Dialeto
The Last Tribe
MoonJune Records
2013
Starting back in 1987 and later taking a very long break, this power trio from Brazil, returned in 2006 to continue their own difficult, technical & prog music road. They became known in their own country at first and it wasn’t until now that MoonJune records gave ‘em the chance to be heard globally.
I wasn’t expecting to listen to band like Dialeto from MoonJune records, cuz’ their sound is way too heavy & rockin’; contrary to what this label releases from time to time. Instrumental progressive rock music with post-rock & jazz-fusion elements is what Dialeto are presenting on their third album entitled “The Last Tribe”. A power trio means no keys whatsoever so any atmospheric passages are being delivered through guitar effects. This release also introduces the band’s new member Jorge Pescara, who plays (as they say) touch guitar. Trying to find what “touch guitar” is all about, I found out that it is a kind of a very weird guitar with 12 strings (!) which is played like the bass by Jorge. As long as it works out then it’s fine by me. And indeed it sounds very bass-like. It’s hard to tell the difference!
“The Last Tribe” isn’t an album for every hour of the day and you can easily lose the “connection” with it if something distracts you when playing it. The performances are superb on the whole. I feel that this is a “live recording” at least at some point. You see, even though the production was done by the band’s guitarist Nelson Coelho along with the other two members, it does not sound very professional or tight. It’s like listening to a band’s rehearsal, thing which is not necessarily bad. I also think that the “raw & hollow” drum sound is a bit upfront in the mix. All things considered, “The Last Tribe” is a good album of progressive rock & jazz-fusion improvisation with post-rock bits, which will be valued more by musicians in general…
I wasn’t expecting to listen to band like Dialeto from MoonJune records, cuz’ their sound is way too heavy & rockin’; contrary to what this label releases from time to time. Instrumental progressive rock music with post-rock & jazz-fusion elements is what Dialeto are presenting on their third album entitled “The Last Tribe”. A power trio means no keys whatsoever so any atmospheric passages are being delivered through guitar effects. This release also introduces the band’s new member Jorge Pescara, who plays (as they say) touch guitar. Trying to find what “touch guitar” is all about, I found out that it is a kind of a very weird guitar with 12 strings (!) which is played like the bass by Jorge. As long as it works out then it’s fine by me. And indeed it sounds very bass-like. It’s hard to tell the difference!
“The Last Tribe” isn’t an album for every hour of the day and you can easily lose the “connection” with it if something distracts you when playing it. The performances are superb on the whole. I feel that this is a “live recording” at least at some point. You see, even though the production was done by the band’s guitarist Nelson Coelho along with the other two members, it does not sound very professional or tight. It’s like listening to a band’s rehearsal, thing which is not necessarily bad. I also think that the “raw & hollow” drum sound is a bit upfront in the mix. All things considered, “The Last Tribe” is a good album of progressive rock & jazz-fusion improvisation with post-rock bits, which will be valued more by musicians in general…