Andy Votel Presents Brazilika

Subtropical Brazilian psychedlia from the vaults of RGE and SOM LIVRE

The third instalment in our fledgling ‘Brazilika’ series is a high octane and non-stop Brazilian block party mix from DJ producer and psychedelic rock librarian Andy Votel. Expertly squeezed, segued and sequenced together, Votel’s rapid fire journey ventures into both the fondly remembered Tropicalia period and a period less well known, characterised by obscure acid rock, freak folk and other mutations of Musica Popular Brasileira (MPB).

Votel’s twisted tale unearths a vast array of weird and wonderful musical stories from the likes of Os Mutantes, Novos Bianos, Sidney Miller, Os Brazoes and Azymuth. All tracks were originally conceived in the same climate that spawned samba rock and tropicalia yet pages away from the scrutiny of the political dictatorships of the 1970s and very different to the catalogues held by the European majors.

This definitive compilation is comprised of tracks handpicked by Andy Votel and were all originally released on Brazil’s Som Livre and RGE imprints. Under those distorted guitars, the indelible indigenous South American influences heard in the percussion and vocal arrangements give these recordings an individuality exclusive to Brazil. None more so than the fuzz-ridden, re-workings of classic national favourites exemplified by Moraes Moreira's version of 'Se Voce Pensa' previously recorded by both Gal Costa and Roberto Carlos. Also in the mix Os Mutantes in a later incarnation to mark the era when prog rock finally landed in South America. By this time Som Livre's catalogue had began to boast a roster including funk-rock luminaries such as Tim Maia and Azymuth -who can be heard on this mix at their very hardest, oozing with Brazilian funk attitude which reinforces the Far Out connection.

ANDY VOTEL

Following on from previous Brazilka selectors by dance music pioneers Kenny Dope and 4hero, Far Out Recordings decided to peer further down the periscope and brought in Manchester based Andy Votel. A highly respected record collector; known internationally amongst DJ's, record collectors and producers as a champion of obscure psych-folk-prog-hiphop-jazz-trash-kraut-fuzz-tropicalia and funk. Andy Votel’s expertise in unearthing and popularising left field and long lost forgotten musical gems is evident from the material released on his Manchester based record label Finders Keepers and has previously worked with the likes of Badly Drawn Boy and as well as released artist albums through XL Recordings.

Unlike so many ill-concieved DJ mixes and compilations to hit the market, Brazilika manages to breathe life back into this poorly represented facet of the Brazilian music market.

In the mix:
Os Brazões - Módulo Lunar / Gerson Conrad/ Zezé Motta- 1974/ Betinho - Careta /Novos Baianos - Baby Consuelo
Tim Maia - Flores Belas / Trio Soneca - Funga-Funga / Novos Baianos - Tinindo Trincando / Sidney Miller - Dos Anjos
Moraes Moreira - Se Você Pensa/ Mutantes - Deixe Entrar Um Pouco D'Água no Quintal / Os Brazões – Feitiço/ Os Brazões - Gotham City/ Pery Ribeiro - Ciladas / Novos Baianos - Ferro na Boneca/ Azymuth - Periscópio / Novos Baianos - De Vera
Os Brazões - Volkswagen Blue/ Sidney Miller - Um Dia Qualquer / Trio Soneca - Os Bichos/ Tim Maia - É Necessário Brazilian Octopus - Gamboa / Novos Baianos - Colégio de Aplicação /Abílio Manoel - Terra Livre/Sidney Miller - Dois Toques Os Brazões - Pega A Voga Cabelud/ Sidney Miller – Cicatrizes

''Gleeful permutations of Musica Popular Brasileira'' FACT