Various – Onda De Amor: Synthesized Brazilian Hits That Never Were Vinyl LP

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Rather than lazily compiling the most in-demand records, the exhaustive crew at Soundway have enlisted Brazilian-born Millos Kaiser to select some of his favorite overlooked joints from the dustiest record store chasms across Brazil: They arent rare because everyone wants a copy, but because no one wants them, says Kaiser. Not even the dealers. The first thing youll notice about these tracks is the production – its all electronic! Before Music From Memorys Outro Tempo comp, this side of Brazilian music was largely ignored by the Braziliia record nerdus herdus. Use of synthesizers and electronic drums in polished and groovy productions was seen as a way to standardize and Americanize Brazilian music. This is a thought that seems to still hang in the air. Many people stand by their opinion that the 80s were the lost era of Brazilian music. Onda De Amor proves straight away that this overlooked era boasts as much soul and pop potential as its American counterpart or any other period of Brazilian popular music. Take for instance the killer Sade cover that Soundway have, smartly, pushed all the way up to the A2 slot: Vnia Bastos 1994 rendition of The Sweetest Taboo starts off with a note-for-note reproduction of the original drum machine pattern, and I dont see you or anyone else lining up to shit on Sades drums! Kaiser mines these largely deplored dollar bin joints of the 80s and 90s and assembles a rather stellar collection of plugged-in Latin soul gems, ranging from low-key R&B (Regio Abissals Feminina Mulher, Ricardo Bombas Voc Vai Se Lembrar) to tropical boogie (Fogo Balanos O Fogo Do Sol, Dod Da Bahia & As Virgens De Porto Seguros Africamerica) and rolling disco (Nanda Rossis Livre Pra Voar). Electric Boogies Electric Boogies sounds straight out of the menu screen of a Brazilian cop SNES game from my dreams; AKA the bestselling PPU or Arcane joint that never was. Double vinyl pressing housed in gatefold sleeve featuring extensive liner notes and original album art, recommended.