Portugal: Linda Martini (Rock)

Location: Lisboa, Portugal (2003 - present);

Genre: Post-rock;

Current Line-up: André Henriques (guitar, vocals), Pedro Geraldes (guitar), Cláudia Guerreiro (bass), Hélio Morais (drums);

Amor Combate from Olhos de Mongol (2006)

Linda Martini is a post-rock band formed in the suburbs of Lisbon, Portugal in 2003. The first demo was recorded between 2004 and 2005 and. In 2006, they release their first EP, along with their first album Olhos de Mongol. The name of the album means the Mongol look, an expression used by Henry Miller, in one of his novels, to describe the empathy between two strangers that happened to the band itself.

The Mongol look...

“There was something physical, or physiological, or physiognomical at least, which characterized all who belonged to this strange clan. What distinguished them from ‘the rest of humanity’ was the expression about the eyes. It was neither the color, shape or look of the eye; it was the way eyes were set off, or set in, the way they swam in their mysterious sockets.  Veiled ordinarily, in talk these veils peeled off, one after another, until one had the impression of peering into a deep black hole.

            Studying Claude, my gaze came to rest on the two black holes in the center of his eyes. They were fathomless. For a full minute or two not another word was exchanged. Neither of us felt embarrassed or uncomfortable. We simply stared at each other like two lizards. The Mongol look of mutual recognition.”

In Plexus by Henry Miller (1953)



Hélio Morais



Cláudia Guerreiro

Cronófago from Olhos de Mongol (2006)



Pedro Geraldes

In 2010, they released their second album - Casa Ocupada.

Cem Metros de Cereia from Casa Ocupada (2010)

André Henriques

On stage, besides the quality of their sound, Linda Martini show an incredible passion about what they are doing. It’s like an exploding star releasing so many energy, infecting everyone else around them! Highly recommendable!!!

Discography:

2006 – Linda Martini (EP)

2006 – Olhos de Mongol (CD)

2008 – Marsupial (EP)

2009 – Intervalo (EP)

2010 – Casa Ocupada (CD)

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