Beautify Junkyards are a Portuguese group influenced by English acid folk, Brazilian Tropicália and contemporary electronica.Artist Page at Ghost Box RecordsProg Magazine, Review of The Invisible World of Beautify JunkyardsThe Big Takeover, Review of Other Voices 08The Big Takeover, Review of The Beast Shouted Love Onda Rock, bio and albums revies https://www.ondarock.it/rockedintorni/beautifyjunkyards.htm All Music bio and albums https://www.allmusic.com/artist/beautify-junkyards-mn0003200142#biography
Members Led by João Branco Kyron on vocals and keyboards. With Martinez also on vocals, João Moreira on guitar, Bernard Loopkin on synths, Sergue Ra on bass and Antonio Watts on drums.
History Beautify Junkyards are a Lisbon-based band that released their 5th album, “NOVA”, in 2024 on Ghost Box Records - British cult labelwho has released records by artists such as Broadcast, John Foxx and Paul Weller, among many others.
The album was widely praised in international publications such as MOJO, UNCUT, Shindig and Electronic Sound, and received airplay on radios such as BBC2, BBC6, KEXP, RAI Radio 3, Radio France.
Over the years of activity, the band has played in various venues across Portugal.such as CCB, Teatro Trindade, ZdB gallery, Maus Hábitos, Casa da Música, Passos Manuel, Musicbox, Salão Brazil and participated in several festivals, such as Alive, Mexefest, Imminente, Impulso, among others.
In 2023 they performed a 10-dates tour in Italy and the United Kingdom. In 2019, they had made their debut in British soil, with a mini-tour that culminated in a sold-out concert at the mythical Cafe OTO in London.
The Beautify Junkyards are: João Branco Kyron (voices, synthesizers), Bernard Loopkin(synthesizers), Martinez (voices) João Moreira (guitar and synthesizers), Sergue Ra (bass), António Watts (drums and percussion).
Discography
TitleYear Format Label From The Morning (Nick Drake) / Fuga No.2 (Os Mutantes) 2012 7" single Fruits de Mer RecordsBeautify Junkyards 2013 LP/CD Metrodiscos The Beast Shouted Love 2015 LP/CD Mega Dodo / Nos Discos Other Voices 08: Constant Flux / Pirâmide 2016 7" single Ghost Box Records The Invisible World of Beautify Junkyards 2018 LP/CD Ghost Box Records Cosmorama 2021 LP/CD Ghost Box Records Painting Box (with Belbury Poly) / Ritual In Transfigured Time 2021 7" single Ghost Box Records Verde Pino / Dupla Exposição 2022 7" single Lux Records Nova 2024 LP/CD Ghost Box Records
References
External links Beautify Junkyards at Discogs