VOLUME 16 - VANGUART

Vanguart is a band from Cuiabá, that, now, lives in São Paulo, they sang in english and spanish, besides portuguese and they've been having a lot of sucess all over Brazil. They are one of the new independent bands that rise in the brazilian musical scene today and, this year, they just released theirs first album "Vanguart".

Helio Flanders (voice/guitar), David Dafre (voice/guitar), Reginaldo Lincoln (voice/bass), Luiz Lazarotto (keyboards) and Douglas Godoy (drums) make a really fun and intelligent kind of music, that goes to all the different "kinds" of rock 'n roll, they say that they're influenced by names like Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Beach Boys and others.

SIDE A - HEY YO SILVER
october 2007 - são paulo (sp) - in a bagage compatment

For Pocketmusic, the extremely nice and outgoing boys presented two great surprises. The first one, registered, as our side A, was to got into a bagage compartment of Rafael's car and play "Hey Yo Silver" (Hélio Flanders) against curves, holes and the ups and downs of the streets of São Paulo.

SIDE B - ENQUANTO UNS DORMEM
(while some people sleep)
october 2007 - são paulo (sp) - on the street

And on the side B, the difference lies on a musical matter. Dialoguing with artists of their time and going even further on the music that is being done in other parts of Brazil, Vanguart present us "Enquanto uns dormem" (Los Porongas) from the band Los Porongas, from Acre, a place that is a mistery for all of us.

EXTRAS

• Vanguart's myspace
• Vanguart's blog
• to download Vanguart' song on "trama virtual"

VOLUME 15 - LUCINA

Like Zélia Duncan, fan and partner of Lucina, says: Lucina has the voice of a forest. But we could add in there other elements that also bring a nice and cosy quality to her voice: rain, wind, lake... There's a reason for this amount of nature in her songs, she started making songs in the hippie era, she lived in a community for years, she built and played all her instruments.

With the singer/composer Luli, she formed in the 70's the duo "Luli & Lucina" and she made this kind of music that we could call "rural rock". Together, they fought for the music done independetly and since then they recorded memorable independent records. All this lack of harmony with the rules of the records label was responsable for the greater sucess of almost 800 songs of the duo in other's artists voice, such as Ney Matogrosso and Elis Regina. (A little observation that may be good to say is that "Casa de campo", a hit sang by Elis Regina, was written by Zé Rodrix in Luli & Lucina's country house.) But in 2000, the duo separated and from there to here, Lucina recorded 3 solo albums, the most recent one is "Música em mim" (Music in me), from last year.

SIDE A - EU NÃO SOU EU
(i'm not me)
august 2007 - são paulo (sp) - on the patio

For her participation in Pocketmusic, Lucina reserved two never heard before moments. For the side A, she sang "Eu não sou eu", a sweet balad sang only by Zélia Duncan in her latest album.

SIDE B - TRISTEZAS
(some sadness)
august 2007 - são paulo (sp) - around the toys

And for the side B, a song that was just made by 4 hands, with Sonia Prazeres, one week before the day of shooting: Tristezas.

EXTRAS

• Lucina's official website
• to buy Lucina's albums

VOLUME 14 - NINA BECKER

One of the stars of the "Orquestra Imperial", Nina Becker has two passions that lead her life: music and fashion. But this two passions don't walk separatly, she mixed them up in everything she does. So, in every fashion show of hers, she produces a special soundtrack, usually, sang live on the runway; in the Orquestra Imperial, she's the header of the clothes - mainly women's. And here, this two passions gets as clear as anything else.

SIDE A - JANELA
(window)
september 2007 - são paulo (sp) - on the flower' stand

Between the softness and fun, Nina got them all. Her side A was recorded in a really crowd street in São Paulo called Dr. Arnaldo, near a flower' stand. As flowered as her dress and even better: it was the first day of spring. Everybody was worried about the sound, 'cause it was a saturday night and the cars and bus were going really fast through the street, but Nina said that when she first recorded the demo of this song, she wanted this kind of enviroment for this song. So, there're the engines doing all the instrumentation for the sweet voice of Nina to sing "Janela" (Nina Becker/Domenico Lancelotti), the first song that she wrote.

