- Audio CD (16 Jun 2008)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Spv
- ASIN: B0018ETW0Q
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 268,530 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. En Cada Lugar - Federico Aubele | |||
| 2. Mar Afunda [Bonobo Remix] - Os Novos Crioulos | |||
| 3. Summer Of Flora [Danny Breaks Remix] - Democustico | |||
| 4. E Isso Ai [Get Cape Wear Cape Fly Remix] - E Isso Ai | |||
| 5. Arroz Com Feijao - Saravah Soul | |||
| 6. Bis [Eddy Meets Yannah Remix] - Arthur Verocai | |||
| 7. Rhythmo - Dusty | |||
| 8. Enladeirada - Na Massa | |||
| 9. Memory [Tuggy Remix] - Marcina Arnold | |||
| 10. Corrento Do Bem - Contrafluxo | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Habana Twist - Club Des Belugas | |||
| 2. Fiesta Tropical - Azaxx | |||
| 3. Suor De Pele Fina (Mawglee's Beats) - Forro In The Dark | |||
| 4. Sambalanço Uruguaiana - DJ LK | |||
| 5. Quem Nao Tem Ninguem - Mo' Horizons | |||
| 6. Dreams [John Johnson Remix] - Zeep | |||
| 7. But Rich Rhythms - Bahama Soul Club | |||
| 8. Spaghetti Samba - DJ Farrapo / Samperi | |||
| 9. Mamasita [Adventures Mix] - Latin Soul Syndicate | |||
| 10. Yeah! - Modulo 5 | |||
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I have been following the ups and downs of this series since it's inception, and although there have been tunes of quality from the start, seems to me they found their stride at around session 6. There was a lot of breaksy latin stuff released around then that set a new and exciting direction for these loose-limbed grooves...Club Des Belugas, Buscemi, Quantic et al.
The series built up a head of steam through 7 & 8. Some great releases on all these. Session 9 was a gross disappointment for me...don't know why...was there a different compiler? There seemed to be a gross lack of good grooves for the dancefloor. Anyhow, for whatever reason we are back on track with 10.
The first CD seems to have more of the laid-back tunes Marcina Arnold, Metropolitan Jazz Affair (sounding distinctly Koop-ish), The JuJu Orchestra strike a fine downtempo slice...and a curious remake of Take It Easy My Brother Charlie by Fink & Tina Grace, which takes some liberties with the original, and I'm not sure it comes out better because of it. ****
CD2 has the better selection for me...some great easy movers from Azaxx, Forro in the Dark, Una Mas Trio, Mo' Horizons, lovely cuts from Zeep, Bahama Soul Club... Club Des Belugas make a fine return to form with Habana Twist, Quantic only adds to his already giant status with the finely judged Sabor (feat. Tempo), Modulo's 5 Yeah! has real impetus, DJ Dolores brings a curious finale with Cala Cala, rootsy, but infectious and danceable all the same.*****
Welcome back to form Brazilectro...you have been badly missed.
The series built up a head of steam through 7 & 8. Some great releases on all these. Session 9 was a gross disappointment for me...don't know why...was there a different compiler? There seemed to be a gross lack of good grooves for the dancefloor. Anyhow, for whatever reason we are back on track with 10.
The first CD seems to have more of the laid-back tunes Marcina Arnold, Metropolitan Jazz Affair (sounding distinctly Koop-ish), The JuJu Orchestra strike a fine downtempo slice...and a curious remake of Take It Easy My Brother Charlie by Fink & Tina Grace, which takes some liberties with the original, and I'm not sure it comes out better because of it. ****
CD2 has the better selection for me...some great easy movers from Azaxx, Forro in the Dark, Una Mas Trio, Mo' Horizons, lovely cuts from Zeep, Bahama Soul Club... Club Des Belugas make a fine return to form with Habana Twist, Quantic only adds to his already giant status with the finely judged Sabor (feat. Tempo), Modulo's 5 Yeah! has real impetus, DJ Dolores brings a curious finale with Cala Cala, rootsy, but infectious and danceable all the same.*****
Welcome back to form Brazilectro...you have been badly missed.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
This Can't be Brazilectro. It's more like "Latinectro" with most songs in Spanish.
28 July 2008
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Brazilectro's been going for around 8 years now. Since it's inception, it's been one of the leaders in bringing new electronic tunes with a distinctly Brazilian twist, or inspired twist, to the masses. It's spawned a spinoff called "Brazilution", headed by the Brazilectro series founders and has been the source for loads of copy-cat compilations like Nova Latino, Rio Lounge, Cafe Copacabana and many more. However after 10 years I noticed a trend after around the 5th volume that's seen the series slide. Since it's been 10 volumes, this review might be a little longer than my others.
