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Album art alone, I was expecting a deep Brazilian influence, percussion, and maybe some night-time vibes. It's surreal to me how the resulting record is both exactly what I expected it to be, and not quite what I was expecting it to be at all. It reminds me of (and predates) those first couple of Burial albums, lots of ambience and texture, it's a slow drip of energy that soon encapsulates the area it's presented in. It's got Brazil etched onto it, but not in the obvious way, it's in the percussive melodies, it's in the echoes, and the choice of instrumental samples that are then warped and transformed into... This. A few minutes down a rabbit hole and— holy shit, this is the guy behind Bebel Gilberto's Tanto Tempo. What a legend. And he DIED rescuing those tapes? Just a few days after releasing this gem? Historic significance noted. I would've been happy to listen to this regardless. This album took a day to dissect. It creeps up on you, the influences are hidden, and it drones on and on for the benefit of the gifted DJ. It's that eerie tropical night vibe that makes me dock this just a few decimals shy of a 5 star record, it's not a bad thing, it's emotion, it's impressive. It's just a little uncomfortable sometimes and that's not my default vibe, beautiful as it can be. 4.3/5
Some beautiful moments but this overall felt too long
***An ok album
Latina vibe
This is why I do this thing. To find albums like this that I've never even heard of before. This is exactly my style. Jazzy, electronic, smooth, rhythmic. Will be adding this to some playlists.
I liked most of the songs on this album. There were a few clunkers that brought my score down.
Oof. Started out ok but then when it turned into minimalist bossa nova trance I could hardly stand it
I worked in a furniture store in Glasgow called Habitat in 1998 and this would have sent the managers into raptures because it would mean they could sell more hatstands.
Cool. Like Thievery Corp.
Sounds like I walked into a boutique in NYC
SO bored of being bored by this list
Didn’t love the album but the music that played after was fire
Boring noise.
I had never heard of this. I like most of this; it’s pleasant. I think the second side is better, at least to my ears. I know that every band doesn’t have to belong in a category but is this Trip Hop? I do know that this record is a vibe. It’s so good that I listened to it twice. I enjoyed it enough that I would buy a physical copy. So much better than The Black Album.
goated
I really loved this album. I liked the, I don't even know what to call it but the vibe that reminds me of Dee-lite. I liked the mix of bossa nova with the electro dance beats. I can't articulate what I'm trying to say. The dreaminess of it...
Len Houmous hired Suba to play throughout his 16th honeymoon. Following the couple everywhere, this was Suba’s take on what happened. 2.2 6/12 Felicidade
Really innovative. Great beats. But not one I'd listen to again. 3.5/5
background noise
es gäbt soo viel geile brasil scheiss wiso isch de lounge scheiss uf dere liste? ich hans etz währedem wäsche putze ufrume poste gloset und es ischmer NÜT bliebe. würkli niiiiix. s isch loungigi beats mit bitz brasilianische traditionelle rhythme und so 90er akustischer gitarre. cool isch en serbische künstler uf dere liste. aber lieber turbofolk neh findi. und lieber no es maria bethania album oder so.
ohh das tönt mega spannend! ich chegg schochli d atmosphäre, woner het welle mitem album kreiere aaaabeeeeeeeer ich merk scho bim 4. song, wies halt eifach chli hindergrundmusig für mich wird hahaha hmmm samba do gringo paulisto isch chli wack chegg glaub scho de reiz aber nei danke isch lieb WISO TÖNTS WIE LINKIN PARK HAHAHAH AND I'M ABOUT TO BREAK uiuiuiuiuiuiuiii glaub das wird es 2. gsehn scho, dass er au spannendi sache gmacht het aber schlussendlich hani eifach sehr wenig zuegang dezue gfunde.
Have never heard of this artist. This kind of music is definitely outside of my normal bubble. This reminded me of the Gotan Project album that was also on this list - which was a cool surprise since I liked half of the songs on that one. This one was an even better surprise. I ended up liking the first 5 songs and the last 4 songs for 9 total. Many of these were instrumentals - but I did like some of the ones with singing even though I couldn't understand the Portuguese. The instrumentals will be fun to hear on my instrumental playlist and when any of these pop up on my automated playlists they will be a cool change of pace. Thanks 1001 Albums project for putting this on my radar. Maybe electronic latin music should be in my bubble since this has been a positive experience twice now :) Liked songs on Spotify: 9/12 Rating: 4/5
428/1089 - Sounds like Apple Music has some problems with track transitions unfortunately. I think this is a very well-produced album. I wish it was jazzier and had more interesting songs going on because it definitely felt like background music a lot of the time which doesn't exactly fit my criteria of "album to listen to." I'm kinda between 4 and 5 on this one and am reconsidering my rating scale.
5/10. Fav Track - Segredo Fun electronic beats at best, elevator music at worst.
Serbian artist? Ok now this is the closest I'll get to having some Romanian representation on this list. I'll take it honestly. If u ask me I'd say "1001 albums you should listen to before you die" shouldn't mean "1001 highest critically acclaimed albums for pretentious fucks". In my opinion this project should have explored the world's music. Like, maybe music from Latvia or Bahrain or Ghana is banging and I'll never have any idea. This is just a rant unrelated to today's album. Now, the actual album. In my country there's no such thing as a "wine bar", but based on how many people say this is wine bar music I don't have any desire to go to such a bar. This music is so inoffensive it's outright boring. I can't imagine a context outside of background music just so you fill the silence while studying or painting or something. Personally, I'm never gonna listen to this again, not for me at all. It has some groove here and there, but it's not captivating my attention at all. At least it's not a threat to my ears, so I'll give it that. Not as bad as other 1 stars I gave. Just boring. I can't sit through it all.
this is basically why i came here, pretty fun listen, can't say it is very memorable, but interesting at least and i didn't regret the time spent
Nice ... very nice. An easy listen this morning. well, that and you may want to get up and dance.
