Mndsgn - Snaxxx - VINYL LP

Brazil is a treasure trove of inspirational music from the past, present, and future. Here we head back to 1976 for a one-of-a-kind kaleidoscopic journey, melding Brazilian regional rhythms with funk, rock, soul, and psychedelia by the married couple Eduardo Araújo and Silvinha. A cult classic and beloved record for some of the scene's biggest DJs including Floating Points, it was further immortalised when Madlib sampled 'Opanigê' for his track 'São Paulo'.Singers Eduardo Araújo and Silvinha Araújo had successful careers in Brazil beginning in the 1960s. Eduardo broke through with the rock-infused Jovem Guarda hit 'O Bom'. Stepping into more soulful territory, Eduardo released 'A Onda É Boogaloo' in 1969, produced by a young Tim Maia and followed it up with a number of other notable releases. Also part of the Jovem Guarda movement, Silvinha recorded a string of excellent albums and numerous 7Inch compactos for Odeon and RCA. In 1976, the duo set forth the landmark underground album Sou Filho Dêsse Chão, complete with it's eye-catching psychedelic cover art by Gustavo Matula and Jan Matula. The album featured a heavyweight line up of musicians, including accordionist supreme Dominguinhos, the drummer Dirceu Medeiros, who played on the first Os Mutantes album, and members of the esteemed bands Banda Black Rio and Som Nosso. Sou Filho Dêsse Chão was inspired by the pair's travels to Salvador, Bahia. Eduardo was influenced by the Brazilian culture of the region and wanted to incorporate and capture the sounds of capoeira, Forró, and candomblé into the album. Here we have the traditional African-Brazilian culture of Northern Brazil fusing with the contemporary commercial music of Rio and São Paulo's Tropicalia, MPB, psych-rock, and Black Rio movements. Uniting the cultures, Eduardo and Silvinha managed to combine these genres seamlessly. It's an album full of highlights, w

Album Tracks 1. Allegro Molto 2. Andante 3. Presto 4. Allegro Maestoso 5. Minuet 6. Adagio 7. Minuet 8. Finale Allegro 9. Allegro 10. Rondo, 'Alla Turca'

'How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars' is an introspective record of songs which were written alongside those that appeared on Ignorance. It is intended not to be a follow up, but to be a companion piece, a piece of reflection and quiet, meant to hold stillness in the aftermath. It was recorded live, as a performance; an improvisation, with a group of Toronto jazz musicians. I imagined it as a record of ballads; simple, pure, almost naive, but speaking to many of the same realities as 'Ignorance' does. I see the two albums as two halves of the same coin; the moon and sun, a photograph and a photonegative. - Tamara Lindeman. Album Tracks 1. Marsh 2. Endless Time 3. Taught 4. Ignorance 5. To Talk About 1. Stars 2. Song 3. Sway 4. Sleight of Hand 5. Loving You