Eboni Band

Sing A Happy Song (Shake It Down)

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Dud`s September Version

On a balmy Brazilian night in February, 1981, a crowd gathered in Rio de Janeiro’s Gávea district, under the iconic dome of the city’s planetarium. They were there to see the great “Bruxo” (sorcerer) Hermeto Pascoal live in concert, with his new band formation which would become known simply as “O Grupo” (The Group).

Growing up on a farm in Brazil’s northeastern state of Alagoas, Hermeto has always been deeply in tune with, and inspired by nature. In his youth he would make his own flutes to play call and response with the birds, frogs and cicadas. He built scrap-metal instruments in his blacksmith grandfather's forge, and would sit for hours by the lake listening to the sounds of the water. But on the Planetário Da Gávea recordings, Hermeto is the sorcerer: the cosmic emissary - as the great Brazilian guitarist Guinga once named him - exhibiting his intuitive sense of harmony with a nature beyond that of our own worlds’.

“Tudo e Som” (All is Sound). It’s a phrase Hermeto regularly returns to, and it points to the fact that music can be made from anything. A virtuoso of practically every instrument he has ever touched, Hermeto has also been known to solo on a pint of beer, a body of water, his own beard, and pigs (both toy and live). But “Tudo e Som” alludes to something much more profound. It’s an understanding of the universe as being in a state of constant movement, forever vibrating at the quantum level, like the string of a guitar, or a saxophone’s reed. “Tudo e Som” is a declaration of the mystical and spiritual power of sound, as a fundamentally vibrational force. 

Dubbed by Miles Davis as “one of the most important musicians on the planet”, a Hermeto Pascoal live show was (and still is) an experience like no other. Across the recording of the planetarium concert, wild improvisation meets groovy, virtuosic vamping on progressive, extended psychedelic jams. The tracks are usually built around a beautiful, transcendent melody; instantly recognisable as being Hermetos’. There’s a plethora of powerfully delivered rhythms from Brazil and beyond, and the performance is punctuated by Hermeto’s unpredictable, at times comical sonic antics, offering a true expression of a creatively liberated mind overflowing with musical ideas. 

The series of concerts at the planetarium marked the birth of O Grupo: the formation of Hermeto’s band which would last for eleven years. Every member of O Grupo are phenomenal musicians in their own right. It was saxophonist and flautist Carlos Malta's first gig with the group, and the concert unusually featured two drummers, Zé Eduardo Nazário and Marcio Bahia. Zé from Sao Paulo had played with Hermeto during the mid-70s (as well as Milton Nascimento, Egberto Gismonti and Toninho Horta, to name a few). Marcio had joined the group more recently, and his CV included playing with Maria Bethania, Marcos Valle and Roberto Menescal. Acclaimed keyboard player Jovino Santos Neto provides the exalted keyboards, piano and organ and the great Itibere Zwarg, who remains in Hermeto’s band to this day, plays bass. During this period the group were rehearsing for hours on end, seven days a week, with a total dedication to music and Hermeto’s musical vision.

Over forty years since this historic happening, Far Out Recordings is overjoyed to release this magical recording of Hermeto Pascoal e Grupo Live at Planetário Da Gávea, on double vinyl LP, CD and digitally for a January 4th 2022 release.

Hermeto Pascaol - Jegue

‘June’ is the third single to be taken from Project Gemini’s forthcoming album. Project Gemini, aka Paul Osborne, has created a cinematic musical journey that plays out like a long-lost soundtrack (think cult B-movies of the 60s and 70s); 'The Children of Scorpio’ was formed from Paul's love of a myriad of genres; from European library music, acid folk, psych-funk, vintage soundtracks and the contemporary breaks scene. 

Every good soundtrack needs a love song, right? 'The Children of Scorpio' is no exception. 'June' takes a left-turn from the tough and funky psychedelic tracks and eases us into a gentle, brief calm to cleanse the palette. It is reminiscent of a late 60s pop and folk-rock love theme that draws inspiration from The Free Design, Wendy & Bonnie etc. Calming, beautiful and warm, but with a slight sinister shimmer. 

