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CIRCO: No Todo Lo Que Es Pop Es Bueno


Newsflash: El Manjar De Los Dioses is no more. The Puerto Rican flamenco-inflected pop band killed itself to give birth to the bizzaro pop of Circo. Led by other-worldly singer/songwriter/divo José Luis Abreu (a.k.a Fofé), whose signature Robert Smith-styled sighs and whimpers spikes his emotive lyrics of twisted love and tormented souls, Circo delves into new wave pop, neo-goth and Spaniard prima donna theatrics.

The group became an instant sensation at the 2001 edition of the Latin Alternative Music Conference, with both an acoustic performance in which Fofé's a cappella voice seemed to emerge from another dimension and a full set where the group's rough-and-tumble looks were a bit misleading, considering the band's pop pretensions. Calling out their contempories, Circo's debut, No Todo Lo Que Es Pop Es Bueno, comments on the vapid state of the pop world, "not everything that's pop is good," while at the same time begging for its own critique.

And, yes, this Circo pop is not just good, it's crazy good! Simple guitar-driven pop melodies become the bed from which elegant electronic pillows bounce as Fofé's operatic and new world vocal chords stretch out comfortably. On "Arrastrao" ("Dragged") the band gets tropical with a little shock-treated piano-structured salsa, while on "Odiame" ("Hate Me") Spanish-flavored pop is tinged with twangy guitars as carnival-esque keyboards and horns build up to Broadway show tune-like proportions.
- Enrique Lavin: CMJ New Music Report Issue: 726 - Aug 06, 2001

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Me alegro mucho por los muchachos. Muchas felicidades!

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Me alegro mucho por Circo y por la escena en Puerto Rico pero, tengo entendido que El Manjar no se ha roto, de hecho creo que en un par de semanas entraran al estudio a grabar....