{"product_id":"2424272","title":"Marcos Valle - Tunel Acustico [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one has lived a life quite like Marcos Valle -  He became an overnight international sensation, fled a military dictatorship, dodged the Vietnam war draft, had his music sung by Homer Simpson, made enemies with Marlon Brando, and became an unsuspecting fitness guru for multiple generations -  But to truly understand the great Brazilian composer, arranger, singer and multi instrumentalist, one must listen to his music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween the release of his first album in 1962 and today, Marcos Valle has released twenty-two studio albums traversing definitive bossa nova, classic samba, iconic disco pop, psychedelic rock, nineties dance and orchestral music. He has also had his songs recorded by some of the all time greats, including Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughn, Sergio Mendes, Elis Regina, and (last but not least), Emma Button of the Spice Girls. He has also had his music sampled by Jay-Z, Kanye West, Pusha T and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his twenty-third studio album \u003ci\u003eTunel Acustico\u003c\/i\u003e, Valle set out to bring it all together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I believe my music is many things. It goes in different directions. I have many different ways of writing music, sometimes it's melodies and harmony, sometimes the groove is the focus. But all the music I have made over my sixty year career is unified. It is all natural and it is all sincere. And this is what I wanted to bring to my new album.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA prominent feature of Valle's career has been his dual residence between Brazil and the USA. Originally moving over in the mid-sixties on the back of bossa nova's international proliferation, Valle toured with Sergio Mendes and became hugely in demand as a composer and arranger. But the Vietnam War loomed and the threat of being drafted saw him return to Brazil. He spent the following years in Rio writing music for TV and film, as well as four cult favourite albums in collaboration with some of Brazil's most groundbreaking musicians including Milton Nascimento, Azymuth, Som Imaginario and O Terco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 1975, Brazil's military dictatorship was at its most oppressive, making living and working increasingly difficult. Valle moved back to the US where he would reside in LA, writing songs for, and collaborating with the likes of Eumir Deodato, Airto Moreira, Chicago, Sarah Vaughn and Leon Ware, amongst others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTunel Acustico\u003c\/i\u003e features two songs originally conceived during Valle's time on the West Coast: 'Feels So Good', a stirring two-step soul triumph written in 1979 with soul icon Leon Ware, and the sublime AOR disco track 'Life Is What It Is', composed around the same time, with percussionist Laudir De Oliveira from the group Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt around an unfinished demo Marcos found on a shelf in his house 44 years after it was made, the 'Feels So Good' demo was restored with the help of producer Daniel Maunick, who also utilised AI stem-separation to remove the placeholder vocal ad-libs. Valle added Portuguese lyrics to sit alongside Ware's vocal hook, as well as extra keyboards and percussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso written in late seventies LA, 'Life Is What Is It' was co-penned by Laudir De Oliveira from the band Chicago and first released on the bands' \u003ci\u003eChicago 13\u003c\/i\u003e album with lyrics by Robert Lamb. Another nod to his good times in LA, Valle recorded his own version for \u003ci\u003eTunel Acustico\u003c\/i\u003e, upping the tempo and deepening the groove for a blast of irresistible summer soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn \u003ci\u003eTunel Acustico\u003c\/i\u003e, Valle's core band features two members of the renowned Brazilian jazz-funk group Azymuth: Alex Malheiros on bass and Renato Massa on drums. The rhythm section is completed by percussionist Ian Moreira, with additional contributions from guitarist Paulinho Guitarra and trumpeter Jesse Sadoc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contemporarily composed music on \u003ci\u003eTunel Acustico\u003c\/i\u003e features an impressive lineup of guest lyricists, including renowned Brazilian artists: Joyce Moreno (Bora Meu Vem), Ceu (Nao Sei), and Moreno Veloso (Palavras Tao Gentis) as well as Valle's brother Paulo Sergio Valle (Tem Que Ser Feliz).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe album closes with 'Thank You Burt (For Bacharach)', a tribute to the legendary composer who passed away in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTunel Acustico\u003c\/i\u003e will be released on 20th September 2024 via Far Out Recordings. 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