Latin elevator music
pleasant but muy instrumental un poco upbeat a ratoss
Fantastic! This record took me from Jersey to a beach in Brazil in an instant!
I'm glad to see / hear any "world music" in this list, but this particular album struck me as neither particularly notable or objectionable.
BORING.
Really disagree with the complaints that this sounds the same all the way through, found this really varied and pleasant, very transportative at times, quiet ambient and something I'd definitely look to put on in the background when I'm cleaning or working, or just looking for something easy to fill space
Great listen, thoroughly enjoyable, right up my street. Who knew Brazilian electronic music was this good?
Escuché muy poco, no me gusta ese estilo de música
Enjoyed the production - real star of album
samplers paradise Nice tunes but not much else to it
Brazilian easy-listening techno-jazz from a Serbian producer? Sure, okay. It's smooth and polished , but it's also pretty repetitive and doesn't really seem to go anywhere interesting.
Rätt segt men absolut inte outhärdligt
Bekänner att det här inte lät särskilt intressant.
Återigen en härlig vibe och min svaghet för bakgrundsmusik gör sig påmind igen
Tråkigt och stundtals irriterande, till och med som bakgrundsmusik.
This was a great album. You can almost see where others bring electronica into contact with another aspect of pop/jazz/world music. I expect it was another step in the evolution. Plus, very listenable.
Super interesting album conceptually however I found it less interesting in practice. There were a few times I thought that maybe this would be a 4, but ultimately it's a very long album that I don't think I'll end up returning to Standouts A Noite Sem Fim 3/5
Vibes! A bit of bossa nova mixed with electronic and alternative. I see myself returning to it.
This probably deserves better. Or worse, I dunno. I liked the first couple tracks but it just couldn't hold my attention through the rest of it, and after 3 or 4 attempts I'm gonna give up.
this is the vibes-iest 4 I will ever give an album and I don't think I could defend it if someone called me on it, I just listened to this at the right time it's probably a 3. it really should be a 3. the part of me that super cares about every review being correct is so mad I'm not giving this a 3
This must be all over, "Expensive Looking Hotel Lobby" playlists
Dnf
Interesting atmospheric take, but honestly bored me. It bored me but it also made me a little anxious.
Didn't enjoy this. Samba acid jazz downtempo electronica? Nah
Musician and producer Mitar Subotić moved from his native Serbia to Brazil in the 1990s, adopting the name Suba and was immediately captivated by the country. He experimented with combining traditional Brazilian rhythms with experimental European electronica and quickly became one of the country’s pre-eminent producers. He produced Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto - one of my favourite albums from this list - and had just finished this record when he was overcome by smoke trying to rescue tapes from a fire in his studio and tragically passed away as a result. This album gives a perfect example of his unique and influential style and it’s a great loss that he was taken from the world of Brazilian music so young. It shows how much different cultures can learn from each other, to the enrichment of both. Rest in Peace Suba and thank you for your music.
Another cool album I've never heard. Will be saving cos I love the vibes.
Groovy album. Enjoyed the beats and vocals. This is an album I'll revisit.
I liked it but not really enough to listen again. Also who the hell is this artist?
this album blew my mind. each track is an adventure, and anyone who is into music theory should drop everything and listen to this now. be patient though -- these aren't your usual tracks.
Number: 67 Date: 03/07/2026 Artist: Suba Album: São Paulo Confessions Year: 1999 Genre: Ambient Latin Acid-jazz Rating: 4 Notes: Before: No clue, I'm anticipating something with a Latino flavor. Maybe in the triphop realm, I'm hoping. During: Hhm, I like. The first track instantly makes me think of Stereolab x Sade. I start reading the Wikipedia article midway through the second track and learn the artist is Serbian. Wow, I never would have guessed that. That make this so much more intriguing trying to imagine what it was like when he were putting this music together. Will continue listening with piqued interest. OK, so just read the Wikipedia article on him. I highly recommend reading that if you have not. BTW, I have not read any listener reviews yet, will do so after posting my review. After: 3 - my personal rating 4 - suitability for this list 4 - relevance ----------------------------- 4 - composite rating
Alright, this going nowhere.
Pretty good. Sounds a lot like early 2000s Buddha Bar mixes. Not sure why it's on here, though.
Updating Brazilian jazz with some electronic elements seems like a worthy-enough endeavor. I listened twice and mostly enjoyed it twice but didn't really come away with a lot of memorable songs and moments.
I may not have been in the right mood for this. Started okay, but didn't hold my interest.
Hein das raar ze. Ik hoopte een beetje bossa nova vibes ma in plaats daarvan kreeg ik dit...
I'm always down for a musical adventure, and turns out, this is like a smooth cosmic ride that's super well done. Not my usual style, but I really dug the vibes and production. Give it a listen if you're feeling funky. Spins: 2 Playlist Additions - Tantos Desejos - Você Gosta - Segredo - Felicidade
I was expecting some samba, Brazilian vibes looking at the name of the album. I was only half disappointed, as what I got instead was some lo-fi acid jazz electronica with added samba drumming on some tracks. While the tracks washed over me nicely, none were particularly memorable and felt more like background music that was attempting to hypnotise me. Then, out of nowhere, someone is speaking Balkan to me? While very well produced, I won’t say that this is my favourite album of all time. 3.5/10
Sonically very high quality mixing a Spanish sound with electric elements, but not for me
A nice attempt at bringing the Brazilian sounds into a modern electronic framework. There are some interesting ideas here that work better as decorations rather than a basis for the whole sound with electronic elements. Antropofagos is neat though.
hintergrundmusik... ja ein bisschen interessante triphop elemente aber sonst... spanisch, fast nur instrumentals und halt langweilig...
