{"product_id":"soundway-onda-de-amor-synthesized-brazilian-hits-that-never-were-1984-94-vinyl-2lp","title":"Soundway: Onda De Amor - Synthesized Brazilian Hits That Never Were (1984-94) Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWarning: Adding this comp to your collection isn’t gonna cross any rare hyped Brazilian shit off your wantlist.\u003c\/i\u003e Rather than lazily compiling the most in-demand records, the exhaustive crew at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=soundway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSoundway\u003c\/a\u003e have enlisted Brazilian-born \u003cstrong\u003eMillos Kaiser\u003c\/strong\u003e to select some of his favorite overlooked joints from the dustiest record store chasms across Brazil: “They aren’t rare because everyone wants a copy, but because no one wants them,” says Kaiser. “Not even the dealers.” The first thing you’ll notice about these tracks is the production - it’s all electronic! Before \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Music+From+Memory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMusic From Memory\u003c\/a\u003e’s \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?\u0026amp;q=Outro%20Tempo\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Music%20From%20Memory%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOutro Tempo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e comp, this side of Brazilian music was largely ignored by the Braziliia record nerdus herdus. “Use of synthesizers and electronic drums in polished and groovy productions was seen as a way to standardize and Americanize Brazilian music. This is a thought that seems to still hang in the air. Many people stand by their opinion that the 80s were the lost era of Brazilian music.” \u003cem\u003eOnda De Amor\u003c\/em\u003e proves straight away that this overlooked era boasts as much soul and pop potential as its American counterpart or any other period of Brazilian popular music. Take for instance the killer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Sade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e cover that Soundway have, smartly, pushed all the way up to the A2 slot: \u003cstrong\u003eVânia Bastos\u003c\/strong\u003e’ 1994 rendition of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=%E2%80%9CThe+Sweetest+Taboo%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e“The Sweetest Taboo”\u003c\/a\u003e starts off with a note-for-note reproduction of the original drum machine pattern, and I don’t see you or anyone else lining up to shit on \u003cstrong\u003eSade\u003c\/strong\u003e’s drums! Kaiser mines these largely deplored dollar bin joints of the 80s and 90s and assembles a rather stellar collection of plugged-in Latin soul gems, ranging from low-key R\u0026amp;B (\u003cstrong\u003eRegião Abissal\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Feminina Mulher,” \u003cstrong\u003eRicardo Bomba\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Você Vai Se Lembrar”) to tropical boogie (\u003cstrong\u003eFogo Balano\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “O Fogo Do Sol,” \u003cstrong\u003eDodô Da Bahia\u003c\/strong\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cstrong\u003eAs Virgens De Porto Seguro\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Africamerica”) and rolling disco (\u003cstrong\u003eNanda Rossi\u003c\/strong\u003e’s “Livre Pra Voar”). \u003cstrong\u003eElectric Boogies\u003c\/strong\u003e’ “Electric Boogies” sounds straight out of the menu screen of a Brazilian cop SNES game from my dreams; AKA the bestselling \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=peoples+potential+unlimited\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ePPU\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=arcane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eArcane\u003c\/a\u003e joint that never was. Double vinyl pressing housed in gatefold sleeve featuring extensive liner notes and original album art, recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edouble vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egatefold sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Soundway 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by sakura incident 07\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Soundway","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":12118324084856,"sku":"fr-3915","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/soundway-ondadeamor.jpg?v=1759273295","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.sbs\/products\/soundway-onda-de-amor-synthesized-brazilian-hits-that-never-were-1984-94-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.sbs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}