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Heard this one before when I dropped into an Old Navy to get a couple pairs of their unbeatable relax fit denim shorts
Wow! Amazing, love these unexpected gems on this list
I enjoyed this, but ultimately it felt a little long by the end of the album.
Works well for background music but didnt really enjoy it more than that. Standout song: voce gosta
Dozed slightly on a plane while listening to this, so maybe this review isn't entirely fair; I found it to be pleasant but a little uninspiring.
groovy, crazy we had sabu like two days ago
liked this but don't know if I'd ever seek it out again 4/10
Not much about this album online, maybe it’s here because Suba died while recording it. Idk. Not bad to do work to.
fun noises... I guess
I forget. I think it was good probably.
6/10 - I thought this artist and the one two albums ago was the same but, its Suba instead of Sabu. Na Neblina and Segredo were pretty good. I listened to the last few songs while doing the workout and it was not the vibe. It was a nice mix of emotions and pretty interesting
This fucked. Maybe it was just great music to listen to while working because it's kinda just nice background noise, but I enjoyed it
first time hearing this - can’t believe i missed it when it came out!
Some decent beats but wasn't very interested
I rated this album lower because I am not a fan of the genre. As such, I lack the competency and the vocabulary to speak to its importance or greatness. The musicality is undeniable, but I struggled to maintain interest while listening. I also couldn't distinguish well between tracks. If this is your genre, I am confident you will enjoy it as it is pleasant enough, but I didn't get it. Perhaps I will revisit this album as I develop a greater ear for the electronic side of the musical house.
some decent 90s trip hop with a latin flavor. Not bad
Did not understand a word yet I felt it. Fun listen
Too long and got a bit repetitive. Overall I liked it and the variation created within a central sound. Wish they could have trimmed a little fat is all.
Chill, ambient... played 3 times through just going about my work. Nice background music.
Actually I only like it for 3 stars but in favor of brazilian music and how surprised i was discovering this album i rise one star to four
4/5
Drinking wine in an industrial bar. This isn't bad, just not very compelling.
I guessed exactly what this would sound like from the album art and I was exactly right. Very, very of its time, bereft of substance and flatly mixed, but I liked its malevolent, trip-hoppy edge. RIP Suba.
I need more Latin music on this list
Did not listen
Jájá þetta var ágætt. Gott að vinna við þetta.
One of the better electronic albums on this list, but only because there’s some fucking vocals. Otherwise, can be a bit forgettable. 3/5
not really my thing
Interessant, aber hörbar.
There's a good track on here. Can't remember which one - it wasn't that good! Mostly this is repetitive, monotonous and dull.
Feels like I’m sitting in a cafe waiting for my drink to arrive.
Very cool piece of Latin Electronica, mayhaps a bit too long though.
A nice surprise. The top review mentioned Stereolab and that was the very first thing I thought when it started. Sweet female vocals over repetitive jazzy music. Throw in a bit of electronic in there and that's this album. Repetition is perfectly fine with me, maybe cut a song or two from the runtime but other than that it was a very enjoyable listen.
It's actually a bit more than just some tropical bar music. I love the slick glassy beats that reminds me of urban crime movies, though it can get monotonous at some places. Interesting overall.
What if Nujabes, but bad? Total snoozefest. Some of the vocalists were cool, but this was a slog to get through.
From track 1, I'm into this. Some nice downtempo / acid-jazz electronic with calming vocals, what's not to enjoy? Antropofagos is the fist track to jump out and grab me to any extent -- kind of funky bass line with some interesting strings throughout. Sereia is another standout -- the instrumental has a sense of urgency about it that is a wee bit unsettling. I'm into it. I was actually pretty excited for this one at the outset, but I am left feeling a little unfulfilled. It is fine acid jazz, with a few moments that were more interesting than the rest, but as with many entries in the genre it is fairly forgettable. I will come back for background music, but not for a dedicated listen. 3 / 5
Weird fucking album. Seems like it was scores for a shitty scary movie. Not a fantastic listen while working and trying to focus. Last song is aggressive. 2 stars
Entirely too repetitive and never really exciting. Maybe if you were at a dance club on acid this album would be good.
One soothing album right there. At some points I completely forgot that I was listening to anything at all because of how good of background music it was.
Definitely had some cool sounds, just a bit too repetitive and long for me. Heard some Thievery Corp in there a bit.
Electronic bossa nova? Not quite as good as I hoped it would be. Alright background music but nothing you'd seek out to listen to.
I don’t think I’d listen again but I didn’t hate it
Great stuff. Travel beach music
It was different. In a good way.
Interesting southern music.
theres a burst of fun at the start of each song but then the song doesn't evolve at all and stays very repetitive.. every track is like this.. but it's pleasant.
