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Droban Apherna 
Droban Apherna's presumed logotypeBackground information Origin Silves, Portugal Genres experimental music, fusion Years active 2008-present Labels Independent Associated acts Estes, Pijama do Raimundo Website myspace.com/droban-apherna Members Pedro Calquinha, André Marques Droban-Apherna is a Portuguese instrumental experimental music band from Silves, in Portugal and it was created in late 2008, being originally called "Estes". The music style is sometimes labeled by some as fusion due to the wide range of styles that are played throughout the albums and even throughout the course of the same song.
The band is formed by Pedro Calquinha (keyboard and guitar) and André Marques (bass guitar), although both play several other instruments on the band's albums, such as percussion, bouzouki, mandolin, flute and synthesizers.
The band has so far released two studio albums: Bufus Dei (2010) and Ablun Malüss 108 (2011). Both albums were recorded, mixed and mastered by the band members themselves.
The third album, possibly called "Drubahaal" has been announced on Droban-Apherna's Facebook as being in the final recording stages and consisting primarily in video game oriented music, using mainly keyboard synthesizers and bass guitar riffs.[1]
Contents
Bufus Dei (2010)
Bufus Dei is the first album of the band, and consisted in a mix of drums, electric guitar and electric bass almost exclusively. It is a concept album divided into 12 tracks, with the full length of 44 minutes and 22 seconds. The predominant musical genres in this album is funk, rock, jazz and metal.
Ablun Malüss 108 (2011)
Ablun Malüss 108 is also a concept album as Bufus Dei. However, this album goes way beyond the first one in terms of experimentation. The album was divided into 99 tracks, consisting in musical sentences and excerpts, and dense ambient created by the diverse orchestration used throughout the full length of the album (48 minutes and 57 seconds). Although some tracks contain lyrics and speeches, Ablun Malüss 108 is an instrumental album, mixing musical genres such as funk, rock, folk, ethnic, jazz, tango, blues, and many others.
Droban-Apherna also start to expand their orchestration in this album, using keyboards, various percussion, flutes, bouzouki, mandolin, kazoo, melodica and the usual bass, guitar and drums.
References
- ^ "Droban-Apherna's Biography at Myspace". Droban-Apherna. 27 July 2011. http://www.myspace.com/droban-apherna. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
External links
Categories:- Experimental musical groups
- Portuguese musical groups
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