Errata - Errata (2009)

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It's been quite a long time since my last post, so much that I think that I lost my writing skills. Hm, ok maybe not lost them, bit more like I feel them being crippled. Might as well give it a try again, don't get your hopes high though.

In the wake of the upcoming "Adorno" European tour (July/August, for more info check here) I'd like to turn your attention to one other amazing screamo band hailing from Portugal. One more reason I'm posting this is that I see a lot of my friends, both i real life and those online, don't know of this band and let's be honest, it should't be like that.

As stated above, "Errata" originates from Lisboa (also know as Lisbon), Portugal. This five piece screamo band brings us some truly heartfelt, atypical screamo with a small dose of post-hardcore for some epic like songs a la 'Sed Non Satiata". What is really interesting here is that at first listen their songs reminded me of a throng of other bands, specifically in the way of composition and the vocal performance, yet the more you listen to "Errata" the more you see that they are actually very, very unique. They may have gathered a lot of influences from others, but they managed to transform their sound in a way that is easily recognizable and made a "style" of their own. What really caught my attention is an "evolution" like approach to song constructing. "Errata" isn't using a copy-paste method while in the process of creating their songs, rather they incorporate various elements into each track, so you get an ever changing feel while listening to this release. Every song has some added features that the previous one didn't have, be it in the form of guitar effects, multiple vocals or just various melody shifts and different pacing. Even the shortest of songs have distinctive aspects, so not only is the whole release unique, but also the songs themselves.

Heh, aside of liking the music, I really like the art from the person who did the cover, quite a grotesque piece if you ask me. On "Errata" myspace page (found here) you can see watercolor art of the band members, which is a pretty cool detail.

As you can see, "Errata" released this five song self-titled in 2009. As far as new material is concerned not much is known even on their myspace, so I guess we can only hope that they have some future plans in mind. Until then, put 25 minutes of your daily chores aside and take a listen, you are bound to like this.