Has very smooth vibes overall, but songs feel very long. Often in the album there are superimposed tracks of free flowing piano that are good but feel too random regarding the underlying track theme. Antropofagos has a very good base loop, reminds me of a SMT game music in the beginning, and the violin part albeit repetitive has a very good rhythm to it. Still too long though. Abraço starts as an SMT game music again and evolves into electronic, light rap and has a very good vibe overall. I understand that the objective here is to mix electronic sounds in the classic Brazilian music and this album accomplishes it. This could have been a KidA type album where it revolutionizes the genre after its release, but somewhat falls short due to being very repetitive in the electronic loops and the underlying Brazilian rhythms being mildly uninteresting. Very good album but not for me
This is hotel lobby music, why is this on the list?
I didn’t like the electronic aspect of this album.
Quitando alguna canción, me ha gustado más de lo que pensaba.
I didn’t get to hear the whole album and I could see that some tracks might grate with the repetitive beat but I enjoyed what I heard so 3*
It was alright but didn't excite.
Music to clean your house by.
The album, in all its electroacoustic Latin smoothness, has a general carefree sexiness to it, drenched in humidity and wetness (from the weather and the arousal). All so laid-back, I can definitely see (hear?) why this was a revelatory record to many a listener at the time 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die came out, probably a huge entry point into South American music in general.
Pretty fun listen, had some fun instruments.
Chill vibes. Always enjoy a Brazilian contribution to the albums project. Never heard of Suba before but my god, he has an interesting life story with a tragic end.
Sadly, this got boring very quickly.
Nice record! I like that this one focuses more on Brazilian music than Wayang which is also a great record.
Not a big fan of electronica and this album didn’t connect with me. His work with Bebel Gilberto was more vibrant. 2/5
Necessitei de dois dias para ouvir este álbum. Tem uma sonoridade Brasileira misturada com eletrónica. O grande pecado da música eletrónica e do Rap passa pela sua repetição sem qualquer tipo de criatividade, ouvir sempre o mesmo sem alterações é algo que cansa, então imaginem isto durante uma hora. Parece que todos os álbuns que não têm muita criatividade extendem-se por mais do que precisam e este álbum não foge a regra. Ganha muito com a sonoridade brasileira mas a parte eletrónica não tem criatividade e custa ouvir durante tanto tempo. Nota: 3,5/10 02/06/2024
Another great example of something I'd never heard of and really enjoyed it. Funky electronic and atmospheric. I listened on a loop 3 times through and didn't get bored. But I also didn't realise where it started and finished so it's more a vibe than an album.
Eh..it was ok but nothing spectacular
🎧Interesting genre change up here: Latin, acid jazz, downtempo, electronic. Antropofagos is a cool song. All in all, this doesn’t feel like a record I’ll return to. Pleasant listen though.
Really cool example of a fusion album working well and staying fresh throughout the play. Loved the trance Eurobeat feel laced with traditional Latin instrumentation, it felt like the pinnacle of everything 90s trance was trying to do. Really refreshing to have a non-English speaking album again too. Felt like it should be in a slick penthouse bar on New Year’s Eve 1999 .
I don’t hate it, but it’s not something I see myself going back to. Reminiscent of Gran Turismo menu music.
I have no idea what any of the lyrics were saying, but I really enjoyed the soundscape Suba created here. I wish more tracks were like the opener, that probably would've made this higher rated.
Meh
This sounds like you’re in a Starbucks and the only thing they’re serving is MDMA Not my thing
chill, ethnically ambiguous lofi-esque vibes, well placed funky / upbeat intermissions, and a sprinkle of white noise. // study soundtrack vibes
Sick. Got strange looks from a woman coming out of Woolworths. Fair enough. My dancing looked like a seizure. Nice beats though
Again, not my bag. I can see how it spawned a million mass produced tracks known as ‘chillout’ and that’s a million tracks I don’t like. There is clearly skill on this work, but I want songs and lyrics, not just monosyllabic riffs
loved it super vibes
Remarkably cohesive album, despite its obvious contrasts. Bossa nova is blended with electronic music, warm vocals and acoustic instrumentation with metallic FM synthesis and distorted drum machines. Weird in parts and yet still relentlessly listenable? I love it.
You could almost think this album is loungy enough to be played at a chic restaurant but it demands more attention than that. For every cool, laidback song, there’s another one with an experimental detour or an unexpected sound. I love the overlapping rhythms and the way melodies fit into place like puzzle pieces. It’s a fusion of Latin genres with electronic dance styles and the songs frequently don’t develop how you’d expect them too.
Great intro. Really love the fidelity level, I'm so blown away not even 30 seconds in. The bass is deep, the vocals are clear and present, the high percussion is spread across space masterfully. By the time the piano comes in, I'm really grooving. This deserves so many more song plays than it currently has. Really thoroughly enjoyed this, will be listening more, and can't wait to be having some wine with my wife and making dinner and thinking "I have a perfect album to put on!"
This is a great listen, interesting instrument decisions and the melding with electronic sound is so good. The vocals are sort of whatever, I think the tracks would still be great without them, but they are pretty.
Några schyssta elektroniska låtar. Jag gillar den här typen av musik men detta var bara inte så jätte bra. De blev tråkiga efter ett tag. Sparade några låtar. Hoppas att det kommer mer electronica dock för det är riktigt bra.