SIDE B - VOSSA AUTORIA
(your authorship)
september 2007 - são paulo (sp) - in a karaoke bar

For the side B, she brought a pre-recorded base for a song called "Vossa Autoria" (Nervoso), that was played in a empty karaoke room. Wearing a silver long dress and doing the best she could do with the sound of the place (far from the ideal), Nina made a (in a good way) weird and atractive video, making a small concert for nobody.

EXTRAS

• Nina Becker's official website
• Nina Becker's myspace
• Orquestra Imperial's official website
  

VOLUME 13 - ALZIRA E

Nothing is obvious in Alzira E's music. Hidden clues in the game of words and sounds always blosoms whenever you put on her records. For those who are listening to her songs carefully, the message is revelead and the missing pieces of a great puzzle gets completed. And that's the fun of the thing.
It was always like that, when the "sul-mato-grossense" (a person who comes from the south of Mato Grosso, a brazilian state) singer/composer met the genious Itamar Assumpção. Or when, in 2005, she got together in a album, 15 years of songs with her partner Alice Ruiz. And, that's how she still does things, in this new period of her career, when she develops songs with her new partner Arruda. And from this partnership came two beautiful songs that Alzira sang specially for us, in a sunny day in a park.

SIDE A - CHEGA DISSO
(enough of this)
july 2007 - são paulo (sp) - on a square

"Chega disso" , our side A, was recorded and released this year in a DVD that registers Zélia Duncan' show "Pré Pós Tudo Bossa Band" (Pre Post Everything Bossa Band) and it was never heard in Alzira's voice, until now.

SIDE B - DIZ
(tell me)
july 2007 - são paulo (sp) - under a tree

"Diz", the side B, is one of the 11 tracks from the recently released "Alzira E", the new album of the singer, that all the songs was inspired by Arruda's poems.

EXTRAS

• Alzira E's official website
• Alzira & Arruda's website
• to buy the new CD "Alzira E"
  

VOLUME 12 - MAIA HIRASAWA

Since last year in the first "Swedish Invasion", promoted by Coquetel Molotov from Recife, we were at the first row in Jens Lekman, El Perro del Mar, Hell on Wheels and José González' shows. And now, after tons of e-mails and phone calls, we accomplished to mix up Pocket Music with a different musical project, which promotes the reunion of brazilian fans with the independent musical scene in Sweden.

And it was the spirit of this reunion that we tried to capture from, putting the artists in public places in São Paulo in a fun and spontaneous way. It couldn't be different, because with bands with names like Suburban Kids With Biblical NamesHello Saferide, the criativity and originality are visible instantly. And as the most fun and gentle people they are, we, as fans, couldn't get more satisfied with the results.

SIDE A - CRACKERS
september 2007 - são paulo (sp) - at the news-stand

Maia is part of the band Hello Saferide but, here, she shows her solo project. She has this rare quality in her voice, which can be sweet and tender and, at the same time, strong in a way that hipnotizes everybody around her. For this reason, "Crackers" (Maia Hirasawa), our side A, called the attention of lots of people that got lucky in a wednesday night, near a news-stand. Taxis stopped right in the middle of the street to hear her, cars went backwards to understand what was happening and even the microphone couldn't get far away from her.

SIDE B - ROSELIN
september 2007 - são paulo (sp) - at night

To end up the Swedish Invasion special in Pocket music, Maia Hirasawa closes with her side B "Roselin". We didn't know exactly what to ask her, so we said to her to sing a song that was more comfortable and suitable for her. When she sat down next to the hotel's swimming pool, Maia started playing the first notes of "Roselin", and with a melancholic and sentimental mood of the song she captivated all of us in this trully magical night.

