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An earnest insight into the magical mind of one Brazil's brightest, most inspired musicians. For almost 2 decades DJ Dolores has been at the forefront of Brazilian electronic music. Having been a DJ in the 90s, Helder Aragao made the shift to producing his own music towards the end of the century. He first made a name for himself when he was invited by filmmaker Kleber Medonga to produce the score for his 1997 film "Enjuaulado" Dolores also gained notoriety for his monumental contribution to the Mangue Bit movement, both musically (in collaboration with it's originators Chico Science and (Nacao Zumbi) an as the visionary designer behind the 'crabs with brains' that provide the movements visual identity. Since the late 90s DJ Dolores has experimented with unorthodox electronic sounds which he developed alongside an influx of revolutionary technology, exemplified by his much revered K7 tapes and PC 286 set up in Recife: A city in Brazils northeast, swarming with a mass of musical and cultural activity. Recife at this time provided the perfect playground for DJ Dolores to foster his talent. Always fascinated by the overlaying nature of the visual and the sonic, DJ Dolores' Banada Sonora Musica para Filmes' (Soundtrack Music for Movies) is a collection of songs galvanized by various visual sources, from documentaries to fantastic flicks. Each song has it's own reflective significance for Dolores, but untied, they act as a journal of his memories connected to his time creating compositions for Brazilian cinema. The album strikes an expert blend of north eastern roots and contemporary electronica. With traditional violins, flutes and accordions perched atop stomping traditional rhythms and huge dub bass. The album swirls with delays and echoes, with a number of it's tracks including 'Statie Dub' and 'O Amor Vai..' anchored firmly in disorientating dub. Through his use of synths, effects, acoustic instrumentation and vocals, DJ Dolores maintains a distinct level of quirkness throughout the album which is laced with a charismatic brightness. Tracks like Mulher Rendeira and Suburbio Soul demonstrate Dolores' cinematic musical perspective, which amounts to a tangible sense of communitarian nostalgia and warmth. Winner of Best Music (Melhor Trilha Sonora) at the Gramado Film Festival 2013 for the film Tattoo also nominated for a BBC World Music award in 2004 (Dolores biog) DJ Dolores, a veteran of Recifes Manguebeat cultural movement, has been writing and producing music, as well as scoring soundtracks for Brazilian cinema and theatre since 1989. Notable for his distinctive fusion of the traditional North-Eastern rhythms of Brazil, with contemporary electronic sounds, Dolores has remixed tracks for Gilberto Gil, Tribalists, Fernando Porto and Taraf de Haodouks (amongst others) and has won several awards in Brazil and abroad (including a BBC World Music Award in 2004)
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TRACK LISTINGS
1. Abertura (Narrados De Javé)
2. Mulher Rendeira
3. O Amor Vai...
4. Amor, Plástico E Barulho
5. Polka Do Cu
6. Álcool (Bolero Filosófico)
7. Satie Dub
8. Subúrbio Soul
9. Azougue
10. O Rosto No Espelho
11. Setúbal
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