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  Picture Credit: Tanxugueiras & PlayPlay Photography: Rocia Cibes Tanxugueiras - Figa Release Date: July 09, 2021 Length: 02:41 Genre:  Indie Folk  /  Folktronica Origin:  Teo ,  Spain 'Figa' is the newest stunning work by Galicia's exceptional group Tanxugueiras. After recently referring to the old myth of King Midas , the band from Teo is back with 'Figa'. The title refers to an amulet that protects its carrier from the evil eye, and metaphysically can be seen as a symbol for female empowerment in our world that is ruled by patriarchy. The sound of Tanxugueiras is unique and absolutely thrilling. Masterfully, the band creates traditional Northwest Iberian folkloristic soundscapes, weaves them into a dynamic EDM package, and finally adds pure magic. The polyphonic voices driven by gorgeous Folk and moving Electronica are absoluetly enchanting and thrilling. Music from every post will stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist  for 14 days. Th...

Picture Credit: REC Syndrome   REC Syndrome - Mascarilla Release Date: May 28, 2021 Length: 03:37 Genre: Post Punk / Stoner Rock Origin: Sitges / Barcelona , Spain Reinaldo Santos  (guitar, vocals), Xhavier Velasquez  (guitar, vocals), Fabrizio Pinto  (drums), and David Moreno (bass) are REC Syndrome. The quartet is based in the Catalan towns Barcelona and Sitges. Currently, REC Syndrome are working on their third full-length album which will be out some time in the near future. The ex ante single "Mascarilla" (Spanish: "Face Mask") will be featured on the new album, and the song is a powerful summary of the happenings of the last year. My knowledge of Romance languages is very limited, and thus I don't even know whether REC Syndrome sing in Castellano, Catalán, or another tongue spoken in North East Spain. What I can get from the lyrics is that the lockdowns are dealt with, as well as the murder of George Floyd , and the recent riots in Barcelona and other Ca...

Picture Credit: Freska and Suz   Freska and Suz - Involuntary Release Date: May 21, 2021 Length: 03:11 Genre: Funk / Soul / Rap Origin: Barcelona , Spain The single "Involuntary" is a stunning cross-genre collaboration of two amazing artists from Catalan metropolis Barcelona. The song features multi-instrumentalist and music producer Freska (or: ФRESKA) and vocalist Suz. Together they create thrilling soundscape that crosses boundaries of genres with great ease and light-footedly merges different styles of music to a colourful unique sound. "Involuntary" is driven by a solid and yet dynamic foundation of Funk and Prog Rock. The energetic movement immediately moves the whole body and has the potential to become a flaming hot banger for the dancefloors. On top of this exciting base created by Freska, Suz adds the final magic which makes "Involuntary" an awesome anthem. With soulful chants, thrilling shouts, and a powerfully tight rap flow mastress of cerem...

Picture Credit: Tanxugueiras Tanxugueiras - Midas Release Date: February 05, 2021 Length: 03:38 Genre: Indie Folk / Folktronica Origin: Teo , Spain Galician band Tanxugueiras has created a stunning song inspired by the legend of King Midas. The song is based on the exciting and catchy harmonies and rhythms of Galician Folk. These musical influences whirl around with the velocity of wild horses and the intense force of a gigantic maelstrom. Tanxugeuiras successfully transfer their folkloristic soundscapes into contemporary times by adding Folktronica and EDM influences, and hence create a timeless and psychedelic dance. "Midas" is a song directly moving your whole body and soul. It does not matter if you are dancing around a campfire, in a night club, or all by yourself at home - this song is an absolute banger. Content from the  MangoNews  will always stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist for 14 days. This coverage was created via Musosoup  #Sustainablecurator T...