EXTRAS

Maia Hirasawa's official website

Maia Hirasawa's myspace

VOLUME 11 - HELLO SAFERIDE

Since last year in the first "Swedish Invasion", promoted by Coquetel Molotov from Recife, we were at the first row in Jens Lekman, El Perro del Mar, Hell on Wheels and José González' shows. And now, after tons of e-mails and phone calls, we accomplished to mix up Pocket Music with a different musical project, which promotes the reunion of brazilian fans with the independent musical scene in Sweden.

And it was the spirit of this reunion that we tried to capture from, putting the artists in public places in São Paulo in a fun and spontaneous way. It couldn't be different, because with bands with names like Suburban Kids With Biblical Names and Hello Saferide, the criativity and originality are visible instantly. And as the most fun and gentle people they are, we, as fans, couldn't get more satisfied with the results.

SIDE A - I WONDER WHO IS LIKE THIS ONE
september 2007 - são paulo (sp) - at the elevator

Our shooting day with Annika happened two days after her last concert in Brazil, in Sesc Vila Mariana, with the band Hello Saferide, which Annika is the heart and soul (she has also a solo project, sung in swedish, called Säkert!). In a intimate concert, she captured us with her humor and sweetness from her lyrics and with her amazing stage presence.

In a small elevator, singing the side A "I Wonder Who Is Like This One" (Annika Norlin), Annika showed her perfect timing, making a elevator trip a perfect size to a song and changing the concept of "elevator song" for two passangers that got a ride in this unique, special and safe show.

SIDE B - VI KOMMER ATT DÖ SAMTIDIGT
september 2007 - são paulo (sp) - in a gallery

It was our first time with international artists, so, we wanted some "authenticity" this time, therefore, we asked Annika to sing a song in swedish, from her solo project, "Säkert!". In a really sunny day, she started singing and walking through a small gallery in Augusta St. Slowly she started to invite the people who worked there to get out of their stores and enjoy this small pocket show of a song that is called "Vi kommer att dö samtidigt", that means "We are going to die at the same time". Annika says that this is one of her happy songs, which idea came from a friend's couple of dogs that one die some time after the other.

EXTRAS

Hello Saferide's official website

Hello Saferide's myspace

VOLUME 10 - SUBURBAN KIDS WIITH BIBLICAL NAMES

Since last year in the first "Swedish Invasion", promoted by Coquetel Molotov from Recife, we were at the first row in Jens Lekman, El Perro del Mar, Hell on Wheels and José González' shows. And now, after tons of e-mails and phone calls, we accomplished to mix up Pocket Music with a different musical project, which promotes the reunion of brazilian fans with the independent musical scene in Sweden.

And it was the spirit of this reunion that we tried to capture from, putting the artists in public places in São Paulo in a fun and spontaneous way. It couldn't be different, because with bands with names like Suburban Kids With Biblical Names and Hello Saferide, the criativity and originality are visible instantly. And as the most fun and gentle people they are, we, as fans, couldn't get more satisfied with the results.

SIDE A - MIDDLECLASS LIFE
september 2007 - são paulo (sp) - on the sidewalk

The boys from SKWBN with few and messy explanation from us, understood imediatly the spirit of the project and with a lot of breath and energy they accepted to go walking in the sideways of a middleclass neighbourhood of São Paulo, singing a new song. "Middleclass Life" (Suburban Kids With Biblical Names), our side A, had the exactly duration of one block of Lorena Street, where people were walking their dogs and cars with money had just arrived in the bank, all this, served as backup singers to this quick, dancing and fun urban serenade.

SIDE B - TREES AND SQUIRRELS
september 2007 - são paulo (sp) - in the middle of small trees

For the side B "Trees and Squirrels", the boys from SKWBN, without any hesitation got into a small garden and in the middle of some plants, just like the squirrels in the song, they made a fun and unexpected performance for those who passed by Consolação St. that night.