243/1001 Suba - São Paulo Confessions Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❓ I absolutely get what this album is trying to do, by mixing traditional Latin music and updating it with electronica. It's a mixed bag, some of it absolutely works, whilst others not so much. There are elements of Massive Attack in this, which I really enjoy.
Das kratzt was in meinem Gehirn das find ich irgendwie cool, weil es so schräg ist
Perfectly pleasant background music in that Cafe Del Mar vibe. Best albums ever? Nah, but it's alright.
Show me the album with samba do gringo paulista on repeat for 45 minutes and I'll more than likely show you five stars.
Good for background music.
Considering that astonishing amount of good music created and produced in Brazil it is incomprehensible that this makes the cut. While the album has some ok moments, I think that often combining general traditional brazilian music with electronic music is not a good combination. It takes away from the earthiness and groove of those musical styles while pushing it further into elevator music territory. If you want to listen to something from Brasil, listen to Novos Baianos, Jorge Ben or Martinho Da Vila
This was a very interesting album. It was nice to get something a little bit different on the list. It is a little long, but not overly so. 3.5/5.0: Very Good
i dont get this album. it just sounds like the latin version of other music i dont like. its fine but not something i think id ever listen to again.
I was throughly impressed. Been on this new millenium dream pop type nostaligia binge. And this album lives, eats, and breathes that sound. Its got some samba, some electronic elements, some hip hop, some jazz and some pop. And not a lick of English. I like the layering, alot of songs start with an annoying sound and then the layering starts to happen and it becomes so imperative how that sound becomes important. Solid 4 stars. Maybe 5, I'll decide tomorrow.
Very cool trip-hop elements. Reminds me a lot of Tricky. Had never heard of this before, but it’s a really cool listen. I will dive in more.
Not even particularly good background music.
Not really my thing
all the comments saying that this is wine bar music are correct. I would not independently listen to this album but it was still palatable.
Gear: DCA ÆON 2 Noire Artwork: 🚘👤🌃 Production: 📈🐍😖 Music: ⁉️⛔🔇 Rating: ☕/5
Me gusta
I normally don’t go for “world” music, but I enjoyed this. It was really atmospheric and painted a picture. I don’t know if I’ll listen to this again, but I’m glad that I listened to it once.
I would make out to this music.
samba, etwas moderner und trotzdem unverkennbar.
Na ja
An hour I won't get back. Really struggling to figure out the merit of this. Its barely music. 1 star.
Quite enjoyed this. A few tracks where the repitiveness was a bit much, but overall I'd probably listen again.
Interesting story behind this one. Elements of trip hop while keeping the Brazilian rhythms intact throughout. A few of the songs didn’t fully keep my attention, but I like the overall vibe and would probably listen again. A strong 3 for now.
Clean, detached, kinda boring. 2 songs are sorta interesting but overall i’m not very impressed.
Jännä. En ihan tiiä mitä tää teki täällä. Ei nyt paskakaan mutta ei auennut mulle. Vähän pikakelaten kuuntelin
Definitely a unique approach, and the latin influence is interesting.
Brazilian beats! Yes! Late-night version of Brazilian beats! ...Yes! Worth checking out if you like to groove after dark. Or just nod your head in time, that works just as well.
Pleasant, unremarkable. Music for a Montreal hotel restroom.
Very strange brazilian electronica with a slight industrial feel. After a while it felt like background noise.
surprisingly really good 10/10
Got a bit too edm-y for me to really love but the roots of the Serbian-Brazilian melange were refreshing to hear.
#855. I have to confess that this did absolutely nothing for me. 2/5: meh
Something to play in the background during a dinner party
Tho I'm still fuzzy on the origins of this record and the untimely death of its creator, I know that what I'm hearing - a technologized bossa nova - is not something I was expecting to dig as much as I do. What makes it work - in fact, what's entirely obvious about the project, almost to a fault - is that, as substantial and meaningful as the genre is, bossa nova is also atmospheric music: the vibes are the colorful engenderers of reality, of essences & raw materials. The same is true of the best electronic music, be it Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Bros, or Brian Eno (a hero of Suba's). When I put this record on, tho I don't know what it feels like to be in São Paulo, having never been there, I feel like I'm 'somewhere,' which means the vibes are working. Sim?
This was actually pretty surprising. Electronic music infused with samba and a bit of bossa nova. Overall, a chill and fun listen. It wasn't something incredible but it was a pleasant listen.
This was very much not for me. Trying to hard to be cool.
Never heard of them before but that was very nice, loving the rhythm and swing
This felt never ending and I'm glad it's over, sorry!
Sound was extremely unique. The backstory is insane
música de fondo ok pero sin más
Not ambient enough to really play in the background and not getting distracted every 20 seconds. The remainder is Latin style music, of which I am really not a fan of. 2/5
070226 22:07 2.5
A good vibe but not great. I think initially I thought this would be an easy 4, but as I listened, there was a bit of boredom or disassociation with the music and it wasn't sweeping me up like I thought it might. I love downtempo, lofi, etc. etc., and also find a lot to love about world music, but this was sadly a little less interesting that I thought it would be at the start.
