Customer Reviews

Outro Lado

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A wonderful album, recommended to anyone - from romantic teen-girls to cynical marginals. Expertly made - with groovy d'n'b passages and special efx it is also very eclectic. Even the wide concept of Easy Listening is somehow small for it. Though including real lounge hits, it becomes pretty extreme at certain points, and the Lambada-like vocals of the lead-singer spice the whole thing up, making it sexy, passionate, and alive - something many of contemporary music lacks.

I bought Outro Lado solely because I'd heard the title song on a net radio station and couldn't get enough of it. It's got a hypnotic sexy beat that makes me want to find someone to groove with. Upon first listen, I was disappointed that the slower tunes alternated with kind of hyper, a-little-too-electronic songs like #2 Brazilectro and #4 Zabumba No Mar - which always makes it hard to maintain any particular mood and that might annoy some of my higher strung company.

The dreamy songs remind me of Nightmares on Wax's Carboot Soul. Very provocative and sensual. And then there are a couple of more traditionally composed Brazilian tunes some with a more batucada beat. If you like any of the music I've mentioned, I highly recommend checking them out. If anything, Outro Lado is an all around great dance party CD.

I have nothing bad to say about this cd except that I was disappointed in its musical offering. This is nice, middle of the road, Brazilian music, that makes me want to hear the really great stuff, like Milton Nascimento, Dom Um Romao, Baden Powell. The singer is very pleasant and the lyrics, thank you 6 Degrees for publishing the translations, which you didn't do for the great Suba:Sao Paolo Confessions, are very unusual on some of the songs. But, there is really no new ground broken here. It is very nice, relaxing music that many people will probably enjoy, but, it is not memorable as the above mentioned artists are and the great Suba release which I think is a gem!

This album is fine -- decently produced and conceived -- but it is a bit hackneyed. It grooves, but the sampled sounds aren't particularly fresh and the production is fairly stale. If you really want to hear innovative fusion of trad Brazilian and Electronica, try Suba's "San Paolo Confessions" or Amon Tobin's "Supermodified."

Well, I bought Zuco 103's two releases in reverse order and was slightly dissapointed with this, their first release. However, that is not to say anything bad or that this disc isn't good, it is just that the second release is so good. After several listens and getting over my own bias I founfd this disc to be pretty darn good. Very innovative stuff, quirky beats to the samba rhythmns makes for some interesting electronica.The second and title track, Outro Lado ( The Other Side) pretty much sums up in terms of music the edgy yet soft and sensual vibe this disc produces. Everytime I hear this song I think my disc is stuck because they do that repeat ding, ding, ding, thing, only to ease back into the groove. On this particular track sultry songstress LilianVieira, her of the wild- looking retro afro, cork screw hair, is only taunting and teasing. Her voice is catchy and infectous and even though my understanding of Portugese is next to nil I understand good music and you will too. The language is no barrier. Besides, the booklet includes selected lyrics in English. "Zabumba No Mar" features Vieira in a rap mode that is very cool; it is suttle and with just the right hook. She seems to be at her best on tracks like "Fome Total/Hunger for Love" where her sensuality is dripping sex appeal as she sings about her own dependence on love. She can be soft and gentle like the classic "Girl from Ipenema" but is even more entertaining on songs where her playfullness and soul comes across. "Cujo and Cuja" is a song based on a poem by Shaca that tells the story of being poor and black in a narrative style to a drum and bass beat. If you like trip-hop, jazzy interludes and nu samba stylings than this is a good disc for you. If you can only get one Zuco 103 disc, go for their second release as it is an improvement over this one, which is a good thing.

I picked this up when it came out a few years ago and never really got into this. I first heard Zuco 103 on the compilation "Brasil 2Mil" by sixdegreesrecords and liked Outro Lado, but Zuco's feature release didn't impress me much at all. There were a few catchy songs, and the Outro Lado mix on this cd was pretty cool. But otherwise the sound effects and most of the rest of the tracks seemed too gimmicky and "silly" even. You may enjoy this album at first, but I ended up shelving it and haven't listened to it much since.

I agree with the previous reviewer - there are better albums out there. I'd pick up Brasil 2Mil instead and enjoy the Zuco track there and hear some of the different/diverse sounds. Suba's Sao Paulo Confessions is phenomenal for a "new" sound. I also would recommend Bebel Gilberto's Tanto Tempo (original).

This CD has made my summer a groovy one. This trio melds together influences from diverse corners of the musicworld: brazilian ,obviously, jazz, drum and bass, funk, MPB, but it all seems to come together quite naturally and manages to sound fresh and hip. The lyrics are great too (and all translated into English). Lilian Vieira combines a spicy voice that can be soft or with more treble depending on the mood she's in with catchy melodies and great grooves that the drummer and keyboardist-programmer put down. A definite must for anyone who's into the more contemporary, groovy brazilian stuff, with a unexpected Euro-edge!

This CD has made my summer a groovy one. This trio melds together influences from diverse corners of the musicworld: brazilian ,obviously, jazz, drum and bass, funk, MPB, but it all seems to come together quite naturally and manages to sound fresh and hip. The lyrics are great too (and all translated into English). Lilian Vieira combines a spicy voice that can be soft or with more treble depending on the mood she's in with catchy melodies and great grooves that the drummer and keyboardist-programmer put down. A definite must for anyone who's into the more contemporary, groovy brazilian stuff, with a unexpected Euro-edge!

although i like old brazilian musicians like Tom Jobim, Maria Bethania... this is something different more modern and showing that brazilian music is going on (check out also Suba). only thing i personaly don't like on this album is that the lyrics in the booklet are translated... that's becouse i speak some portugues and i like things more in original

I first heard it on NPR. Put it on, imagine, or forget, it doesn't matter, it allows you to do what you wish but at the same time, demands your attention as well.

t.