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azymuth - Dear Limmertz (Full Length Version)
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azymuth - Dear Limmertz (Prelude)
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azymuth - Maracana
Following the recent release of Azymuth’s new album Fênix, Far Out Recordings announce the release of a 12” reissue of two of the Brazilian mavericks’ heaviest dance cuts, remastered from the original Outubro tapes.
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Azymuth - Arabutã (Daniel Maunick Dub) (Part 1)
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Azymuth - Arabutã (Daniel Maunick Dub) (Part 2)
A limited edition vinyl-only 7" single by the legendary Brazilian jazz-funk trio Azymuth - serves as a captivating preview of the band's highly anticipated new album, set for release in 2025.
"Arabutã," which takes its name from the Tupi Guarani word for the endangered Brazilwood tree, underscores Azymuth’s fusion of timeless Brazilian jazz-funk and cosmic futurism. A symbol of both the value and fragility of Brazil’s natural beauty, Arautã reminds us of the salience of indigenous wisdom to ecological preservation.
In the hands of producer and long-time Azymuth collaborator Daniel Maunick, “Arabutã” is tweaked for a special mid-tempo 7”inch, two part, dancefloor dub mix.
Keyboards & Vocals : Kiko Continentino
Bass & Vocals : Alex Malheiros
Drums : Renato Massa
Percussion : Ian Moreira
Additional Keys & Percussion : Daniel Maunick
Produced, Engineered & Arranged By Daniel Maunick
Co-Produced by Alex Malheiros
Recorded by Daniel Maunick & Leonardo Viera @ Massa Studio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mixed by Daniel Maunick @ The Sugar Shack, Carluke, Scotland
Produced, Engineered & Arranged By Daniel ‘Venom’ Maunick
Co-Produced by Alex Malheiros
Recorded by Daniel Maunick & Leonardo Viera @ Massa Studio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mixed by Daniel Maunick @ The Sugar Shack, Carluke, Scotland
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"Arabutã," which takes its name from the Tupi Guarani word for the endangered Brazilwood tree, underscores Azymuth’s fusion of timeless Brazilian jazz-funk and cosmic futurism. A symbol of both the value and fragility of Brazil’s natural beauty, Arautã reminds us of the salience of indigenous wisdom to ecological preservation.
In the hands of producer and long-time Azymuth collaborator Daniel Maunick, “Arabutã” is tweaked for a special mid-tempo 7”inch, two part, dancefloor dub mix.
Keyboards & Vocals : Kiko Continentino
Bass & Vocals : Alex Malheiros
Drums : Renato Massa
Percussion : Ian Moreira
Additional Keys & Percussion : Daniel Maunick
Produced, Engineered & Arranged By Daniel Maunick
Co-Produced by Alex Malheiros
Recorded by Daniel Maunick & Leonardo Viera @ Massa Studio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mixed by Daniel Maunick @ The Sugar Shack, Carluke, Scotland
Produced, Engineered & Arranged By Daniel ‘Venom’ Maunick
Co-Produced by Alex Malheiros
Recorded by Daniel Maunick & Leonardo Viera @ Massa Studio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mixed by Daniel Maunick @ The Sugar Shack, Carluke, Scotland
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Azymuth - Jazz Carnival
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Azymuth - Jazz Carnival" (Space Jazz mix)
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Azymuth - Linha Do Horizonte
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Azymuth - Melô Dos Dois Bicudos
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Azymuth - Brazil
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Azymuth - Seems Like This
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Azymuth - Caça A Raposa
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Azymuth - Estrada Dos Deuses
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Azymuth - Wait for my turn
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Azymuth - Montreal City
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Azymuth - Morning
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Azymuth - Periscópio
Tracklist
A1. Linha Do Horizonte
A2. Melô Dos Dois Bicudos
A3. Brazil
A4. Seems Like This
A5. Caça A Raposa
B1. Estrada Dos Deuses
B2. Wait for my turn
B3. Montreal City
B4. Morning
B5. Periscópio
(Gatefold LP) Azimuth was the blueprint for the band's own 'samba doido'/ 'crazy samba' sound. Released in the summer of 1975, the album was a minor commercial success selling around 200,000 copies, but it's now recognised as an essential piece of Brazilian music history. Surely the rawest and funkiest of Azymuth's albums, every track exudes the brimming energy of three exceptionally creative young men from Rio, with incendiary results. Opener ‘Linha do Horizonte’ – a sublime piece of melancholic electronic saudade where deep cinematic synths melt into gently strummed acoustic jazz guitar - was used as the theme tune for TV Novella and went on to sell half a million, propelling Azymuth into national acclaim. Azymuth went on to become one of the best-selling jazz artists of the 80s, but this is one of their most special releases, and a firm cult favourite.
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A1. Linha Do Horizonte
A2. Melô Dos Dois Bicudos
A3. Brazil
A4. Seems Like This
A5. Caça A Raposa
B1. Estrada Dos Deuses
B2. Wait for my turn
B3. Montreal City
B4. Morning
B5. Periscópio
(Gatefold LP) Azimuth was the blueprint for the band's own 'samba doido'/ 'crazy samba' sound. Released in the summer of 1975, the album was a minor commercial success selling around 200,000 copies, but it's now recognised as an essential piece of Brazilian music history. Surely the rawest and funkiest of Azymuth's albums, every track exudes the brimming energy of three exceptionally creative young men from Rio, with incendiary results. Opener ‘Linha do Horizonte’ – a sublime piece of melancholic electronic saudade where deep cinematic synths melt into gently strummed acoustic jazz guitar - was used as the theme tune for TV Novella and went on to sell half a million, propelling Azymuth into national acclaim. Azymuth went on to become one of the best-selling jazz artists of the 80s, but this is one of their most special releases, and a firm cult favourite.
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(Standard Vinyl LP) Full length remixed and re-mastered version of this classic lp featuring top 20 classic jazz carnival!
TRACKLIST
A1. Partido Alto
A2. Avenida Das Mangueiras
A3. Light As A Feather
A4. Fly Over The Horizon (Voo Sobre O Horizonte)
A5. Amazonia
B1. Jazz Carnival
B2. Young Embrace (Um Abraco Da Mocidade)
B3. Dona Olimpia
B4. This Exists (Existe Isto)
INFO
Four decades on and Azymuth has reached legendary status amongst fans worldwide and across the music industry thanks to the trio's pioneering blend of traditional Brazilian jazz and proto funk fusion from the early 70's right through to the present day.
In 1979 the band's first Milestone Records release, 'Light As A Feather' quickly became one of the best-selling LPs of the year. Featuring the worldwide disco/fusion hit single 'Jazz Carnival' and going on to sell more than half a million copies internationally, the album stayed in the UK Top 20 for eight straight weeks.
An incredibly well thought out album both in pace, song selection and musicality, 'Light As A Feather' marked a maturing of the band as they began to rightfully utilise the studio as an instrument itself, embracing numerous mixing and recording techniques not yet common for the time as well as pioneering the use of the Big Muff and Dolby System to great effect. The end result is an album that endures to this day as a samba/jazz-funk masterpiece.
‘Futuristic, compelling and always swinging, that’d be Azymuth then.’ Jazzwise
‘Their reputation is global and their music speaks volumes’. Mixmag
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Azymuth's career-defining LP Light As A Feather returns. Home to their worldwide disco/fusion hit single ‘Jazz Carnival’, the samba-doido staple 'Partido Alto', and the proto-deep house masterpiece ‘Avenida Das Mangueiras’, this album typifies the trio’s tireless innovation in the fields of jazz, funk, samba and cosmic music perhaps more so than any of their other ground-breaking records from its era.
Their first release on Milestone Records in 1979, it quickly became one of the best-selling LPs of the year, staying in the UK Top 20 for eight straight weeks with more than half a million copies sold. An incredibly well thought out album both in pace, song selection and musicality, ‘Light As A Feather’ marked a maturing of the band as they began to rightfully utilise the studio as an instrument itself, embracing numerous mixing and recording techniques not yet common for the time as well as pioneering the use of the Big Muff and Dolby System to great effect. The result is an album that endures to this day as a samba/jazz-funk masterpiece.
First reissued in 2012, the Far Out edition of this seminal recording was remixed and re-mastered from the original 16-track tapes, which were given to Joe Davis by Azymuth. This latest version is the first ever issue to be complete with a download card that that gives access to previously unreleased tracks, including the incredible full length version of 'Jazz Carnival', as well as remixes from house stalwarts Theo Parrish, Ashley Beedle, and Mark E.
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TRACKLIST
A1. Partido Alto
A2. Avenida Das Mangueiras
A3. Light As A Feather
A4. Fly Over The Horizon (Voo Sobre O Horizonte)
A5. Amazonia
B1. Jazz Carnival
B2. Young Embrace (Um Abraco Da Mocidade)
B3. Dona Olimpia
B4. This Exists (Existe Isto)
INFO
Four decades on and Azymuth has reached legendary status amongst fans worldwide and across the music industry thanks to the trio's pioneering blend of traditional Brazilian jazz and proto funk fusion from the early 70's right through to the present day.
In 1979 the band's first Milestone Records release, 'Light As A Feather' quickly became one of the best-selling LPs of the year. Featuring the worldwide disco/fusion hit single 'Jazz Carnival' and going on to sell more than half a million copies internationally, the album stayed in the UK Top 20 for eight straight weeks.
An incredibly well thought out album both in pace, song selection and musicality, 'Light As A Feather' marked a maturing of the band as they began to rightfully utilise the studio as an instrument itself, embracing numerous mixing and recording techniques not yet common for the time as well as pioneering the use of the Big Muff and Dolby System to great effect. The end result is an album that endures to this day as a samba/jazz-funk masterpiece.