I realize it's more than a little silly to listen to a downtempo/lo-fi album and take issue with the fact that "not a lot happened." Albums like these aren't meant to have 100% of your attention, and for that I'm willing to grant it some leniency. All the same, though, I can't lie: I **do** wish more had happened. After all, the Brazilian influences on here **do** interest me. But on the whole, I'm just not very big on its whole "dark 'Blade Runner' soundscape" thing. Fittingly, I also had trouble staying awake when I finally watched 'Blade Runner'.
Just a nice, chill album to vibe along to. Solid 4 Stars.
It’s a 3. I mean, if you’re looking for a decent Latin electronica album with some light jazz elements, this’ll fit some kind of bill. It’s not very compelling as a full 61 minutes though, mainly due to a complete stagnancy that emerges in the percussion, making the tracks kinda go on endlessly without a real sense of progression. It drags down the entire album, relegates it to unfocused background noise, and ultimately, it just kinda overstays its welcome, even on just a casual listen. I like a lot of the atmospheric vibes of these tracks, and I’m willing to put a lot of these into a shuffle on a playlist, but as an entire front to back album, it just grows really tiring. With a lot of lyrics unavailable online, it’s hard to catch any emotional vibes, so the soundscape has to speak for itself, and it just kinda stalls like a speech without a teleprompter. Suba is the producer for Bebel Gilberto’s “Tanto Tempo”, which I really liked. He died due to smoke complications after successfully recovering that album from a fire. Tragic, really. I really liked his production work there, but I was concerned this album would feel more stale over the course of the whole thing, and sadly, I was proven right. This doesn’t have the same tightness & audience focus as “Tanto Tempo” does, nor did it have a familial expectation from its last name to put the very best possible foot forward. You could convince me it’s on the list as a matter of filling it out with some connections between albums, as opposed to an album that really gets here on its own merits, and that’s disappointing. I do think it’s not bad, and on a good day, as looser background noise, maybe it could go up to a 4, but it’d have to be an Ice Cube-esque good day, and I don’t see this album having one anytime soon. It’s just a 3.
This week has been painful with the T1001 selections teed up for me. From the first vocal of "Tantos Desejos" I knew it wasn't my thing. Was it just me or did her voice quiver and sound like she was straining her range? What set this apart from any other Latin American release? It's kinda atmospheric jungle and the production is interesting, not necessarily great though. I think they were trying for a modern Latin sound and failed. A single song with over 750K listens, the rest are mostly 35K-100K listens, meaning no one is listening to this, and likely for a reason. "La Neblina" was annoying. Never heard that sound/instrument before and don't wanna hear it again, same can be said for the irritating background sounds in "Sereia". "Antropofagos" & "Um Dia Comum" were just so busy and repetitive. "Felicidade", the one song with a lot of listens, has her average vocal and literally goes nowhere, no hook. The last 4 tracks are filler, zero payoff. Nothing of value. I see no reason this should be on the T1001. I dig Latin/Brazilian infused stuff from the late 90's/early 2000's, but this doesn't make the cut. 1 star, it's just so average.
está muuy bueno!! no sé si es puro desconocimiento pero me flasha cómo combina sonidos electrónicos con ritmos propios de brasil (o yo creo q lo son) súper atrapante, claramente no entendí una goma d lo q hablan los temas pero Muy buenos temas.
Sad stuff what happened to the musician. This list is bloated with 90s electronic music, but this album stood out enough for me to want to revisit in the future. I like the Latin twist to it. Some people referred to it as Wine Bar Music, but that ain't a bad thing in my book.
album d'ambiance de fou ?!
It was kinda fun, but not really my thing.
2/3/26. Hmm... just thought this one was boring? It didn't seem like this album could decide what it wanted to be, which ended up as tame electronica with a little Brazilian influence. Swing and a miss for me; perhaps this review will age poorly.
Not bad. I really enjoyed a few numbers on this. Some were more forgettable.
Sāo Paulo Muzakification more like. I woke up a little for Sereia and the songs following it. The jazzy elements added flavor. It didn't rise above background music for me and not sure I'll revisit, but it wasn't annoying.
One of the challenges of this list is that the albums have a different "mood" and aligning the listener's mood with that of the album can sometimes be a pre-requisite for the album. Once I was ready for this, it was not bad. I don't know how well it reflects regional music elements, but it did feel like what I imagined a sultry Brazil would have for a soundtrack.
Not a fan.
Maso
Some decent parts but too much electronic filler.
Pretty cool night time in the city chill vibes. Some repetitive sloopy sounds I could’ve done without. Otherwise, pretty alright if you need some mindless background music.
Обложка отлично передаёт атмосферу записи. Играет как-будто одна и та же электронная боса-нова, переходя от композиции к композиции...
Pretty good
Bloody hell two dull listens in a row. Too repetitive for me and quickly faded into background
I liked this recording. I preferred the tracks with vocals but I enjoyed the whole album. The instrumental tracks became too repetitive for me but initially I liked the rhythms and the instrumentation, they just went on too long for my tastes. I liked the vocalist's voice.
A fusion of two genres that I enjoy and it still fell quite flat for me. Some neat grooves but it hasn’t aged well.
I am not familiar with this genre as a whole and never heard of this artist prior. I really enjoyed the blending of the trio hop style with the Latin and Brazilian influences. This album is great and one I would revisit.
Cool, atmospheric sort-of-exotic mood music with some great moments (especially enjoyed a lot of the basslines) but doesn't really come far enough out of the shadows to become more than a backing soundtrack to doing something that requires more concentration. Happy to have it on while working, reading etc. Wouldn't bother to put it on again otherwise. I love that artwork though, definitely captures the spirit of the music.
