zeca do trombone & roberto sax
Francisco Espregueira
Another Brazilian funk landmark, the ‘76 album from Zeca do Trombone and Roberto Sax rotates on a blend of scents coming from traditional Brazilian music and ‘70s jazz from the U.S.
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bobby oroza: this love
Francisco Espregueira
The anticipated debut album from Bobby Oroza dropped last week. This Love is appropriately named after the tune that started it all, back in 2016 when Oroza and the Cold Diamond & Mink production duo first got together in the studio.
Read Morec.s. armstrong & torky tork: truth be told
Francisco Espregueira
With ten tracks music that could’ve been created 40 years ago, that can be heard 40 years from now, Truth Be Told is a masterpiece from Houston-native C.S. Armstrong and his blessed voice.
Read Morethe pendletons: you do you / life to me
Francisco Espregueira
Announcing their forthcoming debut album - due to come out this spring - The Pendletons introduction couldn’t taste better. The funky soulful duo from San Francisco unveiled a 7’’ with a couple of tracks tapping into the classic soul/boogie sound that rides a wave of ‘70s and early ‘80s funk with ease.
Read Moreronie & central do brasil
Francisco Espregueira
Rolling from the 70’s, with a sweet samba soul, Ronie & Central do Brasil is a brilliant reissue - for the first time in vinyl - by Lisbon-based Mad About Records. The album grooves smoothly with Ronie’s (a.k.a. Ronaldo Mesquita) drums and percussion intertwined with a luxurious use of Fender Rhodes and delicious fingerprints of brazilian samba arrangements.
Read Moresair: becoming
Francisco Espregueira
Strongly influenced by jazz, funk and boogie themes, the producer and multi-instrumentalist from Porto SaiR drops Becoming through Neon Finger Records. Nine tracks, in which the fusion between electric instruments and synthesizers takes us back to a 80’s disco.
Read Morepeoples pleasure with alive and well: do you hear me talking to you?
Francisco Espregueira
The single from Everyday People, “World Full Of People / I’d Like To Stay”, is well known on the modern soul and funk scene and it’s relatively easy to find a copy selling for more than 500 euros. What was always less well known was that there was also an LP by the same band but labeled as People Pleasure With Alive and Well.
Read Morerobson jorge: 1977
Francisco Espregueira
Brazil is rhythm disguised as a country. During the 70's and 80’s arranger, producer, composer, instrumentalist Robson Jorge, together with his partner Lincoln Olivetti, sets the foundations of Brazilian soul music. The rare Robson Jorge’s 1977 is a testimony of his genius.
Read Morewill sessions & amp fiddler: the one
Francisco Espregueira
Will Sessions have established themselves as one of Detroit’s must-see live bands, with an extremely varied musical output reflecting their city’s roots. This soulful collective just released a new album called The One, their most cohesive and fully realized original work to date.
Read Moreaugust '18: recap #3
Francisco Espregueira
August running down the drain with a eclectic choice of 50 tracks that reviews the best we've talked about this month, remembers music icons and rediscovers modern classics.
Read Moreaugust '18: recap #2
Francisco Espregueira
August playlist carries on with a summary of the best we've showed during this hot few days. Some tracks were not on spotify, so we had to make a little stop to dance in the moonlight.
Read Moreaugust '18: recap #1
Francisco Espregueira
The first recap coming during sunny August begins and ends with the sweet portuguese accent coming from Brazil. Marcos Valle extensive carreer is honored and followed by the usual summary of artists we've showcased here during this month.
Read Morekiki gyan: feeling so good
Francisco Espregueira
More than just a rare record and definitely more than just a vinyl share for insatiable collectors, Feeling So Good by Kiki Gyan is a prime example of overflowing talent coupled with a passion for music and the hunger for life right at the moment.
Read Moremarcos valle: nova bossa nova
Francisco Espregueira
Far Out Recordings is preparing a very special release for September. Marking sixty years of Bossa Nova, and twenty years since Marcos Valle’s first release on the label, it is the time to repress Nova Bossa Nova, an era-defining classic from the Brazilian master composer.