‘Futuristic, compelling and always swinging, that’d be Azymuth then.’ Jazzwise
‘Their reputation is global and their music speaks volumes’. Mixmag
INFO
Azymuth's career-defining LP Light As A Feather returns. Home to their worldwide disco/fusion hit single ‘Jazz Carnival’, the samba-doido staple 'Partido Alto', and the proto-deep house masterpiece ‘Avenida Das Mangueiras’, this album typifies the trio’s tireless innovation in the fields of jazz, funk, samba and cosmic music perhaps more so than any of their other ground-breaking records from its era.
Their first release on Milestone Records in 1979, it quickly became one of the best-selling LPs of the year, staying in the UK Top 20 for eight straight weeks with more than half a million copies sold. An incredibly well thought out album both in pace, song selection and musicality, ‘Light As A Feather’ marked a maturing of the band as they began to rightfully utilise the studio as an instrument itself, embracing numerous mixing and recording techniques not yet common for the time as well as pioneering the use of the Big Muff and Dolby System to great effect. The result is an album that endures to this day as a samba/jazz-funk masterpiece.
First reissued in 2012, the Far Out edition of this seminal recording was remixed and re-mastered from the original 16-track tapes, which were given to Joe Davis by Azymuth. This latest version is the first ever issue to be complete with a download card that that gives access to previously unreleased tracks, including the incredible full length version of 'Jazz Carnival', as well as remixes from house stalwarts Theo Parrish, Ashley Beedle, and Mark E.
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Coloured Vinyl LP (flame splattered colour vinyl) Brazilian most successful band's critically acclaimed 2016 album on limited edition flamed vinyl!
TRACKLIST
A1. Batucada Em Marte
A2. Papa Samba
A3. Neptunians (short version)
A4. Rio Doce
A5. Corumbá
B1. Fênix
B2. Villa Mariana (De Tarde)
B3. Orange Clouds
B4. O Matagal
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TRACKLIST
A1. Batucada Em Marte
A2. Papa Samba
A3. Neptunians (short version)
A4. Rio Doce
A5. Corumbá
B1. Fênix
B2. Villa Mariana (De Tarde)
B3. Orange Clouds
B4. O Matagal
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(Record Store Day Exclusive) (Sky Blue Coloured Vinyl) The Brazilian jazz-funk giants present their era-defining masterpiece on limited edition Sky Blue vinyl. Featuring 'Jazz Carnival' and 'Partido Alto'
TRACKLIST
A1. Partido Alto
A2. Avenida Das Mangueiras
A3. Light As A Feather
A4. Fly Over The Horizon = Vôo Sobre O Horizonte
A5. Amazonia
B1. Jazz Carnival
B2. Young Embrace = Um Abraço Da Mocidade
B3. Dona Olimpia
B4. This Exists = Existe Isto
INFO
"The legendary 'Samba-Doido' innovators: Brazilian trio Azymuth's beloved 1979 classic album on a coloured vinyl for a super-limited, collectors item RSD special! Need we say more?"
FULL LENGTH REMIXED AND RE-MASTERED VERSION OF THIS CLASSIC LP FEATURING TOP 20 CLASSIC JAZZ CARNIVAL!
Four decades on and Azymuth has reached legendary status amongst fans worldwide and across the music industry thanks to the trio’s pioneering blend of traditional Brazilian jazz and proto funk fusion from the early 70’s right through to the present day.
In 1979 the band’s first Milestone Records release, ‘Light As A Feather’ quickly became one of the best-selling LPs of the year. Featuring the worldwide disco/fusion hit single ‘Jazz Carnival’ and going on to sell more than half a million copies internationally, the album stayed in the UK Top 20 for eight straight weeks.
An incredibly well thought out album both in pace, song selection and musicality, ‘Light As A Feather’ marked a maturing of the band as they began to rightfully utilise the studio as an instrument itself, embracing numerous mixing and recording techniques not yet common for the time as well as pioneering the use of the Big Muff and Dolby System to great effect. The end result is an album that endures to this day as a samba/jazz-funk masterpiece.
Now Far Out is pleased to present this seminal recording remixed and re-mastered from the original 16-track tapes, which were given to Joe Davis by Azymuth, lovingly reproduced on heavy weight vinyl and CD. This definitive edition of Azymuth’s breakthrough LP is a must-have for connoisseurs and an invaluable introduction to the Azymuth sound for the uninitiated.
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TRACKLIST
A1. Partido Alto
A2. Avenida Das Mangueiras
A3. Light As A Feather
A4. Fly Over The Horizon = Vôo Sobre O Horizonte
A5. Amazonia
B1. Jazz Carnival
B2. Young Embrace = Um Abraço Da Mocidade
B3. Dona Olimpia
B4. This Exists = Existe Isto
INFO
"The legendary 'Samba-Doido' innovators: Brazilian trio Azymuth's beloved 1979 classic album on a coloured vinyl for a super-limited, collectors item RSD special! Need we say more?"
FULL LENGTH REMIXED AND RE-MASTERED VERSION OF THIS CLASSIC LP FEATURING TOP 20 CLASSIC JAZZ CARNIVAL!
Four decades on and Azymuth has reached legendary status amongst fans worldwide and across the music industry thanks to the trio’s pioneering blend of traditional Brazilian jazz and proto funk fusion from the early 70’s right through to the present day.
In 1979 the band’s first Milestone Records release, ‘Light As A Feather’ quickly became one of the best-selling LPs of the year. Featuring the worldwide disco/fusion hit single ‘Jazz Carnival’ and going on to sell more than half a million copies internationally, the album stayed in the UK Top 20 for eight straight weeks.
An incredibly well thought out album both in pace, song selection and musicality, ‘Light As A Feather’ marked a maturing of the band as they began to rightfully utilise the studio as an instrument itself, embracing numerous mixing and recording techniques not yet common for the time as well as pioneering the use of the Big Muff and Dolby System to great effect. The end result is an album that endures to this day as a samba/jazz-funk masterpiece.
Now Far Out is pleased to present this seminal recording remixed and re-mastered from the original 16-track tapes, which were given to Joe Davis by Azymuth, lovingly reproduced on heavy weight vinyl and CD. This definitive edition of Azymuth’s breakthrough LP is a must-have for connoisseurs and an invaluable introduction to the Azymuth sound for the uninitiated.
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Azymuth - Jazz Carnival (1996 version)
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Azymuth - Jazz Carnival (Space Jazz Mix by Global Communications)
12" Vinyl (180g) Celebrating the label's 25th anniversary, Far Out Recordings presents a series of limited edition vinyl 12"s highlighting its contribution to underground dance music. One of the label's most requested reissues, it's a typically timeless effort from the duo comprising Mark Pritchard and Tom Middleton and has stayed relevant within the house/techno canon for over twenty years.
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Azymuth - Vôo Sobre O Horizonte
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Azymuth - Águia Não Come Mosca
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Azymuth - Despertar
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Azymuth - Tarde
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Azymuth - Circo Marimbondo
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Azymuth - Tamborim, Cuíca, Ganzá, Berimbaú
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Azymuth - A Presa
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Azymuth - A Caça
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Azymuth - Falcon Love Call (Armazém No.2)
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Azymuth - Águia Negra X Dragão Negro
Golden-era, 1977, Brazilian jazz-funk-fusion album from the legendary, Azymuth.
Lush Rhodes, soaring synths and fusion guitars from Malheiros and Bertrami combine with the inimitable drum grooves from Ivan “Mamao” Conti that create the signature Azymuth sound.
The album moves from mellow soulful moods, into screaming disco-jazz-fusion, samba funk, synth boogie and ends with a tough 160bpm Batucada workout.
This is actually the first Azymuth album that we have released on Mr Bongo, which came as a surprise to us too.
Official Mr Bongo reissue. Licensed from Warner Music.
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Lush Rhodes, soaring synths and fusion guitars from Malheiros and Bertrami combine with the inimitable drum grooves from Ivan “Mamao” Conti that create the signature Azymuth sound.
The album moves from mellow soulful moods, into screaming disco-jazz-fusion, samba funk, synth boogie and ends with a tough 160bpm Batucada workout.
This is actually the first Azymuth album that we have released on Mr Bongo, which came as a surprise to us too.
Official Mr Bongo reissue. Licensed from Warner Music.
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(180 gram pressing, incl. download) Vinyl part 1/2. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Far Out Recordings proudly presents two albums of previously unheard Azymuth demo recordings from 1973-75
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(180 gram pressing, incl. download) Vinyl part 1/2. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Far Out Recordings proudly presents two albums of previously unheard Azymuth demo recordings from 1973-75
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azymuth - Fenix" (Ron Trent remix) (11:39)
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azymuth - Fenix" (album version) (6:45)
(Ron Trent remix) 12" vinyl 180gr. With a toughened groove and gorgeous swirls of synth and pad embelishments, Ron's remix takes Azymuth's futurist disco even deeper.
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FAR OUT RECORDINGS IS PROUD TO PRESENT TWO CLASSIC AZYMUTH TRACKS MASTERFULLY REMIXED BY THE MIGHTY HAT-WEARING PRODUCERS ASHLEY BEEDLE AND OPOLOPO. TAKEN FROM THE FORTHCOMING MAY RELEASE OF ‘AURORA REMIXED’ (2xCD), THESE 4 CUTS WILL KEEP DANCEFLOORS HEAVING AROUND THE GLOBE THIS SUMMER.
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More records from Far out recordings
**RSD 2025**
Nu bossa icon Sabrina Malheiros has released four now classic original studio albums for Far Out Recordings. Her first, Equilibria, was originally released in 2005, ascending the daughter of Azymuth bassist Alex Malheiros to international acclaim. Celebrating 20 years since it was first released—for Record Store Day 2025—Equilibria will be available on vinyl for the first time ever.
