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1000 miles away from the beating musical hearts of Rio and São Paulo in the late '70s, the Brazilian city of Belém gave rise to a little-known record tag called Erla - Estudio Rauland. Though not prolific in it's output, the tag made up for it in quality and experimental offerings, with several records on the tag now becoming sought-after pieces among collectors. One such is the sublime four-track psych, MPB, rock EP by singer-songwriter Jarbas Mariz.Though the EP was recorded in '77, it clearly gained inspiration from the psychedelic hippy idols of the previous decade and could easily have been a soundtrack to an acid trip scene in an obscure Brazilian movie. Low-fi and quirky, there are moments of beauty and splendour but also hints of darkness; with a sublime balance of music and styles throughout. At points Jarbas will have you drifting through a folk flute daydream, the next moment a growling, psych-distorted guitar breaks and parts the calm. Album Tracks 1. Transas Do Futuro 2. Quero Jogar Cartas Com a Humanidade 3. Paragominas 4. Merece Ser 5.
