Location: Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro
Country: Brazil
Genre: Experimental
Full length: CICATRIZES DO FUTURO
Format: LP, CO, digital
Label: Neurot Recordings
Release date: May 29, 2026
As easily as punk rock mixes with experimental noise, Deafkids mix world music and percussion with industrial and darkwave, making the combination work. Using organic and electronic sounds, the project transforms the air you breathe, the ground you walk on, the liquid you drink, and the music you groove to into a cyber-human environment, either utopian or dystopian, depending on your perspective. Since 2013 Deafkids has pushed this sonic formula into sensory-overloading assaults on your senses, serving as metaphors for human struggles and trauma.
"CICATRIZES DO FUTURO" is a ritualistic critique of a system rooted in self-delusion, where people transfer that delusion through every channel to influence the hearts and minds of the masses. The album’s title, translating to “Scars of the Future,” aptly captures a society convinced it is being built by a system that actually tears it apart. This system leaves people addicted to false promises, trapped in a cycle of dependency and in desperate need of a remedy, any remedy, to restore their lost humanity.
The organic-electronic balance both members bring to the project symbolizes a hunger to heal the body and mind by breathing empathy and compassion into a world fragmented by deception and brutality. Tribal Latin rhythms convey a vital, frenetic energy that surpasses typical ethnic pop from Latin countries; their earnestness echoes the primordial cadence Sepultura infused into their songwriting in the nineties. The percussive pulse is relentlessly repetitive, serving as a counterpoint to mechanized bass, guitars, electronics, and samples. This uneasy harmony reflects a continual struggle between individualism and collectivism—the clash between the desire for liberation and freedom and the urge to dominate and control.
While the rhythms remain constant within each track, they evolve across the album, taking different forms in each song, illustrating how this conflict permeates every aspect of our lives. The bass and guitars strike a precise balance between traditional and industrial elements, symbolizing conflict in the mind. They embody the tension between the essence of what makes us people and concepts imposed upon us daily. This reflects how primal instincts and societal constructs are in constant opposition, while rasping vocals, staccato exclamations, and echoes of tortured screams and suppressed moans evoke a sense of being lost within the machine.
In some ways it reminded me of the classic material Pink Floyd came out with in the seventies. Unlike Pink Floyd’s skim-the-surface reflections, these songs delve deeply into the machine’s inner workings, revealing how deeply immersed we are. "CICATRIZES DO FUTURO" is a multifaceted, impassioned and urgent statement about where our society is and the possible paths ahead in a scarred future. It's not a warning but a wake-up call about a future that's already found us, with the capacity to grow larger with each passing day. –Dave Wolff
Lineup:
Douglas Leal: Vocals, guitar, electronics, samplers, percussion, cover art
Marian Sarine: Bass, drums, percussion, electronics
Track list:
1. PARASITA (PARASITE)
2. CICATRIZES (SCARS)
3. PROFECIA (PROPHECY)
4. SIMULACRO (SIMULACRUM)
5. ADVERTÊNCIA (WARNING)
6. REFLEXO (REFLEX)
7. FEITIÇO (SPELL)
8. POSSESSÃO COLETIVA (COLLECTIVE POSSESSION)
9. EM TRANSE (IN TRANCE)
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