Name: Rough Guide To Brazilian Electronica, The
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The Rough Guide To Brazilian Electronica,

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Album: The Rough Guide To Brazilian Electronica,
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Sereia	More Info...	0:06
2)	Samba Do Morro	More Info...	0:04
3)	Samba De Uma Nota So	More Info...	0:03
4)	Juntando Coco (Instituto Mix)	More Info...	0:03
5)	De Costas Pro Mundo	More Info...	0:04
6)	Meu Guarda Chuva (DJ Patife & Cosmonautics Mix)	More Info...	0:05
7)	Caminho	More Info...	0:02
8)	E Que A Vida E...	More Info...	0:06
9)	Stylish	More Info...	0:04
10)	Samba Do Gringo Paulista (Zero DB Reconstruction)	More Info...	0:04
11)	Bossa Nova, Ne?	More Info...	0:04
12)	Mulata Assanhada	More Info...	0:03
13)	Ohhh!	More Info...	0:02
14)	Samba De Dez Linhas	More Info...	0:05
15)	Chegando De La	More Info...	0:04
16)	O Sertao	More Info...	0:04

Album: The Rough Guide To Brazilian Electronica,
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Sereia	More Info...	0:06
2)	Samba Do Morro	More Info...	0:04
3)	Samba De Uma Nota So	More Info...	0:03
4)	Juntando Coco (Instituto Mix)	More Info...	0:03
5)	De Costas Pro Mundo	More Info...	0:04
6)	Meu Guarda Chuva (DJ Patife & Cosmonautics Mix)	More Info...	0:05
7)	Caminho	More Info...	0:02
8)	E Que A Vida E...	More Info...	0:06
9)	Stylish	More Info...	0:04
10)	Samba Do Gringo Paulista (Zero DB Reconstruction)	More Info...	0:04
11)	Bossa Nova, Ne?	More Info...	0:04
12)	Mulata Assanhada	More Info...	0:03
13)	Ohhh!	More Info...	0:02
14)	Samba De Dez Linhas	More Info...	0:05
15)	Chegando De La	More Info...	0:04
16)	O Sertao	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

Performers include: Suba, Bossacucanova, DJ Dolores, Loop B, Fernando Porto.
Photographers: Luiz Macedo; Sergio Audi; Beatriz Franco; Leopoldo Nunes; Marcio Simch; Marcos Vilas Boas; Rodrigo Silveira; Ary DeFreitas.
The Brazilian electronica scene had been exploding in the few years leading up to the release of The Rough Guide to Brazilian Electronica, working in samba and the more pop MPB forms, as well as taking on regional music from around the country. After it's start in east Sao Paolo, the Brazilian electronica scene spread across the country and developed a life of its own that grew beyond obvious styles into something new and, in its own way, revolutionary. Much of the credit belongs to the late Suba, who opened a lot of ears to the possibilities of electronic music within the Brazilian form, and Nacao Zumbi (who aren't represented here), on their own work after the death of Chico Science. Much of this group, however, are two or three stages down the road -- like Rebeca Matta, who obviously loves melody but places it a different context of sound and rhythm. Fernanda Porto is a little more traditional in her concept of songs, but a truly brilliant multi-instrumentalist and singer with a thoroughly modern view of music. There's nothing with immediate European or North American analogs here, simply because the musicians come from a different background. Take Claudia Telles' version of "Samba de Uma Nota S¢" ("One Note Samba") for example. The shape and melody remain intact, but the framework is utterly different. Superagua's "Stylish" is a quiet little gem, ending in peaceful acoustic guitar arpeggios. Luiz Macedo deconstructs lounge bossa nova on his track, letting the cheesiest aspects peek out unrepentantly, while Rica Amabis offers his own, funkier deconstruction of several styles. O Discurso use samba as breakbeat in "O Sertao," a fascinating little excursion that rounds everything out and offers a pretty full picture of what was happening in one aspect of Brazilian music. ~ Chris Nickson

Professional Reviews

Q (2/04, p.109) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Suba's two tracks show that a bossa nova 'nova' is emerging."