EXPRESSO 2222: the semi-official BRAZILIAN MUSIC LISTENING CLUB.

wow!

notice "o bidu" isn't on that. now there's an album that needs a remaster badly.

yeah, I was just talking about the box set over here

Jorge Ben Jor S/D

if it's on ebay I wouldn't call it hard to find, plus it's not that expensive compared to how much it would cost to get all these individually. and the remaster of africa brasil in the boxset is fantastic sounding, not sure why they haven't released it outside the boxset unless it's some bizarre ploy to get people to plunk down for the set.

and s1ocki otm re: o bidu, that is a fantastic album

it was his only non-philips album of the period so that's why it's not on the boxset. I've heard there are a couple different mixes of it floating around, the heavily reverbed one and a more clean sounding one.

He was fun live when I saw him 3 or so years ago. Now you guys have me thinking I need the box set.

nice one GUYS

I really want that box set; would buy it if I had the money.

Very excited to post tomorrow's album. Searched around and found two active links for it, so everyone should be able to hear it!

I guess after you, it's me, right?

Or do I have to email Cave17Matt?

Schedule: This week (starting Thursday): TalRose. Next week: Shin Oliva Suzuki. After that...well, we'll see now won't we?

― T Bone Streep (Cave17Matt), Tuesday, May 4, 2010 1:11 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark

^ think you're all set

Week 3

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nXL1xrjzwNw/R7QNDMz1l6I/AAAAAAAADso/U-ePidXqQ50/s320/karma-front.JPG

Karma-Karma 1972

Though I was sort of eager to change up decades, I HAD to post this as my first entry into the ILM BLC. I first heard about this on the Brazi1ian Nuggets blog (and it's still there; it's also still up on Mutant 50unds), and it blew me away like none of the other albums on the blog did. The best I can say about this is that it takes almost every hallmark of '70s folk-pop and illuminates them. Gorgeous vocal harmonies, billowing woodwinds, incredible acoustic guitar playing, and deep cellos give this a very identifiable sound, but one that this group really nails in a very distinctive way. In some parts, the music reaches the heights of mid-late '60s Beatles. A totally overlooked, radiant gem.

Another bonus: On iTunes, this precedes Pharaoh Sanders' Karma, and the albums sound great when played back-to-back.

nice, can't wait to check it out

sounds interesting!

never knew about the pharaoh sanders connection

wow yeah super-Beatle-y harmonies on this. nice!

also sorta Secos y Molhados, a bit? without the glam/prog rock overtones

This is pretty fantastic! It reminds me of some other Brazilian stuff, but also this Chilean group Congregacion's album "Viene". It's a lot more melancholy than this, but I think you might like it.

Haha, just noticed the dude with the triple guitar in the stained-glass cover art.

this isn't on Spotify :(

I had no problem getting it from the Mut4nt S0unds blog.

Jorge Amiden is like the Brazilian Syd Barret. And he founded O Terço, I guess the most popular Brazilian prog band

Not getting into this album at all. I haven't been able to make myself listen to the whole thing even.

well, it's no Space Jam sdtk

That's not the one I voted for anyway.

It's more languid and droopy than I'm in the mood for at the moment. This jamming on "Blusa de Linho" just drags.

Sorry, I really can't listen to this. Maybe I shouldn't be in any listening clubs at all as I am very comfortable with making snap judgments these days and turning things off, deleting things, on impulse.

Do I have to give back my listening club t-shirt?

no you can just stop posting

It's languid in a good way--that 60s psychedelic feel, the harmonies...

think I'd enjoy it more if I like the beatles

it does get better as it goes on

liked

Do you want your listeners club t-shirt back also?

Hey, if you don't like it, then that's ok. Thought I'd post it because it's a '70s-era Brazil pop album that's not by anyone on a Soul Jazz comp and, for me at least, is very good. Personally, I'm surprised at the comment about "endless" jamming since the song times are rather brief in comparison to a lot of other psych music from this period.