Very unique and fun listen
The album didn't get of to a good start for me, sounding a bit like a hotel lobby soft muzak. But it's good to have a non-Anglic record. The downside is that I don't really know what the songs are about.
I think this mostly stunk. Felt like someone was trying to hypnotize me with no chance of success. Not sure why this made the list.
I don't know. It didn't offend me. Did I need to listen to it? Maybe, time will tell? Maybe it changed my life and I don't know it yet. An album was made. Some Samba of the future... A look at the future... All the way to the year 2000.
This was hit or miss for me. The first track (Tantos Desejos) the vocal on the long holds sounds couple semi-tones out of key which messes with my brain significantly. The second track (Você Gosta) is interesting but sounds like the mario star-power-up music during the syncopated bits and that's hilarious to me. The rest of the album was equally confusing. There were moments of "cool hip coffee-house-vibe" and then moments of "what the actual eff?". Not something I'd seek out and I couldn't make it through the entire album sadly.
Mal was anderes. Teilweise guter Mix.
Acid jazz good.
Absolutely blown away. What an interesting combination of sounds. I plan on returning to this one.
I love Bossa Nova and was thrilled to lean that Suba was the producer on some of my favorites like Bebel Gilberto and Arnaldo Antunes. Cebille has an ethereal voice that brings a dreamy airiness to the tracks. Overall, it leans further into electronic and trance-like repetition for 5 stars for me.
Sambiant.
so-so sambient
This is the original "Chill Beats to Study To". Some fun time signature play occasionally, but otherwise stock-standard. 2.6/5 -> 3/5.
A beautiful sonic landscape worthy of your time, if you are in the mood to chill. Nice legacy of a short life.
Waaaaaay more boring than it needed to be
This was actually very decent. Can see me sticking it on as background music.
Didn't really do anything for me... absolutely fine background music though.
Some decent stuff but some annoying bollocks
Wow very nice discovery! Need to listen again
The album invites you to relax. Some passages a little too monotonous, otherwise quite beautiful and varied soundscapes.
It's OK. It's probably what I'd expect to hear in a swanky hip boutique. Like American Eagle or something. But I don't really know why it's listed here as the 1003 album that I need to listen to.
There's a bit of a cool vibe that starts this, but it all falls apart pretty quickly. The songs don't really go anywhere... they just get started and do the same thing pretty uninteresting thing for 5 minutes. There's a couple of songs that are a bit experimental and interesting, but it tends to not be in a good way. All seems pretty skippable.
I dig acid jazz and downbeat-style music. This album dips its toes into both of the aforementioned subgenres and gives everything a Latin twist. I'll be honest though, the second half of the album didn't grab me as much as the first half did. Almost felt like a slight sound & tempo change, like the album took a detour.
the funkiest I've ever felt while cleaning the kitchen. I really got into the groove :D
Pleasant wine bar cool jazz type vibe. Washed over me a bit.
Decent album, I like the sounds and textures, very cool rhythms. Woul dbe a three but the album is too long, should have been shortened by 15-20 minutes. You start out thinking this is a great, unique sound, but it gets very repetitive.
Nice background chillout music.
Pretty. Will be keeping for the background music playlist.
Le mix d'electro et de musique latine est intéressant, mais ce n'est pas un album qui m'a tellement captivé. C'était un peu pareil du début à la fin. Rien de mauvais, mais rien de mémorable. 5/10
Better than expected after the first track... still not great though. 46/100
90s easy listening heimstónlist í hnotskurn. Mjög ljúft!
Not really
First impression: "6495 monthly listeners" 🤔. Second: yes, I'm one of them! I don't think this is my absolut first exposure to this album - I bought quite a bit of circa this downtempo/experimental/nujazz/fusion records around the turn of the centuries and the cover looks familiar? - but it's a first active listening experience. And an excellent one! Time tends to not be kind on ~that~ music from the era, usually, but 'São Paulo Confessions' with its vibes, textures, restrained funk and noise is way above those pastiches from similar sounding German or British producers. I read how Suba likened his experience of living in São Paulo to something out of a tropical 'Blade Runner' and this album seems like a proper expression of that. Held up beautifully and definitely derserves a spot in here. (Now do Amon Tobin, 𝘙𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵!) Faves: the whole run of the first 3 tracks, Sereia.
Meh album.
Baggrundsmusik i en forfærdelig bar
Godt arbejdsmusik, men overhovedet ikke essentielt
Overhovedet ikke min stil.. Men mystisk nok rimelig trance-agtigt når man hører hele pladen..
Groovy little album. More jazzy lofi than what is favoured today and some very 90s vocals. But a dope little ride. I’d love to listen to this while I do some work.
This was an interesting listen. I didn't love it, but I didn't hate it. It at times reminded me a little of Björk, but it's not that. Made for a productive start to me day, so good background music.
Electronic music with a good singer on top of it. Like the vibe, not the execution
Just not really my thing - every song got repetitive quite quickly and while it did mix things up a bit between tracks not a lot it really worked for me. Você Gosta was fantastic but otherwise I just got nothing out of this
This album kinda tapers off for me. It starts so jazzy and smooth with real instruments, which is right up my alley, then it slowly devolves into what feels to me like EDM, which I can't help but feel is just cheap and lacks body. Glass half full I guess though.