Like avante garde Brazilian jazz. Very weird
Nice funky background music
First, and foremost, it's a tragedy this album was released just three days before Suba's tragic death. Second order of business, why does this album sound like a combination of M.I.A., and the defunct mobile game "Pokemon Duel", despite the fact it was released in the '90s? Anyway, I don't understand the lyrics, but I felt them. Overall, the second half of the album dragged on, and hindered the rating. Favorite Track: "Na Neblina".
Can't say that this one particulatly grabbed me, it seemed perfectly good in terms of the writing and the ideas, but the mixing it where I think it really falls flat. Which is actually quite a shame because I think there was a lot of potential here, some moments did genuinely seem really fun, but the album as a whole experience I think it just too inconsistent.
weird and rhythmic
Enjoyed it. Crazy story about what happened to this guy.
Nice little Brazilian Electronica album, unfortunately nothing really gripped me during the runtime, but I didn’t hate it.
It was solid. Not my cup of tea but it was musically nice.
Good
Menos confessions y mais trabaillar
A lot of these "world" picks include some really weird decisions. So much good music from Brazil, but yeah let's get this random Yugoslavian dude's electronic drugged up loops on it. It's really alright though, I enjoyed A Noite Sem Fim among others.
Lo-fi jazzy electronica is definitely not my genre. While I didn’t hate this, it’s not something I’d ever choose to listen to. Also 100% makes me feel like I’m working in coffee shop filled with late 90s global village decor
Enjoyed this as a nice background music- easy to listen to.
Nice chilled vibes, but not really my thing.
1. dezejoz - 1 2. gozta - 1 3. neblina - 1 4. zegredo - 1.5 5. antro - 0 6. felicidade - 1.5 7. dia - 1 8. zereia - 0 9. zamba - 1.5 10. Abrazo - 1 11. Noite - 1 12. Pecados -0
Fun, vibey album. Don't normally like these mostly instrumental electronic albums, but was headbopping through a lot - great while working. But couldn't quite make it the full hour. Need to listen to before I die? No
Alors non.
I enjoyed this
I confess: pretty good!
honestly i thought this was pretty swag
Great vibes on this one
De beste man is overleden nadat hij te lang in een brandende studio bleef omdat hij het werk van de dochter van de ex-man van Astrud Gilberto wilde redden. Gezien mijn geschiedenis met de familie Gilberto vind ik dat wel een legendarisch 10 uit 10 Wiki-feitje. Op track 1 wordt gigantisch dissonant gezongen, wat me ook meteen doet denken aan (ik weet niet hoe je het tegenovergestelde van een bonusmoeder noemt) Astrud. Gelukkig lijkt het een wat valse start te zijn. Daarna wordt het allemaal wat abstracter en een stuk beter om te luisteren. Een lekkere combinatie van wat ik als simpele vent house, latin, triphop en instrumentale hiphop zou noemen. Een beetje Thievery Corporation. Ik geef een verrassende 4 sterren waarbij ik track 1 dan wel compleet negeer.
I thoroughly enjoyed this album!
Don't know anything about them and decided to not look at the wikipedia before listening. Here we go. Kind of a modern-ish take on tropicalia I guess. The electronica influence sands off the more interesting edges of '60s tropicalia though. Would work as aural wallpaper for a dinner party with your parents. I didn't bother finishing it. Eventually looked at wikipedia. When one of the more notable things in the wiki article is "...included in the book 1001..." it tells me it's most likely not essential listening.
A little too abstract for me personally
💃
Favorite Track: Felicidade
Didn't know about this lovely album, thank you!!!
Fine, chill background music.
I like the vibe, but with all electronica a full album becomes background noise for me.
Elite foyer music. Perfect for people that need to concentrate on something else.
It’s fine. It’s background music, and nothing really caught my attention, but it wasn’t offensive in any way and the atmosphere was decent. Some melodies were good, but that’s about it. Definitely too quiet and minimal for me.
The added bonus of it's South American origin - nice textures and rhythm. This is a good record even though some of it is a bit in one ear and out the other. Perhaps, this is a particular album to return to on occasions.
Struggled to get through it to be honest, found I was never really in the mood for this 'background music' that I feel i've heard a million times when shopping in those hippie shops for mood rings. Some really fun grooves and awesome beats, but just not my jam sadly.
1. aucun intérêt 2. mieux! 3. horrible 4. skip 5. skip 6. Reprise sympa sans plus 7. nul 8. pareil 9.skip 10. mieux 11. ok 12. … 1.5+/5 aucun intérêt
this album might be good background music for dinner parties where there are too many guests to be able to talk properly and/or noisy kitchen … it’s not completely unlistenable with a few chill tracks but it has some real crap in there too.
Don't give up your day job.
Brazilian electronic beats. I guess. Too long for what it was.
2/5
They used to play this album non-stop at Java cafe Fav songs: Na Neblina, Um Dia Comum
I quite like this combination of Brazilian soundscapes and rhythms with electronics and even the odd funky guitar riff. Nice vocals too. Very cinematic. I'll round up to a 4 as it was a very pleasant discovery for me.
It was more than lounge room Muzak but I still found myself zoning out a bit and getting in with something while the album played in background. Nevertheless, it's a pleasant sound and I did like the beats on a few of the songs but it's firmly background stuff for me.
kinda fun for a listen Will I listen to again: 1%
Back to back horseshit early 2000’s electronica. Why is this on the list? I hate it.
BRAZIL MENTIONED... but in a bad way because it's São Paulo, land of polluted air and bad music. There are better things in our country than this compilation of loops to listen to in the background of some boring disco club.
first listen 90s and european and brazilian
All of these electroacoustic latin jazz albums are starting to wear on me. Not a sentence I ever expected to write. At least I'm expanding my horizons of musical knowledge.
