{"id":1007,"date":"2012-06-14T21:23:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T21:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bolachas.org\/testes\/?p=1007"},"modified":"2020-09-14T22:25:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T21:25:14","slug":"ops-day1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bolachas.org\/?p=1007","title":{"rendered":"Optimus Primavera Sound 2012: day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Porto – \u00a9 Wilco\u2019s Mikael Jorgensen<\/em><\/p>\n

Culturally growing since the dawn of the 21st century, the northern Portuguese city of Porto lacked something: a real big urban festival. Luckily for Porto, Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona grew so much the organizers decided it was about time to expand the brand to somewhere else in Europe and Porto, Portugal\u2019s second bigger city and most vibrant cultural hub of the country (exactly what Barcelona is in the Spanish context) was arguably the right choice for the new festival. Not saying that because the city\u2019s nearby the towns where most of the Bolachas team lives. This charming city makes everyone fall in love, from the attenders who came from places like the US, New Zealand or Estonia to artists who traveled the world countless times before coming here – the picture above, posted on Wilco<\/strong>\u2019s Instagram account, is accompanied by a note saying \u201cLet\u2019s all move here!\u201d. (Please do.)<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Hugo Lima, Optimus Primavera Sound<\/em><\/p>\n

As if the city itself wasn\u2019t beautiful enough already, the festival site is a feast to the eyes, at least for those accustomed to look around and see concrete everywhere. Four stages, three with unleveled land in front of them (great for shorties) that allow people to watch the concerts sitting from a distance; no big publicity panels and screens vomiting all kinds of aural\/visual mediocrity. In terms of harmony, probably the best festival we\u2019ve been to. – DSS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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StopEstra! \u00a9 Hugo Lima, Optimus Primavera Sound<\/em><\/p>\n

This first edition of Primavera Sound in Portugal started with a national project, the huge StopEstra!<\/strong>. When I say that this band is huge, I really mean it: StopEstra! presents itself as the biggest rock band in the world, as they are composed by around one hundred musicians! Under the direction of Tim Steiner, it was very easy for them to make a big party in the inauguration of the Primavera stage. It was like a competition: some of them with drums, others with guitars and other instruments and also some singers, each one giving his contribute to the enormous musical mixture of this orchestra. StopEstra! are a group of people who love to make music together and their power and energy were a nice run-up to the festival. It was a shame that at this hour (5pm) only a few people had already arrived to the festival site, because they really deserved a bigger audience. With the orange plaid-towel that was offered by a sponsor, some sunshine at the end of the afternoon and the green scenario all around the park, the concert of StopEstra! was a delicious way to get in this first edition of PS in Porto. – RBC<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Bigott \u00a9 Hugo Lima, Optimus Primavera Sound<\/em><\/p>\n

Bigott<\/strong> was next on the Optimus stage. Not a long walk since the two main stages were located side by side; having seen the Spanish songwriter two years ago in Barcelona, I devoted much of the time strolling through the festival site but ended up stomping my feet to \u201cTurkey Moon\u201d and \u201cCannibal Dinner\u201d (both taken from his latest album The Orinal Soundtrack<\/em>) like always. – DSS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Atlas Sound \u00a9 Hugo Lima, Optimus Primavera Sound<\/em><\/p>\n

Primavera stage was pretty well composed and the reason was Bradford Cox. The genius behind Deerhunter played in Porto as Atlas Sound<\/strong>, and what a nice way to start my festival. I just walked past the gates and all the security and joined my folks at the Primavera stage. The first song I heard it just sounded familiar. Cox was alone in the stage, with his guitar, harmonica and weird guitar pedals, playing an Hank Williams song. \u201cCheating Heart\u201d. Had me hooked. That\u2019s the moment when I knew Primavera was going to be immense.
\nIn the aftermath of that unique moment, Cox, that fool in love, did pretty damn well. \u201cTe Amo\u201d, \u201cPraying Man\u201d, \u201cAmplifiers\u201d worked as the perfect side dish while I was having a beer. My favorite \u201cParallax\u201d song \u201cMona Lisa\u201d was in need of a backing band, though – it sounded a bit frail. Anyway, welcome back, dude. Time for another pint! – JFC<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Yann Tiersen \u00a9 Hugo Lima, Optimus Primavera Sound<\/em><\/p>\n

