Boy From Brazil / Pointless Shoes

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In the winter of 2001, in the bowels of Berlin, the Boy From Brazil was brought to life. With subzero temperatures and little fresh air or natural light, the Boy (also known as Razi) locked himself in a stuffy basement with little more than a Macintosh and a vision, and emerged with a sexy, throbbing, and psychotic sound: the future of rock’n’roll. Digging through the debris of previous eras “ ‘50s rockabilly, ‘60s instrumentals, 70s porn soundtracks, German electronic, French pop, disco and punk he developed a unique sonic scramble. His debut EP has been described as “a little stormer that mixes the sonic assault of Suicide, the guitar hooks of the B-52’s, the drums of the Flying Lizards and the vocals of Lux Interior... and even a cool cover of Serge Gainsbourg.”  In the late 1990s the Boy toured the world as front man of hedonist trash band the Golden Showers. Before that he played bass with the French/German pop phenomenon Stereo Total. Somewhere in between he also formed the group Give Up with Shizuo and Anika Trost and toured the US with Atari Teenage Riot.  On Pointless Shoes he’s joined by collaborators Captain Comatose, Christoph de Babalon, Patric Catani, Nicole Morier, Jörg Hiller, Gonzales, Naila Chaudry, Conrad Standish, Pascal Stoffels, Snax, Electronicat, Angie Reed and Tico Zamora. Boy From Brazil’s live show has already made quite an impact, building an impressive fan base including Peaches, Suicide and the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, who invited him to join them on European dates. There will be more shows this Fall / Winter featuring an amazing new video show by VJ Safy Sniper and a guaranteed wild live performance.

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