Lisbon, Portugal is famous for tiled streets and azure ocean views. Local trio MAQUINA. contrasts the city’s sun-streaked facade with a visceral fusion of krautrock, industrial, and dance.
Since their 2023 debut, DIRTY TRACKS FOR CLUBBING, the project of Halison Peres, ​José “Mendy” Rego, and João ​Cavalheiro, has become an energetic fixture of the European festival circuit. Thumping grooves and fuzzy bass lay a firm backbone for Peres’s shouted vocals. The result exists in surging motion, tailored to leathery dive bars and warehouse debauchery.
If MAQUINA.’s prior releases prominently featured improvisation and jamming, with cuts often exceeding 10 minutes, BODY TRANSMISSION is heavy on stark contrasts, tight…

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