I don't have time to spare to start giving a damn about this album.
Not my jam.
I wanted to like the salsa influence but I got bored.
its interesting, fresh at times, with Brazilian influences YYN
3.75
Not bad, but feels like background music, or music from a movie soundtrack. Maybe I just have a bias against electronic music. Extra star because the Brazilian flare makes it a bit more interesting than usual.
cute brunch vibes, a little more electronic than i would have expected
Halfway decent electronic/club album. At least some tracks had vocals that kept them interesting. Other than that it drone on, which I guess is the point.
I really loved this. As a bassist it kills me that the best part of this is...the drums haha nice Brazilian treat.
Smooooth and sweet
Did this make the list because we needed a best album for the genre of background music. This is nothing more than something you hear at an upscale place and say oh that sounds cool because it fits the vibe only to never think of the song again. 3.5/10
Pretty good Brazilian music.
An album just to chill out to on a lazy day. You do need to like electronica slow dance.
I really enjoyed this album. Chill w a Brazilian samba beat.
What an amazing album!! Lovely tropical mood (with a sinister edge), totally immersive and quite mind-blowing at parts. Just deducting a star because it drags at some parts.
Chill, ambient, beat driven album with world vibe. It is not something i would normally seek out but it certainly was a great album for a long morning drive.
Have mercy, generator, please--you've given me so many long albums in a row. This one is 61 minutes. I am on my knees. Is my attention span just shot? Are most of the 1001+ albums this long? Whatever. I am not familiar with this artist or album and had no idea what to expect; I did a bit of reading and learned that Suba was an up-and-coming producer who passed away in a fire at only 38 years old while trying to rescue his recordings from a studio fire, right before the album promotion for 'São Paulo Confessions' began. It's so tragic that I almost can't believe it's true. And it is such a shame, because this is so well produced and arranged. I've said before in my reviews that I'm not a "vibes" person, but this album envelopes you in vibes so completely that I can't ignore it. I love the variety of sonic approaches and instrumentation, and the guest vocalists are all important contributors to what makes 'São Paulo Confessions' work. The Wikipedia description of this album as a "musical account of life in that humid, foggy, and manic megalopolis" is a little purple, for me, but it's not inaccurate either. City living seeps out of every pore of this album. That being said, I can't say that I'll be revisiting, but some of these tracks did sneak onto my instrumental and dance playlists. Highlights: Tantos Desejos, Voce Gosta, Felicidade, Sereia, Samba Do Gringo Paulista
A little too electronic at times for my taste. Otherwise, relatively enjoyable
Almost pleasant but nothing really stands out. Low 2.
Bossa Nova Electronica, long live Suba
The vocals, delivered in what I believe is Portuguese, bring the music to a higher, lighter level. This wasn't a lean-back-and-chill album for me, it kept my attention all the way through. The music bounces joyfully from anxious to manic to euphoric and moods I know but can't describe at the moment. Some of these tracks are their own ecosystems.
This was great, very chilled and laid back. A perfect summer album
Nice mellow music. Great vocals. Not anything I would seek or purchase. I would like to hear this in an upscale bar or restaurant.
Most songs Nice and relaxing to listen to
Cool, but not really for me.
I'm not really into trip hop but there are some nice songs here, as well as some unexpected and weird experimental moments. I'll probably put this on at one of our parties at some point.
Alright bud.
Not sure if I'd listen to this in every situation, but it's great for focus and relaxation. Pleasantly surprised.
Brazillans are good at music. And futebol, too. This is likably chill and easy grooving, and just a touch trippy. In one's next life, one will take the aspiration to learn Portuguese a bit more seriously.
Probably the first album thus far that I have come to completely cold. Well, not quite. The wikipedia article links Suba with Bebel Gilberto's first album, which was an absolute delight to listen to in the summer of 2000 (it still is, just to be clear). This is more Bossa-Electronica than Gilberto's contemporary Bossa Nova, so there isn't more than genre generalities to guide one here. Suba, it seems, brought a fresh and alien ear to the world of Brazilian music. This is usually a good thing. In this case, however, it feels that an organic warmness has been squeezed out at the expense of repetitive and unsubtle loops complemented by ethereal harmonies. Not a bad thing, but not really music that demands attention or concentration.
Best geinig, weer eens wat anders
Blijft een mooie taal dat portugees
Echt helemaal niet gek dit zeg Paar zelf bijna tripmuziek bij joh Gewoon echt een paar lekkere nummers
Reminiscent of Kruder & Dorfmeister. So downtempo that even when it speeds up a bit it's almost comically soporific. Good though
Ambient background cafe music. Kinda pointless.
Strictly background for me. Not terrible, just background.
I go to a festival called Love Supreme most years - jazz and soul, with a smattering of that patronising term 'world music'. This album is the sound of a sparsely attended mid afternoon DJ set in a tent you've stumbled into to get some respite from the sun. Or possibly the post-headliner DJ set where you're narcotised by pricey beer and fatigue. One of the friends I go with is earnest in his love of this stuff.