A masterful collection of sambas and bossas, Equilibria strikes the perfect balance between classic Brazilian songwriting and modern production courtesy of Far Out mainstay Daniel Maunick. The album features some of Brazil’s very best musicians including members of Azymuth, as well as Incognito frontman and guitarist Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick.
As one review put it, Equilibria is “guaranteed to turn your limbs to liquid…. Prepare to be swept away”
Tracks:
terra de ninguem
saudade rio missing rio
maracatueira
love sorte love luck
vibrasom vibrations
capoeira vai go capoeira
passa passes
equilibria equilibrium
Estacao verao summer station
eu sous mais eu i prefer myself
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Nu bossa icon Sabrina Malheiros has released four now classic original studio albums for Far Out Recordings. Her first, Equilibria, was originally released in 2005, ascending the daughter of Azymuth bassist Alex Malheiros to international acclaim. Celebrating 20 years since it was first released—for Record Store Day 2025—Equilibria will be available on vinyl for the first time ever.
A masterful collection of sambas and bossas, Equilibria strikes the perfect balance between classic Brazilian songwriting and modern production courtesy of Far Out mainstay Daniel Maunick. The album features some of Brazil’s very best musicians including members of Azymuth, as well as Incognito frontman and guitarist Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick.
As one review put it, Equilibria is “guaranteed to turn your limbs to liquid…. Prepare to be swept away”
Tracks:
terra de ninguem
saudade rio missing rio
maracatueira
love sorte love luck
vibrasom vibrations
capoeira vai go capoeira
passa passes
equilibria equilibrium
Estacao verao summer station
eu sous mais eu i prefer myself
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**RSD 2025**
Far Out Recordings proudly presents a special Record Store Day 2025 reissue of L’Ora del Cocktail, an exquisite and rare gem by the legendary Italian composer and multi-instrumentalist Alessandro Alessandroni. Originally released in the golden era of Italian library music, L’Ora del Cocktail is a sonic masterpiece that encapsulates the sophistication of mid-century cocktail culture with Alessandroni’s unmistakable flair for magical melody and otherworldly brilliance.
Renowned for his work on iconic Spaghetti Western scores with Ennio Morricone and his groundbreaking contributions to library music, Alessandroni channels his genius into this album, blending jazz, bossa nova, and lounge music with his signature wordless vocal arrangements and lush instrumentation. Featuring his remarkable talent on guitar, piano, and mandolincello, this album paints a vibrant portrait of 1970s cosmopolitan cool.
This Record Store Day exclusive reissue has been remastered from the original tapes, offering crystal-clear fidelity while preserving the warm analog charm of the original pressing.
A must-have for soundtrack enthusiasts, library music collectors, and fans of timeless lounge grooves, L’Ora del Cocktail invites you to rediscover the magic of Alessandro Alessandroni in his element.
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Far Out Recordings proudly presents a special Record Store Day 2025 reissue of L’Ora del Cocktail, an exquisite and rare gem by the legendary Italian composer and multi-instrumentalist Alessandro Alessandroni. Originally released in the golden era of Italian library music, L’Ora del Cocktail is a sonic masterpiece that encapsulates the sophistication of mid-century cocktail culture with Alessandroni’s unmistakable flair for magical melody and otherworldly brilliance.
Renowned for his work on iconic Spaghetti Western scores with Ennio Morricone and his groundbreaking contributions to library music, Alessandroni channels his genius into this album, blending jazz, bossa nova, and lounge music with his signature wordless vocal arrangements and lush instrumentation. Featuring his remarkable talent on guitar, piano, and mandolincello, this album paints a vibrant portrait of 1970s cosmopolitan cool.
This Record Store Day exclusive reissue has been remastered from the original tapes, offering crystal-clear fidelity while preserving the warm analog charm of the original pressing.
A must-have for soundtrack enthusiasts, library music collectors, and fans of timeless lounge grooves, L’Ora del Cocktail invites you to rediscover the magic of Alessandro Alessandroni in his element.
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Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra - joe Claussell's classic mix
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Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra - joe Claussell's dub mix
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Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra - joe Claussell's classic instrumental
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Gatefold 2LP
Far Out Recordings proudly presents a landmark discovery in Brazilian jazz: the long lost album by drumming pioneer Edison Machado. Recorded in New York City in early 1978 but never released, Edison Machado & Boa Nova captures a pivotal figure in Brazilian music history at the height of his artistic powers.
Combining North and South American jazz traditions with Machado's revolutionary samba innovations, Edison Machado & Boa Nova represents a triumph against the odds. After facing persecution under Brazil's military dictatorship and being forced to sell his drum kit in 1976, Machado found renewed creative purpose in New York with the Boa Nova ensemble. The resulting album captures the essence of his genius - sophisticated yet wild, controlled yet daring, leading an ensemble of some of the best jazz, samba and bossa nova players of the day.
At just fifteen years old, Machado revolutionized Brazilian music through an accident that would change everything - when his snare drum broke during a performance, he began playing samba rhythms on the cymbal. This innovation, known as "samba no prato" (samba on the cymbals), brought new layers of dynamism to samba and proved instrumental in the development of bossa nova alongside contemporaries like Antonio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto.
A complex and passionate figure, Machado was notorious for his militant perfectionism and "attacking" style of drumming. Having spent some years of his youth in the Brazilian army, musicians often remarked that he played as if he were at war. But his innovative style, while exhibiting complete control and sophistication, somehow so often danced right on the edge of chaos and wild abandon.
After making his name in Rio's legendary Beco das Garrafas (Bottles Alley) in the 1950s and early '60s, Machado went on to form Bossa Três - the world's first instrumental bossa nova group. His influence spread internationally through collaborations with Stan Getz, Sergio Mendes, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, and Chet Baker, while his 1964 album Edison Machado É Samba Novo stands as a masterpiece of Brazilian jazz.
At 80 minutes in length, Edison Machado & Boa Nova, the lost 1978 New York sessions, is a singular achievement in Brazilian jazz. The format itself is a rarity in the canon. It’s packed full of exceptional technical precision and creative vitality, with sophisticated arrangements and masterful improvisation from its exceptional sextet of Brazilian and US musicians: Paulinho Trompete (flugelhorn/trumpet), Ion Muniz (tenor saxophone), Steve Sacks (baritone saxophone), Mozar Terra (piano), and Ricardo dos Santos (double bass).
The album features unheard compositions by Brazilian masters Dom Salvador (Salvador Trio, Harry Belafonte, Edu Lobo), Guilherme Vergueiro (Raul De Souza, Leon Ware, Joyce), Aloisio Aguiar (Arthur Verocai, Airto) amidst the plethora of captivating original material by the members of the Boa Nova ensemble.
Tracks
Porto Feliz (Mozar Terra)
Janeiro (Ion Muniz)
Serena (Steve Sacks
A Chegada (Dom Salvador)
Para Ana (Ricardo dos Santos)
Pra Nova (Aloisio Aguiar)
Constelação (Alfredo Cardim)
Ascensão (Mozar Terra)
Clodes (Alfredo Nascimento)
Naquela Base (Guilherme Vergueiro)
Atlantico (Ricardo dos Santos)
Credits:
Paulo Roberto de Oliveira – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Steve Sacks – Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone
Ion Muniz – Tenor Saxophone
Mozar Terra – Piano
Ricardo dos Santos – Double Bass
Edison Machado – Drums
Produced by Jack Tafoya
Recorded in New York between January and March 1978
Mastered by Caspar Sutton Jones @ Gearbox Records
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Far Out Recordings proudly presents a landmark discovery in Brazilian jazz: the long lost album by drumming pioneer Edison Machado. Recorded in New York City in early 1978 but never released, Edison Machado & Boa Nova captures a pivotal figure in Brazilian music history at the height of his artistic powers.
Combining North and South American jazz traditions with Machado's revolutionary samba innovations, Edison Machado & Boa Nova represents a triumph against the odds. After facing persecution under Brazil's military dictatorship and being forced to sell his drum kit in 1976, Machado found renewed creative purpose in New York with the Boa Nova ensemble. The resulting album captures the essence of his genius - sophisticated yet wild, controlled yet daring, leading an ensemble of some of the best jazz, samba and bossa nova players of the day.
At just fifteen years old, Machado revolutionized Brazilian music through an accident that would change everything - when his snare drum broke during a performance, he began playing samba rhythms on the cymbal. This innovation, known as "samba no prato" (samba on the cymbals), brought new layers of dynamism to samba and proved instrumental in the development of bossa nova alongside contemporaries like Antonio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto.
A complex and passionate figure, Machado was notorious for his militant perfectionism and "attacking" style of drumming. Having spent some years of his youth in the Brazilian army, musicians often remarked that he played as if he were at war. But his innovative style, while exhibiting complete control and sophistication, somehow so often danced right on the edge of chaos and wild abandon.
After making his name in Rio's legendary Beco das Garrafas (Bottles Alley) in the 1950s and early '60s, Machado went on to form Bossa Três - the world's first instrumental bossa nova group. His influence spread internationally through collaborations with Stan Getz, Sergio Mendes, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Milton Nascimento, and Chet Baker, while his 1964 album Edison Machado É Samba Novo stands as a masterpiece of Brazilian jazz.
At 80 minutes in length, Edison Machado & Boa Nova, the lost 1978 New York sessions, is a singular achievement in Brazilian jazz. The format itself is a rarity in the canon. It’s packed full of exceptional technical precision and creative vitality, with sophisticated arrangements and masterful improvisation from its exceptional sextet of Brazilian and US musicians: Paulinho Trompete (flugelhorn/trumpet), Ion Muniz (tenor saxophone), Steve Sacks (baritone saxophone), Mozar Terra (piano), and Ricardo dos Santos (double bass).
