Pitch Yarn Of Matter – Legacy (Album – Wave Records)
Genre/Influences: Electro-Pop.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Set up in the early 90s by Marcello Gallo, Brazilian Electro-Pop project P.Y.O.M. (Pitch Yarn Of Matter) released two albums in the 90s on German label Subtronic Records. After a long break the project came back to life, releasing a new opus in 2016 on Wave Records. “Legacy” was released by the end of 2020 and features eleven new songs.
Content: The influences and style haven’t changed that much. P.Y.O.M. remains devoted to Electro-Pop music and the 80s definitely remain a source of inspiration. The influences have been transposed into a very own sound, which has this retro feeling and yet it sounds a bit refreshing. The songs have been supported with good-old strings while some of the snares still have this old-school sound. All the songs have been sung in English.
+ + + : I’m still convinced this solo-project didn’t get the deserved recognition –especially in Europe. P.Y.O.M. has something of its own; a rather familiar sound, which you however can’t compare to another band. The songs are well-crafted and the global production resulted from a mature process. The synth lines bring us back to the magic of the 80s. Some tunes –like at “The Stranger”, are pretty simple, but efficient.
– – – : The album is missing a true hit and that’s maybe part of the reason why the band never became more famous…
Conclusion: I often link Brazilian underground electro with harsh productions, but Pitch Yarn Of Matter reminds us there are also talented Electro/Wave-Pop formations there.
Best songs: “The Stranger”, “Control”, “Devotion”, “A Little Less Of You”, “Like Diamonds”.
Rate: 8.
Artist: www.facebook.com/pitchyarnofmatter
Label: www.waverecordsmusic.com / www.facebook.com/waverecords
About Pitch Yarn Of Matter
Pitch Yarn Of Matter, also credited as P.Y.O.M., is a Brazilian electro-pop project built around Marcelo Gallo. Discogs lists Dárcio Fabri and Tatiana Pajero G. Brandão among the other people involved. According to Discogs, Gallo was invited to record the project’s first album in Germany in 1994 by the proprietor of the Subtronic Records label, during a tour by a German band.
The chronology opens with the self-released cassette “Overpass” in 1994, followed by “Signs In Our Minds” in 1995 and “Strange Body” in 1996, both on Subtronic Records. Gallo then set the project aside to concentrate on his other act, Nude. Pitch Yarn Of Matter returned two decades later on Wave Records, and Side-Line reviewed that comeback album as Pitch Yarn Of Matter – It’s New, Sounds Old And I Love It (CD Album – Wave Records).
“Legacy” followed on Wave Records at the end of 2020, in digital and CD formats, and carries eleven songs, all sung in English.
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