Artist: Fous De La Mer
P: 2008
Elektrolux e10100100cd
Bossa Nova is in the air. It was not left to chance that 'Ipanema', the third Fous de la Mer album, was published exactly 50 years after 'Chega de Saudade', the first Bossa Nova album by Gilberto. The title 'Ipanema' also clearly defines the stylistic frame and winkingly refers to the most famous hit by Gilberto ('The Girl from Ipanema'). Last but not least, the musical development towards traditional Latin-American music already became evident on the two previous Fous de la Mer albums ('Stars & Fishes' 2004, 'Ultramar' 2006) and the accordant live performances by Jean-Charles Vandermynsbrugge, Marko Bussian and Sol Ruiz de Galarreta. 'Without Bossa Nova and its groundbreaking alliance of Brazilian Samba und Cool Jazz , the development of modern lounge music would not have been impossible. During our live gigs, we discovered how close the spirit of our tracks is to classic Bossa Nova. But we also found out quickly that our classics such as 'Never Stop Loving' or 'Asi Vas' also work perfectly as modernised Bossa Nova tracks.' However, first things first: for more than five years, long-term producer and sound designer Marko Bussian (aka La.Mia.Bocca, Glissando Bros.), Jean-Charles Vandermynsbrugge of Southern France and the Argentina-born Sol Ruiz de Galaretta have been producing deeply touching sound escapisms about a day at the sea. By songs like 'Never Stop Loving', 'Ultramar' or 'Watersong', the three musicians who are now living on Ibiza paved the way towards a both modern and traditional understanding of a melancholic, elegant and sensitive variety of, well, pop music like hardly another contemporary ambient project. Last but not least, the step towards Bossa Nova is absolutely self-evident because of Sols unique vocals. 'Sol just has the perfect voice for Bossa Nova which is almost as soft, easy and soulful as the voice of famous Bebel Gilberto. Thus, we last year decided to just go into the studio to do some live recordings of our songs in traditional cast with vocals, guitar, piano, contrabass and percussions. This was the beginning of our acoustic journey finally leading directly to our new album after the 'Change The World'-Digital-EP.'
However, 'Ipanema' does not only feature known Fous de la Mer classics such as 'Conmigo', 'Never Stop Loving', 'Asi Vas', 'Ultramar' or 'Tu mirada' in a new but nevertheless strangely familiar Bossa Nova sound. 'Bossaliday' is an intensive song about the coming and going of friendship, but also about love. These are typical Bossa Nova topics recurring on deep Fous de la Mer interpretations of the Bossa classic 'Triste' by Antonio Carlos Jobim and the less known, longingly Brazilian ballad 'Coco Verde' by Teca Calazans und Ricardo Villa. In 'Bigger Love', the easy-going Mediterranean pop understanding of Fous de La Mer is continued. The title which stylistically reminds you of Fleetwood Mac (which had numerous hits in the 70ies and 80ies), also is like an atmospheric trip along the Côte d'Azur on its winding roads to Cannes or Saint Tropez. And even the interpretation of Pizzicato Five's 'The Night is still young' fits perfectly into the soundscape, in spite of or just because of the surprising Japanese vocals by Sol. 'It is amazing how alike Spanish and Japanese can be. And as Sol has always liked to perform the track live, this groovy version added perfectly to the album.' The deeply sensual summer romance of Bossa Nova is simply international.
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