banha da cobra: mãe d'água

Banha Da Cobra is a project of Lisbon-based artists Mestre André (laptop) and Carlos Godinho (objects). Born from a stream of research and electroacoustic sound intervention, Banha da Cobra starts from an imaginary sonic place of handcrafted, ritualistic and traditional activities and landscapes. The compositions are made as sound ruins, based on an ecology between the sustainability of the sound nature of the found -- structures, places, objects, etc. -- and their appropriation and transformation. The collecting inherent in this project is of an archaeological character, complemented with processes of alchemical manipulation like musical creation in real time. On Mãe D'Água, Banha da Cobra present a live recording of their concert/performance on a four by four channel system at Mãe d'Água, recorded on the 21st of September, 2018 within the context of the Lisboa Soa festival. Mãe D'Água (Mother of Water) is an old water reservoir located in the center of Lisbon; it used to be the main reservoir for Lisbon, being fed by a massive 19th century aqueduct.