debut LP Crucificados Pelo Sistema in 1984, the hardcore scene in So Paulo (like the rest of the world) was in crisis: police and gang violence made shows nearly impossible, and many bands either dissolved or moved into metal or alternative rock. Joo Gordo left the band and began hanging out in the citys early underground metal scene, while guitarist Mingau departed for post-punk.
In response, original members Jo and Jab regrouped with drummer Betinho, returning to the 1981/82 lineup and the bands earliest fast, direct hardcore. Jo handles guitar and vocals here. As on 1982s legendary SUB compilation, he delivers a high, sharp, shouted vocal style distinct from Gordos heavier tone on Crucificados. The sound is raw, minimal, and unpolished a clear document of the band rebuilding itself at home in Vila Piau, before the return of Gordo and the development of RDPs later hardcoremetal crossover era.
The EP also includes songs not present on their studio albums, including the blistering Anos 80 and Guerrear, as well as an early version of Condenado, later re-recorded with Gordo for the Ataque Sonoro compilation.
Ensaio Para o Lira remains one of the most raw and honest representations of the early Brazilian hardcore sound that Ratos de Poro helped define. -Pedro Carvalho
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