In The Stacks 5/10/26

Overall = 2.7 (10)  ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Vinicius Cantuaria - Psychedelic Rio - Sunnyside, 2024. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ โŽ„: I might describe this as Dreamy Brazilian Cowboy music rather than Psychedelic Rio. Perhaps the lyrics are the trippy part and I just don't understand Portuguese? The album has some creative guitar work and the songs create… Continue reading In The Stacks 5/10/26

In The Stacks 4/5/26

ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Vinicius Cantuรกria- Sol Na Cara - Gramavision/Rykodisc, 1996.  ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธโŽ„๐Ÿ”Œ ๐ŸŽธ ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ ๐ŸŒƒ ๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ”ฎ: A beautiful, drifting and languid, modern Brazilian recording. This was Mr. Cantuรกriaโ€™s first International album and he had released several albums in Brazil prior. There is a very subtle use of electronics that I love and he employs… Continue reading In The Stacks 4/5/26

In the Stacks 12/22/25

Overall = 2.7 (10) ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix A new category = ๐ŸŽบ ๐ŸŽ‘ECM label. I recently did some recategorizing in the stacks, ECM has both Jazz, World and New Classical recordings and have shimmied between my general Jazz collection and their own place in my collection, as other labels have. ECM has a distinctive sound… Continue reading In the Stacks 12/22/25