Totally unique take on Catalan folk-jazz-funk, not at all as scary as it might sound!
Mireia Carbonell directed, composed, and produced Periscopi Invertit’s album 'Amèlia'. Over ten years ago, she emigrated to Northern Europe (first to Amsterdam and later to London), where she consolidated her project Periscopi Invertit — blending folk songs from the Països Catalans (Catalan-speaking regions) with funk, jazz, Latin arrangements, and Mediterranean sounds.
Periscopi Invertit has performed at London venues including The Jago, Orleans Bar, The Old Hall at Lincoln’s Inn, Waterloo Creative Studios, The Mildmay Club, Upstairs at the Ritzy, Karamel, The Post Bar, Folklore (Hoxton), and Jam in a Jar.
During her final project at ESMUC (Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya) music university, Mireia researched the interaction between Catalan folk and Catalan modern music from the 1960s to the 1980s. She found that, in the 1970s, many bands of the 'Ona Laietana' music movement (Barcelona’s 70’ underground music) had already explored this field and created an extensive discography. At that time, Periscopi Invertit began by performing versions of songs from the 'Ona Laietana' period and from other international artists who had fused folk with modern music at some point in their careers, while also including a few original compositions.
After completing her music studies, Mireia moved from Barcelona to Amsterdam, where she decided to shift Periscopi Invertit’s focus towards creating new arrangements of folk songs from the Països Catalans (Catalonia, Balearic Islands, Valencia, amongst other neighboring regions where Catalan is spoken). Only after several years of living in London did she set the project in motion, recording the album and forming the London-based band Periscopi Invertit.
Also love the cover artwork.
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