Fósforos de Oxford

Fósforos de Oxford (Portuguese for Matches from Oxford) is the only album by Brazilian post-punk band Cabine C. It was released in 1986 by RPM Discos, which was founded by Paulo Ricardo and Luiz Schiavon of RPM. It was the only album to be released by the label, which closed in 1987 after RPM's first break-up.[1]

Fósforos de Oxford
Studio album by
Cabine C
Released1986
Recorded1986
GenrePost-punk, gothic rock
LabelRPM Discos
ProducerLuiz Schiavon

Most of the album's lyrics are based on works by Edgar Allan Poe; for example, "Pânico e Solidão" was based on his 1838 novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket,[2] and "A Queda do Solar de Usher" shares its name with Poe's eponymous 1839 short story.

The album was never re-released in CD form, and is very rare and difficult to obtain; however, it is available for free download on Ciro Pessoa's official SoundCloud page, and the track "Tão Perto" was included in the 2005 compilation of Brazilian post-punk music The Sexual Life of the Savages. In 2019, the album was re-issued digitally in all streaming media platforms by Curumim Records.

Critical reception

In its 1987 issue, magazine Bizz gave the album a positive review, favorably comparing Cabine C to British band Magazine.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ciro Pessoa; all music is composed by Cabine C.

No.TitleEnglish titleLength
1."Pânico e Solidão"Panic and Loneliness2:33
2."Lapso de Tempo"Time Lapse2:07
3."Anos"Years3:01
4."Jardim das Gueixas"Garden of the Geishas4:43
5."A Queda do Solar de Usher" (instrumental)The Fall of the House of Usher2:41
6."Lágrimas"Tears2:36
7."Opus 2" (instrumental) 3:04
8."Tão Perto"So Close2:35
9."Soldadas"Soldier Women3:21
10."Neste Deserto"In This Desert3:50
11."Fósforos de Oxford" (instrumental)Matches from Oxford2:10

Personnel
  • Ciro Pessoa – vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar
  • Anna Ruth dos Santos – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Marinella Setti – drums, backing vocals
  • Wania Forghieri – keyboards
  • Akira S. (Akira Tsukimoto) – Chapman Stick in "Jardim das Gueixas"
  • Fernando Deluqui – guitar in "Tão Perto"
  • Luiz Schiavon – production
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References
  1. RPM (banda) (in Portuguese)
  2. 4/16 - Cesar Gavin e Ciro Pessoa: "Cabine C - Mistérios, a super banda e o disco"
  3. Cabine C – Fósforos de Oxford (in Portuguese)
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