Not my cup of tea.
Nice and easy listening. Nothing too noteworthy, nothing too offensive. Would make for good studying music. Top tracks: Tantos Desejos, Felicidade, Sereia
Some of these are wonderfully moody, others just background rhythms.
Interesting vibe, didn't hate it
Nice. Jazzig sphärisch schön.
not expecting the sound from the cover but i really enjoyed! 3.5/5
Uhh, yeah, sure. THIS had to be listened to before I died….said no one ever. Latin Prog Synth Alt something or another.
A love story to Brazil.
Absolutely wonderful! Great variety, good energy, strong vocals, and all super duper lush.
we got in to fado after a trip to portugal and it was interesting when it was live but doesn't seem to translate recorded. this album reminded me of fado.
What a fantastic record. I have no idea how this never came to my attention in 2009.
Cool but repetitive in places. Some songs I loved and others I wanted to skip.
This is what I love about this project. I never would have come across this unless it was forced upon me. But I loved it. I listened to it three times today. Sometimes haunting, then bizarre, but always interesting. There’s only a couple of boring parts. Can’t wait to revisit! 4.5/5
Not something I would normally have selected. Nothing jumped out at me but I'd gladly throw it on as background music.
Interesting, Not my style to listen too, and I don't know the language. Also a bit mono beat for me. Giving it a 3.5 rounded up to a 4 for that reason - although I am sure it is loved by many (rating is for my consumption)
Meh. Pretty forgettable. 1.5/5
not my favorite
Mid-90s nouveau samba. This is around the time of Bebel Gilberto’s crossover, and Towa Tei’s bossa nova sound. DJ lounge music was big. You can hear elements of Bjork and Tricky in this album. This downtempo sound was the counterpoint to the harder techno and electronica sound at the time. Mushroom jazz was just emerging in San Francisco. Really enjoying this one. Wish I had heard this at the time. Excellent choice for this list.
I thought I was going to enjoy this more from the first track, which reminded me a bit of Laura Nyro and LaBelle. But that was as good as it got, the rest was all very forgettable.
Decent background trip hop but not very memorable
good background music but some of the use of out of tune, twangy instruments was piercing. dislike.
no puedo creer este disco del qje jamas habia escuchado nada
OK let me preface this by saying I’m not an expert. I liked it, but it’s not like full-blown Afrobeats or bossa nova, a little bit in the middle.
In the late noughts I knew a guy who loved soft, smooth, relaxing electronica, and made a decent living as a DJ playing this stuff in posh hotels, often on Park Lane in London. Five of us went to see him play in the Dorchester one night, a small bar, and we soon realised that apart from an embarrassed couple next to us, the rest of the patrons were either well-kempt, elderly foreign businessmen or expensively and scantily dressed escorts. A lot of pricey scent was in the air. I remember in particular one white-haired gent, impeccably groomed, silently haughty while he listened to his companion talk to her friend. His companion rubbed her backside onto his front as she talked to her friend, the man impassive and aloof. Writing this, I wonder if he’s still alive, and I wonder if this album was playing.
pleasant but featureless. bumped up a point as it helped me sleep on a plane ride
4/10
An interesting listen
Great to listen to at work
Never heard of this one before. Totally listenable but not something I'd come back to.
Uno de los mejores discos de electrónica que me han aparecido en esta lista hasta el momento. La mezcla de house, ambient y música brasileña es casi perfecta en este trabajo, el cual se destaca por sus paisajes oscuros y tropicales al mismo tiempo. Muy recomendable para cualquiera que esté buscando un disco con el cual trabajar.
This is a fun pace change. It's not really innovative but it doesn't fit in a genre either which I like. It's a little like a bar band with synth. But then the last three tracks are just crappy dub.
This was pretty different than I expected. In general, I preferred the more percussion forward tracks to tracks like Felicidade, which sounds more like just generic trip hop to me. Overall, this was alright, but not terribly interesting to me.
It’s peppy.
Not for me. I feel like I should like it but I didn't. 1 star.
This was decent. A couple of tracks were a little too repetitive or uninteresting, but over-all I enjoyed the album.
This is fine for what it is. Not bad, but not my jam. 2.5.
There is something about this album that sucked me in from the first 30 seconds. I ordered a physical copy so fast I could have been dreaming.
ok this is a really cool album. not the most sophisticated electronic music ive consumed this year but some really fantastic blending of brazilian jazz and techno elements. listened to this record twice today because it is so soothing and interesting to listen to
Not really my thing
I liked this. It went on a bit though. Probably not best listened to in the dark on the bus going home when it is zero degrees outside. I want to give it 3.5
There's a vibe to it, but it's hidden under a bunch of stuff that's bad. Just not for me.
Mid '90s wine bar music. The Brazilian aspect makes it both a little more interesting AND even more clichéd, somehow. This drifted by pleasantly, but it was a bit too electronic in places to hook me in fully.