Picture Credit: Sebastian Döbbelin Artwork: Cecilia Amor Sebastian Döbbelin - Bewegte Teilchen Release Date: March 23, 2021 Length: 03:38 Genre: Psychedelic Folk Origin: Albacete , Spain Bewegte Teilchen by Sebastian Döbbelin Sebastian Döbbelin is presenting the first song from his upcoming album the artist is currently working on. "Bewegte Teilchen" (German: "Particles in motion") is a hypnotizing and soothing Folk tune that conveys a calm but steady energy, comparable to the movement of the sea or the wind. Sebastian Döbbelin  Online: Instagram Bandcamp YouTube Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

Picture Credit: Ernia Artwork: Arif Ernia - Ernia  (2018 Remaster) Release Date: December 07, 2018 (Original Release: 2016) Label: Violence in the Veins / Hecatombe Records / Non Humano Records / Abusive Noise Tapes / Absolute Contempt Records / Already Dead Tapes Format: Vinyl / Cassette / CD / Digital Length: 28:19 Genre: Grindcore / Death Metal Origin:  Logroño , Spain Ernia's self-titled debut was written and recorded between 2013 and 2015, and then released in 2016. Nevertheless, the album on hand is a completely revamped, remixed and remastered version of "Ernia" that is being distributed via six labels since 2018. Ernia is a quartet from Logroño, the capital of the autonomous region of La Rioja in Spain. The music the bands provides us with is pure anarchy mixed with musical skill. The style can be located somehwere between Grindcore, Powerviolence, Death Metal and Jazz. It is the liaison of brutality and genius that make this album so interesting. Ernia joyf...

Picture Credit: Laguna Laguna - Dogma Release Date: March 23, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 11:00 Genre: Stoner Doom  / Alternative Metal Origin: Barcelona , Spain Laguna are a band from Barcelona in Catalunya that is far too mich off the grid. No matter if you look at social networks or straming platforms, this band has way too little clicks, follows, this and that. But let's talk about their music. "Dogma" is the third EP by Laguna. Their first two releases were called "I" and "II". On those EPs the songs actually had names. Now, on "Dogma" the titles are simply called "Dogma I-III". Pretty mysterious. Laguna have most oviously dedictaed themselves to the darkness. Not only is the cover artwork pretty dark, the music on "Dogma" is as well. Hence, Laguna easily cross boundaries of genre and style and present a vibrant and gloomy combination of Stoner Rock, Doom Metal and Alternative Metal. The exciting m...

Picture Credit: Spinda Records Artwork: Stab Design Studio Spinda Records -  Año III Release Date: January 05, 2020 Length: 77:27 Genres: Alternative / Doom Metal / Psychedelic Rock / Heavy Rock / Stoner Rock Origin: La Línea de la Concepción , Spain Andalucian label Spinda Records has released a sampler containing one song of each of their 2020 releases. The result is a CD-filling collection of stunning music from Alternative Rock over Doom Metal to Psychedelic and sedative Rock music. The compilation is name-your-price on Bandcamp, so don't hesitate to stream and download. Spinda Records Online: Homepage Facebook Instagram Bandcamp Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

Artwork by Tomás Fernández Electric Belt - Never seen the Devil Release Date: March 18, 2019 Label: Spinda Records / Odio Sonoro / Zona Rock Productions / Violence in the Veins / Fuzz T-Shirts / Discos Macarras Format: Vinyl / Digital Length: 34:22 Genre: Heavy Rock / Blues Rock Origin: Jaén , Spain Hello and welcome to another  MangoSpecial ! This is Part 4/4 of the special dedicated to Spanish Independent Label Violence in the Veins. Let's end this special with some Heavy Blues. Electric Belt from Jaén in Andalucia seduce our ears with some rough sound that can be located somewhere between the Mississippi Delta, the Summer of Love, and the climax of a mescaline trip in the middle of the desert. Get ready for some beautifully stunning and heavy Blues Rock. Driving motor of this amazing release is the ginding ambivalence between the lightfootedness of Electric Belt's Blues Rock and the intense raw and occult sounds of their Psychedelic and Heavy Rock impact. "Never s...

Artwork: Tumulus Design Space Deer - The Forest Release Date: September 18, 2020 Label: Bandera Records / Gato Encerrado Records / Nooirax / Violence in the Veins Format: Vinyl / Digital Length: 45:52 Genre: Stoner Rock  / Heavy Rock Origin: Madrid , Spain Hello and welcome to another  MangoSpecial ! This is Part 3/4 of the special dedicated to Spanish Independent Label Violence in the Veins. After releasing two EPs  "I" (2017) , and "II" (2018) , Madrid's trio Space Deer stopped counting and named their first album "The Forest". Space Deer play in a classic arrangement with drums ( Robert ), bass ( Carlos ) and guitar ( Andrés ). Also, all three band members sing on this album. But let's take a closer look into "The Forest". All hail the Fuzz! What the band from Spain's capital is presenting here is heavily loaded Stoner Rock. The music exits the speakers in blurry lines and immediately has a sedating effect. And yet, Space Deer d...

