Bratislava (band)
{{short description|Brazilian rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bratislava
| origin = São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
| genre = Alternative rock, progressive rock, experimental rock{{cite web|title=Bratislava lança álbum "Fogo" com show n'A Autentica dia 08|url=https://www.uai.com.br/app/divirta-se/2017/07/06/evento,1229/show-da-banda-bratislava.shtml|work=Uai|publisher=Diários Associados|access-date=15 February 2018}}{{cite web|title=Sem guitarra, Bratislava mostra uma versão synth de "Carne"|url=http://www.jb.com.br/cultura/noticias/2016/11/05/sem-guitarra-bratislava-mostra-uma-versao-synth-de-carne/|work=Jornal do Brasil|access-date=15 February 2018|date=5 November 2016}}
| years_active = 2010–present
| current_members = Victor Meira
Jonas Andrade
José Roberto Orlando
Lucas Felipe Franco
| past_members = Sandro Cobeleanschi
Alexandre Meira
Edu Barreto
Sophian Ferey
Ricardo Almeida
| website = [http://www.bratislava.com.br/ www.bratislava.com.br]
}}
Bratislava is a Brazilian rock band formed in São Paulo in 2010. The current line-up consists of Victor Meira (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer), Jonas Andrade (guitar), José Roberto Orlando (bass) and Lucas Felipe Franco (drums). Their second album, Um Pouco Mais de Silêncio,{{Cite web|date=2015-09-06|title=Exclusivo: Bratislava anuncia disco em formato de zine e divulga a inédita "Yorick"|url=http://rollingstone.uol.com.br/blog/exclusivo-bratislava-anuncia-album-em-formato-de-zine-e-divulga-yorick/#imagem0|access-date=2016-08-09|language=pt-BR}} released in a fanzine format, was featured in various 2015 "best of" lists by specialized sites (Brasileiríssimos, Embrulhador,{{Cite web|title=[93] Bratislava – Um Pouco Mais de Silêncio ~ Melhores da Música Brasileira|url=http://www.melhoresdamusicabrasileira.com.br/2015/12/93-bratislava-um-pouco-mais-de-silencio.html|access-date=2016-08-08}} Rockinpress,{{Cite web|date=2016-01-04|title=Os 100 Melhores Álbuns Brasileiros de 2015 (Com Download e Streaming) {{!}} RockinPress|url=http://www.rockinpress.com.br/melhores-albuns-brasileiros-de-2015/|access-date=2016-08-08|language=pt-BR}} O Jardim Elétrico{{Cite web|date=2016-01-06|title=Os Discos Mais Interessantes de 2015 – Jardim Eletrico|url=http://ojardimeletrico.com.br/os-discos-mais-interessantes-de-2015/|access-date=2016-08-08|website=Jardim Eletrico|language=pt-BR}}). Newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo considered the band one of the musical bets for 2016.{{Cite web|title=Apostas musicais de 2016 vão do folk dançante ao rock experimental – Cultura – Estadão|url=http://cultura.estadao.com.br/noticias/musica,apostas-musicais-de-2016-vao-do-folk-dancante-ao-rock-experimental,10000005850|access-date=2016-08-09}}
History
Bratislava started in 2009 when brothers Victor (born in Bahia{{Cite web|last1=Cruz|first1=Gabriela|last2 = Mancini|first2 = Giuliana|last3 = Paranhos |first3 = Verena|date=29 September 2016|title=VIP: Com cantor baiano, banda Bratislava estará no Lollapalooza 2017|url=http://www2.correio24horas.com.br/detalhe/coluna-vip/noticia/vip-com-cantor-baiano-banda-bratislava-estara-no-lollapalooza-2017/|access-date=15 February 2018|website=Correio|publisher=Rede Bahia}}) and Alexandre Meira wanted to provide an outflow for their musical ideas they'd been developing prior to establishing the band.
