Violeta de Outono
| Violeta de Outono | |
|---|---|
| Origin | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Genres | Post-punk (early); psychedelic rock, progressive rock, space rock |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | Wop-Bop Records, RCA Records, Ariola Records, Record Runner, Voiceprint Records, Rock Symphony |
| Associated acts | Zero, The Invisible Opera Company of Tibet (Tropical Version Brazil), O Terço, A Chave do Sol, Gong |
| Website | violetadeoutono |
| Members |
Fabio Golfetti José Luiz Dinola Fernando Cardoso Gabriel Costa |
| Past members | Angelo Pastorello Cláudio Souza Cláudio Fontes Fred Barley Sandro Garcia Gregor Izidro |
Violeta de Outono (Portuguese for Autumn Violet) is a Brazilian psychedelic/progressive rock band hailing from São Paulo. Heavily influenced by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Gong, they were originally a post-punk band with some psychedelic elements intertwined, but would gradually drop their post-punk influences and add more prog elements to their sonority as time went by.
The band underwent numerous changes in its line-up since its inception; the only founding member remaining today is vocalist/guitarist Fabio Golfetti.
Fabio Golfetti founded Violeta de Outono in 1985 alongside Cláudio Souza; both had just parted ways with pioneering New Romantic band Zero. They would later be joined by Angelo Pastorello, and with this line-up they released a demo tape, Memories, in the same year. The tape got the attention of independent record label Wop-Bop Records, that released their first recording, the extended play Reflexos da Noite, in 1986.
In 1987, Violeta de Outono's eponymous debut was released through RCA Records. It was very well-received; particular praise went to their cover of The Beatles' song "Tomorrow Never Knows".
In 1988 they released a four-track EP called The Early Years, containing cover versions of The Rolling Stones' "Citadel", Pink Floyd's "Interstellar Overdrive", The Beatles' "Within You Without You" and Gong's "Blues for Findlay". Those recordings trace to as far as 1985–1986. In the next year, their second studio album, Em Toda Parte, was released by Ariola Records. Beginning with this album, Violeta de Outono would drop their previous post-punk instrumentation, heading towards a more progressive and experimental vein.
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