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Tuesday, 04 August 2009 04:53 |
Hybrid Grooves
Lavoura's Hybrid Machines is certainly a showcase for the fusion of many musical styles this group has become known for. Hybrid Machines to me feels a little like a compilation album with its many flavors and lack of real cohesiveness. From the cool downbeat grooves of "Caipira Nomade" to the pulsating drum n bass drive of "Freak Sunday" Lavoura covers it all, blending seemingly disparate styles quite well. But like a variety of mixed drinks you may not want to take it all in at once, but instead savor the coolness of each track on its own like another of my favorite tracks - "Sussuarana Lo-Fi Adventures" - which is simply awesome.
All tracks my not be for everyone, but for those who like variety check out Hybrid Machines. There is something for everyone.
Check out more from Lavoura here
BIOLavoura is a hybrid Brazilian musical group that turns on through the fusion of electronic, jazz, brazilian music and african futurism. Since the late 1990s, musician andproducer TRZ, together with bass player Fabiano (DJ IB) and Paulo Pires played in a popular local Sao Paulo band called Mercado de Peixe.
While the three of them were living in Bauru, they created a side project of pro-groove beats named Musikalikida. In 2003, DJ IB and TRZ started a new project called Lavoura Eletro, a reference to a novel by author Raduan Nassar Lavoura Arcaica. Using samples and remixing genres like samba, house, dub, hip hop, afro beat, IDM, Brazilian Popular Music (MPB) and drumnbass their performances became quite popular, playing raves and clubs all over Sao Paulo State. Veteran musician Caleb Mascarenhas joined the group in 2006 bringing a wealth of musical influences such as rock (Amnesia), surf-music (The Dead Rocks) and experimental electronic (Dialogos Libertinos, Os Arvores and AE). When Mascarenhas and Pires joined the group they cemented the mix bringing with them a 70s funk and digital psychedelic flavor.
Strong advocates of promoting their music for download on the internet and have contributed music to such websites as Fiberonline, Myspace, and CCMixter where all music can be remixed and sampled under a Creative Commons licence.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 04 August 2009 04:58 |
