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

hi 5

yes!

veers rather wildly from one thing to another

undeniably true. This is definitely a YMMV kinda album. I got into it through the quieter, less spazz-guitar parts: the piano stuff at the end of "Omm", the Indian-influenced raga-type stuff. For me the whole thing only cohered after repeated listening and now I love the whole mess.

Need to listen to these latest offerings this weekend. Thanks y'all

This week's pick for me:
Antônio Carlos e Jocáfi - Cada Segundo

Rapper Marcelo D2 (and producer Mario Caldato - yes, the Beastie Boys one) sampled Antonio Carlos e Jocafi's 'Kabaluerê' in 'Qual É'. Both songs are beyond awesome for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfj9YQOhUvk

Nevermind the 'Jobim', dude who uploaded the video must be nuts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL-1Ss2srvE

producer Mario Caldato - yes, the Beastie Boys one)

Surely you mean the Young MC one!

Too many people make the mistake of thinking it's Jobim & Jocafi.

Man, the Beasties are cool.

that black rio comp is rly awesome

In re: Paebiru; this reviewer seems like kind of a dick but basically he sums up my feelings about it.

you think it's a hoax?

What this guy's saying in PopMatters is complete bullshit. And did you read what he writes at the end of the article?

* This is said purely for dramatic effect. I do actually believe that this record came out, albeit briefly, in 1975. However, if it turns out that this is a massive hoax, this note is null and void, and I want credit for discovery.

By the way, there's a Paêbirú doc in the making

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LvQD5O8v24

Shin, that's kind of a weird reaction considering a) The "dick" in question says that he likes the album you posted, and b) the end part is a footnote and obviously a gag. Otherwise, I'm enjoying your picks from this week. I'd never heard the Powell and de Moraes and think it's pretty hot.

I was just saying that the 'hoax theory' is absurd. Sorry if it sounded like overreaction.

praise for those Black Rio comps seconded, great stuff

My hackles went up when i started the review too, but I guess all he's saying is that it's hard to believe that a record of such genius almost totally vanished. Personally I don't think it is hard to believe, given how much amazing stuff came out of Brazil in the mid-70s, and once you hear other records from the Pernambuco psych scene, Paêbirú doesn't sound quite so completely out of the blue.

Also, just so you know, I AM THAT DICK WHO WROTE THAT REVIEW. And yes, I love the record, and yes, it was supposed to be kind of a joke.

I AM THAT DICK WHO WROTE THAT REVIEW

^^^oh new board name plz

I've been a bit absent from this listening club, but I just wanted to say I love love love Os Afro-Sambas, though I'm a bit torn whether I prefer the original 60s album or the new recording of these songs that Baden Powell made in the 90s. On the one hand, the original album has a cooler "psychedelic" sound and better backing vocals, but on the other hand, the 90s Os Afro-Sambas obviously has better sound quality in general, and I prefer Baden Powell's own vocals over Vinicius's... He has such a sweet and frail singing voice that it's always pleasure to listen to it. Also, while Baden Powell is not the best singer in the world technically, he certainly is better than Vinicius.

The other album is totally unknown to me, but I'll give it a listen and post some more thoughts later on.

Btw, I'd still be willing to do a week in this club, do I need to send an email or something? There were some instructions but I can't find the correct post anymore.

i prefer the original. i love the way that it sounds like it was recorded late at night in some apartment somewhere...

The original has so much more charm. And the way it gets that ethereal sound from such a low-quality recording is amazing.

Haha, Matt, you are a third-person using trickster!

http://sabadabada.com/music.htm

Wow

This probably will be a Nike ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Ej6UvAmEU

There's stuff here that I haven't listened to yet, but should.

Dunno why I never posted here, I love this stuff...

There are several other great ILM Brazilian threads also

Expresso 2222 is the perfect before-bed record.

Weird, after I posted that YouTube of a Brazilian band in the Beirut thread, I thought, "I wonder what Matt C.'s up to."

Expresso 2222 is the perfect before-bed record.

Love how this unfolds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYFSjtPxEH0

The various Brazilian threads always remind me that I need to get more bossa and tropicalia music and other Brazilian items. Just got Red Hot and Rio 2 in the mail (and I like the Brazilians on it more than the Anglos on my first few listens)

if you guys want to get this back on track I will give you an assignment... shakey and tuomas never gave their picks so if they want to take it after this they can

Week #57

Jorge Ben - A Banda Do Zé Pretinho (1978)

there's no blurb on the internet about this one, allmusic doesn't even list it in his discography, but it's one of my fave jorge albums, an unappreciated gem in his sprawling discog, side b is a thing of perfection, a perfect summer album and a worthy follow up to africa brasil, happy hunting....

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/front.jpg

^^ will definitely check that out, always want more good Ben in my life. This revival gives me an excuse to post one of my favorite things on the internet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja7yBF5WzOk

if you guys want to get this back on track I will give you an assignment... shakey and tuomas never gave their picks so if they want to take it after this they can

d'oh! totally forgot when these threads started to fall off. um, would happily pipe back in.

Thought this revive was for Hermeto's 75th birthday tomorrow.

ok shakey c u next tuesday

will do!

btw, if you're in the US you can listen to Edward's pick on grooveshark: http://grooveshark.com/#/album/+1978+A+Banda+Do+Z+Pretinho/6145557.

cool, thx for that! it can be hard to find, even on the internets.

translation of track 4 is "where's the penalty?", another classic futbol song lol

Okay this Ben album is seriously great. I should have listened to you last year (I am "elephant rob" upthread).

side b is a thing of perfection

That is the truth. At first I wasn't sure about a whole album of slightly syrupy disco-samba, but the second half moves away from that to a more relaxed, Tabua-ish sound.

glad you are digging it!

I really don't understand the sequencing there. the back half is rife with his trademark beautiful languorous choruses but I'm not sure if anybody gets far enough into it to find out.

tracks 1, 5, 7-11 are all first rate. even some of the clangers have grown on me over time, tho. is it just me or does "bom dia, boa tarde" sound like he's trying to channel veloso?

"Languorous" is otm. And yes, "bom dia..." does have a downbeat, restrained quality to it that does sound a bit like Veloso.

turns out "bom dia, boa tarde" is in the fine tradition of ben recycling his own material, an earlier version is on 1967's o bidu silencio no brooklin.

looks like "amante amado" might be a veloso cover? or did he cover ben? internet is failing me but either way ben's version is way better...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSjflObz-LY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws3r24Uhu74

It sounds more like a Ben song than Veloso to me, especially the way the lines end in that drifty way I associate strongly with JB.

Paulo Bagunca "...E A Tropa Maldita" 1974
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQskStan7du5BpcP21K4R5cCvhzP2gwHkBKDOCEHGGxAi4yMSY_JQ

I know next to nothing about this record or the performer(s) that made it. What I do love about it is the combo of acoustic instruments and hard-driving, loose-limbed Brazilian funk rhythms. The guitars are bright and dense, the melodies sundazed and meandering, the percussion is fantastic, and there are flashes of horn parts, moog, and other great touches. it's like the perfect cross section of funk, folk, and samba to my ears. It bears some similarity to Tim Maia's 70s stuff (altho not as firmly rooted in American R&B) and Jorge Ben (altho not as pop-savvy or concisely arranged). Kinda hard to find any info (in English) about it, if anyone has any insights please chime in.

sweet

so this paulo bagunca album is really good

in some weird way it reminds of new zealand pop stuff, in that it's simultaneously droney and driving and tuneful

but yeah I'm liking it a lot!

looks like the whole thing is on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmt2YbI1Ajk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLUHqMfBsYI

Any recommendations (old or new albums)?