10,000 Russos Are Invading Prague!
By Christoper Sebastian – Anglo American University Don’t be fooled by the name. Despite being called 10,000 Russians, this band has zero Russians, and there are only three in the group. Dubious advertising notwithstanding, 10,000 Russos is an innovative psychedelic rock band, and this Portuguese trio will play in Prague on Tuesday, November 19th. The group is led by João Pimenta, with his machine-like percussion and a cyborg-like vocal drawl. On guitars, Pedro Pestana’s penetrating experimental loops are equal parts orchestral and industrial, which sounds like it shouldn’t work, but somehow does. And the sound is rounded out by driving, motor-like basslines drawn forth from the most depraved corners of the bassist’s André Couto’s mind. Calling themselves a “psyche” band, they are influenced by classic rock groups of the 60s, including Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, and the Doors. But their neo-psychedelia has a more intense electrification, disjointed arrangements, and extreme reverb beyond the 60s and 70s sounds. They draw from this rich tradition of psychedelic rock, but they are also influenced by post-punk The Cure, Joy Division, and early Sonic Youth. João’s vocals are reminiscent of the English punk group, The Fall’s Mark E. Smith, who bleakly narrated...
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