Audio CD review:
Marcio Faraco - Invento

Marcio Faraco - Invento

Band: Marcio Faraco Title: Invento Rating: Release Date: 17 April, 2007 Media: Audio CD Tracks:

Customer Reviews Melodic, Acoustic, Stripped-Down Samba The opening track A IMAGEM PERDIDA is a gorgeous, lilting song. Marcio Faraco's 4th release, INVENTO, takes you into his studio with 11 tracks featuring acoustic guitar and percussion,along with Marcio's fine vocals. UM SINAL is a rhythmic joy -- try not moving while hearing it. Also listen to the beat of TUDO SE FAZ POR DINHEIRO. Other artists trying to work in this vein cloak their songs in slick production values that leave me wanting music that is both more melodic and full. In his own way, Marcio Faraco is a melodic decendant of Joao Gilberto and his students -- crafting original songs that are both new and an evolution of Brazilian tradition. All of his albums are different and all excellent with instrumentation including clarinet, pedal steel guitar and evocative string quartets. INVENTO lets us in on his creative process, as his songwriting usually begins with just guitar, before he adds the unique arrangements heard on his three previous albums. That he is not known in the US is our loss. . Another great one from Marcio Here on his fourth CD Marcio does not disappoint. Well I couldn't wait for this to be released in the US and ordered it expedited from Amazon-france. Lilting guitar, beautiful voice, simply superb recording quality. If only slightly less consistently good songs than on previous albums, but this could be just my personal taste. That said, at least half the songs on this album are every bit as good as any on his prior 3 albums which are all fantastic in my opinion. If you are a Faraco fan, this is a no brainer. If you are a Brazilian Jazz, MPB, or Samba/Bossa fan, or even just a Brazilian who loves music, and and have never heard, or heard of, Marcio Faraco. . . you simply have to learn what you have been missing - and buy one of his CD's. I would recommend any of his latter 3 if only because the first has slightly less transparent recording. For me, Faraco is poetry and art in music - and I don't even speak the language!. . You can see a complete list of all Marcio Faraco discography, or go back to the Marcio Faraco tabs