Bratislava is a Brazilian rock band formed in São Paulo in 2010. The current line-up consists of Victor Meira (vocals, keyboards, synthesizer), Jonas Andrade (guitar), José Roberto Orlando (bass) and Lucas Felipe Franco (drums). Their second album, Um Pouco Mais de Silêncio, released in a fanzine format, was featured in various 2015 "best of" lists by specialized sites (Brasileiríssimos, Embrulhador, Rockinpress, O Jardim Elétrico). Newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo considered the band one of the musical bets for 2016.
History
Bratislava started in 2009 when brothers Victor (born in Bahia) and Alexandre Meira wanted to provide an outflow for their musical ideas they'd been developing prior to establishing the band.
In 2011, the band released its first record, the EP Longe do Sono ("Away from Sleepiness") recorded and released independently. Their debut album, Carne ("Meat") would come the following year, bringing many topics in its lyrics. The title alludes to one of the stories of the Brazilian comic book Mundo Pet (2004), by Lourenço Mutarelli, in which the character starts having hallucinations caused by memories contained in the meat of the animals he feeds on. The album's promotional cycle involved many live sessions and related material.
The quartet started the project Converse Rubber Tracks in Brazil in February 2014, performing the first show.
In 2015, they released their sophomore album Um Pouco Mais de Silêncio ("A Little Bit More of Silence"), again in fanzine format, this one interactive and handicrafted. The name of the album is a section of the second-to-last track and references the musicality of the new effort, which is more paused, contemplative and atmospheric than its predecessor.
In 2017, they performed at Lollapalooza Brasil. In the same year, they released the track "Enterro", featuring Scalene's vocalist Gustavo Bertoni. The track was taken from their then upcoming third album Fogo ("Fire") and it deals with the Mariana dam disaster. According to João Paulo Carvalho, from O Estado de S. Paulo, Fogo "has stronger and more convincing lyrics. With clear and straight messages, dream is the most present topic in the tracks' lyrics".
Members
Victor Meira – vocals, keyboard, synthesizer
José Roberto Orlando – bass
Jonas Andrade – guitar
Lucas Felipe Franco – drums
Past members
Alexandre Meira – guitar, backing vocals
Sandro Cobeleanschi – bass
Ricardo Almeida – drums
Sophian Ferey – drums
Edu Barreto – guitar
Discography
Albums
Carne (2012) Um Pouco Mais de Silêncio (2015) Fogo (2017)
EPs
Longe do Sono (2011) Aprender a Morrer (2018)