The album features unheard compositions by Brazilian masters Dom Salvador (Salvador Trio, Harry Belafonte, Edu Lobo), Guilherme Vergueiro (Raul De Souza, Leon Ware, Joyce), Aloisio Aguiar (Arthur Verocai, Airto) amidst the plethora of captivating original material by the members of the Boa Nova ensemble.
Tracks
Porto Feliz (Mozar Terra)
Janeiro (Ion Muniz)
Serena (Steve Sacks
A Chegada (Dom Salvador)
Para Ana (Ricardo dos Santos)
Pra Nova (Aloisio Aguiar)
Constelação (Alfredo Cardim)
Ascensão (Mozar Terra)
Clodes (Alfredo Nascimento)
Naquela Base (Guilherme Vergueiro)
Atlantico (Ricardo dos Santos)
Credits:
Paulo Roberto de Oliveira – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Steve Sacks – Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone
Ion Muniz – Tenor Saxophone
Mozar Terra – Piano
Ricardo dos Santos – Double Bass
Edison Machado – Drums
Produced by Jack Tafoya
Recorded in New York between January and March 1978
Mastered by Caspar Sutton Jones @ Gearbox Records
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Azymuth - Arabutã (Daniel Maunick Dub) (Part 1)
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Azymuth - Arabutã (Daniel Maunick Dub) (Part 2)
A limited edition vinyl-only 7" single by the legendary Brazilian jazz-funk trio Azymuth - serves as a captivating preview of the band's highly anticipated new album, set for release in 2025.
"Arabutã," which takes its name from the Tupi Guarani word for the endangered Brazilwood tree, underscores Azymuth’s fusion of timeless Brazilian jazz-funk and cosmic futurism. A symbol of both the value and fragility of Brazil’s natural beauty, Arautã reminds us of the salience of indigenous wisdom to ecological preservation.
In the hands of producer and long-time Azymuth collaborator Daniel Maunick, “Arabutã” is tweaked for a special mid-tempo 7”inch, two part, dancefloor dub mix.
Keyboards & Vocals : Kiko Continentino
Bass & Vocals : Alex Malheiros
Drums : Renato Massa
Percussion : Ian Moreira
Additional Keys & Percussion : Daniel Maunick
Produced, Engineered & Arranged By Daniel Maunick
Co-Produced by Alex Malheiros
Recorded by Daniel Maunick & Leonardo Viera @ Massa Studio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mixed by Daniel Maunick @ The Sugar Shack, Carluke, Scotland
Produced, Engineered & Arranged By Daniel ‘Venom’ Maunick
Co-Produced by Alex Malheiros
Recorded by Daniel Maunick & Leonardo Viera @ Massa Studio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mixed by Daniel Maunick @ The Sugar Shack, Carluke, Scotland
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"Arabutã," which takes its name from the Tupi Guarani word for the endangered Brazilwood tree, underscores Azymuth’s fusion of timeless Brazilian jazz-funk and cosmic futurism. A symbol of both the value and fragility of Brazil’s natural beauty, Arautã reminds us of the salience of indigenous wisdom to ecological preservation.
In the hands of producer and long-time Azymuth collaborator Daniel Maunick, “Arabutã” is tweaked for a special mid-tempo 7”inch, two part, dancefloor dub mix.
Keyboards & Vocals : Kiko Continentino
Bass & Vocals : Alex Malheiros
Drums : Renato Massa
Percussion : Ian Moreira
Additional Keys & Percussion : Daniel Maunick
Produced, Engineered & Arranged By Daniel Maunick
Co-Produced by Alex Malheiros
Recorded by Daniel Maunick & Leonardo Viera @ Massa Studio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mixed by Daniel Maunick @ The Sugar Shack, Carluke, Scotland
Produced, Engineered & Arranged By Daniel ‘Venom’ Maunick
Co-Produced by Alex Malheiros
Recorded by Daniel Maunick & Leonardo Viera @ Massa Studio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mixed by Daniel Maunick @ The Sugar Shack, Carluke, Scotland
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Marcos Valle - Assim Nao Da
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Marcos Valle - Feels So Good
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Marcos Valle - Nao Sei
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Marcos Valle - Todo Dia Santo
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Marcos Valle - Thank You Burt (For Bacharach)
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Marcos Valle - Life Is What It Is
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Marcos Valle - Tunel Acustico
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Marcos Valle - Bora Meu Bem
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Marcos Valle - Palavras Tao Gentis
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Marcos Valle - Tem Que Ser Feliz
No one has lived a life quite like Marcos Valle. He became an overnight international sensation, fled a military dictatorship, dodged the Vietnam war draft, had his music sung by Homer Simpson, made enemies with Marlon Brando, and became an unsuspecting fitness guru for multiple generations. But to truly understand the great Brazilian composer, arranger, singer and multi instrumentalist, one must listen to his music.
Between the release of his first album in 1962 and today, Marcos Valle has released twenty-two studio albums traversing definitive bossa nova, classic samba, iconic disco pop, psychedelic rock, nineties dance and orchestral music. He has also had his songs recorded by some of the all time greats, including Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughn, Sergio Mendes, Elis Regina, and (last but not least), Emma Button of the Spice Girls. He has also had his music sampled by Jay-Z, Kanye West, Pusha T and many more.
With his twenty-third studio album Túnel Acustico, Valle set out to bring it all together.
“I believe my music is many things. It goes in different directions. I have many different ways of writing music, sometimes it’s melodies and harmony, sometimes the groove is the focus. But all the music I have made over my sixty year career is unified. It is all natural and it is all sincere. And this is what I wanted to bring to my new album.”
A prominent feature of Valle’s career has been his dual residence between Brazil and the USA. Originally moving over in the mid-sixties on the back of bossa nova’s international proliferation, Valle toured with Sergio Mendes and became hugely in demand as a composer and arranger. But the Vietnam War loomed and the threat of being drafted saw him return to Brazil. He spent the following years in Rio writing music for TV and film, as well as four cult favourite albums in collaboration with some of Brazil’s most groundbreaking musicians including Milton Nascimento, Azymuth, Som Imaginario and O Terco.
By 1975, Brazil's military dictatorship was at its most oppressive, making living and working increasingly difficult. Valle moved back to the US where he would reside in LA, writing songs for, and collaborating with the likes of Eumir Deodato, Airto Moreira, Chicago, Sarah Vaughn and Leon Ware, amongst others.
Túnel Acústico features two songs originally conceived during Valle’s time on the West Coast: “Feels So Good”, a stirring two-step soul triumph written in 1979 with soul icon Leon Ware, and the sublime AOR disco track “Life Is What It Is”, composed around the same time, with percussionist Laudir De Oliveira from the group Chicago.
Built around an unfinished demo Marcos found on a shelf in his house 44 years after it was made, the “Feels So Good” demo was restored with the help of producer Daniel Maunick, who also utilised AI stem-separation to remove the placeholder vocal ad-libs. Valle added Portuguese lyrics to sit alongside Ware’s vocal hook, as well as extra keyboards and percussion.
Also written in late seventies LA, “Life Is What Is It” was co-penned by Laudir De Oliveira from the band Chicago and first released on the bands’ Chicago 13 album with lyrics by Robert Lamb. Another nod to his good times in LA, Valle recorded his own version for Túnel Acústico, upping the tempo and deepening the groove for a blast of irresistible summer soul.
On Túnel Acústico, Valle's core band features two members of the renowned Brazilian jazz-funk group Azymuth: Alex Malheiros on bass and Renato Massa on drums. The rhythm section is completed by percussionist Ian Moreira, with additional contributions from guitarist Paulinho Guitarra and trumpeter Jesse Sadoc.
The contemporarily composed music on Túnel Acústico features an impressive lineup of guest lyricists, including renowned Brazilian artists: Joyce Moreno (Bora Meu Vem), Céu (Nao Sei), and Moreno Veloso (Palavras Tão Gentis) as well as Valle's brother Paulo Sergio Valle (Tem Que Ser Feliz).
The album closes with "Thank You Burt (For Bacharach)", a tribute to the legendary composer who passed away in 2023.
Credits:
Todo Dia Santo
(Marcos Valle)
Composition and Lyrics by Marcos Valle
Keys & Vocals: Marcos Valle
Drums: Renato Massa
Bass: Alex Malheiros
Percussion: Ian Moreira
Additional Percussion & FX: Daniel Maunick
Life Is What It Is
(Marcos Valle/Laudir de Oliveira)
Composition and Lyrics by Marcos Valle & Laudir De Oliveira
Keys & Vocals: Marcos Valle
Drums: Renato Massa
Bass: Alex Malheiros
Percussion: Ian Moreira
Guitar: Paulinho Guitarra
Assim Não Dá
(Marcos Valle)
Composition and Lyrics by Marcos Valle
Marcos Valle: Keys & Vocals
Patricia Alvi: Vocals
Drums: Renato Massa
Bass: Alex Malheiros
Percussion: Ian Moreira
Guitar: Paulinho Guitarra
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Between the release of his first album in 1962 and today, Marcos Valle has released twenty-two studio albums traversing definitive bossa nova, classic samba, iconic disco pop, psychedelic rock, nineties dance and orchestral music. He has also had his songs recorded by some of the all time greats, including Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughn, Sergio Mendes, Elis Regina, and (last but not least), Emma Button of the Spice Girls. He has also had his music sampled by Jay-Z, Kanye West, Pusha T and many more.
With his twenty-third studio album Túnel Acustico, Valle set out to bring it all together.
