Caveira

𝘼 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙠, 𝙝𝙮𝙥𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙩-𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙚 𝙟𝙖𝙯𝙯 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, "𝙁𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙧 𝙑𝙞𝙫𝙤" 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙧𝙖 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚, 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙢 — 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚.

Part of Lisbon’s vibrant experimental scene and released by the forward-looking Shhpuma imprint, the album channels a raw, physical energy that feels both urgent and deeply reflective. Skirting the edges of free jazz, psychedelic improvisation and noise-infused abstraction, Caveira construct sprawling sonic rituals that oscillate between chaotic intensity and moments of stark, minimal beauty.

Each piece unfolds like an unpredictable journey: bursts of collective improvisation give way to haunting silences, while fractured percussion, drones, brass and electronics blur into a visceral, living organism of sound. It’s a record that doesn’t aim to please — instead, it demands attention, rewards patience, and ultimately captures the spirit of a group refusing to stand still.

"Ficar Vivo" is more than just a title — it’s a manifesto. A document of resilience, rebellion and collective creation, it embodies the restless energy at the heart of contemporary improvised music in Portugal.