Post-punk-elecrtonica from Porto, Portugal.
X-WIFE are Jaoa Vieira on voacals and guitar, Rui
Maia on synths and drum machines
and Fernando Sousa on bass and vocoder.
They were licenced to W.L.M. this summer while
touring with Selfish Cunt and LCD sound system.
The new album 'feeding the machine'( released oct
2005 on W.L.M.) is eleven tracks of
intense elctronic punkism;theremins shred the flesh
from your bones, Korg MS20's and Moogs
for all you die hard analogue lovers, vocoders, heavy
bass and Vieira's vocals are a
hybrid John Lydon crossed with a pack of sexed up
hyenas.......
track listing:
1. new old city
2.eno
3.fall
4.second best
5.action plan
6.clinic
7.the sound of you
8.rockin' rio
9.outside
10.we are
11.taking control
The single 'Hot Shot'(which appears on'The Electronic
Bible chapter 2, 7 inch vinyl along with
tracks from Hiem and Large Number) is being given extensive play by Steve
Lamacq on his radio
show,and will appear on the forthcoming album 'The
Electronic Bible chapter 2'due for release
in the spring and is also avaliable on i-tunes. |