Futurismo

blend of Brazilian Tropicalia/bossa, subtle funk, and blend of electronics, breathy male vocals in Portuguese, by the +2s: see CDs Music Typewriter & Sincerely Hot in the KZSU library. Alexandre Kassin: bass, keyboards, guitar, programming, vocals; Producer
Domenico Lancelotti: drums, percussion, backing vocals
Moreno Veloso ( so of Caetano): guitar, cello, percussion, backing vocals
***1: 4:18 dreamy bossa, male vocal, nice tremolo guitar picking
**2: 5:05 duet with funky bossa nova legend Joao Donato
**3: 4:28 fast male vocal,tremolo guitar, agogo ( double cowbell)
4: 3:33 mid fast male vocals, tinkling keyboard (toy piano sound)
5: 3:42 slower, dreamy vocal
****6: 4:07 fast rock, male vocal, locked snare drum & bass, cool scat style
fem chorus, electronic sounds.
7: 2:53 mid fast, vocal, flute,
8: 4:27 mid tempo, sad lyrics to a poppy tune
9: 4:59 slower, male vocal, minimal swirl drone, rain storm at end
****10: 3:20 Instrumental, fast, searing e guitar at end, reminds me of
Young- Holt Trio's "WACK WACK"
****11: 4:56 fast, pounding beat, poppy full sound, cool guitar,vocals
12: 3:49 bossa guitar, vocal, electronic effects, mid fast
**13: 2:57 fast poppy number, guitar and electronics, abrupt end.
***14: 4:10 fast Tropicalia, vocal, guitar and electronics
15: 4:29 mid fast, vocal in English
16: 2:41 mid fast, vocal in English, nice bossa backup
17: 3:42 mid fast, vocal, Ya Ya Ya, loud swirl electronics D  Farrell   06/2008