== Lemur ==
[EN]
Lemurs are strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar.
Fossil records suggest that lemurs reached the shores of Madagascar by crossing the ocean in vegetation rafts. While their ancestors competed with monkeys and other primates in continental Africa, lemurs were able to evolve free from competition. This allowed them to differentiate from other species.
The word lemur derives from the Latin lemures, which means "night spirit" or "ghost" and was probably coined due to the fact that these are nocturnal animals.
Lisbon-based Lemur was a "ragingly instrumental rock band", active between 2003 and 2006 and since hibernated.
During that brief period of time they played about fifteen shows, sharing the stage with bands like Brainwashed by Amália, Katabatic, Bypass, Ölga, The Allstar Project, Frango and Puget Sound. They self-released a demo CD and later released an eponymous EP through the Merzbau netlabel. They also contributed to compilations such as "Animal Repetitivo", from the 2005 Out.Fest – an "exploratory music" festival which included Lemur in its first two editions – and "Can Take You Anywhere You Want", a release featuring Bor Land acts. Lemur went on to record exclusively for Borland three songs that have remained unreleased until this day.
Lemur's long slumber is now over: they are digitally releasing all their recordings, including previously unavailable tracks, in a joint effort between Enough Records and Associação Terapêutica do Ruído. The songs will be available for download at no cost. Lemur will also return to the stage to celebrate the 10 years of Sonic Fest, the festival they created with Brainwashed by Amália and where they played their first gig in July 2003.
[PT]
Os lémures são primatas estrepsirrinos endémicos da Ilha de Madagáscar.
Indícios fósseis indicam que atravessaram o mar após Madagáscar se ter separado de África. Enquanto os seus antepassados competiam com macacos e outros primatas, os lémures estavam a salvo, sem qualquer tipo de competição e por isso diferenciaram-se.
A palavra lémure deriva do latim e significa "espírito da noite" ou "fantasma" e deve-se provavelmente ao facto de estas criaturas serem noctívagas.
Os Lemur de Lisboa eram uma banda de "rock furiosamente instrumental" que esteve activa entre 2003 e 2006 e que desde aí tem estado em hibernação.
Nesse breve período de tempo deram uma quinzena de concertos, partilhando o palco com bandas como: Brainwashed by Amália, Katabatic, Bypass, Ölga, The Allstar Project, Frango e Puget Sound; editaram uma maqueta em edição de autor e um EP homónimo pela netlabel Merzbau e colaboraram em algumas compilações como a "Animal Repetitivo" do Out.Fest de 2005, festival em que participaram nas duas primeiras edições e a "Can Take You Anywhere You Want" da Bor Land, editora para a qual chegaram a gravar algumas faixas que permaneceram inéditas até hoje.
Despertam agora da sua longa catáfora não só para reeditarem em formato digital e gratuito a sua discografia completa, incluindo alguns inéditos, numa parceria entre a netlabel Enough Records e a Associação Terapêutica do Ruído, mas também para celebrarem os 10 anos do Sonic Fest, festival que organizaram em conjunto com os Brainwashed by Amália e onde se estrearam ao vivo em Julho de 2003.
== Release Tracklist ==
1. Chuck Norris
2. Tsugumi
3. Iceberg
4. Razor Lung
5. Kataphora
6. The Dust Song
7. Flea Circus
8. Spikes and Nails
9. Cell's Cleavage
10. Tarrafal
11. Escape from Alamut
12. 1755
13. (The) Dust Song
14. 1755 I + II
15. Widmannstätten
== Release Credits ==
Lemur: João Brandão, João Marques, Vasco Furtado, Pedro Rodrigues
1, 4 e 7 gravadas na Parede por A. Neto e Miguel Neves em 2003
(1 produzida por A. Neto / 4 produzida por Miguel Neves)
1, 4 and 7 recorded in Parede by A. Neto and Miguel Neves in 2003
(1 produced by A. Neto / 4 produced by Miguel Neves)
2, 3, 5 e 6 gravadas e misturadas em Al-Qabdaq por Ricardo Loureiro em 2004
2, 3, 5 and 6 recorded and mixed in Al-Qabdaq by Ricardo Loureiro in 2004
8-11 gravadas na Granja e misturadas em Londres por Pedro Boavida em 2005
8-11 recorded in Granja and mixed in London by Pedro Boavida in 2005
12 gravada no Lemur Bunker (Estoril) e misturada/editada em Lisboa em 2005
12 recorded at Lemur Bunker (Estoril) and mixed/edited in Lisboa in 2005
13-15 gravadas no Lemur Bunker (Estoril) e misturadas em Lisboa por Filipe Cruz em 2006
13-15 recorded at Lemur Bunker (Estoril) and mixed in Lisbon by Filipe Cruz in 2006
1-6 editadas na "Demo" (edição de autor - 2004 - capa original: Mariana M.)
1-6 released in "Demo" (self-published - 2004 - original artwork: Mariana M.)
8-11 editada no "EP" (Merzbau - 2006 - capa original: Hugo Tornelo)
8-11 released in "EP" (Merzbau - 2006 - original artwork: Hugo Tornelo)
12 editada na compilação "Animal Repetitivo" (Searching Records/Out.Fest - 2005)
12 released in the compilation "Animal Repetitivo" (Searching Records/Out.Fest - 2005)
1 editada na compilação "Can Take You Anywhere You Want" (Bor Land - 2005)
1 released in the compilation "Can Take You Anywhere You Want" (Bor Land - 2005)
7 e 13-15 inéditas
7 and 13-15 unreleased
Reedição digital: Enough Records/Associação Terapêutica do Ruído - 2013
Digital reissue: Enough Records/Associação Terapêutica do Ruído - 2013
Artwork por Mariana M. baseado nas capas originais da "Demo" e do "EP"
Artwork by Mariana M. based in the original artwork of "Demo" and "EP"
Remasterizado no La Pausa de la Mirada (Barcelona) por Milo Gomberoff
Remastered at La Pausa de la Mirada (Barcelona) by Milo Gomberoff
== Links ==
Lemur:
http://www.myspace.com/lemurlisbon
http://www.vimeo.com/77992318
Releases:
http://merzbau-label.org/
http://www.discogs.com/Various-Animal-Repetitivo/release/2273137
http://www.outfest.pt/
http://www.bor-land.com/pt/catalogo/bl029.html
http://www.bor-land.com/
Live at Sonic Fest (G.D.E. “Os Combatentes”) - Lisbon (05/07/2003):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJuIgb4XrXU
Live at Net Jazz Café (Chapitô) - Lisbon (30/12/2004):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yXDjUzJyHs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAK8HsLeePA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ymAwk9ifJE
Live at Santiago Alquimista - Lisbon (26/01/2005):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcOTkSImFyM
Live at Orfeão Velho - Leiria (29/01/2005):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKYNb5njiE0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw3_hIuuwww
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6wdsOBsFRE
Co-Release:
http://enoughrecords.scene.org/
http://terapiadoruido.wordpress.com/