After Jon Julio kicked Roces in the butt to get their machine rolling again, something is definitely happening in that camp. Jon Julio's very own department of the Roces machine, Valo, just released their first DVD called "WE ARE VALO".

If you liked "Them Apples" and "Leading the Blind" you're going to like this video. The skating is really sick, and is what you can expect from the team rooster that Valo offers: Jon Julio, Erik Bailey, Mike Martinho, Cosimo Tassone, Michael Braud, and a bunch of flow skaters.

Erik Bailey is without doubt the star of this movie. He is an absolute terminator the combines the stunt- and tech skating – kind of like what Alex Broskow did a few years back in the early KFC movies – but different. I would buy this video just for the sake of seeing Erik's section, which is probably about half of the video.

When each skater starts his profile, a series of slams are shown. I think that Michael Braud might actually have more slams than actual stunts – but man – does he put his life into it! This attitude is what characterizes the Valo team: full power, speed, and heart. Huge huge disasters combined with narrow and fast lines.

In between profiles are tricks from other skaters as well – this keeps the tempo and excitement up. In this way, Cosimo Tassone's section is more of a series of in-between tricks in Erik Bailey's show. And exactly those two skaters supply each-other well. They each represent powerhouses of respectively Europe and the U.S.

The video is somewhat short, but enough and a little more to get you well juiced for a session.

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