Pere Portabella’s Psychedelic Rock Music

Pere Portabella’s Psychedelic Rock Music- A blog about the mind-bending, genre-defying music of Spanish avant-garde filmmaker Pere Portabella.

Introduction

Pere Portabella’sPsychedelic Rock Music is a collection of fourteen tracks that offer a glimpse into the Portuguese musician’s mind-bending, genre-defying sound. Pere Portabella is a founding member of the rock group Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, and has been making experimental music since the 1960s. His work is often compared to that of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart, and like them, he incorporates elements of jazz, rock, classical, and avant-garde music into his compositions.

The tracks on this collection range from the upbeat and catchy “A Leguas” to the more atmospheric “O Descanso do Guerreiro,” but all of them showcase Portabella’s unique approach to music-making. Whether you’re a fan of psychedelia or simply looking for something different, Pere Portabella’s Psychedelic Rock Music is worth checking out.

Early life and work

Pere Portabella was born in Barcelona, Spain on October 27, 1927. He is a Catalan filmmaker, and was a member of the Catalan European Parliament. Portabella’s films often explore psychedelia and rock music. He is best known for his 1967 film “Vampir-Cuadecuc”, which is a experimental documentary about the filming of an Dracula adaptation.

Barcelona

Pere Portabella was born in Barcelona in 1927. His father ran a successful textile business and his mother came from a wealthy family. When he was a child, his parents sent him to live with relatives in the country so that he could have a better education than what was available in Barcelona at the time. He did not like living in the country and ran away several times, but he eventually finished his schooling and returned to Barcelona.

He began working for his father’s business, but he was more interested in art and film. In the early 1950s, he started making short films. His first film, “Mur,” won a prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1955. He continued making films and eventually became one of the most important directors of the Spanish New Wave movement.

Madrid

Pere Portabella was born in 1927 in Barcelona, but his family soon moved to Madrid, where he would spend most of his childhood. His father was a doctor and his mother a housewife. He has two brothers, one of whom is a film director. He finished high school in 1945 and studied medicine at the Complutense University of Madrid, but he did not complete his degree. In 1947, he started working as an assistant to Spanish film director Luis Buñuel on the sets of the films “Un chien andalou” and “Age d’or”. In 1949, he left Spain to study cello in Paris.

Film work

Barcelona-born Pere Portabella (born 1927) is a Catalan filmmaker and politician who started his career in the 1950s as an assistant to Luis Bunuel on virulent films such as Viridiana and Simon of the Desert. He later produced such films as Vampir-Cuadecuc (1970), which is a documentary about the making of Jesús Franco’s Count Dracula starring Christopher Lee, and Umbracle (1972), a documentary about the making of a Robert Bresson film. Portabella’s most well-known work is his 1971 film, Caniba, which is a documentary about the life and crimes of Japanese cannibal, Issei Sagawa.

Vampir Cuadecuc

Pere Portabella’s vampirecuadecuc (1970) is one of the most unusual films ever made. It is a “documentary” about the making of an imaginary film, County Dracula, which is itself an avant-garde exercise in Gothic horror. The movie has no conventional plot or story line; instead, it presents a series of surreal, sometimes nightmarish images. These include footage of Bela Lugosi as Dracula (taken from the 1931 Universal film), as well as shots of chickens being slaughtered, and naked women writhing in slime.

Informe General sobre algunas cuestiones de interés

Informe General sobre algunas cuestiones de interés (General Report on Some Issues of Interest) is a 1967 Spanish documentary film directed by Pere Portabella.

The film was Portabella’s first, and it is considered an important work in the development of Spanish documentary film. It is a thinking person’s look at the world around him, exploring issues such as the death of Franco, the role of Spain in World War II, and the changes taking place in society at the time.

The film was not well received by the Spanish critics of the time, who accused Portabella of being too abstract and intellectual. However, it has since come to be considered an important work of Spanish cinema.

Later life and work

Pere Portabella (born 27 October 1927) is a Spanish filmmaker. He is best known for his work during the last years of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship in Spain. Born in Barcelona, Portabella studied law and economics before working as a producer for Spanish National Television. In the 1960s, he became involved in the Catalan independence movement.

Barcelona

In Barcelona, Portabella continued to make films, including two of his most famous: “Ultimas conversaciones” (Last Conversations, 1968), a series of conversations with the militantbasque leader Josu Jon Imaz between 1968 and 1973 about the conflict in the Basque Country, and “Vampir-Cuadecuc” (1970), a reinterpretation of the filming of Jess Franco’s “Count Dracula” starring Christopher Lee. He also started working in television there, directing programs such as “La Edad de Oro” (The Golden Age, 1972) and “User’s Manual” (1973).

Madrid

In Madrid, Portabella continued to be politically active and to make documentaries. He made a short documentary about the Basque Country, Paisajes después de la batalla (1971), and a full-length one about the trial of Maoist militants in Burgos, El caso Burgos (1972). He also started experimenting with new ways of making movies. His first try at this was the so-called “structural film” Vampir Cuadecuc (1970), in which he deconstructed the aesthetics of the Hammer Horror studio’s vampire films.

Discography

Pere Portabella is a Spanish rock musician, who was born on the 6th of November in Barcelona, Spain. He is best known for his work in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as his unique approach to rock music. Portabella’s discography includes 111 studio albums, 5 live albums, and 7 compilation albums.

Albums

Discography of Pere Portabella’s Psychedelic Rock Music

Pere portabella is a psychedelic rock musician from Spain. He is best known for his work with the band Doors of Perception and his solo albums.

Doors of Perception (1968)
-The Doors of Perception (1968)
-Absolute Reality (1969)
-Beyond the Doors of Perception (1970)
-Inner sanctum (1971)
-Live at the Fillmore East (1971)
Portabella’s first band, which he formed in 1967. The group released three albums before disbanding in 1971. They were: The Doors of Perception (1968), Absolute Reality (1969), and Beyond the Doors of Perception (1970). The group was named after Aldous Huxley’s book The Doors of Perception, which deals with Huxley’s experiences with mescaline.
Pere Portabella’s Solo Albums:
Útopica Mida Zero (1972)
Vampir Cuerdas Instrumentales(1973)
Guerra Sucia(1974) -with Free Harmony Quintet
Einzelgänger(1975)-with Col·lectiu BCN 216
Comedia(1977)-with Cobla Barcelona
El Pont Flotant sobre l’Aigua Turulla(1979)-soundtrack

Singles

Pere Portabella’s first single was “No se que me das”/”No sé qué me das”, a split single with Toti Soler under the joint pseudonym “Imanol”. It was released in 1966 on the Barcelona-based Hispavox label.

In 1967, Portabella released his second single, “La muralla verde”/”La muralla verde”, under the pseudonym “Peter Paradinas”. The single’s A-side was a song written by Joan Manuel Serrat and its B-side was an instrumental composed by Portabella.

In 1968, Portabella released his third single, “Una Bruja buena”/”Una Bruja buena”, under the pseudonym “Fats Domino Jr.” The single’s A-side was a cover of the Fats Domino song and its B-side was an original composition by Portabella.

In 1969, Portabella released his fourth single, “Quien mato a Marilyn?”/”¿Quién mató a Marilyn?”, under the pseudonym “Charles Manson”. The single’s A-side was an original composition by Portabella and its B-side was a cover of the Charles Manson song.

In 1970, Portabella released his fifth and final single, “Ciutat morta”/”Ciudad muerta”, under the pseudonym “Vangelis Papathanassiou”. The single’s A-side was an original composition by Portabella and its B-side was an instrumental version of the song.