Paul Osborne describing the lyrics and production said “The original intention of the lyrics was about the passing of Summer to Autumn, but as the narrative thread behind the album is about a missing person, they became the mysterious June of the title. Paul Isherwood (from The Soundcarriers) who mixed the album added the final touch with the spooky 2 second intro.  I try and shy away from doing vocals these days but needs must for this tune and I was actually really happy with how they turned out which never happens. The closest thing to a proper ‘song’ on the record!”

Project Gemini - June

Full feature: https://www.musicamacondo.com/2022/05/premiere-maga-bo-sapateado-de-catita-feat-felipe-cordeiro/

Premiere: Maga Bo - Sapateado De Catita Feat. Felipe Cordeiro

Mixed & Mastered by Matthew D Lysser at Ring the Bell Studios, London.

I Am Anomaly

Serpent

Daft Punk, Cymande, and Black Merda are playing very late in a secret, illegal bar in the most dangerous neighborhood of a Latin American capital. The music is groovy, enigmatic, psychedelic Latin funk with vocoder. This is the first single from Alex Figueira's upcoming debut album, after a string of successful singles, evoking the spirit of his early work with internationally acclaimed psychedelic funk band Fumaça Preta.

For fans of: 
Cymande
Black Merda
Can
Budos Band
DJ Shadow
Fumaça Preta

La Culebra

Crates:/ 11/22

'Atlantis' is a smouldering jazz-funk, cinematic excursion courtesy of the Brazilian maestro, Daniel Salinas. A conductor, pianist, arranger, and producer, he has worked across several genres within Brazil’s rich musical tapestry, including the Beatles-inspired Jovem Guarda movement, jazz-funk, and MPB to name just a few. He featured on records by Franco, Célia, Perfume Azul Do Sol, Wilson Simonal, Juca Chaves and a whole host of Brazilian greats.

Released in 1973 on Top Tape Records, 'Atlantis’, features one of Salinas’ best-known recordings (at least in Europe), his much-loved interpretation of 'Also Sprach Zarathustra’ entitled 'Straussmania’. It was inspired by Eumir Deodato's global hit of the same year and went on to be adopted by various scenes becoming a classic within rare groove circles as well as amongst breaks and beats diggers.

Other highlights include the only original Salinas composed track on the album; the driving, orchestrated Brazilian groover, 'Baião', and an epic, head nod breakbeat interpretation of Donovan's folky 'Atlantis'.

Daniel Salinas - No Broken Heart

Warsaw’s U Know Me Records introduce us to drummer, improviser and producer Teo Olter, on the infectious jazz composition, “How am I doing? Where am I going?”, the opening cut on forthcoming compilation, ‘Portrety 2’.

The eight track album is the second in the series of ‘Portrety’ (meaning ‘portraits’) compilations, curated by U Know Me boss, Marcin “groh”  Grośkiewicz. Marcin tells us that “the idea for ‘portrety’ was simple’: to invite esteemed drummers to record a song for release under their own name. 

There was no strict musical framework, they could invite guests or record everything themselves, and no requirement to feature drums. ‘Portrety 2’ follows this same structure, and alongside Olter features contemporary soul from Wiktoria Jakubowska, drummer for the stars, DnB patterns from Immortal Onion’s Wojtek Warmijak, and a beatless symphony from Zbigniew Robert “Inferno” Promiński, drummer for renowned extreme metal band, Behemoth. 

Active across Warsaw’s improvised music scene, and a member of various groups, Olter previously released the album ‘Mir​ó​w’, showcasing his talent for not only improvised drumming but also electronic production. Olter tells us “at a point where music felt as far away as it ever did in my life, getting to be a part of the ‘Portrety 2’ record and composing my own music was a fantastic experience and great opportunity”. 

“How am I doing? Where am I going?” features frequent collaborators Tadeusz Cieślak on saxophone, Aleksander Żurowski on piano, Kamila Drabek on double bass, and Tymek Bryndal on double bass.

‘Portrety 2’ is released on U Know Me Records on May 31.

Portrety 2

Exclusive Premiere: Teo Olter "How am I doing? Where am I going?" (U Know Me Records)

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