Lava Love [LP]

Banha Da Cobra - Lava Love [LP]

Recorded during a residency in Tenerife powered by Keroxen Festival and Discrepant back in 2020 -- amidst the Pandemic, no less -- the duo of Carlos Godinho and Mestre Andre return after their Mae DAgua debut on Sucata Tapes and an entry on Keroxens Aquapelago Series through a split with tropical druids Lagoss. Mostly captured in performance through a quadraphonic system placed inside a huge disused fuel tank, with a few tracks recorded out in the open throughout the island, Lava Love evokes the tectonic shifts and motions inherent in their title in 13 tracks. Based around Godinhos percussive arsenal, from found objects to instruments from all sorts of cartographies, and Andres electronic processing, each of these expositions is a point in a map that is created between the islands concrete and fictional existence, discarding any superficial overdubs and crescendos, to focus on the balming and transporting properties of sound itself. From stripped down vignettes like Bajamar I and II, Chacho or Tangana I to hypnotic tapestries that confuse the real and imagined like Haha No! or La Gomera, Banha da Cobra conjure a collective dream of the island. All tracks performed and recorded by Banha da Cobra in a quadraphonic system inside an enormous fuel tank, except Bajamar I and II (recorded outdoors at cantonera de Bajamar, with Lagoss), Taganana I and II (recorded outdoors at Playa de Almaciga) and El Guachinche de Los Realejos (recorded outdoors at Playa de Castro, with Lagoss). Banha da Cobra are Mestre Andre and Carlos Godinho. Recorded by Jorge Lozano. Mixed by Mestre Andre. Mastered by Dani Tupper. Cover photography by Nestor Torrens. Cover design by Oscar Silva. 01. Machango 02. La Maldita Felicidad 03. Guayota 04. Bajamar I 05. Plataneras 06. Haha No! 07. Chacho 08. Taganana I 09. Bajamar II 10. La Gomera 11. Mojo Verde 12. El Guachinche de los Realejos 13. Taganana II