The introduction to album opener 'Python' is mammoth. A strident bugle rises above atmospheric rustling, synths and taut percussion, before samples of machine-gun fire introduce Ventura Profana and Podeserdesligado: "Preparo os meus pés pra batalha, Python, python, python, python" ("I prepare my feet for battle, Python, python, python, python"). The two trans. artists' joint-album opener is a war cry. It's worth noting that the album name is, in English: "Pentecostal Tracts to Kill the Lord". From the off, there's both great drama and great irony in this EP: pythons, of course, don't have feet; Pentecostalism is one of Protestantism's most evangelical movements.
The religious theme moves throughout and gives extra gravity to Profana and Podeserdesligado's dramatic maximalist pop. The songs themselves move from anthemic pop, through Die Antwoord theatricality to sinister electronics reminiscent of Teto Preto's ground-breaking Mamba Recs release, Pedra Preta. And the outcome is powerful, brash and wholly compelling.
Tracklist:
01. Ventura Profana, Podeserdesligado - Python (5:53)
02. Ventura Profana, Podeserdesligado - Homenzinho Torto (3:32)
03. Ventura Profana, Podeserdesligado - Restituição (3:02)
04. Ventura Profana, Podeserdesligado - Um Novo Nome (3:27)
05. Ventura Profana, Podeserdesligado - EU NÃO VOU MORRER (4:11)
06. Ventura Profana, Podeserdesligado - Vitória (3:24)
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