The debut partnership of Carol Maia and Jeremy Gustin has delivered an album of rare alchemy. With thousands of miles between Carol’s home studio in Rio de Janeiro and Jeremy’s in Brooklyn, and with the help of a few friends from their respective cities, they have created a record that is intimate, softly experimental and transcendental in its poetic beauty. Read / Listen.
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Wolfgang Pérez 'Só Ouço' (Hive Mind Records) - a review
He may not actually be Brazilian by heritage but the German-Spanish songwriter, arranger, guitarist and sound artist Wolfgang Pérez has delivered one of my favourite records to come out of Rio de Janeiro this year. His ‘outsider’s’ viewpoint and with a brilliant crew of Carioca musicians and the recording environment of the acclaimed Wolf Estúdio to create in, has enabled Wolfgang to stretch his already stunning compositional and arranging talents to new heights. Read / Listen.
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Hidden Waters: Strange & Sublime Sounds of Rio de Janeiro (Sounds and Colours) - an interview
Our good friend and editor of the ace Latin culture magazine Sounds and Colours, Russ Slater, has teamed up with Joe Osborne to bring us Brazilian music nerds a comprehensive look at the wonkier end of the contemporary music scene in Rio de Janeiro and it is a sprawling feast of sounds that only Brazil can offer. We asked co-curator Joe Osborne for some of his thoughts on the curatorial process and here they are! Read / Listen
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