Prensado by Gloios

For fans of Sigur Ros, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Ze Ramalho, Brazilian samba, and the radical liberation of hitting rock bottom, Prensado by Gloios overcomes guilt, loss, and oppression through a spiritual revolution enabled by a brand of post rock packed with subtle references to local musical traditions. Set against the damp, stagnant air of Sao Paulo, aesthetic darkness descends upon the scene anchored by ominous field recordings, spidery guitar licks, and distant production techniques. Amid great personal tragedy and an unpromising material reality, our character in this sprawling rock opera searches desperately for diamonds in the rough, a long, arduous process resulting in these subtle dynamic instrumental swells. When we reach our destination, we still breathe the polluted air of the city and stand among the rubble of our loss, but our life-affirming decision to continue leaves us irreversibly changed on a deeply spiritual level. Though our song remains recognizable at both the beginning and end, our persistence rewards us with the emergence of a triumphal tone, a confirmation that by losing everything we have gained our own future.