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30 April 2021
Transmissions from the Secret Cinema
Various Artists
Located at an unsuspect basement somewhere in the coastal town of Aveiro, a certain underground auditorium was built in 1969 to support the local dissemination of censored and forbidden artworks. During the Portuguese dictatorship, it operated as a clandestine cinema and cultural headquarters for the local opposition to the regime.
From the depths of the house where the multifaceted artist and social activist Vasco Branco (1919-2014) once lived and worked, this secret cinema has recently recovered its original role as a safe harbour for mystics, artists and outsiders, while continuously hosting exploratory music, independent cinema, poetry and audiovisual performance.
This compilation features an odd collection of mostly unpublished tracks from artists whose work we feel strongly about and who have performed live at our underground auditorium over the past few years. The first volume of Transmissions from the Secret Cinema also represents the official debut release of VIC NIC, our freshly baked circulatory device for sonic, visual and written artworks.
Tracklist
1. Burkhard Beins Corrosion 0:03:38
2. Probióticos Tromper Le Brain 0:03:40
3. Jenny & her Epileptic Dog Iberian Space Onion 0:05:42
4. Ignacio Cordoba Your Name as a Bouncing Material 0:04:54
5. Lägrima Hoy te he Visto por Primera Vez 0:01:48
6. Superalma Project HELO rly-x105.dohuya.com 0:03:02
7. Güiro Meets Russia The Pleasure Is the Law 0:04:28
8. Angélica Salvi Indigo 0:08:10
Physical
Mastered for vinyl by Lucas Palmeira, illustrated by Spanish visual artist Lägrima and carefully projected by Brazilian designer Nayara Siler, VIC NIC’s first vinyl record is a true product of love and resilience.
Destined to become a true collector’s item, our first adventure into the physical realm includes a download code for the digital release, biographic notes putn together by Hugo Branco about each of the featured artists, the first edition of VIC NIC’s fancy obi-zine and other hidden treasures. Get it before it’s gone!
Press
VIC NIC: uma nova editora de Aveiro para o mundo (PT) // A Forma do Jazz
Transmissions from the Secret Cinema, Vol.1: a Compilação da VIC – Aveiro Arts House (PT) // Arte Sonora
Muitos Mundos by Isilda Sanches 30.09.21 // Antena 3
Oscillator 10.04.21 // RUC
Guilhotina 19.09.21 // RUC
Credits
Mastering by Lucas Palmeira
Illustration by Lägrima
Cover design by Animal Sentimental
Concept & compilation by Hugo Branco
“Indigo” by Angélica Salvi courtesy of Lovers & Lollypops
A shout out to
…all the artists in this compilation for their amazing work, to our friends managing other labels for their kind advice, to the whole VIC crew (present, past and future) for their unconditional love and support, and to everyone else who contributed for making this dream come true.
YOU ROCK!