"Looking for something really good? Do you like music from Brazil and new grooves? Brazilectro is for you, but not only: organize a party and put Brzilectro on. The fun is gurateed! (I went to Fnac in Madrid, a good music shop off-line. I shaw the CD and I pick it up. Normal risk. Back at home I had the grateful sueprise!)Do it!"
A Nice Compilation
bordersj2 | Boston | 09/21/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I was a bit late in the game with obtaining this Compilation. But having collected this one and the second edition, I realize I missed out! This is a terrific compilation. It emulates, in many ways, Eighteenth Street Lounge "Jet Society" and even Bossa-Tronique. Great songs by Mo' Horizons are included along with S-Tone Inc., Truby Trio, Thievery Corporation, Yoshinori Sunahara and many others. Even the Boys from Brazil have a track. On a side, the actual albums where the songs come from in the case of Thievery Corporation and The Boys From Brazil are pretty good to me, and after hearing another S-Tone Inc. and Mo' Horizons song I'm convinced I will purchase their music in the future too.I enjoyed this compilation. It isn't extremely beat heavy, it's more of a Brazilian cafe/lounge feel but very smooth. New sounds from Brazil mold that has taken form. Enjoy!"
Agreeable Latin-dance, with a disc one standout
Richard Diaz | 11/26/2001
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Broad reaching to say the least, this collection of "Latin flavored club tunes" proves more a blend of modern nu-jazz (Truby Trio, Jazzanova), your parents' lounge loafers (De-Phazz, The Boys From Brazil) and connecting house points in between (Basement Jaxx, Rinocerose). Ambitious, yes, but effectively realized (especially so on disc one) with DJ Paco de la Cruz's willingness to cull from over ten years of catalog. Yoshinori Sunahara's "Sun Song `70" is brazilpop so upbeat you instantly understand the allure, while S-Tone Inc wraps Air-sampled cascading keys in a thick percussive baking. That's just the start, and even a slight disappointment as these beach-cooked beauties, nearly all at radio edit length, could go twice that length without complaint off their strong instrumental rhythms. Disc two has a letdown with tracks more square than hip; John Beltran's snoozer and DJ Rodriguez's naff "la la la" child chorus for starters. Still, Thievery Corporation, Nicole Conte, and Smith and Mighty (Afrobeat gem "Same") make for tidy discoveries. What's not agreeable to your tastes will probably still be acceptable, so nabbing 23 tracks in one package like this makes for a good deal. 3.5 stars"
The Beginning of a Franchise!
bordersj2 | Boston | 07/22/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"A bit of a long review, sorry. But the first Brazilectro brings back some great, great memories to me. When this was released, Audiopharm may have been a dream. This was released on SPV and it was compiled by DJ Paco De La Cruz. This is from 2000. But even in the old days of Brazilectro, the formula was really about the same: Electronic tunes with a Brazilian flavour to them. No, not all tunes are from Brazil, this is not Bossa Nova.
CD 1 started out with De-Phazz's "The Mambo Craze", which would get you in the mood for cocktails and nitelife. It's followed up with 10 more cuts; Yoshinori Sunahara's "Sun Song 70" given a pretty basic Bossa Japan bassline. Good stuff! S-Tone Inc's Saudade pumps in afterwords & the cut glides up and down on keys with a throbbing beat. Other tracks that stood out on CD 1 were Jazzanova's now classic "Fedime's Flight" (love the intro), Justin's "Tonight", and who can forget Basement Jaxx's "Bingo Bongo? Meanwhile CD2 was also strong but not as strong as disc one to me. It started off funky with Orlandivo's "Onda Anda A Meu Amor"; ironically a side that Brazilectro would go into in the later volumes some years later. Nicola Conte's "Bossa Per Due" was also featured here... before it was grossly overplayed! Who can forget the first time they heard that whispy voice over a spacey bossa beat? Truby Trio follows up with an nu-jazz inspired edit of "A Go Go" and then There's also the kickin samba by Dj Rodriguez with occasional Bossa Nostra singer Bruna Lope on vocals: "Bota Pra Quebar". Some say the kiddie vocals take away from the samba, others love it. Another underated track to me was Christoph Isermann's "Natureza". I just like the band kicks!
In the end I definitely recommend this. It's got un-Mixed tunes, some good cuts involved that are hard to find to this day and still rarities. It's a great beginning to the franchise; although I must admit that this series is quite a bit older now. What's impressive is that there are some compilations that are released today that aren't nearly as strong as this one was, or as influencial as this one was. Just looking back at some of the many knock-offs that came out in years to come is testament enough: Rio Lounge, Nova Latino, etc. If you dig this, also be sure to check out a few of the other top series form this time frame like Bossa Tres... Jazz (black cover), ESL Jet Society, Break & Bossa 3&4, Boss-A-Troniq I and II, Glucklich III and IV and of course Far Out Records Brazilian Love Affair I and II."
Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