In 2011, the band released its first record, the EP Longe do Sono ("Away from Sleepiness") recorded and released independently. Their debut album, Carne ("Meat") would come the following year, bringing many topics in its lyrics.{{Cite web|title=Entrevista: Bratislava (SP)|url=http://atividade.fm/entrevista-bratislava-sp/#.V6kzqvkrKUl|access-date=2016-08-09|website=atividade.fm|archive-date=2016-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810070754/http://atividade.fm/entrevista-bratislava-sp/#.V6kzqvkrKUl|url-status=dead}} The title alludes to one of the stories of the Brazilian comic book Mundo Pet (2004), by Lourenço Mutarelli, in which the character starts having hallucinations caused by memories contained in the meat of the animals he feeds on.{{Cite web|date=2012-11-21|title=FAIXA A FAIXA: BRATISLAVA – CARNE|url=http://www.botequimdeideias.com.br/flogase/faixa-a-faixa-bratislava-carne/|access-date=2016-08-09|language=pt-BR}} The album's promotional cycle involved many live sessions{{Cite web|date=2015-04-27|title=Bratislava volta no tempo e lança vídeos gravados em VHS|url=http://rollingstone.uol.com.br/blog/sobe-o-som/bratislava-volta-no-tempo-videos-em-vhs-vermelho-esperanza|access-date=2016-08-09|language=pt-BR}} and related material.{{Cite web|date=2014-12-16|title=O rock e o rap. SP e Rio. Os paulistanos do Bratislava e o carioca Kiwi Qualquer, juntos e misturados|url=http://www.popload.com.br/o-rock-e-o-rap-sp-e-rio-os-paulistanos-do-bratislava-e-o-carioca-kiwi-qualquer-juntos-e-misturados/|access-date=2016-08-09|language=pt-BR}}
The quartet started the project Converse Rubber Tracks in Brazil in February 2014, performing the first show.{{Cite web|title=Bratislava lança clipe de 'Vermelho' {{!}} Amplificador – O Globo|url=http://blogs.oglobo.globo.com/amplificador/post/bratislava-lanca-clipe-de-vermelho-531354.html|access-date=2016-08-09|website=Amplificador – O Globo|language=pt-BR}}
In 2015, they released their sophomore album Um Pouco Mais de Silêncio ("A Little Bit More of Silence"), again in fanzine format, this one interactive and handicrafted.{{Cite web|date=2015-09-03|title=Bratislava = música + zine interativo – IdeaFixa|url=https://www.ideafixa.com/bratislava-musica-zine-interativo/|access-date=2016-08-09|language=en-US|archive-date=2016-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424101822/http://www.ideafixa.com/bratislava-musica-zine-interativo/|url-status=dead}} The name of the album is a section of the second-to-last track and references the musicality of the new effort, which is more paused, contemplative and atmospheric than its predecessor.{{Cite web|date=2015-10-05|title=Bratislava e seu clamor barulhento por silêncio – NOIZE {{!}} Música do site à revista|url=http://noize.com.br/entrevista-bratislava/#1|access-date=2016-08-09|language=pt-BR}}
In 2017, they performed at Lollapalooza Brasil. In the same year, they released the track "Enterro", featuring Scalene's vocalist Gustavo Bertoni. The track was taken from their then upcoming third album Fogo ("Fire") and it deals with the Mariana dam disaster. According to João Paulo Carvalho, from O Estado de S. Paulo, Fogo "has stronger and more convincing lyrics. With clear and straight messages, dream is the most present topic in the tracks' lyrics".{{Cite web|last=Carvalho|first=João Paulo|date=11 January 2018|title=Bratislava mostra parte de seu repertório mais soturno em show em SP|url=http://cultura.estadao.com.br/noticias/musica,bratislava-mostra-parte-de-seu-repertorio-mais-soturno-em-show-em-sp,70002147372|access-date=15 February 2018|website=O Estado de S. Paulo|publisher=Grupo Estado}}
Members
- Victor Meira – vocals, keyboard, synthesizer
- José Roberto Orlando – bass
- Jonas Andrade – guitar
- Lucas Felipe Franco – drums
= Past members =
- Alexandre Meira – guitar, backing vocals
- Sandro Cobeleanschi – bass
- Ricardo Almeida – drums
- Sophian Ferey – drums
- Edu Barreto – guitar
Discography
= Albums =
- Carne (2012)
- Um Pouco Mais de Silêncio (2015)
- Fogo (2017)
= EPs =
- Longe do Sono (2011)
- Aprender a Morrer (2018)
Awards and nominations
= Prêmio Profissionais da Música =
2016
- Nominated for the Rock'n Blues category{{Cite web|title=Divulgada lista dos pré-selecionados ao Prêmio profissionais da música|date=22 February 0315|url=http://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/app/noticia/diversao-e-arte/2016/02/22/interna_diversao_arte,518851/divulgada-lista-dos-pre-selecionados-ao-premio-profissionais-da-musica.shtml|access-date=2016-08-09|language=pt-BR}}