I like it and would probably never have heard of it otherwise, so thanking u

Ok, I'm using special privileges for being Brazilian and I'm picking two records this week (I know Cave17Matt won't be very happy but it will be for a good cause).

The first one is 'Os Afro-Sambas' (1966) by Baden Powell and Vinicius de Moraes.

From Dusty Groove America:

Os Afro Sambas -- a record that completely transformed the sound of Baden Powell's music, and showed the world he had much deeper talents than just simple bossa guitar! The session was done in collaboration with poet Vinicius De Moraes, with additional vocals from Quarteto Em Cy -- and the sound is a completely captivating blend of rootsy percussion, airy guitar, and poetic vocals -- held together with a unique magic that was hardly ever duplicated again! There's a genius here that's hard to peg, but which is apparent from the very first note -- and equal credit should possibly also be given to producer Roberto Quartin, who managed to make the whole thing happen with an echoey brilliance that's almost as important as the music itself. Titles include the original version of "Canto De Ossanha", plus "Tempo de Amor", "Tristeza E Solidao", "Lamento De Exu", "Bocoche", and "Canto De Xango". (Note: there is a slight dip in sound on the first minute or so of the record -- and this is a tragic flaw in the original mastering, and not in this pressing.)

http://beto.ziriguidum.fotoblog.uol.com.br/images/photo20080311075521.jpg

My other choice is Lula Côrtes & Zé Ramalho's 'Paêbirú' (1975). This is probably the rarest and the most expensive vinyl record in Brazilian Market ($ 2000 for a good copy). I can hear Luiz Gonzaga, Cecil Taylor, heavy psychedelia and even Nick Drake in it! But since my English is not that good there's a good review about it from Stylus:

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/lula-crtes-e-z-ramalho/pabir.htm

What of history, and context? What if Astral Weeks and There’s a Riot Goin’ On had never been given a chance carve their place in the pop music landscape? Such is the case of Paêbirú, a 1975 collaboration between Brazilian artists Lula Côrtes and Zé Ramalho. With most copies purportedly destroyed in a warehouse fire, Paêbirú has remained a holy-grail for collector’s willing to shell out the cheddar (like, 1,300 cheddars) for this psychedelic opus. And while it’s a stretch to assume any album can run with the luminary discs mentioned above, it’s tempting to dream that every once in a while history will uncover a lost classic and drop a fully-formed world-beater into our grubby little hands.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a7/Paebiru.jpg

very interesting!

be prepared

That's funny, I just listened to Os Afro Sambas this morning; what a beautiful album! My CD of it also comes with Powell's "A Vontade" from 1963--it's interesting that that recording (on Elenco) actually sounds "nicer" or higher fidelity at least than does "Os Afros Sambas".

Paêbirú is one of my favorites, but as I think pfunkboy is alluding to above, it is definitely not going to be everyone's cup of tea. It does, as you say, touch on an amazingly broad number of reference points while also being entirely its own thing. This would have been one of my picks for the club for sure (maybe I'll pick something else from the Cortes/Ramalho axis).

no, it was a joke about the scouting movement founder :)

ha, I'd forgotten about that nominal connection! (and only just noticed on Wikipedia that he's named after the scouting founder; jokes: I understand them after doing research)

so far this thread is a fave of mine. keep 'em coming!!! and thanks!

os afro sambas is one of my all-time faves. great choice!

best makeout album ever?

also i want to say that jorge ben in the 70s rivals stevie wonder in just releasing a slew of the best shit ever made

― david foster ballaz (m bison), Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:41 PM (2 months ago) Bookmark

In short: Jorge Ben should be as widely known and loved as say, Stevie Wonder.

― elephant rob, Friday, April 30, 2010 10:10 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark

hi 5

rite now, i am feelin like africa brasil's highs are unparalleled but end-to-end, Ben is song after song amazing

I dunno about this Lula Cortes album - I'm not saying its bad, I just find it perplexing. veers rather wildly from one thing to another

haven't listened to the whole thing but was digging what I heard

Shit, I need to spend MORE time on ilx, these days.