Coração de Pássaro by Rafael de Toledo Pedroso
March 18, 2022: Rafael de Toledo Pedroso (they, he) is an experimental multimedia artist working in Ponta Grossa, Brasil. They are half of the duo’s Pedroso & Pedrosa and A/C Repair School and work on many other projects ranging from noise to hip-hop. Regardless of the genre of music they are delving into, Rafael’s style is characterized by vulnerable lyrics, dark and eccentric storytelling, dissonant and unique sounds, and blending bizarre concepts with several Brazilian rhythms.
Coração de Pássaro (Bird Heart) is a concept album about the death of Paula, Rafael's mother, who died in Oct. 2020 after battling a neurological condition. The album focuses on Rafa's mourning process with somber lyricism, filled with dirges and lamentations. The music blends Brazilian funk with MPB (Popular Brazilian Music), all achieved with an experimental mindset making the resulting tracks quite dark and unique. A somber love letter about the complexity of the mourning process and how painful and liberating it can be. Rafael is joined by talented musicians such as Pedro Pedrosa (from Pedroso & Pedrosa), Amanda Jacometi (from Power Puff Girl Sound), Carolina Simionato (from A/C Repair School) and Igor Riscado to create melancholic and experimental Brazilian funk tracks that make you want to cry and dance at the same time.
Artist receives 75% of all proceeds of digital only sales. The remaining 25% supports Grimalkin's label and mutual aid fund and helps us towards sustaining our work.
Tape proceeds go to Rede Feminina do Combate ao Câncer de Ponta Grossa (Women’s Network to Fight Cancer of Ponta Grossa ~ translation) -- an organization founded in 1956 that is focused on helping low income women fighting with cancer. They help over 200 hundred patients monthly by donating medicines, getting doctors, doing transport and even hosting and accommodating houselless patients.
Rafa’s statement:
Coração de Pássaro is an album dedicated to my mother, the lyrics and concept revolve around her death. When she was alive and stuck on a bed with no help whatsoever from the government, Rede Feminina was really there for her and for me, they payed for her monthly neurological medicine, which was expansive, they bought a new mattress, they had doctors for her and for me - they really took care of us. Glad to help out even if it's in a small way.
find out more and help out:
www.facebook.com/rede.feminina.5
www.redefemininasbo.org.br
redefemininapg@redefemininapg.com.br
All proceeds from the sale of lathes fund physical releases of other artists on Grimalkin Records. We break even if all of them sell.
credits
released March 18, 2022
sounds by:
Rafael de Toledo Pedroso -
vocals, xylophone (1,5), guitar (3, 5), electric organ (4, 5, 10), drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11)
Pedro Pedrosa -
vocals (1, 4, 5, 7, 9), ukulele (1, 4, 7, 9), recorder (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
Amanda Jacometi - vocals (3, 11), piano (2, 3), synth (6, 11)
Carolina Simionato - guitar (6, 8, 10)
Igor Riscado - drums (5, 6, 8)
Paula Toledo - speech (6)
mixing & master by Rafael de Toledo Pedroso
All artwork for cover art and single artwork by Ingrid Wagner
@ingridwagner._ on Instagram
thanks to:
Paula Toledo, Gabriella Pieckhardt, Pedro Pedrosa, Amanda Jacometi, Carolina Simionato, Igor Riscado, Nancy Grim Kells, Oliver Pieckhardt & everyone that helped me up/ e todos que me ajudaram a levantar
@rtps94 on instagram and youtube
rafaeldetoledo.bandcamp.com & rafaeldetoledopedroso.bandcamp.com
Huge thanks to Bathory Zine for getting out the word with our press release for this album: www.bathoryzine.com/2022/01/grimalkin-records-march-releases.html
Huge thanks to Al at Secret Wine Press for premiering the single Sangria Samurai: secretwinepress.com/single-review-rafael-de-toledo-pedroso-sangria-samurai/
Huge thanks to New Noise for covering this release in their Bandcamp of the Day feature: newnoisemagazine.com/bandcamp-of-the-day-rafael-de-toledo-pedroso/
Huge thanks to George Parr and Astral Noize for premiering this album: astralnoizeuk.com/2022/03/18/album-premiere-rafael-de-toledo-pedroso-coracao-de-passaro/
Huge thanks to Harper Haase and Slug Mag for this kind review: www.slugmag.com/music/reviews-music/national-music-reviews/rafael-de-toledo-pedroso-corac%cc%a7a%cc%83o-de-passaro/