Read Moretoo slow to disco brasil: compiled by ed motta
Francisco Espregueira
The Brazil Edition of Too Slow to Disco is escorted by one of the very best, a certain Mr. Ed Motta. TSTD takes a dive into an often overlooked side of Brazilian music with a 19-track selection of some of the best soul & disco, coming from that dreamy-tropical setting.
Read Moreprophet: wanna be your man
Francisco Espregueira
Prophet is an underground funk musician from San Francisco, who, until this year, had only put his name to one record: an obscure private-press LP called Right On Time (1984). Now he has a new album, his first in 34 years, still sounding like '84: Wanna Be Your Man, produced primarily with one of o sótão's favorite producers, Mndsgn.
Read Moreplaylist #100
Francisco Espregueira
With more than three years of history o sótão has been a secret platform dealing some of the highest carat underground music released by independent artists and labels. It focuses on music made by people that understand it or play it on a superior level.
Read MoreNXWORRIES : "YES LAWD!"
Francisco Espregueira
21 de Outubro. Tinha esta data marcada no calendário. Depois de "Suede", que já tem uns dois anos, depois de "Link Up", depois de "Lyk Dis" e depois de "Get Bigger" a expectativa só podia ser o maior inimigo de "Yes Lawd!". Mas os NxWorries, compostos por Anderson .Paak e Knxwledge, derrotam tudo...
NxWorries - "Best One"
Editado pela Stones Throw Records - a editora perfeita para este projecto - "Yes Lawd!" é uma peça que mistura na perfeição as raízes da música afro-americana. Há muita soul, muito funk, muito jazz, muito hip hop, muita atitude! Aliás a viagem pelo álbum é isso mesmo. Há momentos que fazem lembrar os anos 60'/70' da música negra, outros com samples bem funky e batidas na onda R&B/Hip Hop... Isso tudo conduzido por Knxwledge. É ele que guia este Chevrolet descapotável.
No lugar de passageiro, Anderson Paak. Qual super-herói! Na sua atitude pavoneadora, sem papas na língua... uma espécie de James Brown dos dias de hoje. Nastier, meaner e sexier. Dirige-se ao mulherio: magoando-as ou sendo magoado por elas. Encantado, ajustado, enojado, desapontado, apaixonado por elas. Chamando-lhes de amores e de putas. Prometendo não trair e traindo. Capaz de as endeusar para depois as reduzir a pó na faixa seguinte. Paak é Paak e quando ele te chama bitch é porque és a bitch dele...
Espero ansiosamente pelo momento em que tenha este vinil nas mãos. Não haverá melhor coisa durante uns tempos do que chegar ao Sótão de noite, segurá-los nas mãos, e pô-lo a tocar... sentar-me e deixá-lo. Amei isto à primeira vista, assim como amei a "Suede" cinco segundo após o play. Para a coleção especial do Sótão: "YES LAWD!"
CASSSANDRE
Francisco Espregueira
Algo diferente. Casssandre é uma cantora belga que enche as quatro paredes do Sótão. Rodeada de uma talentosa banda, controla os momentos. Mesmo sem ter aquela voz poderosíssima, canta e encanta. Sempre em Françês. Deparei-me com "Sifflant Soufflant" através de um remix da autoria de ShunGu, que já foi passando por aqui, e só tive que investigar quem estava ali com aquela voz, com aquelas pausas tão bem medidas, com aquela melodia. Aquela melodia.
Encantador "GODDY GOD (was a motha fucka)", segundo EP desta belguinha. Campo jazz, entoado com alma, os minutos das seis músicas passaram por mim flutuando. Fiquem com dois vídeos, ao vivo, e com o link para a paz, em forma de melodia. Aí em cima. Merece play...
Encantadora. Este sonho de Casssandre. Com três s's.
Casssandre - Sifflant Soufflant
Casssandre - Les Géants
PLAYLIST #30
Francisco Espregueira
Esta é especial. Repito-me com estas, já as passei por aqui... mas às vezes, vezes sem conta são vezes a menos.
De volta ao Sótão para viver esta vida. Pró infinito...