Brazilian DJ Dolores third album demonstrates the futility of a word like fusion, possibly even categorisation drawing upon elements of Brazilian music, electronic music, dub, jazz, funk, even rock with a few vocalists singing mostly in Portuguese, yet also strangely enough broken Japanese. On the cover he seems kind’ve intense and he has aligned himself with The Danger Global Warming Project, though his tunes also incorporate concepts of violence in Brazil, globalisation, fundamentalisim, yet also a soundtrack for X-Men in Brazil and the effect hot beach babes have on him. Right. Thematically he’s all over the place, though musically he’s very much about chilled funky beats, yet isn’t afraid to release stabbing horns or some scratchy violin occasionally. It’s the kind of music you’d love to find on the streets. In fact 1 Real is probably the price you’d pay for a cheap bootlegged cdr on the streets of Recife, Delores home town. He has composed for cinema and theatre, though 1 Real is very much about the groove and highlights include Wakaru which typifies his contradictory approach with Caboclinho folk flutes, violin, and trance basslines. It shouldn’t work yet comes across like an electronic Can, whilst other piece seem intimately linked to more traditional Brazilian with piano accordion and Brazilian vocals yet with a dub feel with electronic percussion. This is a man who can’t sit still.
Bob Baker Fish