“I believe my music is many things. It goes in different directions. I have many different ways of writing music, sometimes it’s melodies and harmony, sometimes the groove is the focus. But all the music I have made over my sixty year career is unified. It is all natural and it is all sincere. And this is what I wanted to bring to my new album.”
A prominent feature of Valle’s career has been his dual residence between Brazil and the USA. Originally moving over in the mid-sixties on the back of bossa nova’s international proliferation, Valle toured with Sergio Mendes and became hugely in demand as a composer and arranger. But the Vietnam War loomed and the threat of being drafted saw him return to Brazil. He spent the following years in Rio writing music for TV and film, as well as four cult favourite albums in collaboration with some of Brazil’s most groundbreaking musicians including Milton Nascimento, Azymuth, Som Imaginario and O Terco.
By 1975, Brazil's military dictatorship was at its most oppressive, making living and working increasingly difficult. Valle moved back to the US where he would reside in LA, writing songs for, and collaborating with the likes of Eumir Deodato, Airto Moreira, Chicago, Sarah Vaughn and Leon Ware, amongst others.
Túnel Acústico features two songs originally conceived during Valle’s time on the West Coast: “Feels So Good”, a stirring two-step soul triumph written in 1979 with soul icon Leon Ware, and the sublime AOR disco track “Life Is What It Is”, composed around the same time, with percussionist Laudir De Oliveira from the group Chicago.
Built around an unfinished demo Marcos found on a shelf in his house 44 years after it was made, the “Feels So Good” demo was restored with the help of producer Daniel Maunick, who also utilised AI stem-separation to remove the placeholder vocal ad-libs. Valle added Portuguese lyrics to sit alongside Ware’s vocal hook, as well as extra keyboards and percussion.
Also written in late seventies LA, “Life Is What Is It” was co-penned by Laudir De Oliveira from the band Chicago and first released on the bands’ Chicago 13 album with lyrics by Robert Lamb. Another nod to his good times in LA, Valle recorded his own version for Túnel Acústico, upping the tempo and deepening the groove for a blast of irresistible summer soul.
On Túnel Acústico, Valle's core band features two members of the renowned Brazilian jazz-funk group Azymuth: Alex Malheiros on bass and Renato Massa on drums. The rhythm section is completed by percussionist Ian Moreira, with additional contributions from guitarist Paulinho Guitarra and trumpeter Jesse Sadoc.
The contemporarily composed music on Túnel Acústico features an impressive lineup of guest lyricists, including renowned Brazilian artists: Joyce Moreno (Bora Meu Vem), Céu (Nao Sei), and Moreno Veloso (Palavras Tão Gentis) as well as Valle's brother Paulo Sergio Valle (Tem Que Ser Feliz).
The album closes with "Thank You Burt (For Bacharach)", a tribute to the legendary composer who passed away in 2023.
Credits:
Todo Dia Santo
(Marcos Valle)
Composition and Lyrics by Marcos Valle
Keys & Vocals: Marcos Valle
Drums: Renato Massa
Bass: Alex Malheiros
Percussion: Ian Moreira
Additional Percussion & FX: Daniel Maunick
Life Is What It Is
(Marcos Valle/Laudir de Oliveira)
Composition and Lyrics by Marcos Valle & Laudir De Oliveira
Keys & Vocals: Marcos Valle
Drums: Renato Massa
Bass: Alex Malheiros
Percussion: Ian Moreira
Guitar: Paulinho Guitarra
Assim Não Dá
(Marcos Valle)
Composition and Lyrics by Marcos Valle
Marcos Valle: Keys & Vocals
Patricia Alvi: Vocals
Drums: Renato Massa
Bass: Alex Malheiros
Percussion: Ian Moreira
Guitar: Paulinho Guitarra
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Nicola Conte - Life Forces (Joaquin’s Sacred Rhythm Version)
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Nicola Conte - Life Forces (Joaquin’s Sacred Rhythm Dub)
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Nicola Conte - Umoja (Joaquin’s Sacred Rhythm Version)
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Nicola Conte - Umoja (Joaquin’s Sacred Rhythm Dub)
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Nicola Conte - Soul Of The People (Joaquin’s Sacred Dance Version)
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Nicola Conte - Soul Of The People (Joaquin’s Cosmic Arts Dub)
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Nicola Conte - Into The Light Of Love (Joaquin’s Spirit of the Dance Version)
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Nicola Conte - Into The Light Of Love (Joaquin’s Spirit of the Dance Instrumental Version)
Tracklist
A1. Life Forces (Joaquin’s Sacred Rhythm Version)
A2. Life Forces (Joaquin’s Sacred Rhythm Dub)
B1. Umoja (Joaquin’s Sacred Rhythm Version)
B2. Umoja (Joaquin’s Sacred Rhythm Dub)
C1. Soul Of The People (Joaquin’s Sacred Dance Version)
C2. Soul Of The People (Joaquin’s Cosmic Arts Dub)
D1. Into The Light Of Love (Joaquin’s Spirit of the Dance Version)
D2. Into The Light Of Love (Joaquin’s Spirit of the Dance Instrumental Version)
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Renowned New York City house music icon Joaquin Joe Claussell has embarked on an electrifying project of ecstatic, spiritual club music with his latest endeavor: a double album worth of reinterpretations of the music from Italian jazz master Nicola Conte's 2023 album Umoja.
Claussell's collaboration with Nicola Conte and Far Out Recordings helps mark the label’s 30th anniversary, as Claussell joins fellow producers such as Theo Parrish, Ron Trent, Kenny Dope and 4hero in remixing music from the label’s catalogue.
Extending the tracks from Umoja for full length, dance-floor focused mixes, Claussell has accentuated the original music’s global, afro-futurist vision with comprehensive rearrangements - featuring additional percussion, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers and drum programming - excavating the source music and re-recording many of its parts under the auspices of his Sacred Music & Cosmic Arts banner.
Nicola Conte - Umoja (Joaquin Joe Claussell Sacred Rhythm Music & Cosmic Arts Remixes) releases on double vinyl LP, CD and digitally on 28th June 2024 on Far Out Recordings.
"VERY STRONG"
GILLES PETERSON
"THIS VERSION SOUNDS LOVELY"
FRANCOIS K
"THIS JAM IS GREAT"
VOLCOV
"GREAT STUFF"
JD TWITCH (OPTIMO)
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A1. Life Forces (Joaquin’s Sacred Rhythm Version)
A2. Life Forces (Joaquin’s Sacred Rhythm Dub)
B1. Umoja (Joaquin’s Sacred Rhythm Version)
B2. Umoja (Joaquin’s Sacred Rhythm Dub)
C1. Soul Of The People (Joaquin’s Sacred Dance Version)
C2. Soul Of The People (Joaquin’s Cosmic Arts Dub)
D1. Into The Light Of Love (Joaquin’s Spirit of the Dance Version)
D2. Into The Light Of Love (Joaquin’s Spirit of the Dance Instrumental Version)
Info:
Renowned New York City house music icon Joaquin Joe Claussell has embarked on an electrifying project of ecstatic, spiritual club music with his latest endeavor: a double album worth of reinterpretations of the music from Italian jazz master Nicola Conte's 2023 album Umoja.
Claussell's collaboration with Nicola Conte and Far Out Recordings helps mark the label’s 30th anniversary, as Claussell joins fellow producers such as Theo Parrish, Ron Trent, Kenny Dope and 4hero in remixing music from the label’s catalogue.
Extending the tracks from Umoja for full length, dance-floor focused mixes, Claussell has accentuated the original music’s global, afro-futurist vision with comprehensive rearrangements - featuring additional percussion, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers and drum programming - excavating the source music and re-recording many of its parts under the auspices of his Sacred Music & Cosmic Arts banner.
Nicola Conte - Umoja (Joaquin Joe Claussell Sacred Rhythm Music & Cosmic Arts Remixes) releases on double vinyl LP, CD and digitally on 28th June 2024 on Far Out Recordings.
"VERY STRONG"
GILLES PETERSON
"THIS VERSION SOUNDS LOVELY"
FRANCOIS K
"THIS JAM IS GREAT"
VOLCOV
"GREAT STUFF"
JD TWITCH (OPTIMO)
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Azymuth - Linha Do Horizonte
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Azymuth - Melô Dos Dois Bicudos
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Azymuth - Brazil
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Azymuth - Seems Like This
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Azymuth - Caça A Raposa
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Azymuth - Estrada Dos Deuses
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Azymuth - Wait for my turn
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Azymuth - Montreal City
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Azymuth - Morning
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Azymuth - Periscópio
Tracklist
A1. Linha Do Horizonte
A2. Melô Dos Dois Bicudos
A3. Brazil
A4. Seems Like This
A5. Caça A Raposa
B1. Estrada Dos Deuses
B2. Wait for my turn
B3. Montreal City
B4. Morning
B5. Periscópio
(Gatefold LP) Azimuth was the blueprint for the band's own 'samba doido'/ 'crazy samba' sound. Released in the summer of 1975, the album was a minor commercial success selling around 200,000 copies, but it's now recognised as an essential piece of Brazilian music history. Surely the rawest and funkiest of Azymuth's albums, every track exudes the brimming energy of three exceptionally creative young men from Rio, with incendiary results. Opener ‘Linha do Horizonte’ – a sublime piece of melancholic electronic saudade where deep cinematic synths melt into gently strummed acoustic jazz guitar - was used as the theme tune for TV Novella and went on to sell half a million, propelling Azymuth into national acclaim. Azymuth went on to become one of the best-selling jazz artists of the 80s, but this is one of their most special releases, and a firm cult favourite.