Yann Tiersen<\/strong> was next on the Optimus stage. Like every other paragraph written about a Yann Tiersen show, we start by saying most of the crowd spent the whole concert waiting for themes from the Am\u00e9lie soundtrack. That was over ten years ago and Tiersen\u2019s moved on, forget about it. The French multi-instrumentalist presented his latest album, Skyline<\/em> (Mute\/ANTI-) instead, proving that his catalog goes way beyond his film soundtracks (Am\u00e9lie and \u201cGood Bye Lenin!\u201d). A guest appearance by the rain mid-set served as an appetizer for what the third day of concerts would end up being: a constant hunt for raincoats given away by the festival\u2019s main sponsor.<\/p>\n

Sad to say The Drums<\/strong> are a crashing bore live. Well, at least that one song is gonna live forever (?) in everyone\u2019s minds and not every band is able to achieve that, but I\u2019ll try not to bump into them again on other festivals. Not impressed at all, and not even their fans looked that into it. Jacob Graham\u2019s label<\/a> seems nice though. Maybe he should work on it full time. – DSS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Suede \u00a9 Hugo Lima, Optimus Primavera Sound<\/em><\/p>\n

For a first day of festival we expect some party-heavy concerts (like The Rapture, we\u2019ll talk about that later), instead of some other serious, intimate, made-for-fans-only ones. In this point, Suede proved to be a great choice, although I thought they had been slightly below my expectations. Nevertheless, classics as \u201cThrash\u201d, \u201cAnimal Nitrate\u201d or \u201cSo Young\u201d achieved in making the crowd jump to the leadership of the infamously sexy (no homo) singer Brett Anderson. And, as a reasonable fan I think I am of this band, they could use more older songs (ok, songs from the first record<\/em>) here, as I guess the synth-based ones are hard to please a Primavera public. But oh well, it\u2019s always so much fun singing the \u201cla la las\u201d on their greatest hit \u201cBeautiful Ones\u201d, jumping and hugging some long-time-no-see friends and foreign Suede fans. And for that only, this type of concert is totally worth it. Mssng the 90s. – BSC<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mercury Rev \u00a9 Hugo Lima, Optimus Primavera Sound<\/em><\/p>\n

After Suede\u2019s concert, Mercury Rev<\/strong> kept the travel through the 90s going. Always with a theatrical attitude and with his eyes fixed in the sky, Jonathan Donahu was the most beautiful butterfly in the whole festival. All of his funny movements and expressions were a great complement to the dreamy psychedelic songs that Mercury Rev brought to Porto. It was my favorite concert in the first night, but it spite of that they disappointed me a little, especially when they pulled to their newest songs. But I forgave them: we were on a festival, so they had to choose some not so quiet songs and they had to present their last album, Snowflake Midnight<\/em>. Everything was just perfect for me every time that they revisited the incredible Deserter\u2019s Songs<\/em>: \u201cEndlessly\u201d, \u201cHoles\u201d, \u201cOpus 40\u201d and \u201cGoddess on a Hiway\u201d will always be amazing songs. They missed \u201cTonite It Shows\u201d though, which was sad. My night finished when Donahu whispered the last part of \u201cThe Dark is Rising\u201d: \u201cI always dreamed I\u2019d love you, I never dreamed I\u2019d lose you, In my dreams, I\u2019m always\u2026 so strong\u201d. Damn, it was a very beautiful moment. – RBC<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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The Rapture \u00a9 Hugo Lima, Optimus Primavera Sound<\/em><\/p>\n

Of course the first day saved the best for later. The Rapture<\/strong>. I got to admit I haven\u2019t listened to any of their albums before the latest one, In the Grace of Your Love<\/em>. Thus, the whole concert seemed like a buildup to something everyone was expecting and yes, of course, that\u2019s when \u201cHow Deep Is Your Love\u201d came in. Hell, the whole day<\/em> of concerts seemed like a giant buildup to this particular moment in time, more than seven hours into the moment the first chord was played on this year\u2019s Optimus Primavera Sound. The crowd going apeshit. Idiots with backpacks flying above dancing-the-fuck-out people\u2019s heads. Now that\u2019s what I call a fest<\/em>ival. – DSS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Hugo Lima, Optimus Primavera Sound<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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