this album really hasn't gotten all that much buzz or press in the US and that's a bit unfortunate. i found it on the wonderful blog Experimental Etc a while ago and it didn't really grab me at first. last summer on a flight from San Fran back to Austin i listened to this twice in its entirety and it really blew me away. the last track on this LP is the jam!
i don't really have much background info on the group except that Mauricio Takara plays drums in Sao Paulo Underground with Rob Mazurek. (hopefully one of these days i'll remember to post their last album which was INCREDIBLE!) musically it's similar to some of the Sao Paulo Underground stuff with some occasional horns blaring, but overall it leans toward the electro/dance side of things. sometimes it can be a little too electro for my tastes, but that being said their songwriting is pretty incredible. the electronics are interwoven beautifully with all kinds of poly-rhythms and somehow has a left-of-center pop feel (even the retro 80's vibes that occasionally surface are re-purposed here in a forward thinking way). the vocals are sparse and add a nice touch every time they come into play. overall it's a really weird album when you pay attention to what's going on, but it doesn't come across that way. it's quite pleasant and really fun in the end. totally danceable and straight ahead pop, but still weird and heady. great great stuff. highly recommended!
listen to it here. i was lucky enough to find a physical LP copy, not sure if it's still available. it was released on Desmonta Records out of Brazil.
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