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A1. Linha Do Horizonte
A2. Melô Dos Dois Bicudos
A3. Brazil
A4. Seems Like This
A5. Caça A Raposa
B1. Estrada Dos Deuses
B2. Wait for my turn
B3. Montreal City
B4. Morning
B5. Periscópio
(Gatefold LP) Azimuth was the blueprint for the band's own 'samba doido'/ 'crazy samba' sound. Released in the summer of 1975, the album was a minor commercial success selling around 200,000 copies, but it's now recognised as an essential piece of Brazilian music history. Surely the rawest and funkiest of Azymuth's albums, every track exudes the brimming energy of three exceptionally creative young men from Rio, with incendiary results. Opener ‘Linha do Horizonte’ – a sublime piece of melancholic electronic saudade where deep cinematic synths melt into gently strummed acoustic jazz guitar - was used as the theme tune for TV Novella and went on to sell half a million, propelling Azymuth into national acclaim. Azymuth went on to become one of the best-selling jazz artists of the 80s, but this is one of their most special releases, and a firm cult favourite.
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Lau Ro - Onde Eu Vou
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Lau Ro - Each Day
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Lau Ro - Assim
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Lau Ro - Ensolarade
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Lau Ro - Casinha
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Lau Ro - Somewhere
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Lau Ro - Diferente
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Lau Ro - Midnight Blue
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Lau Ro - Lugar
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Lau Ro - Metamorfosed
The Brighton based, Brazilian born composer, band leader and multi-instrumentalist behind Wax Machine will soon their debut solo album Cabana. Melancholy and hope combine across ten tracks of dreamy bossa, ambient folk, fuzzy tropicalia and majestic MPB.
Tracklist
A1 Onde Eu Vou
A2 Each Day
A3 Assim
A4 Ensolarade
A5 Casinha
B1 Somewhere
B2 Diferente
B3 Midnight Blue
B4 Lugar
B5 Metamorfosed
Having spent their formative years in São Paulo Brazil, as a teenager, Lau Ro found themself uprooted from their home. Moving with their family to Europe in search of a better quality of life, their story was like that of many immigrants in the same position. Lau Ro's parents found work in factories and cleaning jobs, for the first few years in the North of Italy and then in Brighton on England's Southern coast. "We never managed to visit back home, so my connection to Brazil became largely made up of childhood memories and my fascination with all the 60s and 70s music I could find from there."
In Brighton, the young non-binary singer and composer would immerse themself amongst the city's vanguard of free-thinking artists and musicians. Lau Ro formed Wax Machine whose prefigurative, psychedelic community provided a glimmer of countercultural hope amid a backdrop of national political decline. From 2020-23, Wax Machine birthed three cult-favourite albums in as many years; indebted in part to their British psychedelic forebears from progressive folk, rock and jazz yore. But the kernel of Lau's Brazilian sound was already beginning to blossom across Wax Machine's releases. Now, taking root deeper still, Lau Ro steps forward with their debut album: Cabana.
Named after the small wood cabin at the bottom of their garden where the album was recorded, Cabana is a deeply personal record of memory, self-discovery and imagination. Melancholy and hope combine across ten tracks of dreamy bossa, ambient folk, fuzzy tropicalia and majestic MPB. The music is swathed in masterful string arrangements and trippy electronics in equal part, while Lau Ro's delicate, yet quietly confident voice takes acerbic aim (in both English and Portuguese) at polluted city life, while dreaming of a utopia, rich with nature and wildlife.
Like the musical equivalent of semantic drift, Lau Ro's displacement led to the creation of another Brazil. A mythic place in Lau's soul, as they put it, "where the sunshine and joy of my childhood remained untapped." Lau continues: "It's music that might sound as if it came out of a parallel universe Brazil, rather than its modern day landscape. I am nowadays rediscovering Brazil, going back as often as I can and trying to stay connected to these different parts of the world and myself."
Cabana releases on vinyl LP, CD and digitally on 31st May 2024 via Far Out Recordings.
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Tracklist
A1 Onde Eu Vou
A2 Each Day
A3 Assim
A4 Ensolarade
A5 Casinha
B1 Somewhere
B2 Diferente
B3 Midnight Blue
B4 Lugar
B5 Metamorfosed
Having spent their formative years in São Paulo Brazil, as a teenager, Lau Ro found themself uprooted from their home. Moving with their family to Europe in search of a better quality of life, their story was like that of many immigrants in the same position. Lau Ro's parents found work in factories and cleaning jobs, for the first few years in the North of Italy and then in Brighton on England's Southern coast. "We never managed to visit back home, so my connection to Brazil became largely made up of childhood memories and my fascination with all the 60s and 70s music I could find from there."
In Brighton, the young non-binary singer and composer would immerse themself amongst the city's vanguard of free-thinking artists and musicians. Lau Ro formed Wax Machine whose prefigurative, psychedelic community provided a glimmer of countercultural hope amid a backdrop of national political decline. From 2020-23, Wax Machine birthed three cult-favourite albums in as many years; indebted in part to their British psychedelic forebears from progressive folk, rock and jazz yore. But the kernel of Lau's Brazilian sound was already beginning to blossom across Wax Machine's releases. Now, taking root deeper still, Lau Ro steps forward with their debut album: Cabana.
Named after the small wood cabin at the bottom of their garden where the album was recorded, Cabana is a deeply personal record of memory, self-discovery and imagination. Melancholy and hope combine across ten tracks of dreamy bossa, ambient folk, fuzzy tropicalia and majestic MPB. The music is swathed in masterful string arrangements and trippy electronics in equal part, while Lau Ro's delicate, yet quietly confident voice takes acerbic aim (in both English and Portuguese) at polluted city life, while dreaming of a utopia, rich with nature and wildlife.
Like the musical equivalent of semantic drift, Lau Ro's displacement led to the creation of another Brazil. A mythic place in Lau's soul, as they put it, "where the sunshine and joy of my childhood remained untapped." Lau continues: "It's music that might sound as if it came out of a parallel universe Brazil, rather than its modern day landscape. I am nowadays rediscovering Brazil, going back as often as I can and trying to stay connected to these different parts of the world and myself."
Cabana releases on vinyl LP, CD and digitally on 31st May 2024 via Far Out Recordings.
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Meaning ‘Hi’ in Uruguayan slang, Opa are a South American jazz-funk phenomenon. For fans of Azymuth, Weather Report, Cortex and The Headhunters.
Tracklisting
A1 Goldenwings
A2 Brooklynville
A3 Brother Rada
A4 African Bird
A5 One+One+One Is Two
B1 Corre Niña
B2 Casa Forte
B3 Never Can Say Goodbye
B4 Back Home (The Inner Cry)
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A2 Brooklynville
A3 Brother Rada
A4 African Bird
A5 One+One+One Is Two
B1 Corre Niña
B2 Casa Forte
B3 Never Can Say Goodbye
B4 Back Home (The Inner Cry)
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Following Far Out’s reissue of Agustin Pereyra Lucena Quartet’s La Rana, the label continues its memorialisation of the late, great Argentinian guitarist’s music, with the first ever direct from tape, audiophile reissue of Pereyra Lucena’s self-titled debut album from 1970.
Tracklisting
A1 O Astronauta
A2 Tristeza De Nos Doi
A3 Chuva
A4 Tema Para Martin
A5 Consolação
B1 Canto De Ossanha
B2 Pro Forma
B4 Niña No Divagues
B5 Berimbau
One of the outstanding South American guitarists, Agustin Pereyra Lucena commanded a unique position in Latin music history. He hailed from Buenos Aires, but was obsessed with the music of Brazil. A disciple of Antônio Carlos Jobim, Baden Powell and Vinicius De Moraes, the nature of Agustin’s Argentinian roots combined with the nurture of Brazil and its music to give Agustin a sound entirely his own.
After being scouted in a nightclub, by musician and guitar craftsman Jorge Demonte, Agustin was invited for an audition at Argenitinian label Tonodisc. Before he knew it, aged 22, he was in the studio recording his first album.
Agustin enlisted fellow Argentinian Brazilophiles Mario "Mojarra" Fernandez who played bass and drummer Enrique "Zurdo" Roizner. He had first heard the duo backing Vinicius de Moraes, Toquinho and Maria Creuza on their legendary La Fusa live album, also recorded in Buenos Aires. For vocals, Agustin brought in his old friend, a French teacher called Helena Uriburu, who at the time had (unbelievably) never sung in a studio before.
The atypical bossas and spiritual swinging sambas, composed by many of Agustin’s aforementioned heroes, were elevated to new heights by Agustin’s dazzling arrangements and phenomenal guitar playing. The almost cosmic reaches Agustin achieved with his sound are balanced against the stylish sophistication and breezy nature of the music.
Moments of calm serenity include Agustin’s own composition “Nina No Divagues”, Durval Ferreira and Pedro Camargo’s “Chuva” and the Brazilian bossa classic “Tristeza Nos Dois”, which feels like it draws equally upon exotica and early library records. Accompanied by Roizner’s shuffling samba jazz drums, opener “O Astronauta” is Agustin’s cover of the Brazilian guitar standard composed by Baden Powell. Another Baden Powell classic, “Consolacao” is an extended full-band set, which features Agustin’s crisp guitar dancing around a hypnotic rhythm section. Upright bass is swapped out for a big, round-sounding electric one, which sits loud in the mix for almost seven minutes of deep, groovy, distinctively early-seventies magic.
Agustin passed away in 2019, and it is only in recent years that he is starting to gain his plaudits as one of South America’s greats. On the liner notes of the album Vinicius De Moraes writes: “I think I never saw, with the exception of Baden Powell and Toquinho, anyone more linked to his instrument than Agustín Pereyra Lucena. It would give the impression that if the guitar were taken away from him, he would fade into music as one dies from the amputation of an arm.”
