Originally released in 1973, the record sounds simultaneously vintage and contemporary. It is akin to something Madlib might dream up whilst lost in Japan collaborating with Min'yō players at a recording session.
Recorded and mixed at Machines with Magnets In Pawtucket, RI. July 2019.
Additional overdubs, strings and vocals recorded by Nicolas Pétrowski at Studio Mixart in Montreal, QC
600 pressed on red vinyl
Tracks listed sequentially regardless of sides.
Hosono's solo career would take many twists and turns from this point forward, with forays into exotica, electronic, ambient, and techno, culminating in the massive success of techno pop group Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO)
Released in 1983, Sandra Sá's 'Vale Tudo' is one of the essential Brazilian-boogie-funk records of the era. Pure class throughout, with a dream team of incredible musicians and producers behind the scenes
