Portoguese band Pega Monstro (which means 'catch the monster') consist of sisters Julia Reis (drums) and Maria Reis (guitar, keyboard). They have signed with London label Upset The Rhythm for the release of their latest record 'Alfarroba'. Pega Monstro make utterly joyous, scuzzed up indie pop with a naivety and vim that can't be taught. The duo play drums and guitar like their lives depend on it, effortlessly throwing about the type of power-punk-pop tunes without a care in the world. Think a mix of the Vivian Girls, a Subway Organisation label 7" and The Fastbacks.

Second volume of our ongoing series, Antologia de Música Atípica Portuguesa (Anthology of Atypical Portuguese Music), this time focussing on various regional styles of the country. A new volume, new sound(s) on these series focussing on new strains of Portuguese music with an (un)characteristic foot in the past musical traditions of the country. The aim being to re-evaluate its musical history, de-construct clichés and re-assemble preconceptions into a new and daring musical landscape.

Composed By [Composicöes], Instruments [Instrumentos] – Nuno Canavarro
Electronics, Melodica, Tape [Pre-Recorded Tapes] – NC*
Remastered By – Rafael Toral

The fourth album for the Lisbon based band and their second on Ghost Box following on from The Invisible World of Beautify Junkyards in 2018. Cosmorama is a beautifully crafted and lavishly produced adventure into tropicalia tinged psychedelic dream pop. A hallucinogenic fusion of Os Mutantes and Broadcast. The eleven songs here are instantly rewarding and transportive, but the rich production rewards the listener with new detail on every repeated play.
It's music that’s knowingly informed by Portuguese and Brazilian vocal traditions, with gauzy layers of male and female voices moving beguilingly amongst each other, shifting, dreamlike, between languages. This is set against an electro-acoustic backdrop of complex percussion, masterly acoustic musicianship and a matrix of haunted electronics that makes this album perfectly at home in the world of Ghost Box records.