Beautify Junkyards

Beautify Junkyards are a Portuguese group influenced by English acid folk, Brazilian Tropicália and contemporary electronica. ^[1][2][3][4]

Beautify Junkyards
Background information
Origin	Lisbon, Portugal
Genres	Folk Electronica Hauntology
Labels	Fruits de Mer
Members	João Branco Kyron Martinez João Moreira Sergue Ra Antonio Watts Helena Espval
Website

Members

Led by João Branco Kyron on vocals and keyboards. With Martinez also on vocals, João Moreira on acoustic guitar and synth, Sergue Ra on bass and Antonio Watts on drums. Helena Espvall, formerly of Espers, joined the band on cello and acoustic guitar in 2017. ^[1]

History

In 2012, the band’s first album was a collection of cover versions; mainly of classics of the British acid folk period, but also taking in Tropicália and German Kosmiche. Their version of Kraftwerk’s Radioactivity was included on DJ Food’s Kraftwerk Kover Kollection. Their second album in 2015, The Beast Shouted Love, featured original songs with similar influences. In 2016 the band debuted on Ghost Box Records with a single as part of the label's Other Voices Series. Their first album for Ghost Box, The Invisible World of Beautify Junkyards was released in March, 2018.

Discography

Title	Year	Format	Label
From The Morning (Nick Drake) / Fuga No.2 (Os Mutantes)	2012	7" single	Fruits de Mer Records
Beautify Junkyards	2013	LP/CD	Metrodiscos
The Beast Shouted Love	2015	LP/CD	Mega Dodo / Nos Discos
Other Voices 08: Constant Flux / Pirâmide	2016	7" single	Ghost Box Records
The Invisible World of Beautify Junkyards	2018	LP/CD	Ghost Box Records
Cosmorama	2021	LP/CD	Ghost Box Records
Painting Box (with Belbury Poly) / Ritual In Transfigured Time	2021	7" single	Ghost Box Records
Verde Pino / Dupla Exposição	2022	7" single	Lux Records
Nova	2024	LP/CD	Ghost Box Records