The gilbertos Os Eurosambas has been a long-time favourite of mine and I managed to give it a plug over at the Man recordings blog, Man recorder,even though it doesn't technically fit into their musical world. You can find some info, uploaded tracks and a link for the whole album there, it's well worth your time.
Net label sinewave have posted an album made by a friend of mine who lives in the depths of Minas Gerais. It's nice mellow anbient stuff, with a mid-nineties feel, a sound that's due for a comeback. The multi-talented Francisco Zelesnikar did the cover and I wrote a text to accompany the download which the label deemed unworthy so here it is in full:
Artist: Rothis Bournias
Title: Last Days
Genre: ambient house, downtempo, armchair techno
Imagine, if you will, a Greek farmer living in the mountains of Minas Gerais, Brazil, no internet connection, connected to the nearest road by a 7 kilometre dirt track and who has to get up at the crack of dawn to tend his animals, this is Rothis Bournias, not your average ambient house producer. These tracks were recorded at the end of 2008, hence the title, and are a fine representation of what this prolific musician is producing at the moment. Perhaps due to the archaic Yamaha keyboard he uses or maybe due to his own personal taste but these tracks are a distinct reminder of the releases from the Fax and Apollo labels in the early nineties, labels at the forefront of ambient house and what was being defined as Intelligent Dance Music (IDM), a sound long due for a revival. But don't let these outdated definitions put you off, Rothis adds something new to the genre and his idyllic farming lifestyle shines through in these tracks where you will find chattering, engaging drum patterns, candescent textures combined with winsome and memorable melodies. Download, sit back, drink your tea or whatever it is you do to relax... and enjoy.
