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Album Review: Flash Amazonas – Uva-Uva : fizzing, physical pop-art, art-pop.
Somehow the art pop partnership that is Flash Amazonas manages to fizz on the same wavelength although they admit to taking a leftfield approach to creating their very own avant soundscape. Since meeting at the Red Bull Music Academy in 2015 Madrid based alt-pop purveyor Julian Mayorga and Japanese producer/instrumentalist Ryota Miyake has gradually morphed …
Track/Video: Art pop partners Flash Amazonas release surf punk agitator ‘Ululo’, ahead of their ‘uva-uva’ album
Convention doesn’t extend to the art pop mission of Flash Amazonas. The loose partnership between Madrid based alt-pop purveyor Julian Mayorga and Japanese producer/instrumentalist Ryota Miyake has gradually morphed into band form since their encounters at the Red Bull Music Academy in 2015. Exchanging wonky WAVS and sketchy CD-Rs before returning to their respective homes …
Track: Baywaves – Gliss
Gliss, the new single from Madrid quartet Baywaves, is a follow up to last years debut EP Only For Uz, which saw the band garner support from the UK and beyond, not least here on Backseat Mafia. The band recorded the song during their last tour, which saw them play at Primavera, Benicassim, End Of …
News: Baywaves announce European tour dates, plus new vinyl releases
If you enjoyed ‘Only For Uz’, the debut EP from Madrid’s Baywaves, with its sunny psych-y indie pop, then you’ll non doubt be delighted to hear that UK collective Flying Vinyl is releasing the bands singles, “Marsupilami” and “Time Is Passing U By” on 7″ vinyl. Staples on the Spanish scene, having played festivals such …