Monday, October 22, 2007

Bacamarte - Depois do Fim (1983)

Hello, good evening. I will start this Monday showing something very different from what we use to see available at Loronix. In spite of being a Brazilian progressive rock album, I think this music really belongs to Loronix. Every friend with a bit of curiosity and willing to hear a masterpiece on a style never made available at Loronix should take this one for a hearing. I was hunting this album for a long time; in fact, the hunting is not over, this is another of those albums that I had when young that had disappeared from my possession. Anyway, better summarize with a statement, this is a MASTERPIECE. Let's see.

This is Bacamarte - Depois do Fim (1983), for Som-Arte Discos. I'm making available the 1995 Som-Arte CD reissue from the original 1983 first and independent issue. Depois do Fim is internationally acclaimed, I read some reviews a couple of minutes ago at progarchives.com, which is the ultimate resource for progressive rock music, and I need to highlight an excerpt of a review made by James Unger, an official progarchives.com reviewer, as follows:

"If you were going to buy only 1 cd this year you should make it BACAMARTE's "Depois Do Fim". Brazillian progressive rock masterpiece with incredible musicianship and the gorgeous voice of Jane Duboc, who adds an Annie Haslam influence to the music. BACAMARTE delivers killer guitar with amazing keyboards around some superb melodies. Songs change themes, tempo and moods frequently with epic delivery. "Depois Do Fim" was well recorded and has been masterfully transferred to CD offering excellent sound quality, instrument distinction and speaker separation. An exceptionally intoxicating album I endorse with the greatest of convictions... wonderful music." - James Unger, progarchives.com

Do I need to say more? I don't think so. Tracks include:

Personnel

Jane Duboc
(vocals)
Mario Neto
(guitar, violao)
Sergio Villarim
(keyboards)
Delto Simas
(electric bass, acoustic bass)
Marcos Verissimo
(drums)
Marcus Moura
(flute, accordion)
Mr. Paul
(percussion)

Track List

01 - UFO (Mário Neto)
02 - Smog Alado (Mário Neto)
03 - Miragem (Mário Neto)
04 - Pássaro de Luz (Mário Neto)
05 - Caño (Marcus Moura)
06 - Último Entardecer (Mário Neto / Sergio Villarim)
07 - Controvérsia (Delto Simas / Marco Veríssimo)
08 - Depois do Fim (Mário Neto)