RFI:Arto Lindsay

First full album with new songs and a band in 13 years I think

I guess he's been sick?

Not that I know. But maybe? He's been doing avante-garde sound installations plus curating Brazilian influenced parades, and doing some NY solo and duo gigs. There was also a collection issued a few years ago, that has some songs from his solo efforts, plus some additional live, noisier renditions of those songs.

Ace album is this.

During his original run of solo albums I thought Arto was the best thing ever. But I can't get into this new one to save my life. I'm just not on that wavelength right now. Will revisit when it stops raining and is over 45 degrees.

There are a number of different approaches on the new one (done with varying degrees of success), so you may eventually only get into some of it-- there's one song that's all noise, others with drum & bass influenced beats, and 3 I think with samba/tropicalia inspired melodies

http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/04/26/525392502/the-brash-and-calm-of-arto-lindsay

When I ask him about the 13-year gap between the release of Salt in 2004 and Cuidado Madame, Arto tells me that he had been living in New York and became seriously ill, moving back to Brazil for health insurance reasons. He does not specify the illness and says he rarely talks about it. (He is healthy now.)

my review fwiw: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23082-cuidado-madame/