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Tracklisting
A1 O Astronauta
A2 Tristeza De Nos Doi
A3 Chuva
A4 Tema Para Martin
A5 Consolação
B1 Canto De Ossanha
B2 Pro Forma
B4 Niña No Divagues
B5 Berimbau
One of the outstanding South American guitarists, Agustin Pereyra Lucena commanded a unique position in Latin music history. He hailed from Buenos Aires, but was obsessed with the music of Brazil. A disciple of Antônio Carlos Jobim, Baden Powell and Vinicius De Moraes, the nature of Agustin’s Argentinian roots combined with the nurture of Brazil and its music to give Agustin a sound entirely his own.
After being scouted in a nightclub, by musician and guitar craftsman Jorge Demonte, Agustin was invited for an audition at Argenitinian label Tonodisc. Before he knew it, aged 22, he was in the studio recording his first album.
Agustin enlisted fellow Argentinian Brazilophiles Mario "Mojarra" Fernandez who played bass and drummer Enrique "Zurdo" Roizner. He had first heard the duo backing Vinicius de Moraes, Toquinho and Maria Creuza on their legendary La Fusa live album, also recorded in Buenos Aires. For vocals, Agustin brought in his old friend, a French teacher called Helena Uriburu, who at the time had (unbelievably) never sung in a studio before.
The atypical bossas and spiritual swinging sambas, composed by many of Agustin’s aforementioned heroes, were elevated to new heights by Agustin’s dazzling arrangements and phenomenal guitar playing. The almost cosmic reaches Agustin achieved with his sound are balanced against the stylish sophistication and breezy nature of the music.
Moments of calm serenity include Agustin’s own composition “Nina No Divagues”, Durval Ferreira and Pedro Camargo’s “Chuva” and the Brazilian bossa classic “Tristeza Nos Dois”, which feels like it draws equally upon exotica and early library records. Accompanied by Roizner’s shuffling samba jazz drums, opener “O Astronauta” is Agustin’s cover of the Brazilian guitar standard composed by Baden Powell. Another Baden Powell classic, “Consolacao” is an extended full-band set, which features Agustin’s crisp guitar dancing around a hypnotic rhythm section. Upright bass is swapped out for a big, round-sounding electric one, which sits loud in the mix for almost seven minutes of deep, groovy, distinctively early-seventies magic.
Agustin passed away in 2019, and it is only in recent years that he is starting to gain his plaudits as one of South America’s greats. On the liner notes of the album Vinicius De Moraes writes: “I think I never saw, with the exception of Baden Powell and Toquinho, anyone more linked to his instrument than Agustín Pereyra Lucena. It would give the impression that if the guitar were taken away from him, he would fade into music as one dies from the amputation of an arm.”
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TRACKLIST
A1. Abertura
A2. Curumim 2
A3. Paperstrings
A4. Agua de Estrellas
A5. Bari
A6. Etude 1
A7. Meianoite
A8. Reflections
A9. Coisa
B1. Coisa 2
B2. CPVM
B3. Txaii
B4. Tempo
B5. De manhã
B6. Dormenor
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Far Out Recordings proudly presents the new album from Brazilian guitarist and composer Fabiano do Nascimento: Mundo Solo.
Recorded at his home studio in Los Angeles (2020) the album is fundamentally the sound of a man alone with his instruments.
Utilizing a variety of guitars, including 6, 7 and 10 strings, Oktav guitar and electric baritone guitar, alongside a host of pedals and synthesizers, Fabiano tracked imagined landscapes with expressive, expansive improvisations, which tend toward the more ambient and atmospheric reaches of his recent output.
Adopting Hermeto Pascoal’s concept of Universal Music, a rejection of nationalistic tendencies in order to express all of one’s musical influences all at once, Fabiano avoided leaning too heavily on any particular musical language, without denying his own musical roots.
After studying classical piano as a child, the Rio de Janeiro native discovered the guitar aged 10. Studying under his late uncle, Lucio Nascimento, he eventually left Brazil for LA, where he soon became an in-demand player for his distinct and authentic sound. He has since released seven albums under his own name and collaborated with renowned Brazilian artists including Arthur Verocai and Airto Moreira, as well as experimental US saxophonist Sam Gendel.
Mundo Solo (Do Nascimento’s eighth), was recorded in one take per track, with occasional overdubs and a few appearances from collaborators and friends Julien Canthelm (drums on Etude 1), Ajurinã Zwarg, (percussion on CPMV) and Gabe Noel (Bass on Curumim).
Fabiano Do Nascimento’s consummate mastery of his instrument has afforded him a freedom of expression few can claim. Blending the emotional with the elemental, Mundo Solo is a stunning snapshot of solitude and the beauty which can blossom within it.
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A1. Abertura
A2. Curumim 2
A3. Paperstrings
A4. Agua de Estrellas
A5. Bari
A6. Etude 1
A7. Meianoite
A8. Reflections
A9. Coisa
B1. Coisa 2
B2. CPVM
B3. Txaii
B4. Tempo
B5. De manhã
B6. Dormenor
INFO
Far Out Recordings proudly presents the new album from Brazilian guitarist and composer Fabiano do Nascimento: Mundo Solo.
Recorded at his home studio in Los Angeles (2020) the album is fundamentally the sound of a man alone with his instruments.
Utilizing a variety of guitars, including 6, 7 and 10 strings, Oktav guitar and electric baritone guitar, alongside a host of pedals and synthesizers, Fabiano tracked imagined landscapes with expressive, expansive improvisations, which tend toward the more ambient and atmospheric reaches of his recent output.
Adopting Hermeto Pascoal’s concept of Universal Music, a rejection of nationalistic tendencies in order to express all of one’s musical influences all at once, Fabiano avoided leaning too heavily on any particular musical language, without denying his own musical roots.
After studying classical piano as a child, the Rio de Janeiro native discovered the guitar aged 10. Studying under his late uncle, Lucio Nascimento, he eventually left Brazil for LA, where he soon became an in-demand player for his distinct and authentic sound. He has since released seven albums under his own name and collaborated with renowned Brazilian artists including Arthur Verocai and Airto Moreira, as well as experimental US saxophonist Sam Gendel.
Mundo Solo (Do Nascimento’s eighth), was recorded in one take per track, with occasional overdubs and a few appearances from collaborators and friends Julien Canthelm (drums on Etude 1), Ajurinã Zwarg, (percussion on CPMV) and Gabe Noel (Bass on Curumim).
Fabiano Do Nascimento’s consummate mastery of his instrument has afforded him a freedom of expression few can claim. Blending the emotional with the elemental, Mundo Solo is a stunning snapshot of solitude and the beauty which can blossom within it.
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The previously unreleased debut album from 1975. 'Starting Point' was to mark the inception of one of Brazil™s most daring instrumental groups. Their debut now sits in the lofty echelon of otherworldly 70s Brazilian music, alongside the likes of Marcos Resende & Index's self-titled debut, Cesar Mariano & Cia's Sao Paulo Brasil, Azymuth's debut and indeed Hermeto Pascoal's Viajando Com O Som
TRACKLIST A1. Por–o da Teodor (Zé Eduardo Nazario) A2. Onze por Oito (Lelo Nazario) A3. Organica (Lelo Nazario) B1. Suite Orquidea Negra (Lelo Nazario) B2. Jardim Candida (Zé Eduardo Nazario) B3. Cortejo dos Reis Negros (Lelo Nazario)
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TRACKLIST A1. Por–o da Teodor (Zé Eduardo Nazario) A2. Onze por Oito (Lelo Nazario) A3. Organica (Lelo Nazario) B1. Suite Orquidea Negra (Lelo Nazario) B2. Jardim Candida (Zé Eduardo Nazario) B3. Cortejo dos Reis Negros (Lelo Nazario)
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Freez - A: Mariposa 5:42
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Freez - B: Alone (12” Version) 6.06
Continuing to shine a light on John Rocca & co.'s pioneering early 80s music, Far Out proudly presents the first ever 12” release of Freeez’s monster brit-funk classic “Mariposa”, along with the equally heavy and hard to find 12” mix of “Alone”.
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Joyce With Mauricio Maestro - Feminina
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Joyce With Mauricio Maestro - Mistérios
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Joyce With Mauricio Maestro - Coração Sonhador
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Joyce With Mauricio Maestro - Moreno
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Joyce With Mauricio Maestro - Descompassadamente
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Joyce With Mauricio Maestro - Ciclo Da Vida
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Joyce With Mauricio Maestro - Pega Leve
(Gatefold LP) Feat. fellow Brazilian musicians Mauricio Maestro (who wrote/co-wrote four of the songs), Nana Vasconcelos and Tutty Moreno, and some of the most in-demand stateside players including Michael Brecker, Joe Farrell and Buster Williams, the recordings for Natureza took place at Columbia Studios and Ogerman produced the album, provided the arrangements and conducted the orchestra. “This album was going to be Joyce's international breakthrough release… but it never came out…” - Wax Poetics
TRACKLIST
A1. Feminina
A2. Mistérios
A3. Coração Sonhador
B1. Moreno
B2. Descompassadamente
B3. Ciclo Da Vida
B4. Pega Leve
INFO
"This album was going to be Joyce’s international breakthrough release… but it never came out…" - Wax Poetics
Not long after the dawn of her career, as a teenager in Rio de Janeiro, Joyce was declared "one of the greatest singers" by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Yet despite reputable accolades and the fact that she has since recorded over thirty acclaimed albums, Joyce never quite achieved the international recognition of the likes of Jobim, João Gilberto and Sergio Mendes, all of whom became global stars after releasing with major labels in the US.