Pleasant in a really innofensive type of way. A little bland. Wallpaper music for a dull wine bar.
this was cool and relaxing and different for a few songs... i didn't make it through the entire album
- Never heard of this before - This is what I'm here for, doubt I would have ever heard this without using this website - Really enjoyed it despite language barrier - Could move up when I relisten a few times
3.5/5 Best Track: Tantos Desejos
An intriguing mix of tradition and modernity - samba with synths - but not as exciting as I might have hoped. Decent, but not great
Intriguing might listen to it in a couple of years so far 3 stars
Beautiful
Portuguese Sade. Sounds like she’s trying to cast spells on me.
This is all I look for in an ambient record
Album 267 of 1001 Suba - São Paulo Confessions Rating : 2 / 5 Doesn't really do much for me. It isn't the worst thing to listen to, but just doesn't make me want to hear more. The language barrier is part of it, I'm sure.
One of the sadder stories about an album I’ve heard especially so far on this list. Made worse that the album is so good. What a cool mix of sounds and what a cool guy.
Trip-Hop feeling combination of drum-n-bass beats, electro beeps & boops, and jazzy acoustic instruments (lots of piano in particular and some acoustic guitar leads) with that classic airy unresolved almost a-melodic Brazilian singing. The percussion parts are cool: lots of hand-drum fills in between the beats. Wierd that a potentially unique Yugoslav new wave x Brazilian jazz collaboration ends up sounding so generically 90s chill electronica - maybe something lost a move away from synths and into digital production?
I'd say this is an above average "electronic" album. The Brazilian drum beats and odd instrumentation at least make it interesting. It's a 3.49, rounded down.
Had some nice ambient tones, overall really chill and enjoyable. Nothing overly memorable though but it was a decent listen. 3 stars
I found this fun! I was listening to it first thing on a dreary commute and i wanted to be transported to Brazil and dance on down
This was fun!
Jazzy and melodic. Some great dance rhythms with a touch of psychedelia throughout.
It won me over with insanely good first song and the saw wobbling sound in one of the others. But I got to say, sometimes it's too chaotic, almost sounds like there are multiple songs playing at the same time And for all the noobs in the global reviews section: the lyrics are about sex.
2nd song is so good i added it to my own playlist i love brazilian music
Thought this would be worse than what it is. It's still not anything I want to hear again. Take a 3, friendo.
Very 90s cyber cafe
One of the most beautiful electronic albums I have heard. Had a great time with this one 9.5/10
Different
Nice to have something different
Sort of neat blend of latin and electronic styles, but not my thing. If it were, I'd probably be voting this way higher. If I could avoid voting at all, I would.
Not really into lofi chill and if I was this wouldn't be it.
Cool and chilled out Serbian trip hop that would be suited to a trendy and relaxed late night lounge bar. Let's order some rakija and drink to the finest Balkan music I've heard since Rambo Amadeus covered the Simpsons theme tune at Exit Festival 2006. Rating: 3.5/5 Playlist track: Felicidade Date listened: 23/11/23
Es como esas compilaciones de chillout, pero bueno.
Not bad, inoffensive and a pleasant listen with some good moments here and there.
En ihan ymmärrä tätä, ainakaan levyn pituutta. Loppujen lopuksi tää on vain yksi ysärin elektroninen junnauslevy. Sentään vähän bossa novalle kumarrusta, joka tuo omaleimaisuutta. Aika vähän.
Musiikkia, joka on tarkoitettu unohdettavaksi jo kuunneltaessa.
In one ear and out the other.
There some good parts of this album, but there were also some that were a little too strange. 3/5 Probably won’t listen again
There are various sounds and sometimes a pleasant sounding woman sings in a foreign language (I will guess Portuguese), sometimes in reverse. Also, a guy with a deep voice talks in one of the songs. I wish it would have ended a bit sooner.
4/5
Boring
The first 1/2 dozen songs are pretty good, sort of latin/samba sounding. Pleasant enough if somewhat background-y. But the further I went, the more the electronic themes came more forward, and the less I liked it. And by the last song I was ready to be done. Some of these songs would be good on a playlist, but others would be skips. Certainly nothing I feel the need to actually own. 3/5
Interesting to hear once but not something I'd listen to again.
Music is good but never grabbed me.
Album #: 331 issued, (289 rated) first impressions: this might be funky fresh after listening through: this is like the portuguese version of that red snapper album; vaguely ominous/sexy/cool hold music. post-reading reviews/wiki: . I can't believe I gave that Red Snapper album a 4. I would be inclined to 3 this one bc at least there's some fun world-music influence on it, but i'd have to take away a star for the whistling and for being at least 10 minutes too long. recommended for: someone interested in getting zooted and pretending its the 90's
I had not heard of Suba before and was pleasantly surprised, good album
Interesting
This was pretty cool. Like classical jazz edm. Nice stuff to just listen to.
Nice sounds. First listen to this crowd.
Kinda grovy kinda low key kinda low fi 4/5
Not too much to say about this one. Certainly, it escaped the Gilberto style samba albums and brought some new atmospheric sound. It wasn't terribly exciting to me.