Brazilian-Serbian trip hop? Yes please.
Not my type of music.
With how few “International” albums are on this list, I really wanted to like this one but it really didn’t work for me. Uneven and repetitive.
There were a few good moments, but didn’t feel like anything more than background music to me.
Not great.
3.9 2x catch up 2/11. brazil! (by a serb)
I was pleasantly surprised by this. I didn't understand anything they were saying but the music was real chill.
2/3. Very cool, trancey noise music, Definitely not something I’d listen to everyday (and even less likely while I’m sober), but there were some tracks that I quite enjoyed and overall, it was the kind of music taste expanding album that I enjoy from this list.
My rating 3.0
It was nice, but got monotonous after a while
Oh shit the same guy was being roasted in my last album’s review wrote one of the highest upvoted review for this album again. This time he wants to replace this album with some stereolab. I mean why have shitty French music when you can listen to weird shit from other countries. wait a minute this is somehow a brazillian album. but anyway its kinda mid but good to listen to this than french shite. 3/5
First time with an album in a different language. Production on tantos is good. I like the piano a lot. 2 mins too long. Love the transition into Voce gosta. I like this song a lot. Ne neblina is a very interesting sound. I kind of like it. Whole album has heavy jazz influence. Piano carries throughout. Songs are just a little too long. Antropofagos is so good. Just keeps going but in a good way. Inspires emotion. Feels catchy but with no words. Violon and sintar🔥. Back to very jazzy with felicidade. This is really good music to have on while doing work. Um dia comum is a great production. Give this beat to a pop star and they’d go number 1 with whatever they sang over it. Sereia is not my fave but not awful bad song. Gringo is really fun. Great guitar and percussion. Abraco is fine. Good aspects but doesn’t hit as hard as other songs on the album. A noite is good not great. I like the a change of pace in the middle. Cool sounds. First and last 2 mins are good, middle 3 are eh. I like pecados a lot. Very dark. Good closer. Ultimately a pretty good album. 2.5 stars.
Album review 031 São Paulo Confessions by Suba (1999) Rating 3/5 I’d never heard of this album or the artist before being dealt it by the 1001 generator. I felt São Paulo Confessions deserved to be more than just background music but I really had to try to stop myself losing concentration in places.
Kiinnostava yhdistelmä tietokoneita ja lattaria.
Warm, soft-edged beats, lived-in basslines, fantastic melodies and jazz-tinged harmony, downtempo electronics, and subtle Latin rhythmic traces. It only took 3 albums for the generator to give me a solid one. Five stars!
Sure, why not. 3
Pleasant sounding music. Eclectic blend with touches of bossanova, jazz, electorinc, guitar. But nothing that screams greatness. Worth listening to and glad it was here because otherwise I’d never have heard it. But maybe better as background music.
I'm positive this is competently produced and arranged, but for the most part, it's very much outside my wheelhouse and my patience quickly runs thin with it. Suba's story is quite tragic, though. 1.5/5
Headache music
Eh this isn’t for me. Sometimes it’s ignorable background music when I’m working and sometimes it’s distractingly not for me.
the tragic backstory is way more interesting and notable than the music itself, which unfortunately just mills around. too texturally ambitious to work as lounge music, sound design too muddy and sloppy to work as production porn, and structured too loosely to have memorable songs. deserves to be one of the 1001? i would easily swap this pick for a more interesting electronic album. hell, if you want something Brazilian for this niche, Amon Tobin is right there
Nope, can't do it. Too Jazzy
vibes hit right on a cold night
2/5
Tem momentos interessantes (ambiência sonora), mas se perde na duração excessiva e nas partes com vocais.
Not really my style of music, but still good to listen to.
Enjoyed this one. Glad to hear something completely different. The modern flair mixed with world music works well.
That was not bad! I enjoyed that much more than I thought I would. Like some Latin Electronic not sure what else to call it, but it was fun!
was ok, upbeat vibes. not something i'd seek out
Too repetitive and ambient, not my taste
Started cool but got kind of boring in waiting roomish after a while.
It's always a bit baffling to me how many Brazilian-themed/-based/-influenced albums there are in this collection, but I like it that this one is at the very least *not* simply a rehash of Brazilian musical traditions, and interesting too that a Serbian-born artist managed to make as much of an impact on modern Brazilian music production during his three years in Brazil. (Far sadder that Suba died in an apartment fire not long after this album was released.) Interesting too that Suba was the producer of another Brazilian album in this collection that is yet to come (Bebel Gilberto's "Tanto Tempo"). I always find it tough to call out particular highlights on albums that seem designed to be in the background, but "Voce gosta", "Na nebla", and "Abraco" stood out a bit. As with all of these non-English albums, I wish I could understand the lyrics, but that's my problem, not theirs of course.
I enjoyed this as music to work by though I felt a little nauseated by the end.
This album was a roller coaster ride of dislike, enjoyment, pure hatred, weird noises sometimes and amusement. Bonus points for some songs being in Serbian.
This BLOWS, I hate electronica
This was a very pleasant surprise. Reading some of the reviews it felt I was in for a borefest of lounge bar moosek, but I don't know what they were listening to cos this is a great album. Full of surprises it goes from acid jazz to samba electro mixed with beautiful vocals backed with great jazz piano. It's interesting from the first track to the end with zero weak spots and I loved it. Such a shame he didn't leave us with many more albums to enjoy.
