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Posts Tagged as ‘Far Out Recordings’
April 20, 2010
Curioser and Curioser
Binario‘s debut album was pretty weird. Good, but weird. So you’ve really got to hand it to DJ Noel Watson, whose mixtape manages, if anything, to make it even stranger. Blending tracks from the album with clips of spoken word, rap and all sorts of spacey sounds, Watson’s Mind Rattling Mix Tape is a seriously [...]
March 17, 2010
Aquarius.
First off, I have to admit that I’m in no position to give an impartial review of this album. I’m a big fan of Far Out Recordings, who’ve been putting out fantastic Brazilian music in the UK since I was in the proverbial short pants. And I’ve got a huge soft spot for Joyce as [...]
November 2, 2009
JungleDrums’ 7th Birthday!!!
Nossa! Once again, the Jungle Drums crew are pulling out all the stops for their birthday party on Friday night. Far Out Records’ fabulous Zeep and the one-and-only DJ Limão are joining the lovely Céu down at the University of London Union to celebrate 7 (SEVEN!) years of Brazilian life in London. Jungle has recently [...]
July 1, 2009
Orquestra Imperial in London
On July 12th, Camden’s Koko plays host to Orquestra Imperial, one of the most spectacular live bands in Brazil. Formed in 2002 by Seu Jorge, Alexandre Kassin and Moreno (son of Caetano) Veloso, the current line-up stretches to over 20 members, including funk carioca don DJ Marlboro and Rodrigo Amarante, leader of the hugely popular Los Hermanos and one third [...]
June 15, 2009
Preview: Gilles Peterson presents Brazilika
News just in from the good folks at Far Out records: they’re just putting the finishing touches to the latest compilation in the Brazilika series. This time around, selector’s duties are handed to Gilles Peterson who - alongside label founder Joe Davis – has been one of the most vocal champions of Brazilian music in the UK. The three [...]
May 29, 2009
A Thousand Words
flora – maria fulô For the last couple of days I’ve been listening to Viagem 2, Nicola Conte‘s new compilation of bossa nova and samba jazz for Far Out. I don’t often suffer from synesthesia, but for some reason this album put me in mind of a picture. So in the spirit of a picture being [...]
February 26, 2009
New (old) music from Far Out Recordings
Over 30 years after it was recorded, Far Out are finally releasing Visions of Dawn, the ‘acid folk’ album that Joyce created with Nana Vasconcelos and Mauricio Maestro in Paris in 1976. After a quiet few months it’s a serious return to form for the label that’s been representing Brazilian music in the UK for [...]
