Noiserv

FmmS — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:59:24 +0000

Noiserv is the solo project of David Santos, a Portuguese young songwriter. Noiserv’s first release, a digital EP called ‘56010-92′ resembled Eliot Smith both in music and words. His first album came out last year entitled ‘One Hundred Miles From Thoughtlessness’ and it’s the perfect introduction to his music. Full of dark thoughts and sadness, the songs unveil an almost childish experimentalism (toys, metalophones, little toy organs, melodicas) under layers and layers of soothing music with appealing vocals, reminding a bit of Eliot Smith, and even Rufus Wainwright some times.
Even the album itself (its physical version) is presented in a special way, it features artwork by Diana Mascarenhas as a colour book, with a four coloured pencil attached to it so everyone can remind of when they were children (the hidden track might work great as an understanding to this).
It’s impossible not to feel a bond with the strength on Noiserv’s songs, such as “Consolation Prize”, “Tokyo Girl”, “Bullets On Parade” or “For The Ones Who Left Me”. David is a one man show, though it often appears he has a whole orchestra on his back. The album is closed with a song named after the instrument in which it is played, a “Bontempi” organ.
When playing live the experience is taken to a superior level, Noiserv presents himself with a paraphernalia of instruments and toys surrounding him on stage where he’s also accompanied by Diana Mascarenhas, a designer that paints and projects the story behind the songs David is singing… The drawings are hand made in real time, using a pen tablet connected to a computer. The visual effect is (just as Noiserv’s music) almost childish, almost too beautiful… it’s definitely worth the time to listen and watch…

Below there are photos from the concert at Café Concerto in Torres Novas… the photos were gently offered by Hugo Narciso…

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