I'd never heard of Suba before yesterday and I'm glad the generator brought us here - this is a brilliant record, it has no weak tracks and it has a few spectacular ones - my favorite is Samba do Gringo Paulista but there are many to take your pick from. This isn't bossa nova lounge stuff by any stretch of the imagination and baffled by the top reviews suggesting this (did they listen past the first two downtempo tracks?) - it's electronic music in a bunch of different styles, with so much colour and imagination. Anyways I really loved this and giving it a 5.
Pretty solid.
Second time around for this - still really liked it, still stand by the fact that I would love this if I heard it at a natty wine bar.
I don't know WHAT I just listened to. Suba has thrown bossa nova, heavy experimental sounds, acid house, new-age hippie music, and down-tempo electronica into a blender, and weirdly, it's kinda great. Definitely one of the more out-there albums I've listened to recently, but it feels like a layered and complex love-letter to São Paulo and its mashup of cultural influences. Very interesting and unique collection of sounds.
Artiste inconnu. Les morceaux sont inutilement longs et répétitifs, mais pas désagréables à entendre (+1) ... en musique de fond. Je n'y reviendrais pas. =>2/5
Oourrrghphhmf eeeuhh, 3
Wow, så fed!!!!
It’s got that mega processed 90s fusion flavour. Like a Locos Taco or something
It's good, but not what I would normally listen to.
2.5.
Funky and all. But all the 6 minute repeating rythm section makes me long for prog.
Not for me, sounded dull and repetitive!
2.5
Pleasant and relaxing listen
I struggled a bit with this one. Initially it was interesting but found it a drag.
I'd probably appreciate this more if I wasn't feeling ill
I was waiting for this one to end, it’s instrumental which is fine but being an hour long with only attempts to make it exciting lead to a messy, banal and bland album.
Curioso
Who doesn’t want a strong dose of trip hop in their Brazilian music? I’m sure some ppl but whatever I was vibing. One of the most 1999 sounding ass albums I’ve ever listened to in my life.
Very long, and gets very boring near the end,
im watching the skaters
Mostly harmless.
Interesting - I do like hearing the way other cultures interpret a genre
Didn’t get interested in it
Saw the length and dreaded it, but put it on and it is pretty good Chilled out vibes, nice soundscapes, relaxing. Good
Trip hoppy.
Different
#186/1001. When the album started I thought this would be a refreshing change to all the rock music canon this list is made of. Instead we got an album full of washed out Brazilian sounds and westernified latin rhythms. Someone went to Ibiza, soent their time hanging out at the hotel pool and bar instead of clubbing and grabbed a best of Cafe del Mar compilation at the airport, fell in love with the opening track. Wtf is this book's focus? Brazil is a fucking musical wikipedia, and an album like this gets picked up?
This didn't do anything for me
Lift music for lifts
its ok, but a bit boring. probably not my type of music. 5/10
Good album. Kind of soft R&B meets Latin music. Enjoyed the listen through. Favorite tracks include Tantos Desejos, Segredo, Antropofagos, Um Dia Comum. Every single is good though and the straight play through is a nice listen on a long drive or at work.
Honestly pretty good
Like Bueno Vista SC goes lo-fi. Very enjoyable but felt a bit like background music - never quite fully engaged me.
This was so boring to me, but there were some decent parts in the second half
Amazing vibes
A surprise. Another first time on the group and music. I liked the fusion.
When this started, I thought "Oooh, this might be a four star." Alas, it faded some, but I still like it a lot. It's a nice combination of downtempo and bossa nova, two genres that don't normally go together (given that one is upbeat and the other down). Unimportant, but I dig the album art and think it fits the album well.
I can't do it ... We had such a good streak going!
Not for me - didn’t really enjoy the music and I’m really lyric driven so definitely not my kind of thing
Enjoyed this seamless mix of acid jazz / world rock. The Brazilian samba, salsa, and bossa nova were tasty. They gave it a very unique voice and vibe that made them far more interesting than most of the world and electronica mixes that I recall hearing in and around 1999. You can practically feel the pre-millennial tension creeping around below the pulsing street anthems that Suba presented throughout the album. As a drummer and percussionist I enjoy hearing rhythmically driven songs and albums, and this was one of the better ones on this list in that regard. Faves: "Antropofagos (Cannibals)", "Sereia (Mermaid)", and "Pecados da Madrugada (Sins Before Dawn)". I am disappointed by some of the reviewers on here. It feels like they aren't sophisticated enough, or too lazy, to bother learning about South American rhythms and why from a song arrangement perspective these tracks are impressive. Instead, they would rather just dismiss them outright because they have electronic elements. Electronic elements actually make music more interesting spicing up the dreary same old instrumental arrangements that we have all heard a thousand times for the past century.
There were some interesting ideas but most of them were underdevelopped and weren't really going anywhere. This was just some downtempo with a brazilian twist
Meh. An hour of this felt like a whole day.
Soooo much of the same thing. And the thing isn't that great.
I confess, it's not good.
Didn't have much of an opinion on this one. I'm not saying it's bad. Nothing truly stuck out to me AND I don't remember really listening to it.
Feels like this whole 2LP passed by in an instant, in a good way. I love how clearly passionate about Brazil this guy is, even if he's from the opposite side of the world. It brings a very clear love and intention to making the album and really allows him to break new ground with whatever genre it's trying to Latinize, sounds very Acid Jazzy. For it being effectively a Samba/Bossa Nova album that throws in some electronics, it's very innovative. About as innovative as it is relaxing, very easy to get lost in everything and just let it all go around you. Everything is pretty varied, but it's all excellent.
