Various - Future Sound of Brasil
By: Melissa Hayes
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Monday November 16, 2009
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Some of Brazil’s most acclaimed DJs including Gui Boratto, DJ Marky, Anderson Noise, and Renato Cohen, have recently released a most stellar compilation on the 9th of November—ready for your consumption and celebration. This album is a sure-fire winner at le discothèque!
The album is filled with tons of different electronic styles: there’s something for everyone. If you want to time warp back to the 70s or early 80s, listen to “Comme Ci Comme Ca,” by Terry Poison. It’s funky, disco rendering will have you swinging in no time—you’ll be wishing you could put on some roller skates and leg warmers and whip around the dance floor doing double axels like a pro. “It’s Us,” by Copacabana Club has a strange Russian lady recreating a “Girl’s Just Wanna Have Fun” vibe in the background while acid beats go trippy, alongside Tears for Fears-esque guitar riffs.
For a more ambient feel, try Marcelinho’s “Oceano” on for size. As the song suggests, it has a slow and steady intro, with a serene build-up, like old Squarepusher songs. Those of you wanting more drum and bass, kick it up a few notches with DJ Marky and S.P.Y. “Days Go Slow” is a perfect amalgam of looped percussive elements and soulful sampling.
Brazilian natives Rodrigo Campos and subsequent artists, Mix Hell brings the real party with their contemporary takes on electronic music. Rodrigo Campos styles a delightful house ditty, worthy of integrating the Samba or Capoeira. Mix Hell combines Grindcore, Tropical, and Ghettotech styles with Portuguese R&B and rap. I would pay to see someone break-dance to this music!
This album is chalk full of so many flavors. Finally, it ends with a twist, bringing everything together with silk-essence and luxurious master-mixing by Anderson Noise. His song “Ginseng” is refreshing. It’s akin to British duo Zero 7’s innovative down tempo background ambience. The entire song sounds like water droplets released into a cast-iron sink. The tiny molecules bounce back from the bottom, barely missing the tunnel into darkness, hitting the sides, as they try to escape and overflow into the light.
If this album is a cross-section of the kinds of influences in Brazilian dance music and club scene, someone needs to sign me up for the next flight to Sao Paolo! Due to 2016 Olympic hype, this album should continue to stir up interest in a country far away but yet so near and dear to all electronic music fans. May the city of Rio de Janeiro be filled with this music; let it spill out into the streets and gringos from all over the world will get some new moves and a fresh perspective.