There was a moment when it seemed she might be on the cusp of an international breakthrough. While living in New York, Joyce was approached by the great German producer Claus Ogerman. Ogerman had already played a pivotal role in the development and popularisation of Brazilian music in the 1960s, recording with some of the all-time greats like Jobim and João Gilberto, as well as North American idols like Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and Bill Evans.
"I met him in New York City, in 1977", recalls Joyce. "I was living and playing there, and João Palma, Brazilian drummer who used to play with Jobim, introduced me to Claus. We had an audition, he liked what we were doing and decided to produce an album with us."
Featuring fellow Brazilian musicians Mauricio Maestro (who wrote/co-wrote four of the songs), Nana Vasconcelos and Tutty Moreno, and some of the most in-demand stateside players including Michael Brecker, Joe Farrell and Buster Williams, the recordings for Natureza took place at Columbia Studios and Ogerman produced the album, provided the arrangements and conducted the orchestra.
But mysteriously, Natureza was never released, and what should have been Joyce's big moment never happened. As Joyce remembers, "I returned home, but Claus and I remained in contact, by letters and phone calls. He was very enthusiastic about the album and tried to hook me up with Michael Franks. He wanted me to go back to NYC in order to re-record the vocals in English with new lyrics, which I actually wasn't too happy about. But then I got pregnant with my third child and could not leave Brazil. And little by little our contact became rare, until I lost track of him completely. And that was it. I never heard from him again."
While Claus was known to be something of an elusive character, the album's disappearance might also have been a result of timing. The Brazilian craze was coming to an end, making way for disco and new wave at the end of the seventies, and Ogerman struggled to find a major label interested in a new Brazilian sensation. Additionally, as Joyce mentions, it wasn't quite finished. Ogerman wanted to add finishing touches to the mix and to record alternative English lyrics for the US and international markets - a critical artistic difference between Joyce and Ogerman.
As the military dictatorship's grip on Brazil began to subside in the 1980s, Joyce had a handful of hits in her home county, including a tribute to her daughters 'Clareana', and the iconic 'Feminina' - an intergenerational conversation between mother and daughter about what it means to be a woman. But already a feminist pioneer, these successes were hard fought. Joyce had caused controversy as a nineteen-year-old when she became the first in Brazil to sing from the first-person feminine perspective, and the institutional sexism she faced was worsened by the dictatorship who would often censor her music. Even once the Junta was out of the way, Joyce found herself up against the male-dominated major record companies in Brazil, who sought to dictate her career and sexualise her image, before dropping her for refusing to play along.
A few years after the success of her albums Feminina and Agua E Luz in Brazil, Joyce's music began to find its way to the UK, Europe and Japan, and "Feminina" and "Aldeia de Ogum" became classics on the underground jazz-dance scenes of the mid to late-eighties and early-nineties.
The full-length version of "Feminina" from the Natureza sessions was first heard on a Brazilian Jazz compilation in 1999 and "Descompassadamente" was licensed for a CD compiling the work of Claus Ogerman in 2002. Following these, word began to get out about an unreleased Joyce album with Claus Ogerman and the legend of Natureza grew.
Forty-five years since it was recorded, Natureza finally sees the light of day, as Joyce intended: with her own Portuguese lyrics and vocals. Featuring the fabled 11-minute version of 'Feminina', as well as the never before heard 'Coração Sonhador' composed and performed by Mauricio Maestro, Natureza's release is a landmark in Brazilian music history and represents a triumphant, if overdue victory for Joyce as an outspoken female artist who has consistently refused to bow to patriarchal pressure.
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TRACKLIST
A1. Feminina
A2. Mistérios
A3. Coração Sonhador
B1. Moreno
B2. Descompassadamente
B3. Ciclo Da Vida
B4. Pega Leve
INFO
"This album was going to be Joyce’s international breakthrough release… but it never came out…" - Wax Poetics
Not long after the dawn of her career, as a teenager in Rio de Janeiro, Joyce was declared "one of the greatest singers" by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Yet despite reputable accolades and the fact that she has since recorded over thirty acclaimed albums, Joyce never quite achieved the international recognition of the likes of Jobim, João Gilberto and Sergio Mendes, all of whom became global stars after releasing with major labels in the US.
There was a moment when it seemed she might be on the cusp of an international breakthrough. While living in New York, Joyce was approached by the great German producer Claus Ogerman. Ogerman had already played a pivotal role in the development and popularisation of Brazilian music in the 1960s, recording with some of the all-time greats like Jobim and João Gilberto, as well as North American idols like Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and Bill Evans.
"I met him in New York City, in 1977", recalls Joyce. "I was living and playing there, and João Palma, Brazilian drummer who used to play with Jobim, introduced me to Claus. We had an audition, he liked what we were doing and decided to produce an album with us."
Featuring fellow Brazilian musicians Mauricio Maestro (who wrote/co-wrote four of the songs), Nana Vasconcelos and Tutty Moreno, and some of the most in-demand stateside players including Michael Brecker, Joe Farrell and Buster Williams, the recordings for Natureza took place at Columbia Studios and Ogerman produced the album, provided the arrangements and conducted the orchestra.
But mysteriously, Natureza was never released, and what should have been Joyce's big moment never happened. As Joyce remembers, "I returned home, but Claus and I remained in contact, by letters and phone calls. He was very enthusiastic about the album and tried to hook me up with Michael Franks. He wanted me to go back to NYC in order to re-record the vocals in English with new lyrics, which I actually wasn't too happy about. But then I got pregnant with my third child and could not leave Brazil. And little by little our contact became rare, until I lost track of him completely. And that was it. I never heard from him again."
While Claus was known to be something of an elusive character, the album's disappearance might also have been a result of timing. The Brazilian craze was coming to an end, making way for disco and new wave at the end of the seventies, and Ogerman struggled to find a major label interested in a new Brazilian sensation. Additionally, as Joyce mentions, it wasn't quite finished. Ogerman wanted to add finishing touches to the mix and to record alternative English lyrics for the US and international markets - a critical artistic difference between Joyce and Ogerman.
As the military dictatorship's grip on Brazil began to subside in the 1980s, Joyce had a handful of hits in her home county, including a tribute to her daughters 'Clareana', and the iconic 'Feminina' - an intergenerational conversation between mother and daughter about what it means to be a woman. But already a feminist pioneer, these successes were hard fought. Joyce had caused controversy as a nineteen-year-old when she became the first in Brazil to sing from the first-person feminine perspective, and the institutional sexism she faced was worsened by the dictatorship who would often censor her music. Even once the Junta was out of the way, Joyce found herself up against the male-dominated major record companies in Brazil, who sought to dictate her career and sexualise her image, before dropping her for refusing to play along.
A few years after the success of her albums Feminina and Agua E Luz in Brazil, Joyce's music began to find its way to the UK, Europe and Japan, and "Feminina" and "Aldeia de Ogum" became classics on the underground jazz-dance scenes of the mid to late-eighties and early-nineties.
The full-length version of "Feminina" from the Natureza sessions was first heard on a Brazilian Jazz compilation in 1999 and "Descompassadamente" was licensed for a CD compiling the work of Claus Ogerman in 2002. Following these, word began to get out about an unreleased Joyce album with Claus Ogerman and the legend of Natureza grew.
Forty-five years since it was recorded, Natureza finally sees the light of day, as Joyce intended: with her own Portuguese lyrics and vocals. Featuring the fabled 11-minute version of 'Feminina', as well as the never before heard 'Coração Sonhador' composed and performed by Mauricio Maestro, Natureza's release is a landmark in Brazilian music history and represents a triumphant, if overdue victory for Joyce as an outspoken female artist who has consistently refused to bow to patriarchal pressure.
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Coloured Vinyl LP (flame splattered colour vinyl) Brazilian most successful band's critically acclaimed 2016 album on limited edition flamed vinyl!
TRACKLIST
A1. Batucada Em Marte
A2. Papa Samba
A3. Neptunians (short version)
A4. Rio Doce
A5. Corumbá
B1. Fênix
B2. Villa Mariana (De Tarde)
B3. Orange Clouds
B4. O Matagal
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TRACKLIST
A1. Batucada Em Marte
A2. Papa Samba
A3. Neptunians (short version)
A4. Rio Doce
A5. Corumbá
B1. Fênix
B2. Villa Mariana (De Tarde)
B3. Orange Clouds
B4. O Matagal
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1
BRUNO BERLE - Ate Meu Violao
2
BRUNO BERLE - Quero Dizer
3
BRUNO BERLE - Guardo Em Tuas Maos
4
BRUNO BERLE - Beat 1
5
BRUNO BERLE - O Nome Do Meu Amor
6
BRUNO BERLE - Som Nyame
7
BRUNO BERLE - Virginia Talk
8
BRUNO BERLE - So O Amor
9
BRUNO BERLE - So Nos Dois
10
BRUNO BERLE - No Title
11
BRUNO BERLE - Seren
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BRUNO BERLE - E Preciso Ter Amor
With a voice of pure gold and a startling sensitivity for heartfelt pop songwriting, on No Reino Dos Afetos (In the Realm of Affections), Berle firmly embraces earnestness, through starry-eyed Brazilian love songs, ambient vignettes, warm, home-cooked beats and gentle strokes of MPB genius.
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Coloured Vinyl LP (Green). Hermeto's lost 1976 masterpiece pressed on a (very) limited edition green vinyl
TRACKLIST
A1. Dança do Pajé (09:02)
A2. Mavumvavumpefoco (03:39)
A3. Natal (Tema Das Flutas) (05:13)
B1. Casinha Pequenina (26:36)
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TRACKLIST
A1. Dança do Pajé (09:02)
A2. Mavumvavumpefoco (03:39)
A3. Natal (Tema Das Flutas) (05:13)
B1. Casinha Pequenina (26:36)
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