Cover Artwork by Davidian444 Mano de Piedra - Today's Ashes Release Date: October 21, 2019 Label: Base Record Production / The Braves Records / La Fosa Nostra / Hecatombe Records / Hombre Montaña / Odio Sonoro / Violence in the Veins Format: Vinyl / Cassette / Digital Length: 40:17 Genre: Sludge / Stoner Metal Origin: Vigo , Spain Hello and welcome to another  MangoSpecial ! This is Part 2/4 of the special dedicated to Spanish Independent Label Violence in the Veins. "Today's Ashes" is the second long-player by Vigo's quartet Mano de Piedra (Spanish: "Stone Hand"). The band plays an exciting sound that can predominantly be categorized as Sludge and Stoner Metal. But while listening to the second album you will encounter a lot of different influences. There is Post Rock, 70s Psychedelic Rock, Crust Punk, Post Metal, Heavy Rock, Alternative Metal and much more. All this is wrapped up in a dark, eschatological and brutal envelope. Each riff on this al...

Picture Credit: Moura Photo: Leo López Artwork: Hugo Santeiro Moura - Moura Release Date: April 01, 2020 Label: Spinda Records Format: Vinyl / CD / Cassette / Digital Length: 38:36 Genre: Psychedelic Folk / Progressive Folk Origin:  A Coruña , Spain A Coruña (or La Coruña in Castellano) is the capital of the autonomous region of Galicia which is situated in the very Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. The town is home to Moura, a five-piece band which has released their first studio album via Spinda Records this year. Moura and their selftitled debut are a good example to show that progressive and psychedelic music are free from boundaries. Here, it is the imposant mixture of 70s-style Prog and Psych Prog with Galician Folk tunes. The latter is a genre that was completely new to me, but as an outsider, I would say that Galician Folk shows some similarities to Celtic Folk. Moura's album features a various representation of light-footed and harmonic Folk tunes. These melod...

  Picture Credit: Acid Mess Artwork:  Héctor Castañón - Ossobüko Acid Mess - Sangre de otros mundos Release Date: November 06, 2020 Label: Spinda Records Format: Vinyl / Cassette / CD / Digital Length: 48:06 Genre: Psychedelic Rock / Psychedelic Prog Origin: Oviedo (Uviéu) , Spain "Sangre de otros mundos" means "Blood from other worlds". I cannot tell for sure if this is Castellano or Asturianu. From my restricted Central European perspective it is nevertheless one of the languages spoken in Spain. Anyways, "Sangre de otros mundos" is the third album by Acid Mess from Oviedo (or Uviéu or Asturianu) in the North Spanish region of Asturia. The album is available via Andalusian label Spinda Records. And here you should press play on the video below and take some notes. Both, the band Acid Mess, and the label Spinda Records are worth keeping in mind. Acid Mess play stunning 70s style (Neo-) Psychedelic Rock with a strong Prog Rock impact and some very uniquie...

  Picture Credit: Habitar La Mar Artwork: The Braves Church Habitar La Mar - Comedia Yoica Release: February 02, 2020 Label: Violence in the Veins Format: Vinyl / CD / Digital Length: 20:53 Genre: Noise / Sludge / Alternative Origin: Jaén , Spain Habitar La Mar from North East Andalucía have released their latest album "Comedia Yoica" before the first lockdown. So let's all remember there was a time with stuff like live gigs, moshpits and so on. Whether "Comedia Yoica" is an EP or an album I don't wanna argue. Nevertheless, with ~20 minutes of sound it is a rather small release. But don't judge a record by its length. Those 20:53 are crammed with intense sound. "Comedia Yoica" contains seven tracks on which Habitar La Mar present a savage and eclectic mix of styles. Grinding noise sounds create the backbone of this release. Atop of this there are intense riffs and breaks that can be listed under Sludge for the most part. And finally, Habitar ...