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News — Ivan 'Mamao' Conti

Record Store Day 2024 | Far Out Recordings celebrates 30 years with two monumental vinyl reissues

Record Store Day 2024 | Far Out Recordings celebrates 30 years with two monumental vinyl reissues

The Ipanemas - Samba Is Our Gift  - First Ever Vinyl Pressing LIMITED EDITION GREEN VINYL FOR RECORD STORE DAY 2024 "Evokes a kinder, gentler version of Rio De Janerio... you can almost imagine hearing the samba choruses beaten out on a street corner... Those Buena Vista Social Club comparisons really aren't so far-fetched" - The Sunday Times Far Out Recordings kicks off its 30th anniversary celebrations with the long awaited, first ever vinyl pressing of The Ipanemas’ Samba is Our Gift.   Originally released in 2006, the album combined Afro-Brazilian-bossa nova with classic vocal samba: a step back in time...

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Ivan 'Mamão' Conti announces 'Katmandu' with remixes from Jazzanova, Pablo Valentino & Eddy Ramich

Ivan 'Mamão' Conti announces 'Katmandu' with remixes from Jazzanova, Pablo Valentino & Eddy Ramich

Release date: 27th March 2020 | Formats: Vinyl 12"/Digital | Cat No. JD48 Following on from his critically acclaimed 2019 solo album Poison Fruit, Azymuth's iconic drummer Ivan 'Mamão' Conti returns with Katmandu, a new release from the Poison Fruit project. Though it was recorded and mixed in the same sessions, 'Katmandu' was mysteriously omitted by Mamão from the Poison Fruit album, either accidentally or on purpose, he's not quite sure. What is for sure is that it's one of the most potent poison grooves of them all. The original mix, produced by Daniel Maunick, accompanies remixes from three of...

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Ivan 'Mamão' Conti releases new single 'Encontro' from forthcoming album Poison Fruit

Ivan 'Mamão' Conti releases new single 'Encontro' from forthcoming album Poison Fruit

Today Ivan 'Mamão' Conti releases 'Encontro', the second single from his forthcoming album Poison Fruit. With his first album in over two decades, (aside from a collaboration with Madlib) the experimental 72 year old, and one-third of Azymuth, fuses past and future across eleven tracks of rootsy, electronic samba and tripped out jazz, beats and dance music.  Listen to the percussive samba jazz of the new single 'Encontro', which features Alex Malheiros on bass and Fernando Moraes on rhodes and synths . Formerly known as 'Azul', the track was remixed by Max Graef, Glenn Astro and Contours for an exclusive Mamão remix 12" back in...

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Ivan Conti | Azul (Max Graef, Glenn Astro & Contours Remixes)

Ivan Conti | Azul (Max Graef, Glenn Astro & Contours Remixes)

Release date: 27/10/17 | Formats: 12" Vinyl / Digital Pre-order from the Far Out Shop | Bandcamp  Back behind the drums and swinging harder than ever, with his new titanium hip crowdfunded by the immense generosity of friends and fans, brazilian drumming legend and one third of Azymuth, Ivan ‘Mamão’ Conti releases a brand new solo album next year with Far Out Recordings. It’s his first solo release in over twenty years and the first to come out on vinyl since his 1984 Milestone classic The Human Factor. As people of earth may not quite be ready for the explosive cosmic...

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Ivan 'Mamao' Conti | Premiere 'Ah Que Legal (Reginald Omas Mamode IV Remix)'

Ivan 'Mamao' Conti | Premiere 'Ah Que Legal (Reginald Omas Mamode IV Remix)'

Brazilian drumming legend/ one third of Azymuth Ivan Conti releases a new solo album later this year. In anticipation, we're releasing two separate remix 12"s, the first features reworks from IG Culture and the 22a Records crew: Tenderlonious, Reginald Omas Mamode IV and Jeen Bassa. Available now for pre-order on 12" vinyl (limited to 300 units) and digitally at the Far Out Shop | Bandcamp Releases 27th January. Late in 2016 we premiered Tenderlonious' remix of 'Mamao's Brake'. Now you can also listen to Reginald Omas Mamode IV's wonky, percussive remix of 'Ah Que Legal' above too. ..."oh that's cool!"  

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