BIKE
One of the best psychedelic acts in Brazil.
BIKE (BR)
The Brazilian Psychedelic band BIKE released a new album on May 05th, "Arte Bruta" which is the fifth album “Arte Bruta”, via Before Sunrise Records.
BIKE new album is getting a lot of praise around the globe, including great support from Anton Newcombe, leader of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and a lot of press vehicles.
Listen below!!
BIO
From promise to reality, BIKE climbed all the ladders within the Brazilian underground. Establishing itself as one of the great bands of Brazilian neo-psychedelia and releasing records with different aesthetics and strategies. 1943 (2015) and Em Busca da Viagem Eterna (2017) bringing the frying and youthful spirit to the epidermis; already in Their Shamanic Majesties Third Request (2018) the approach with references from northeastern psychedelia was more latent, a rhythmic record and showing more about where there is firepower, calmness can also coexist. But it was with Quarto Templo (2019) which had a dynamic of launches spread across rooms that the approach to the foreign market and consolidation came. Having caught the attention of none other than producer Danger Mouse, famous for his extensive research into music beyond the mainstream (see their wonderful playlist).
NEW MUSIC
The pandemic period also coincided with the production of what would be São Paulo's fifth studio album, Arte Bruta. The first seasonings arrived with the new sensory and very psychedelic singles "O Torto Santo", "Filha do Vento" and "Santa Cabeça", which were released by Before Sunrise Records. A trail that grows little by little amidst distortions and the search for infinity after a period when seeing any kind of light was something that seemed to live only in a dream.
This whole spectrum of colors ends up reverberating in a band that has an atmosphere that isn't just psychedelia but that comes close to the dissonance of post-punk and the freedom of jazz. Emancipating from the currents of the past in search of self-knowledge ends up being the song's keynote.
BIKE at SXSW (Austin, TX)
Brazilian psychedelic act BIKE performed memorable 14 concerts at SXSW 2023, with a great highlight to their performance at Radio Day Stage, presented by El Sonido/KEXP. Also, their concerts at Meanwhile Brewery, 13th Floor Bar, Spokesman Coffee, Viajero Fest, The Electric Church, and Sahara Lounge can be highlighted.
BIKE at Treefort Music Fest (Boise, ID)
BIKE also had a great spotlight on the emergent and amazing music festival Treefort Music Fest, in Boise, Idaho. The Brazilian psychedelic band made a great buzz in Boise, performing 02 crowded official concerts (Neurolux and Old Greyhound Bus Station) and a Live session at Rádio Boise.
BIKE at KEXP (Seattle, WA)
After Boise, BIKE traveled to Seattle to record a live session at the cult radio KEXP. BIKE's Live Session was hosted by the incredible Cheryl Waters and recorded on March, 30th, 2023. The band performed 04 songs, two of them extracted from their new album “Arte Bruta”, scheduled to be released on May 5th, via Before Sunrise Records.
“Swirling dream of ecstasy” DJ Cheryl Waters
Tour Dates
“Arte Bruta", the new album is already released, via Before Sunrise Records and BIKE Records. Their New Tour ARTE BRUTA is Open Now!! Send us a message and book BIKE at your music festival or venue.
BIKE pictured by Charles Holt.
Poster Art by Juli Ribeiro.
Arte Bruta - EU/UK tour 2024
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31.05 - Winterthur - CH @gaswerk_kulturzentrum
01.06 - Cigole - IT @aforestfestival
02.06 - Rimini - IT @esperanto_bistro
04.06 - Como - IT CaFranca
05.06 - Bern - CH @cafe_kairo_bern
07.06 - Krakow - PL @alchemiakrakow
11.06 - Berlin - DE @kulturhausinselberlin
12.06 - Dresden - DE @ostpol_dresden
13.06 - Viechtach - DE Altes Spital
14.06 - Gottingen - DE @goodgood_festival
15.06 - Offenbach - DE @hafen2.offenbach
19.06 - London - UK @strongroombarshoreditch
20.06 - Rouen - FR @le3pieces
21.06 - Tours - FR @le_super_9
22.06 - Paris - FR @lamecaniqueondulatoire
25.06 - Oviedo - ES @chigreculturallatadezinc
26.06 - Cambados - ES @salakrazzykray
27.06 - Porto - PT @ferro.bar
28.06 - Madrid - ES @elperroclubmad
More dates to be announced
Art by @_hellojuli
Tour powered by @brainproductions @annibalebooking @lanovenaescena
Videos
Check below some recent Live Sessions extracted from the last albums produced by BIKE.