EXTRAS

• SKWBN's official website
• SKWBN's myspace

VOLUME 09 - SUPERCORDAS

"Elementary particles with identity crisis, the naked horizon reflected in the frog's eye, echoes of '67 psychedelia absorbed by seventeenth century sugar kane leaves, cryogenic machines developed by mad alchemists. Those are a few things Supercordas are about."

That's how the band define themselves. And, once again, this encounter between Pocketmusic and Supercordas was because of the great taste and constant incentive of Fernanda Takai.

They are an independent band that's been calling more and more attention from the audience and critic, with a expansive work on the internet, Supercordas is getting recognized by their talent on their new cd "Seres Verdes ao Redor: Música para Samambaias, Animais Rastajantes e Anfíbios Marcianos" (2006). (Green Beings Around: Music for Ferns, Crawling Animals and Martian Anphibious)

SIDE A - NÃO SEI SE VOU CAÇAR RÃ
(i don't know if i'm goona hunt a frog)
august 2007 - são paulo (sp) - on the stairs

And it was around this "crawling animals" that the band wanted to shoot their videos. The side A "Não sei se posso ir caçar rã" (Supercordas) is a never heard before track, that, althogh they play it on shows, it's not on the current album and, according to the band, probably, will not be on the next one.

SIDE B - FROG ROCK
august 2007 - são paulo (sp) - on the snake room

"Frog Rock" (Supercordas), the side B, has the most legimate anphibian atmosphere and putting a sleep snake together, it represents the good humor and creative sound that makes Supercordas a band so special for us. This sounds like a contry folk rock with the fresh and youth of our new generation of brazilian music.

EXTRAS

• Supercordas' official website
• Supercordas' myspace
• Supercordas' orkut community
• buy the cd "Green Beings Around" (2006)
  

VOLUME 08 - DADI

Dadi can be found everywhere in the history of the brazilian music. He was a member of the famous band Novos Baianos, he played in the legendary album "África Brasil" (1976) of Jorge Ben, he was a member of the band A Cor do Som, was a muse for Caetano Veloso's "Leãozinho", is the forth member of Tribalistas and, tireless, he just released his first solo album. And to complete, he has the same face and energy of a 20 year old boy.

As you get to know him is easy to understand why and how Dadi was everywhere at the same time with a lot of different talented people. He is extremely nice and his enthusiasm and good humor are contagious and his musicality totally natural.

SIDE A - SE ASSIM QUISER

(if you want so)

august 2007 - são paulo (sp) - on the roof

We've met him in the hotel where he was staying, where Dadi himself organized the day of shooting. Alongside with the bodyguard of the hotel, we went up to the roof of the building, which gave us a panoramic view of the city. Upthere, Dadi played his side A, "Se assim quiser" (Dadi/Arnaldo Antunes). This song was already recorded by Arnaldo in his cd "Saiba" (2004), but here is a sweeter version of the song that talks about the freedom of the freetime you have to spent your salary.

SIDE B - DOIS PERDIDOS

(two losts)
august 2007 - são paulo (sp) - on the sofa

Some floors down, in the pool, Dadi played "Dois perdidos" (Dadi/Arnaldo Antunes), his side B. This song, was also previously recorded by Arnaldo on his most recent record "Qualquer" (2006). And, here, one more time, Dadi gave his discreet and captivating personality to this song, that talks about two people lost in the same relashionship.

EXTRAS

• Dadi's official website
• buy the cd "Dadi" (2006)
  

VOLUME 07 - MARIANA AYDAR

Before the release of the cd "Kavita 1" (2006), her debut album, and became critic and public acclaimed, Mariana Aydar had already colaborated in a project of one of the components of pockemusic.

Mariana is always trying to reinvent herself, so, she opens her arms to partnerships and influences from artists of her generation or others, from Brazil to abroad.

SIDE A - UN, DEUX, TROIS
(one, two, three)
july 2007 - são paulo (sp) - in the garden

She quickly asked Duani to colaborate with her on the side A "Un, deux, trois" (Camille), a beautiful french song of the singer Camille. Mario Manga, Mariana's father, was also there to support her with the beautiful sound of the cello. This "threesome" in this song was already made in a live concert and here, it could be register in Mariana's backyard.

