Digging in the Crates: Rare Grooves + Samples - part 2

By popular demand Far Out is about to re-issue the beautiful and strictly limited deluxe heavy weight vinyl edition of ‘Visions of Dawn’. With Andy Votel’s stunning psychedelic designs dripping from the cover the original ‘lost’ Brazilian acid-folk album is an essential addition to record collections. 

Understated yet powerful this previously unreleased project by three Brazilian music legends has been rescued and released by Joe Davis’ Far Out Recordings. Led by the sharp lyrics and gorgeous, expressive voice and guitar of Joyce the trio is completed by the expert musicianship of her close friends Nana Vasconcelos (percussion) and Mauricio Maestro (electric bass, vocals, guitar and producer) who were both crucial in creating this masterpiece. These beautiful, hazy recordings, which took place among the charming artistic 1970s Paris scene, offer a unique chance to sit in on the original jamming sessions of tracks that later became Brazilian cult classics.
 
“These pictures were taken in 1976 when my partner Mauricio Maestro and I (left)had recently arrived in Paris. We recorded an album there with our friend Nana Vasconcelos (Right), who then lived in France. We were ready for new adventures.  ‘Visions of Dawn’ - in the language of Barack Obama - is taken from the Suite of our 1976 disc. For the album to be more psychedelic would be impossible. This is not a Joyce album this is a work of three heads.” Joyce, 2009  Mauricio, Joyce and Nana became friends as part of Milton Nascimento’s Clube De Esquina scene and his legendary ‘Clube De Esquina’ albums.

The three were also part of Sagrada Familia - the great Luiz Eça band – while Nana and Joyce played together in legendary folk-prog band A Tribo.  Having arranged for Brazil’s top artists from an early age Mauricio Maestro lent his masterful bass playing to Joyce’s classic early albums. Later a founding member of Boca Livre - one of the most successful groups ever to emerge from Brazil - Mauricio produced ‘Visions of Dawn’ and his incredible electric bass and vocals are crucial to the sessions. Nana Vasconcelos has released more than thirty albums over an epic forty year career. Vasconcelos is a vocalist and berimbau player of immense quality and here displays his unsurpassed Latin jazz percussion skills, which adds playful samba momentum to this project. Joyce recorded her first album at the age of nineteen and alongside Tropicalia artists of the time she infused conservative Brazilian music with the spirit of 60s counter-culture, creating bossa nova with a feminist edge that gave Brazilian women their voice. Joyce is now one of the most respected artists in Brazil with her compositions interpreted by Brazilian greats Milton Nasciemento, Elis Regina, Gal Costa and Gilberto Gil.   

Here Joyce’s tender psychedelic vocals (‘Clareana’, ‘Jardim Dos Deuses’, ‘Chegada’) result in a dreamy set that’s given a strong edge when scatting and letting her notes playfully jump around (‘Suite’, ‘Banana’, ‘Metralhadeira’). Creativity flows out from behind Joyce’s Paris boudoir drapes for 35 glorious minutes. Stand out tracks ‘Banana’ and ‘Clareana’ became big Brazilian hits for Joyce on her hugely successful solo albums, which followed on from this recording.  ‘Clareana’ is a beautiful lullaby in homage to her daughters Clara Moreno (Far Out) and Ana, while ‘Banana’ is a slice of pure joy. Ending with the orgasmic ‘Chegada’ this is an album like nothing you’ve ever heard.  

‘Visions of Dawn’ is a legendary lost treasure encapsulating the special freedom and beauty of Joyce, Nana and Mauricio’s music that has finally been rescued and set free after 33 years.

08 Jardim Dos Deuses

The Ice Man Cometh

Just Because I Really Love You

Anthology: Jackson 5

It's Great To Be Here

New Ways But Love Stays

It's Time To Break Down (Album Version)

Fool Around

It's So Different Here

R&B: From Doo-Wop To Hip-Hop

Juicy Fruit

Music From Mission Impossible

Jim On The Move (From "Music From Mission: Impossible" Original Television Soundtrack)

Hot Dog

It's Your Thing

The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads

It's Too Late

Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse

Jagger the Dagger

The Stranger

Just the Way You Are

The Boss

It's My House (12" Remix)

Maiden Voyage (And More)

Julia

Astral Meditations: The Music Of Alice Coltrane

Journey In Satchidananda (feat. Pharoah Sanders)

Anthology

Just the Two of Us (feat. Bill Withers)

Black Gold: Samples, Breaks & Rare Grooves From The Chess Records Archives

Jelly Jam

Fat Albert Rotunda

Jessica

Jah Jah Jahovah

Here it is!! The infamous remix that's been circulating the underground for about 5 years now !!! This has been blessed by QBERT on his album  https://soundcloud.com/djqbert/dymentional-tryportation
INVISBL SKRATCH PIKLZ, SALVA, CANBLASTER, DYNAMIX II & DEBONAIRE to name a few legends that have added this to their arsenal ......  Much respect to  T LA ROCK ... The Lyrical King ! He was such a major influence growing up. A true inspiration for all that love HIP HOP !!!

T LA ROCK - ITS YOURS (GUCCI BASS PSILO REMIX)

Two (Expanded Edition)

It's Like That

Digging in the Crates: Rare Grooves + Samples - part 2

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