Violeta de Outono was formed in 1984 in São Paulo, Brazil, by the architects Fabio Golfetti and Claudio Souza, and the photographer Angelo Pastorello, molding its sound by mixing the musical trends at the time with the 60’s psychedelia, and quickly gained public attention and media. With 40 years on the road, the band has remained active, with a reputation of a cult band with international recognition. Their first LP, eponymous in 1987, is marked by a psychedelia shrouded in shadows that has achieved a feat of attracting fans of progressive rock and post-punk and dark / gothic styles.
The trio debuted in 1986 with the EP “Violeta de Outono” through the independent label Wop Bop Discos, and includes the tracks “Outono”, “Trópico” and “Reflexos Da Noite”. This release made the band spotted on radio and magazines and then signed by the RCA label that released the LP “Violeta De Outono” in 1987. During the RCA / BMG period of 1986-1989 the band also recorded the EP “The Early Years ”which includes 4 classic psychedelic covers, and also the album“ Em Toda Parte ”, where Violeta de Outono introduced elements of electronic and ethnic music in its psychedelic sound.
During the 1990s, the band met sporadically and recorded some demos that were compiled on the album “Mulher Na Montanha” in 1999. During that period the guitarist Fabio Golfetti dedicated himself to the Invisible Opera Company of Tibet, an outift connected to the Franco-British Gong of Daevid Allen.
In 2000, with a new line-up, the band returned to its activities, and in 2005 the album “Ilhas” was released with the new drummer Gregor Izidro and the keyboardist Fabio Ribeiro. In 2004 the original trio did a reunion for a series of special shows with an orchestra formed by musicians from the USP Symphonic Orchestra, which was recorded and released on DVD “Violeta De Outono & Orquestra”.
In 2007 Violeta de Outono released the album “Volume 7”, which marks a new phase in the group’s history, with more progressive rock and jazz influences. Also from this period is the DVD “Seventh Brings Return – A Tribute to Syd Barrett”, released by the Voiceprint label, both have a new formation including Gabriel Costa on bass and Fernando Cardoso on keyboards. In 2012, Violeta de Outono released the CD, “Espectro”, which gained good reception both in Brazil and abroad, and in 2016 the album “Spaces”. The latter have José Luiz Dinola on drums and complete a trilogy started with the album “Volume 7”.
In 2017 the original trio, Fabio, Angelo and Claudio, got together especially to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of their first LP of 1987. Recently, in 2022 the band released a new studio album entitled “Outro Lado”, which rescues the trio’s compositions during 1992-2002.