Sounds dated. Sounds like the nineties and they ain't talkin' English... but I could listen to this album while shopping at Banana Republic and The Gap all day long. But wait. As soon as Antropofagos starts in, I'm leaving on principle.
Not what I expected from an album titled "São Paulo Confessions." Suba delivered an unanticipated Brazilian album by... not being Brazilian. But a Serbian-born musician moving to Brazil and collaborating with local artists in making an album that defies prediction worked very well. Although there are hints of sounds I would associate with trip hop, it isn't electronica mixed with hip hop. Instead, Suba's electronica is mixed with jazz, funk, and soul for some kind of combination of acid jazz and downtempo electronica. There's definitely a Latin influence in parts, and some samba drums on occasion, but it all feels part of a diverse whole. "São Paulo Confessions" is very chill and a pleasant surprise. "São Paulo Confessions" could have been a breakout for Suba, but he tragically died the same month it was released attempting to save his recordings from a fire in the studio.
Fun at times. Also quite strange at times. You know. Like the sideways head tilt, raised eyebrow thing where you ask yourself, “Is thi the same thing I was enjoying a song ago.” Lots of cool fusion sounds going on though.
Saucy and sultry
Never heard of this and it was great to learn more about Suba, his music and the unfortunate fate he met in the end. The album evokes in me very specific imagery: sitting in a beautifully lit, cozy apartment in a building overlooking a busy street just over the tree line. It’s a warm summer evening and it’s raining hard, people are running to hide and it’s just so nice to just stay inside and listen to this thing. I also enjoyed how you can hear the Balkan influences on some of the tracks. 3.5/5 lifted up to 4 due to the Balkan connection
Just not my thing
Nice for electronic music. Sad story about the musician dying young. Would listen again.
Love this - hip hop, bossa nova, electronica fusion. Really inventive and interesting.
Nice variation, hope there's more like this. Gonna give it another listen.
Didn't know about Suba before listening to this. Serbia meets Brazil, heady mix! Liked this a lot.
Very nice, but each song seems to have its own overly repetitive portion.
What would happen if you were to take samba and make it wobbly? This is what would happen. It isn't great, I'll be honest. There's a lot of production choices that I just don't get - like the overly repetitive beats and riffs. The sound seems compressed, with not all that much in the way of dynamic range and the preponderance of frequency around the 100hz mark makes this actually quite tiring. When the kick drums break out and bring you some low frequency to drag you away from the floor toms, it's a blessed relief. I'd have preferred some of the vocals to be more prominent, as the balance against that incessant 100hz muddy murk is just too damn low. I guess if this were produced better, had tighter focus on the distinct and stripped out a lot of the padding I'd like it a hell of a lot more.
Very chill, a few really cool ideas sprinkled in. 5/10
Not what I expected but really engaging, layered and compelling.
It was fine. It's in a different langu5,it didn't really hold my attention
It's okay. I do love a good Brazilian female singer, but at the same time it's too long and repetitious. I enjoyed parts of it but probably won't listen again. 2.5 stars, rounding up to 3.
Worth another listen or 2
Not bad - probably wouldn't choose to listen to, but cool sounds
It's pleasant. Almost too pleasant, to the point where I don't really care about it. Not sure why this is on the list, since it so easily blends into the background.
Qu'est ce que c'est que ce charabia
c'était pas de la bossa nova .
this album felt too long. i've heard much worse before, for what it's worth. on the bright side, suba created electronic music that was pleasant and not grating to my ears, especially for someone who isn't the biggest fan of electronic music. the infusion of experimental, jazz, and ambient aspects kept suba's são paulo confessions interesting. then out of left field, suba throws a fiddle in for a folk-y feel. the fiddle was a choice, is what i'm saying. still, in the end, the album as a whole just seemed to never end.
Very chill, jazzy, electronic Latin-infused music here. I wanted to like it more, but I think maybe my appreciation for Latin sounds was overrun by my indifference on this style of jazz and electronic music. Either way, it was interesting, but I didn't really feel blown away by this.
I can't be the only one that can tell he was using the same sound effect/synth sample pack as Insomniac and Stewart Copeland on the soundtrack for the original Spyro the Dragon trilogy.
I was honestly shocked by the sound on display, but the decade should've given me some hints. Either way, enjoyable and interesting with a hair of bloat.
Someone needs to come along and turn 3 of the half baked tracks into one really good one. Not without its moments, but often left me feeling like it was unfinished or out of ideas. High 2 rounded up to a 3.
Extremely interesting. Like DJ Shadow's *Endtroducing*, except that *Sâo Paulo Confessions* uses its own "abstract" and nocturnal vocabulary to explore the many sides of Brazilian / Latin music, instead of the ones of hip hop. On another (sad) note, Suba's fate is simply tragic. So heartbreaking that someone so talented died so young (and trying to save tapes he had recorded to boot). Heartbreaking. I don't have a lot of time for a proper review today, unfortunately. 8/10 for general purposes (5+3), which translates to a 3/5 for the ones of this list. Number of albums left to review: 458 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 254. Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 128 (including this one) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 162
Good album with some good grooves. But in the end none made me want to hit repeat.