Not for me
Halfway through Vocé Gusta I wondered when this album was released. I guess mid-90s and I was pleased to find I was dead on: 1995. The naff, plasticky effects laid over this, like a teenager who has just got access to a cheap digital DJ app, really date it and make it much, much worse, and it wasn't really any good to begin with. I guess it's contemporary samba / electronica, but I don't like that at the best of times. There are a couple of interesting tracks, but overall this is another baffling inclusion on the list. Why did I have to hear this before I die? I don't think it's especially good, and it's not opened my eyes (or ears) to new vistas and genres I would not otherwise have encountered. Thumbs down.
liked!
Love the vibe of this one. This is a 4 star for me.
Not my thing
Excellent electronic album, love the samba and chill vibe. I would have had this on constant repeat if I was aware of it when it was first released. No filler and great flow. Doesn’t rise to a full 5 stars to me but very close. Would be 4.5 if I could do it.
Not for me… A little bit too 1990s dinner party for my liking.
There was a period I listened to quite a bit of the cafe del mar, after club morning sunrise type albums and this never came up so it’s a somewhat surprising inclusion. Although it isn’t particularly bad, it’s just a bit bland and sits much more in the background than anything worth actively listening to.
Lowkey fire. Why do people dog on this? For electronica, it's actually quite varied and interesting to listen to; not to mention sultry and cool. Suba can hang.
A modern day equivalent to Clube da Esquina, São Paulo Confessions is a record that encapsulates a lost opportunity. Its creator, Suba, was taken from us not long after this album's release and it hangs over like a cloud. But it doesn't define it. What defines it is the several twists and turns that the album takes sonically while keeping its center and, for the most part, it works out well. Based on what's in here, one can only wonder what could have been had Suba lived on to the present day. But São Paulo Confessions sounds as present day as it is.
The first song sound like bjork and stereolab
Background music for a cozy bar for obviously pretentious but still cool people. Nothing special and unremarkable but inoffensive and ambient with some weird electronic moments at times
Endelig noe med særpreg! Fin bakgrunnsmusikk, kunne fint vært på festival med dette.
It was fine background music I guess.
Not for me, kind of forgettable on first listen.
Interesting and good 👍
Not bad music to work to.
This was pretty good. Kept my interest. Never heard of Sabu, so was curious and motivated to listen. It isn’t going to change any worlds, and despite being a little predictable in places was enjoyable overall.
A good and different surprise, it's a mix between Brazilian sounds and vibes with jazzy elements, ambient feeling and relative calm, despite having a samba song and a few other genres included. Will keep it in rotation.
Genuinely video game ost music
1/5 Suba lost me after track 2. Once again I'm reminded that music taste is subjective. It's boring music for people who don't care what they're listening to. The fact that it's very inoffensive as well is what offends me. Music should have grit, distinguishable style and sticking sound and lyrics. This album lacks all of that.
Really liked it. Hard to pin down a genre so most songs had my attention
mom can you pick me up i'm overstimulated this was cool, but also had way too much going on for my tastes? it was a bit of a chore to get through even though i liked the breeziness of the sound.
this sounds like the soundtrack for a mid-90s psychological thriller that takes itself way too seriously and has a 40% on rotten tomatoes. favorites: voce gosta, felicidade
Mid '90s wine bar music. The Brazilian aspect makes it both a little more interesting AND even more clichéd, somehow.
The bossa nova and samba influences on this are so striking that you'd never guess Suba wasn't Brazilian. A few of the tracks sound like bossa nova with electronic beats underneath, while others have a nocturnal downtempo feel with samba drums. The percussion is the most interesting thing about this, with tracks like "Antropofagos" and "Pecados de Madrugada" in particular having interesting beats. Unfortunately, both tracks are also a bit flat outside of the percussion. And that's the album's biggest weakness: when the tracks have less going on, it kind of fades into the background. "Abraco" shows that when there's a lot going on - horn stabs, rapping, singing - it can be really engaging. And the closer shows that a more minimal song that slowly evolves can be exciting. But too often the songs get stuck in rhythms that, while pleasant, don't justify their runtimes.
This record is the sound of a nervous breakdown disguised as art. Suba’s São Paulo Confessions — a collision of synthetic beats, bossa nova traces, and late-’90s club pretensions — feels less like music and more like an endurance test. It’s the sort of album that makes you wonder whether your speakers are broken or your patience. The idea was, apparently, to modernize Brazilian music. What we get instead is a relentless blur of electronic percussion, digital gloss, and occasional Portuguese murmuring, all of it radiating the sterile heat of a malfunctioning espresso machine. “Antropofagos” sounds like a warehouse rave hosted by an MDMA enthusiast with a conga fetish; “Felicidade” resembles a chemical hangover set to a drum loop. There’s history here — Suba (born Mitar Subotić) fled Yugoslavia, settled in São Paulo, and produced Bebel Gilberto’s Tanto Tempo before dying in a studio fire. That Gilberto album at least had melodies and charm; this one just has anxiety and a pulse. To be fair, there are moments — brief ones — when the synthetic textures almost coalesce into something interesting. “Segredo” is the least manic track, and for a minute or two you can imagine what this might have been if anyone had remembered to write actual songs. Otherwise, it’s a 61-minute assault of slick emptiness — music for people who believe nightlife is a spiritual calling. Give me death metal any day; it’s calmer.
5 stars it's like either an indie game or persona game soundtrack
Pointless
Pretty forgettable but decent background vibes
One of the albums ever. Too minimalistic for my taste, decent background noise for working. In my opinion this album does not deserve its place on the list, but I might be missing some backstory.
Amo brasil!
The longer I listen, the more I hate. 2/5
Чисто как фон изредка. Ничем не примечательный альбом. 5 из 10.
Interesting stuff. Trance hip hop style.
Not my favorite, high 2, doesn't really go many places for me
Yeah sure
really awesome elevator music