45/7 #82 ARTIST: DUBBEN by 45/7 VINYL CLUB published on 2022-01-31T09:17:48Z 1) Tell us a bit about yourself and your record collection. Well, since over 40 years I am collecting records. New Wave (later called Post Punk) was my musical socialisation in the 80s. Later followed by strong researches in 60s music and then Black Music. Funk, Soul, Disco and lots of Jazz. Then came Brazilian music in all genres. 2) 45/7 is all about celebrating the 7". Can you tell us a bit about what you love about the format. In my special case 45/7 is not valid. All Brazilian sevens play with 33rpm (and have a small hole) That's the reason why I called my mix Compactos em 33. Compactos is the portugues word for singles. I always loved the idea of having a unique track on a small record. A musical gemm, not hidden between other tracks on album, but alone on one side of a record. With his own cover artwork in the best case. And - even better - a track that was only released on seven inches. A unique piece of art. 3) One hour of vinyl goodness... can you talk us through your selection for your 45/7 mix? The first half an hour is dedicated to Boogie and disco. Not the strongest musical discipline in Brazil but the examples chosen are in my humble opinion masterpieces and have not been rereleased. Well at least not all of them ... Tamanqueiro has been pressed recently as original facsimile by Rush Hour. The only seven ever made by Elizio de Buzios. Kaito is pretty unknown. Probably Cara Feia is also the only record he made. Elza Soares who recently died aged 92 in Rio is undoubtedly one of the tough queens of samba. Here's a nice Boogie on the flip side of an 80s seven. Carlos Dafé and Emilio Santiago are two well-known singers with a strong groovy attitude. Miss Lene played pop music and disco in the early 80s. Sorridente is a killer uptempo disco track. Waldirene is one of these hundreds of female singers in Brazilian pop music who is nailing it down on Queima como fogo. The Free Sound Orchestra is strongly connected to the Brazilian label Som Livre, Free sound in portuguese, an orchestra and choir that did hundreds of soundtracks for the telenovelas on Brazilian television. Rush is a masterpiece. Similarities to Quincy Jones' Summer in the city are purely coincidental... Melo da cuica is from Azymüth's first 4-track EP. A very reduced futuristic bass driven song from 1975. Carlos Mendes, guitarist and singer/songwriter presents his easy and airy Hora só. Typical Minas sound. Grupo Ébano has released their music on CD only. But I decided to make an acetate of two of the best tracks. So here's Pé no Chão from a seven! Sociedade Anônima made one seven in 1972. Stunning sounds on this one that remind me very much of New Wave of the early 80s. Psych Prog? Typical prog sounds brings us Stilo Set. Something completely different is coming from a young band called Os Tremendões on their only 4-track EP. Fresh Mod psych sounds on organ. Another female singer I can't find any info on is Watusi. But the fresh and naive way to sing speaks for itself. We are amidst the sounds of the so called jovem guarda, the young generation, maybe beat generation of Brazil. Gerson Côrtes who got fame as one of the leading figures in the funk movement later in the 70s named Gerson King Combo then, started as a beat musician. Tito Madi instead is a representative of the velha guarda, a Samba crooner. We hear a tasteful Samba Jazz from him. Followed by Djalma Dias and his version of Cidade Vazia. Continental records releases from the 60s are always appealing to collectors. Here's a singer called Rahyr with a track called Garota Castelinho from '64. Last but not least Maria Lucia with her version of Maria Moita, an often covered track composed by Carlos Lyra and Vinicius de Moraes. 4) Where can people catch you / listen to your music? A few mixes you can grab on mixcloud. Check DUBBEN DIG 5) Top 5 all time fave records Looking forward to finding them! Genre 45/7 Comment by Almablau Sheesh! 2023-04-07T09:18:57Z Comment by Dr. Smeđi Šećer real really good ahhhh 2022-02-12T15:43:45Z