When Portugal's radio listeners first encountered the genre-blending, Cornelius-like sounds of
Gomo, they were entranced. It was 2001 and
Gomo's demo was put into regular rotation, but the DJs were of no help when listeners phoned in, asking, "Where can I get this lovely and strange music?" Paulo Gouveia, the man who is
Gomo, had sent the demo to radio stations with no contact information – just a note saying: "Thanks for all the inspiration. Hope you like this." The multi-instrumentalist was working on new songs and a multimedia live show while all this was going on, and he had no idea
Gomo was becoming an overnight favorite. Reviews in the national press and the invitations t...
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