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Podcast: Dreams of Consciousness
Episode: 230: Ratos de Porão
Description: Dreams of Consciousness Podcast Episode 230 features an interview with Mauricio "Boka" Alves Fernandez of Brazilian crossover legends Ratos de Porão.
Hopefully Ratos de Porão don't need an introduction to this audience - São Paulo's legendary "basement rats" are held in high regard by everyone from Sepultura to Jello Biafra, and were instrumental in shaping the Brazilian underground beloved by heshers worldwide.
I spoke with drummer Mauricio "Boka" Alves Fernandez about why he had to learn songs for their latest album NecropolÃtica in the studio, and how local issues in Brazil inspire RDP's "sarcastic and macabre" lyrics. We a...