One of the most glaring problems is that it's got even less to do with "Brazilectro", and more to do with "Latinofunk" than ever before. The first song's from Frederic Abuele, which is nice but... it's not what I expected to hear from Brazilectro. Summer of Flora was good, by Democusico and remixed well. I also enjoyed the cool "Rhythmo" by Dusty, and "Find A Way" was given a nice Bossa remix, with the intro coming straight from Kyoto Jazz Massiv'es "A Calmaria". I also didn't mind "Bebado de Solidao".
The bad? Those are all the highlights on disc 1 to me, as disc two was also bleak. Mo'Horizon's and Club Des Belugas tracks were nice but the rest? Easily could have done without. There were quite a few boring songs on this. And the remake to "Take It Easy My Brother Charlie" doesn't do the great song justice. Another stand-out, in that this song was painfully bad, was DJ LK's "Sambalanco Uruguaiana", which tries to be funky to the extent that it sounds like someone's forcing themself to vomit in the background (wait exactly 1 minute). Just listen to "Son Montuno", remixed by Smoove. The sample comes out of nowhere and if it's on loud, I urge you to turn it down.
In the end, I think the problem is that this wasn't what I expected and it continues a disturbing slide in the series which really started at about the time of the split. When you see "Brazilectro - latin flavoured club tunes", and the "Brazil" and "Latin flavored CLUB tunes" are few, it's easy to get frustrated. To top it all off, the album tries WAY too hard to be cool and funky. I'd say pass on this one. And since it's been a while since I've been wowed by a Brazilectro, I'm giving up on the series. Can't stress it enough... this is the most un-Brazilian Brazilectro I've ever heard... which you might be able to deal with if it wasn't for the songs being rubbish. And finally... what about the original tracks? Were there any? What happened to Jusin, Janice Andrade, Sound Surgeons, Aaron Bingle, etc.???
In the past 10 releases, here's how I'd rate them today out of 5 stars and looking back, you can see the trend.
vol 1: 4 stars
vol 2: 5 stars
vol 3: 4 stars
vol 4: 5 stars
vol 5: 4.5 stars
vol 6: 4 stars
vol 7: 3 stars
vol 8: 4 stars
vol 9: 3 stars
vol 10: 2 stars
I'm hoping there will be a new Brazilution as that's the better of the series and has been since the split. 5.4 was a step back, but it wasn't nearly as bad as this one in terms of forgetting the roots/inspiration of the series.
One of the most glaring problems is that it's got even less to do with "Brazilectro", and more to do with "Latinofunk" than ever before. The first song's from Frederic Abuele, which is nice but... it's not what I expected to hear from Brazilectro. Summer of Flora was good, by Democusico and remixed well. I also enjoyed the cool "Rhythmo" by Dusty, and "Find A Way" was given a nice Bossa remix, with the intro coming straight from Kyoto Jazz Massiv'es "A Calmaria". I also didn't mind "Bebado de Solidao".
The bad? Those are all the highlights on disc 1 to me, as disc two was also bleak. Mo'Horizon's and Club Des Belugas tracks were nice but the rest? Easily could have done without. There were quite a few boring songs on this. And the remake to "Take It Easy My Brother Charlie" doesn't do the great song justice. Another stand-out, in that this song was painfully bad, was DJ LK's "Sambalanco Uruguaiana", which tries to be funky to the extent that it sounds like someone's forcing themself to vomit in the background (wait exactly 1 minute). Just listen to "Son Montuno", remixed by Smoove. The sample comes out of nowhere and if it's on loud, I urge you to turn it down.
In the end, I think the problem is that this wasn't what I expected and it continues a disturbing slide in the series which really started at about the time of the split. When you see "Brazilectro - latin flavoured club tunes", and the "Brazil" and "Latin flavored CLUB tunes" are few, it's easy to get frustrated. To top it all off, the album tries WAY too hard to be cool and funky. I'd say pass on this one. And since it's been a while since I've been wowed by a Brazilectro, I'm giving up on the series. Can't stress it enough... this is the most un-Brazilian Brazilectro I've ever heard... which you might be able to deal with if it wasn't for the songs being rubbish. And finally... what about the original tracks? Were there any? What happened to Jusin, Janice Andrade, Sound Surgeons, Aaron Bingle, etc.???
In the past 10 releases, here's how I'd rate them today out of 5 stars and looking back, you can see the trend.
vol 1: 4 stars
vol 2: 5 stars
vol 3: 4 stars
vol 4: 5 stars
vol 5: 4.5 stars
vol 6: 4 stars
vol 7: 3 stars
vol 8: 4 stars
vol 9: 3 stars
vol 10: 2 stars
I'm hoping there will be a new Brazilution as that's the better of the series and has been since the split. 5.4 was a step back, but it wasn't nearly as bad as this one in terms of forgetting the roots/inspiration of the series.
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