SIDE B - NA GANGORRA

(in the seesaw)
july 2007 - são paulo (sp) - on the swing

As a side B, we went to playcenter, which is an amusement park, and we made a espontaneous and fun video. Mariana and Duani sang playing and played singing "Na gangorra" (Giana Viscardi/Michael Ruzitschka), it reflects the creative freedom and pure fun for which, sometimes, the music exists.

EXTRAS

• Mariana Aydar's official website
• Mariana Aydar's myspace
• buy the cd "Kavita (2006)
  

VOLUME 06 - ÉRIKA MACHADO

Érika Machado is a singer/composer from Belo Horizonte, MG. The essencial thing to be said here is that we didn’t know much about Érika and we’ve never talked to her before, but, in less than 24 hours, between a telephone call from SP to BH, trying to explain about the project, and our meeting in a restaurant in BH, a great relashionship between her music and pocket music was sealed.

She was interested in the project, so, simply, she accepted it. Until now, it is a record in pocket music, less than 24 hours between the invitation and the day of shooting. Her participation here was a happy meeting that, although promoted by Pato Fu, it was meant to be. She came shy and quiet to us with her guitar on her back. Her delicate and captivating personality is responsible for the mood in her songs that sounds like a irresistible ordinary life cronics.

SIDE A - SECADOR, MAÇÃ E LENTE
(blowdryer, apple and lens)
june 2007 - belo horizonte (mg) - in the duck

“Secador, maçã e lente” (Érika Machado/ Juliana Mafra), the side A, was made in a carnival, inside a green swimmer duck. It’s a track from her first CD “No cimento” (2006) produced by John Ulhoa. It talks about a boy that is happy living a life that's far from complete.

SIDE B - ROBERTINHA
(little roberta)
june 2007 - belo horizonte (mg) - in the square

As a side B, she gave us the incredibly catchy “Robertinha” (Érika Machado). It talks about a girl called Robertinha that want to buy the world and it’s never satisfied. Warning: We, from pocket music, are 3 months singing this tune. So, you must be careful, it may seem just 1 minute short and harmeless, but it’s addictive!

EXTRAS

• Érika Machado's official website
• Érika Machado's myspace
• buy the cd "No cimento" (2006)
• photos
• making of:
  

VOLUME 05 - ARNALDO ANTUNES

We're from São Paulo, but, in pocket music, there wasn't any artist from SP... yet. Arnaldo Antunes is from SP, so surely, we did something in a place that was iconic: the old downtown.

He composes with a guitar, but he never plays it on stage, usually he dances and jumps a lot. But, here, he chose to take a chance and play two songs with his guitar to go along with his strong and deep voice.

Arnaldo has an extensive cv, it goes from his participation in a popular brazilian band called Titãs, going to an extensive solo project, which includes soundtracks and music for ballets, to his participation in other super popular brazilian trio called Tribalistas (with Marisa Monte & Carlinhos Brown). So, there was much to choose from.

But we wanted more, so we asked him a never-heard-before-song. And we've had it!

SIDE A - VÁ TRABALHAR
(go to work)
august/2007 - são paulo (sp) - in the vale

"Vá trabalhar" (Arnaldo Antunes) is our never-heard-before-side A-shot in the old downtown of São Paulo. He's in a place called "Vale do Anhangabaú", a wide kind of square. It's a song that, according to Arnaldo, was made years ago when he was part of Titãs, but they never recorded it. It talks about the hole that you can get into, when you start working and forget about your family.

SIDE B - VOLTE PARA O SEU LAR
(go back to your home)
august/2007 - são paulo (sp) - in a place under construction

And in our side B, Arnaldo gets into a hole to play a song that says to a leader to go back home, in its superficial essence, of course. It's a song that has been recorded by Marisa Monte in her album "Mais" (1991) and in Arnaldo's "Um som" (1998). He recovers, here, the first arrangement of the song when he presented to Marisa, 16 years ago.

