As Mychal Denzel Smith recently wrote of Curtis Mayfield’s Superfly, “The worst political music sounds political.” Similarly, the worst comic music sounds comic. All due respect to Weird Al, the exception to every rule of taste and […]
Category: Brazil
Seu Jorge And Almaz :: Everybody Loves The Sunshine
In 2010 LA’s Now Again Records dropped a 12″ of Brazilian singer-songwriter Seu Jorge backed by the group Almaz, comprised of drummer Pupillo, guitarist Lucio Maia and rounded out by bassist and composer Antonio Pinto. Like the majority of […]
Luiz Melodia :: Maravilhas Contemporî¢neas
“We weren’t people that simply obeyed. You could say that we sidestepped all the house rules, the recording studio; we simply broke away from situations that weren’t convenient. I have always believed in what I […]
Zazou / Bikaye / Cy1 :: Noir et Blanc
It’s 1983. A chance encounter between Congolese musician Bony Bikaye, Algerian-born French composer / producer Hector Zazou & electronic duo Cy 1, resulted in this visionary (and until recently, rare) future-seeking treasure, Noir Et Blanc . An expression […]
Outro Tempo: Electronic And Contemporary Music From Brazil 1978-1992
Earlier this year Netherlands-based reissue outfit Music From Memory released the wonderful and exquisitely strange compilation, Outro Tempo: Electronic And Contemporary Music From Brazil 1978-1992 . A collection of exotic, otherworldly futurism and electronics, born from the . . . Only the good […]
Bola Sete :: Ocean
“Bola Sete’s music comes from everywhere and nowhere. The subconscious really is universal. Bola Sete’s music is the best reminder of this that I have ever heard. He is a man of great spirit and […]
Marcos Valle :: Dez Leis (1970 / Reissues)
In 2013 Light In The Attic Records is set to reissue four of Marcos Valle ‘s 70s studio albums; now available for the first time in North America. Complimented by legendary Brazilian backing band Som Imaginî¡rio , the records […]
Tecnicolor: Os Mutantes Lost Album
In October 1966 Rita Lee and brothers Arnaldo Baptista and Sérgio Dias walked on stage for the first time as Os Mutantes to perform on a Brazilian TV show. In hindsight, it was a momentous occasion. Several […]
Som Imaginario :: (Self-Titled)
This was Som Imaginario’s (Imaginary Sound) debut album from 1970; a Brazilian band that often backed the great Milton Nascimento just as Os Mutantes had backed Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso on their early albums. In fact, […]
Os Mutantes :: Mutantes
Any Mutantes record is a mind-blower and this one makes an unforgettable introduction. The music and voice of Os Mutantes transcends any language barrier such that even the most literary of music enthusiasts can still […]