Sub Rosa (band)

Sub Rosa is a Brazilian rock band, formed in 2006. They have influences of progressive rock and classic rock. Their debut album, "The Gigsaw (2009)",[1] was an independent release and, because of a great sell in Europe and USA, it was re-released in Brazil by the label "Progressive Rock Worldwide / Megahard Records", in a remixed and remastered deluxe digipack version, with three bonus tracks and a new artwork.[2]


History

Sub Rosa was originally formed by Reinaldo José, Vinicius Mendes, and Daniel Deboni in 2006. This trio never played together, but it was the first step to join the first stable line-up: Reinaldo José (bass and vocals), Vinicius Mendes (guitars, keyboards and vocals), Junior Mansur (keyboards, guitars and vocals) and Romulo Cesar (drums and vocals).[1] This line-up recorded only a demo cd, in 2007, with the songs "Enslavement of Beauty", "Waiting for the Sun" and "Desvendando Mistérios".[3]

In 2008, Sub Rosa disbanded during the first recording sessions of their debut album. Reinaldo José produced, by himself, the full album. Soon, Marcia Cristina and Glaydston Friederich (both singers) became official band members, while the album was recorded with the help of some special guests.[4]

The Gigsaw was released in December/2009. The first show took place in the "Ady Rosa de Freitas" theatre, with a new line-up: Reinaldo José (bass and vocals), Bárbara Laranjeira (drums and vocals), Márcia Cristina (vocals), Glaydston Friederich (vocals), Al Duarte (keyboards and vocals), Thiago Gil (guitars) and the special guest Daniel Laranjeira (violins).[5]

In 2010, Sub Rosa became the winner of the "I Festival de Música Independente" (I Independent Music Festival) of the WULP Radio with the song "Equinox".[6] The free publicity brought overseas distributors to "The Gigsaw", and the increase of the selling granted the band the "USA East Coast Tour", with six shows in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Pittsburgh, Newark, New York and Boston. 4 states in 18 days of October/2011.[7][8]

In 2014, even with more than 14.000 cd's sold in the US, Asia and Europe, Sub Rosa was not yet recognized in Brazil. Then, the label "Progressive Rock Worldwide/Megahard Records" released "The Gigsaw" in a remixed, remastered deluxe digipack version, with 3 bonus tracks and new artwork. Meanwhile, the band recorded the second album, a double set-cd called "11:11."[9][10]

The actual line-up is: Reinaldo José (bass and vocals), Bárbara Laranjeira (drums and vocals), Alexandre Salgueiro (keyboards and vocals), Rudolf Pinto (guitars) and ToSan (keyboards).[1]

Oddities

The main themes of the band are philosophy, psychology, traditional mysticism, mythology and references to occultism. The bandleader, José, is the venerable master of a masonic lodge, called Ars Regia Therion[11] and that in several photos he is linked in some way to the rosycross – AMORC and other orders.

There's a theory that the álbum "The Gigsaw" has a synchrony with the motion picture "Neverending Story".

Also, in an interview to the website Whiplash!, they plant the idea that the album "The Gigsaw" is some kind of an enigma, a mathematical, symbolical jigsaw where the songs, the lyrics, the artwork and every single element of the opus is there to be studied and put together to form something.[3]

Although the band allowed their songs to be freely downloaded everywhere, they achieved a great success overseas, but not in Brazil.[12]

Another link for Sub Rosa to mystic themes and secret orders is the fact that they work in a studio called "To Mega Therion", one of the magic names of Aleister Crowley.

Discography
  • 2007 - "Sub Rosa" (demo cd)
  • 2009 - "The Gigsaw" (official album)
  • 2015 - "The Gigsaw" - deluxe version (official album - Progressive Rock Worldwide)

Videography
  • 2012 - "The Live Gigsaw - Ao Vivo no Camping Rock" (Official DVD)

Notable uses

This list is not exhaustive.


References
  1. "Sub Rosa - Home - Non nobis: Eternum sub rosae". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  2. "SUB ROSA - The Gigsaw (CD-digipack) 3 Bonus -Progressive-Rock-Female-Vocals". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  3. "Sub Rosa: quebra-cabeça que o ouvinte tem que montar". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. "Entrevista com Sub Rosa - Galeria Musical". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  5. "Sub Rosa: álbum que se revela poeticamente conceitual (Resenha - Gigsaw - Sub Rosa)". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. Cichetto, Luiz Carlos. "Revist'A Barata - Edição: 77 - Pacote Completo (Revist'A Barata 1 a 5 + KFK Webzine 1)". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  7. "FL – Rock brasileiro em Miami - Portal Brasil Mais". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  8. "Progressiveworld.net - Your Ultimate Guide To Progressive Music - New Rock From Brazil On US Tour". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  9. "SUB ROSA". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  10. "Sub Rosa: banda tem seu primeiro álbum relançado no Brasil". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  11. "Grande Oriente do Brasil - Minas Gerais - Categoria: Visita a ARS Régia Therion - 04/08/2015 - Grande Oriente do Brasil - Minas Gerais". Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  12. "Sub Rosa é A Nossa Banda De Julho! - Notas - Galeria Musical". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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