For Laisy

Since the whole chillout boom began, we've been overcrowded with cheap light bossa which doesn't come from brazil and gets a lot of overproduction at someone's studio somewhere in north England.
I must confess with a little shame that I love the brazilian sound revival, even when the music doesn't quite swing as real bossa nova and samba does, but, every now and then we get to hear some really sexy songs that succeed on recreating the traditional bossa and samba feel.
Take nouvelle vague, for example, sure, they get boring after a few listenings, but wont you agree their take on the great classic punk song "teenage kicks" is quite noteworthy? Or maybe the mosquitos, whose mix of bossa and indie pop definitely makes a fun cocktail bedroom listen. Even more succesful is Cabaret Diosa, capturing an authentic raw carnival feel for the purists and the not so purists like myself. By the way, about that Amon Tobin song, people keep asking me if it's the "bebel gilberto's song", the answer is, No. Bebel Gilberto just started singing on top of it and renamed it as "samba da bencao", similar to the thing Bjork did with the beautiful "heirloom" song, which is in fact, just Bjork singing on top of "Crabcraft" from Console. Speaking of her, I'm hoping that Grisbi cover suits your daily needs of bjork-esque music. Enjoy.

Cabaret Diosa - comet samba
Nouvelle Vague - teenage kicks
The sea and cake - darkest night
Fingathing - you fly me
The mosquitos - boom box
Amon Tobin - Nova
Grisbi - army of me
Yo la tengo - center of gravity
Cocktail Angst - bates motel

Today's post is dedicated to the loving memory of Laisy. A tus ojazos negros Laisy, que siempre se quedan en la memoria.