EXTRAS

• photos
• arnaldo antunes' official website
• buy the new CD "Qualquer"
• buy the CD/DVD "Nome"
  
• making of:
  

VOLUME 04 - CHINA

China is from Recife and was part of a band called Sheik Tosado in the 90's. Since then, he left his own mark on the stage. You never know where he is, because he's always jumping, running, sliding and dancing, dancing, dancing.

Today, Sheik Tosado does not exist anymore, so, China divides his time between his solo career and the lead vocal for a band called Del Rey. Alone, he's preparing his sophomore album with his own songs. With Del Rey, a project with the boys from Mombojó, he's doing shows all over Brazil singing the amazing songs of Roberto Carlos. And, always, dancing, dancing, dancing.

So, Pocket music presents the opposite of this China. Just voice and guitar, one thing that he claims he never does in public. China sings two songs with a bossa nova style, sitting down and restrained like we've never seen him before.

SIDE A - CANÇÃO QUE NÃO MORRE NO AR
(a song that doesn't die in the air)
may/2007 - são paulo (sp) - in the bathroom

"Canção que não morre no ar" (China/ Bruno Ximarú) is our never heard before side A, but, soon it will be released in China's next album. It was made in a bathroom, because China said that's the place where he likes to compose his songs, because of the acoustic and the intimacy of the place. This song talks about being imortal in a song that could never die in the air, so, we had to recorded it in order to keep it surviving.

SIDE B - ANTI-HERÓI
(anti-hero)
may 2007 - são paulo (sp) - on the stage

"Anti-herói" (China) is our sweet side B. It is a sweet and personal lullaby that he talks a little about him and he dedicated it to his children, Matheus and Tom. He doesn't intend to record it, so this is a unique moment for him and for us, too, in a empty stage of Studio SP, between some instruments and a wide view of the night lights of São Paulo.

EXTRAS

• photos
  
• china's myspace
• buy the CD
• making of:
  
  
  
  

VOLUME 03 - MART'NÁLIA

Mart'nália is from Rio de Janeiro and is the samba in person. She's spontaneous like few people could dream of being and she can make samba in the stage of Carnegie Hall, just like she would do it in her backyard. She has the hability of transforming a simple and raw song in an amazing experience for those who hear it.

It was a rainy day in São Paulo when we went to shoot Mart'nália. At the night of that day, she would have a show, so, this bad wheather and her manager, Marcia Alvarez's threat "if you take my singer to the cold, i'll kill you all", made us stay inside Mart'nália's hotel room.

SIDE A - PRETINHOSIDADE
("blackousity")
june/2007 - são paulo (sp) - in the hotel

"Pretinhosidade" (Mart'nália/Mombaça), our SIDE A, is a union of the words preciousity and black, something like, blackousity. It's a declaration of love for someone who understands who you are. In Mart'nália's bed, this samba was played with everybody from her band: Alfredo "Doca" Machado, Analimar Ventapane (her sister), Jorge Ailton, Menino Ovídio, Cassiano, Macaco Branco and Junior Crispin.

SIDE B - CHEGA
(enough)
june 2007 - são paulo (sp) - in the hotel

"Chega" (Mart'nália/Mombaça), our SIDE B, is kind of the continuation of our SIDE A: Mart'nália goes away from her bandmates to go on solo outside her room. This song is about the end of a relashionship, when it's just embearable to be with someone. Like the song, she wants to go away to get free, so she goes from her hotel room to the top of the building and the cold light of that day arrives at the same time that the character from the song gets free. It was a beautiful moment when we took the singer out in the cold.... Her manager didn't killed us, Mart'nália did a beautiful show late that night and now we have a beautiful spontaneous video to show.

