THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Satanique Samba Trio are an instrumental avant-garde quintet (yep, not really a trio), founded in 2003 with the sole purpose of posing as an idiosyncratic force on the Brazilian musical landscape. No Brazilian traditional rhythm remains unscathed on their trail of desecration. From samba to forró, from bossa nova to lambada, this Brasília-based quintet (OK, sometimes sextet) have been adding virulence, dissonance and provocation to Brazil’s musical heritage.
Their efforts on deconstructing Brazilian music’s most persistent clichés have resulted in 14 records so far: Misantropicalia (2004), Sangrou (2007), Bad Trip Simulator #2 (2010), Bad Trip Simulator #1 (2011), Bad Trip Simulator #3 (2013), Badtriptych (a 2014 compilation), Mó Bad (2015), the double 7” vinyl Xenossamba (2017), Instant Karma (2019), Mais Bad (2019), Forrível (2020), Mini Bad (2021), Cursed Brazilian Beats Vol. 2 (2023) and Só Bad (2023).
Satanique Samba Trio kicked off in 2003. After hundreds of memorable shows all over Brazilian soil (some of them on the same bills as Tom Ze, Nana Vasconcelos or Hermeto Pascoal), the band went to Europe for the first time in 2016. From Denmark to Greece, Satanique Samba Trio introduced its disassembled versions of Brazilian traditional rhythms to unexpecting European ears.
In 2017 and 2019, the Brazilian enfants terribles went back for two more tours (this time with the support of a substantial fanbase), marking their presence in festivals in Holland, Belgium and Germany. They have played in well-known venues in Amsterdam, Brussels and Copenhagen. Two of their concerts have been recorded by major broadcasters.”
