[Alex_1]

The other three are gone, unfortunately. But I will be updating this thread regularly with information that you may want to check into if you're into the "Nova Bossa Nova" sounds. Coming soon: Brazilectro Vol. 3 and Brazilectro Vol. 4.

[Dolemite]

jorge ben rocks the house

[Alex_1]

Jorge Ben is the man... old school style though.

But I guess I will review Brazilectro III. Surprised... I was just going to copy/paste the review I did for Amazon.com but they haven't published it yet.



This is a very very mellow release. It's different from Break & Bossa V that I harped about before. B&B vol V was great because it has the Bossa Italia sound, with tracks from Nicola Conte (the old Acura commercial/that new Joe Boxer add with guy dancing like an idiot), Les Hommes and others. Brazilectro is melancholy and on the slower jazz side. Artists include Janice, Os Ipanemas, Stratospheric, Praful, Loqate, Soulstice and Hacienda to name a few.

This is a double disc set, and while I do like the Brazilectro series, this one had a much darker feel to it. Whereas Brazilectro 1 and 2 had more uptempo tracks by S-Tone Inc., Clara Moreno and etc., this one hardly has that other than Hit the Road Jack by German group Mo Horizons... and I didn't liek that song very much (Or Come Touch the Sun for that matter).

I give this CD three stars out of five. Some tracks are great, excellent cover art. But it doesn't live up to the second release.

[folha]

wow, I love the cover. Seems I gotta go get it then

I just got down a disc called Morricone RMX, and Fantastic Plastic Machine is great there. They are a Japanese group that do some really Brasilian stuff.

And Alex, good to see this thread comes again. I almost wanna start one myself only that I got no new disc to review.

[Alex_1]

Originally posted by folha
wow, I love the cover. Seems I gotta go get it then

I just got down a disc called Morricone RMX, and Fantastic Plastic Machine is great there. They are a Japanese group that do some really Brasilian stuff.

And Alex, good to see this thread comes again. I almost wanna start one myself only that I got no new disc to review.

OF course - if you have music even old stuff just review it. That's what this thread's about.

Fantastic Plastic Machine are cool - a bit different but cool. I have one of their albums - not "Beautiful" but the one before that. It's pretty funky - beach music. haha

But Japan has a big big influence on the new Bossa Nova movement. Yoshinori Sunahara is big - but maybe the biggest ones are Kyoto Jazz Massive and Towa Tei. Towa Tei came out with "Future Listening" almost 8 years ago, and today it is still very good disc. The vocals feature Bebel Gilberto... her first "real" intro to the new movement. Kyoto Jazz Massive is great too - their big tracks are Calmaria and contribute to a compilation called "Crossbreed". Also there's Bossa Tres... Jazz. I'll expand a little later on today.

[Real Ray]

Two recent buys: Suba: "Tributo" and Trio Mocotó: "Samba Rock." Different genre, but Brasilian all the same.

[trickyfool]

I'm kinda ignorant when it comes to Brazilian music, but I had always enjoyed what little I heard. So, I picked up Carlinhos Brown's "Alfamagabetizado" a while back. Wow, that cd is fantastic. Now, I'm trying to get into more Brazilian stuff. What would you guys recommend for someone just starting out?? I know the hits and the classic songs but I'm wondering what cd's are must-haves......

Not Axe Bahia, I presume

Thanks

[Freestyle2000]

Since the first three brilliant renditions of this thread have gone to heaven, let's get this out of the way right now:

Getz/Gilberto may be the most perfect album ever. EVER.

Okay.

A-1, what did you think of the most recent Smoke City?

RS

[nicodemus]

I recommend Vinicius Cantuaria:

He's played with everyone from Brad Mehldau to David Byrne. His stuff is very cool. Kind of dark for Brasilian music but still great.

[dcsiouxfan]

I didnt see the other threads, so excuse me if this came up before. Would "The Girl from Ipanema" be considered a classic Brazilian song?