EXTRAS

• photos
  
• official website
• mart'nália's myspace
• making of:

VOLUME 02 - THALMA DE FREITAS

Thalma de Freitas is a carioca singer and actress. She's the daughter of another great brazilian musician, Laércio de Freitas. And she's also a part of a brazilian band called Orquestra Imperial, which is formed by 19 different brazilian musicians that, together, play from samba to cha-cha-cha.

Thalma was the first artist that we filmed. She got on board without knowing exactly what the result of this project would be, but she was as much excited as we. She had the spirit that the first day of shooting needed, a lot of good energy, beautiful songs and an amazing voice. We picked a public square called "Praça do pôr-do-sol" (Sunset Square) that's known for its perfect view of the sun going down in the city of São Paulo, and we managed to be in one of the most sunny days of the year in a city that's well known for its drizzle.

SIDE A - NÃO FOI EM VÃO
(it wasn't in vain)
may/2007 - são paulo (sp) - in the sunset square

Thalma says that nothing like a love disenchantment to tune the instrument in the right way and, in her case, her voice was the instrument to make this song, about a bittersweet end of a love affair, got completly tuned. Just her voice was enough to bring the melancholy that this song, written by her, needed. This version is completely different than the one in the new Orquestra Imperial's cd.

SIDE B - MONSTRO AO PÔR-DO-SOL
(a sunset freestyle)
may/2007 - são paulo (sp) - in the sunset square

Thalma invited Max B.O., a rapper from São Paulo, to make something totally improvised that suited the project's spirit. He arrived in the moment that the sunset was in its most beautiful light. A great orange sky was all over the city and with the beats made by an indian tabla in the background, Thalma made a delightful indian chant to go along with Max's verses. Together, they produced a simple and spontaneous moment that made its register more precious for us.

EXTRAS

• photos
• thalma's myspace
• laércio de freitas' myspace
• max b.o.'s myspace
  
• making of:
  

VOLUME 01 - PATO FU

PATO FU is a band from Belo Horizonte (MG) and formed by Fernanda Takai (lead vocal), John Ulhoa (guitar/ programming/ vocals), Ricardo Koctus (bass/ vocals), Xande Tamletti (drums/ percussion) and Lulu Camargo (keyboards/ accordion).

It's a cosmic relashionship between Pato Fu and Pocket Music. The friendship between us (Daniel, Rafael and Tati) began with debates about cinema and music - although it was just an excuse to drink beer and get together. And in one of these debates, the Pato Fu's cd "Toda cura para todo mal" (Every cure to every malady, 2005) had just been released and there weren't any discussion about it, all three really loved the cd. Years later, by coincidence, Pato Fu was the first band that we try to get in touch and present the project, and with a infinite kindness they accepted the invitation and got on board with new songs and open to different experiences. It took some time between the first contact and the day of shooting, but, somehow, it was all perfect. When we're just about to release the website, they were just about to release the new cd "Daqui pro futuro" (From here to the future, 2007) (only for online purchaise). So, it was a great way to start the website, with a lot of good energy going around. We couldn't ask for anything more special than that. And, now, here we go. From here to the future.

SIDE A - MAMÃ PAPÁ
(mammy daddy)
june 2007 - belo horizonte (mg) - in a toy store

"Mamã Papá" (Fernanda Takai/ John Ulhoa/ Rubinho Troll) was shot in a children's toy store, that made a robot doll, Silício, for Pato Fu's concert tour of the CD "Toda cura para todo mal" (Every cure to every malady, 2005). It's a really sweet song that was made for Fernanda & John's daughter. It talks about the good trip of parenthood with a childish language, with a lot of simplicity and poetry, as well. The arrangement of this song was made with a guitar, toys and the sweet voice of Fernanda.

SIDE B - VAGALUME
(firefly)
june 2007 - belo horizonte (mg) - in a backyard

"Vagalume" (Fernanda Takai/ John Ulhoa) was shot in a backyard, with some small lights and candles on the ground to illuminate this nightly serenade that talks about a nice encounter with a firefly. It was one of those few moments of magic that we could witness live. We hope that this gets transmited in such a small player.

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