Loved this! A real treat. Nice lo fi beats mixed with jazzy Latin/Brazilian classical elements. One of the best surprises that this project had thrown up for me recently
Started ok, a bit much by the end
Listen to Bebel Gilberto's "Tanto Tempo" as a companion album to "Sao Paulo Confessions" - Suba recorded/produced both at about the same time. And both are a cool mix of electronic music with Brazilian bossa nova.
Meh.
somewhere in a midwestern coffee shop the baristas are begging to play their own music and the manager is saying “why make me vet your selections when we already have São Paulo Confessions on repeat all day?”
-Didn’t write a BL- AL: a very compelling debut (and last) album from an artist I knew nothing about. The beats were amazing. Some of the singers were good but there were certainly stronger and weaker cuts on the album. FT: “Antropofagos”, “Felicidade” 3/5
A few tracks you’ll bop along to in your living room, a few tracks you’ll wish would hurry up, not really best in class for chill out dance and its place on this unwarranted.
decent background music.
Not as good as Busta Rhymes though, is it?
Average.
I noticed the deficiency as I started listening to jazz: An ear-blindness to all but the stereotypically blinding expressions of Latin music. Here, it feels like a possible handicap. Suba's production is quiet, the colors of aural São Paulo don't pop, and plenty of subtlety remains to go around.
Inoffensive but seriously bland
Sopi hyvin videopelin taustalle kevyellä tunnelmallaan. En ehkä muuten kuuntelis.
Nooh, tää oli taas tällanen perusihanokkuunneltavamuteimitäänsuositeltavaa
I wad hoping for a but more out of this one. I wanted some Spanish vocals to be more of thw focus. It's alright though. Repetitive but nit bad sonicly.i liked it and saved a song so there's that 2.5* if I could but I'll probably have to give it a 2* sadly
Not my thing at all. I thought her voice was good, but the album way too long. Some songs I thought the overall vibe was OK, but this isn't really anything I could see myself playing, other than for this list. I'll give it a 1.5. Mainly for the release date of 1/1/1999. I'm now going to play a few tunes by Prince and get my head straight. 1.5
*Re-downloads Duolingo* 3
2.5 I’m not sure exactly what Suba is confessing to here, but it sounds to me like he’s admitting to being a pretty average electronic musician. That’s not to say I disliked this - in many ways it feels like the natural evolution of the mellow electronic sound that Air had started experimenting with a year prior on Moon Safari (another album I gave a mediocre score to), but here, it’s hit with a dose of Latin-fusion, courtesy of Suba’s recent immigration to Sāo Paulo. And I would argue that’s the album’s biggest strength - the mixing of genres makes this a unique listen and encapsulates a “late night in a South American metropolis” vibe so well, even as someone who has never been (the album cover does great job of that too). I also really enjoyed singer Cibelle’s voice and thought they were a pleasant addition to just about every track they were featured on. Yet, despite all of that, I wasn’t really hit with any kind of lasting impression. There’s nothing here that I think I would go out of my way to re-visit, and the only songs that stick out to me looking back now are the closing track A Noite Sem Fim, which I found kind of annoying, and Samba Do Gringo Paulista, which I feel would fit perfectly in the soundtrack of a racing game (I could see it in a modern Mario Kart). Not much else to say on individual songs, though there was one track in there I swear sounded like Cibelle was singing “my dick”. Maybe I could learn to appreciate this album if I ever get around to seeing São Paulo firsthand, but as is, I would say I found it okay. That being said, apparently Suba’s next release Tanto Tempo would go on to become the highest-selling Brazilian album outside of Brazil - an album that he apparently realized was that good because he literally died in an effort to save the recordings from a studio fire (a few days after this album released). So, I won’t write off Suba just yet - hell, maybe that album’s on this list.
A Serbian playing Brazilian music! Zzh zzh
Really liked the groove on this. It really surprised me.
Really nicely done
Ran into my usual issue with this kind of music, in that the repetetiveness (that is clearly an intentional and I assume integral quality of the genre) frequently gets on my nerves. This was a cut above though, mostly stayed interesting, and steered clear of more egregious sonic insults. And though of course I couldn't understand them, all the vocal elements were well done and added to the music.
Funky world beqt vibe
Most unexpected. It started with an infectious rhythm and kept is going continuously seamlessly drifting between instrumental and vocals.
Great background music while I was working. I feel I'll equipped to otherwise evaluate this, way out of my depth
Interesting to hear some experimental Brazilian music and there’s some decent beats on here but I didn’t really enjoy it all that much. Might be better as a sound track over the right scenes in a movie
I had to go out and seek this one. By far it is the best work by a Yugoslavian-born Brazilian artist I have in my collection. It is also the only one. This goes under the interesting but not great category. The elements are current Brazilian music are very interesting. I also like the melding of disparate influence The biggest issue I have is that the percussive elements result in a generic dance music feel rather than something special. The rest of the music deserves more.
Perhaps if your a fan of the niche sub-genre of electronic salsa/mambo music, this album means something to you. To me, it's ok background music. Would choose to listen again, but it isn't a bad record. Just not my taste.