This is how music should sound, this is Brazilian avant garde pop master, Arto at his best. His version of Erotic City is amazing.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/...nce&n=5174

Bjork and many others must have learned from this guy. This is the reason why I love music. His later records make Prince look like a pantywaist, piece of shit...lol Sorry, but this guy is amazing. And, he could give a shit about ever having hits.

This fucker is the one.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/...nce&n=5174

Arto is not brasilian, but of American origin. Still he spent a large number years in Brazil...

He is also a brilliant producer. One of his finest production work was with Caetano Veloso (a artist the .org doesn't give a damm! )

You should check this album from Caetano called "Circuladô"



Arto also works with Marisa Monte (another amazing artist the .org doesn't give a damm! )

I also loved Arto's work with the group The Ambitious Lovers-- they released two albums in the late eighties (with keyboardist Peter Scherer, singer DK Dyson and Bassist Melvin Gibbs) called Greed and Lust that were a great combination of Funk, Brazilian Pop, Jazz and Avant Garde. If you really like Funked-up dissonace, find them Cds.....







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....& he has 3 brilliant albums on Ani's Rightous Babe to boot.

hit up:
http://www.npr.org/templa...Id=3846616
for a quick audio/intro to this cat not enough people dig.

paligap said:

Yea, you are right, these Prince fans don't know shit about other music..lol

2freaky4church1 said:

2freaky4church1 said:

why compare him to prince? They make completely different ypes of music?

most of the stuff i heard is nice, some of it is kinda though.