Track Listening
01 - Aligator Shoes Listen
02 - The ballad of Khelly Amsterdam Listen
03 - Cheap Perfum Listen
04 - Rumble at the java Hut Listen
05 - Lollypop Listen
06 - Road to Mandalay Listen
Carlos Gonçalves aka Mr. Wolf
Singer, Composer, Crooner, Agitator
Bio
Carlos Gonçalves is one of the founders of the Corpo Diplomático , pioneers of New Wave in Portugal .
Ultraviolet [ Carlos Gonçalves ] - lead vocals ,
Fals0 Alarme [ Paulo Pedro Gonçalves ] - guitar, voice ,
Carlos Maria [ Carlos Maria Trindade ] - organ, voice ,
Choque Eléctrico [ Rui Freire ] - synthesizer , voice ,
Dedos Aires [ Pedro Ayres Magalhães ] - low voice ,
Flash Gordon [ Emanuel Ramalho ] - drums , percussion , voice ,
form the line up of this band that stunned the country in the late 70s and that première live in the first part of the American Tubes in Cascais.
António Sérgio , the radio , bet on them and began to edit , through the label " Nova " , a numbered single with the themes of " A Festa do Bruno " and " Engrenagem " , a version of José Mário Branco .
Soon after edit the LP " Música Moderna " with production of John Henry and António Sérgio . The cover of this LP boasts a courtesy Friendship Association Portugal Photo - China. Without the support from the media , this excellent disc is largely ignored .
The fact that " Música Moderna " was never released on CD is one of the major flaws that exist in the market for editions in Portugal . As a result , this record has become a valuable collector's item .
In 1983 , Carlos Gonçalves form the Twist Casino including drummer Edgar Cages , guitarists Carlos Ramon and Mario Ayres , bassist Fernando Delaere and still saxophonist Bill .
Played numerous times at Rock Rendez Vous , being the band that played more times in this space in the shortest period of time . The group remains active until the end of 1985
" Corpos a Compasso " theme recorded at New Year 1983 to 1984 appear in the compilation " Live At Rock Rendez Vous in 1984 ."
The purpose of the group was considered a great loss for the 1984 " Som da Frente " by António Sérgio program.
With the end of Twist Casino , some of the group members formed the Barbarella in late 1985 , originally consisting of Carlos Gonçalves , Hypo (drums ) , Mario Ayres (guitar ) , Manuel Friedrich (bass, ex - Roxigénio ) , Renato Jr ( saxophone, clarinet, keys and percussion ) . The choruses were Nucha and Marité . The group sang in English and live debut occurred in RRV on February 28, 1986 .
Changes in the band lead to the entry of Fernando Delaere (bass), Renato Gomes (guitar ) , Fernando Soares ( saxophone) and Simon Wadsworth ( woodwinds ) , passing Marité for lead singer.
Carlos Gonçalves , after coming out of Barbarella , he moved to the United States.
Return in 2001 , integrates Raindogs band to replace singer Roland Popp , having written the "Life After Vegas " album 2002.
In 2008 , The Offshores The project , the result of a chance encounter with the musician Miro do Carmo , Mexico , a few years before he left to marinate a joint project arises .
With The Offshores , recorded the CD "The Spellbound Drift " , 2010 , meeting this time in the studio to record the second volume of The Offshores adventure.
DISCOGRAPHY
With Corpo Diplomático
- A festa do Bruno / Engrenagem (Single, New , 1979)
- Musica Moderna ( LP , New , 1979)
- Theme " Férias " appears in the compilation " The Best of Rock Portuguese - Vol.II 1979-1985 ( EMI 2004) .
With Twist Casino
- Theme " Corpos a Compasso " , appears in the compilation " Live At Rock Rendez Vous in 1984 ." (1984)
With Raindogs
- Life After Vegas ( Candy Factory , 2002)
With The Offshores
-The Spellbound Drift (Sta Luzia Records , 2010)
description
From the Corpo Diplomático at The Offshores , passing by New York Dolls , Gun Club , Devo, Marianne Faithfull or Chuck Berry .
