Miosotis - Risco
ARTIST........: Miosotis
TITLE.........: Risco
LABEL.........: Gaita de Sonhos
URL...........: http://www.miosotismusic.com
GENRE.........: Alternative / Progressive / Jazz / Pop
QUALITY:......: 174 kbps avg/ 44100Hz / Joint Stereo
RIP DATE......: 2008-01-07
RELEASE DATE..: 2007-00-00
Tracklist:
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01. Marcha Tosca 1:26
02. OQSV 5:36
03. Teia de Aranha 4:33
04. Bicicletas 4:35
05. Outra Gaveta 6:24
06. Desencantos 5:06
07. O Gordo e a Geleia 3:10
08. Porto D'Areia 4:33
09. Penteia-te 4:52
10. Hip Hop 8:27
11. Onde Foi 3:42
12. Azul Muito Claro 4:41
13. Amarelo Muito Claro 5:18
14. MediterrΓneo 4:06
15. Melhor Sorte 4:43
Total 71:12
Release Notes:
Carla Delgado (Voice)
┴lvaro Silveira (Voice/Acoustic Guitar)
Paulo Chagas (Flutes/Sax)
Rui Fernandes (Electric Guitar)
CΘsar Delgado (Bass)
Alberto Leitπo (Drums)
"Mios≤tis have assumed the Risk (Risco, in Portuguese)!
In a calculated but bold way, with the courage of assuming themselves muted into
a new entity without renouncing to their recent past, the Mios≤tis Project (the
Larvae), of a Jazzy and Folkish Avant-Gard, of intangible and sometimes
unachievable format, has cocooned during two full years, emerging now as
Mios≤tis Band ( the grown up Lepidoptera) that assumes itself in an Alternative
registry, with a Fusion process in Jazz and Folk, where the liaisons to the
Progressive path are built in the structural construction, in the micro yet
innumerous details that enrich a music that, in a superficial audition is
accessible and crystal clear, but that subtly sublimes the discovery of new
details at each listen. And it is, in the end, the key element of Mios≤tis
philosophy that is maintained since the debut release, that guarantees a
touchable bridge between the two albums: the Impressionism!
Rock bottom-line, Mios≤tis, now in band format, have not lost an inch of their
impressionist personality. They have just bettered with accuracy their secret
mix of colors, and the quality of the brushes with which they brush their
paintings, turning them more urbane sometimes, other times more rural, but
always more human and tangible, though always with a landscape of crude and
beautiful Ocean kept in the horizon.
From a strictly studio project, basically thought by 3 elements, Mios≤tis are
now a full 7 member band, mainly oriented towards live performances. But that
has not prevent them of surprising us with a new album of originals, that
promises to turn a band once considered the most strange object of the
contemporary Portuguese music panorama, into one of the most fascinating objects
of that palette.
The album production is excellent. Perfect in the art of turning clear and
direct a sound that is made of details. ItÆs a constant unfold of tiny roles: a
phantasmagoric flute, a sexy or explosive sax, an intimate and shy piano, a
celestial Cello, a hard-rockish guitar or a jazzy (or even bluesy) bass line.
And it is this background that makes me continuously listening to this album.
The pleasure of discovery, of being surprised, of the necessity to be sharp
eared when I want to be delighted by the architecture of the tracks in an album
that equally allows me to listen light-mindedly and even carelessly and even so
be left with a smile on my face.
Its two dimensions of a complex matrix, yet both guaranteeing satisfaction (one
immediate, epidermis like, the other long termed, hypodermis like).
There is a slight healthy pretentiousness in what we see (read) and listen. It
seems to me like there are a set of concepts and stories inbreeded in this album
and that create something deeper than a simple musical registry. Maybe its that
mentioned Impressionism transposed to the also mentioned matrix and that is, in
my opinion, formed by three columns and two lines: In the columns we have the
more musical forms as ôMarchasö (Portuguese term), the ôDancesö and the
ôVoyagesö, while in the lines we have the more vocal forms disguised by the
colors ôlight Blueö and ôlight Yellowö.
In what concerns the vocal readings, ôlight Blueö is oriented by a nostalgic and
melancholic registry, denoting a soft sadness, which is represented by melodic
and calm lines. Meanwhile the ôlight Yellowö translates a rage that is civically
contained and controlled.
In what concerns the musical map, the ôVoyagesö take us essentially to the
Mediterranean landscapes, with occasional foot-in North Africa, but they also
lead us in transatlantic trips to the Pampas (the Tango in O Gordo e a Geleia)
or the Caribbean Islands (the Raggae part in Hip Hop). The ôMarchasö portray us
the people, the feelings, disillusions and hopes. Finally the ôDancesö open
excesses and lunacy, cheerful and inebriated compasses.
In all this complex matrix, it seems to me like it is the beautiful voice of
Carla Delgado that unite all the musical vertices, by bringing the overall sound
to a more accessible (sometimes close to Pop) standard, being able to construct
a common axis to the whole matrix, and by underlining the semi-romantic and
sensible aura that exists in musical terms but which, in any other way, might
pass unnoticed by most listeners.
Alvaro SilveirsÆs vocal registry is also a lot better when comparing to the
first album, and it becomes excelled in OQSV and Hip Hop.
Wellàthen its all about the full rest of the band that has primed itself: The
already usual brilliant duality of the music of Paulo Chagas, between the
experimental swifts, often dissonant, and the delicious melodies. The surprising
heavy guitar riffs and solos by Vasco Patricio. The more symphonic sound of
David VicenteÆs keys. The jazzier rhythm section provided by CΘsar Delgado
(Bass) and Alberto Leitπo (Drums). And then the guest appearances that add even
more colors to the very rich palette, with emphasis on the haunting Cello (Nuno
Silva) and Viola (Kßtia Santandreu), the remarkable acoustic guitar solo by
Manuel Cardoso (of TantraÆs fame) in Penteia-te, the fantastic percussion work
by Joπo Nuno Represas (of early TrovanteÆs fame) in OQSV and Penteia-te, etc,
etcà.
I would say that the whole album conquered me instantly, specially the genius
tracks Outra Gaveta (for its experimental soul and thoughtful construction) and
Hip Hop (for its beautiful melody), while in the other plate of the balance I
would point out Amarelo muito claro and Porto DÆAreia as the weaker points in
the albumàbut it all comes to each personÆs opinion, and this is just mine!
Risco is, to sum things up, an album that allows us to sing along, or simply let
ourselves be enchanted by its spell."
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