kc Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 PJC presents SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND Saturday, Sept 9th. With guests: The Atomic Orchestra http://www.myspace.com/spaceprog/ $12 Doors open at 9pm. www.pepperjackcafe.com 38 King William St. Hamilton (905)525-6666 http://www.aesthetics-usa.com/artists/spu/bio.html http://www.robmazurek.com/ Spawned from the pink sulfur skies of Sao Paulo, Brazil, this project consists of artists; Rob Mazurek (Mandarin Movie, Isotope 217, Chicago Underground, Exploding Star Orchestra) on cornet/electronics and Mauricio Takara (Hurtmold, M. Takara) on percussion/electronics. Elements of electronics, dub, free samba, rock, jazz and maracatu, are all present within this texturally rich album. Modern music, for modern times. Recorded from August to November in 2005 at Rocha Studios in Sao Paulo, this is the group’s debut release, and features contributions from the vibrant music communities of Sao Paulo, Chicago & NY by: Hurtmold, Marcos Axe, Tiago Mesquita (all of Sao Paulo), Wayne Montana & Damon Locks (Chicago, both of Aesthetics artists The Eternals), Josh Abrams (Chicago, Town & Country), Chad Taylor (NY, Chicago Underground). HISTORY Mauricio Takara has been involved in the underground Brazilian music scene for many years, on drums, percussion, trumpet and as an electronic programmer. He’s collaborated with a vast range of worldly artists, such as: Otto, Damo Suzuki, Cidadao Instigado, Nana Vasconcelos, Thomas Rohrer & Nacao Zumbi. He’s toured in Asia, Brazil, U.S., and Europe, including such events as: Sonar festival (Barcelona), Roskilde (Denmark), Womex (Seville), Club Transmediale (Berlin) and the World Socials Forum (India). He’s released 2 solo records as M. Takara for the Brazil labels Submarine & Slag Records, and 4 with his six piece group Hurtmold. He’s currently working on a ‘J.T. Meirelles’ remix record (60’s Brazilian samba-jazz saxophonist) with the group Instituto. Rob Mazurek is an abstract sound composer, improviser, cornetist, computerist, pianist, painter and multi-media artist. A prime mover in the vibrant Chicago scene (and now also Sao Paulo’s) he’s recorded for such labels as: Thrill Jockey, Delmark, Mego & Aesthetics, and has toured extensively in such places as: Europe, Japan, N. America and Brazil, including such festivals as: Sonar, Istanbul (Turkey) and Chicago Jazz (US). In 2005 he was awarded a grant to orchestrate a multi-media art event at France's Abbaye Royale de Fontenvraud, and also received a ‘Meet the Composer Grant’ for his work with Mandarin Movie. Also in 2005, his large ensemble Exploding Star Orchestra debuted at Chicago’s Millennium Park. He’s been critically acclaimed for all facets of his music in such places as: Rolling Stone, The Wire, Chicago Tribune & NY Times to name only a few. Currently he makes his home in Manaus, a city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Joining Rob and Mauricio for the show at Pepper Jack's will be Brazilian-based percussionist Richard Ribeiro and percussionist/sampler/vocalist Guilherme Granado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Go to this show. But see them in Guelph too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 I'm jealous I'm missing this. This is really killer stuff... eclectic, yet accesible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted September 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Você povoa é stupid se você não vier a esta mostra mas você é esperto se você puder figurar para fora de o que eu estou dizendo através de minha função do tradutor do mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 GO TO THIS SHOW.Here's the complete transcript of my interview with Rob Mazurek.>Q: As briefly as possible describe what an audience can expect from>Sao Paolo Underground? (I need a very brief pull quote here)Sputtering sound mixed with beautiful arcing melodies and phantom carnival hymes. maracatu breakdown big beat rockin with killer rhytm and electronic flares juxtaposed with free melody double drum mayhem and sinewy melodic Bahian-Sao Paulo sun streaks and gigantic drums.>>Q: Does Sao Paolo play for various types of audiences (ie. dancing>vs. chin stroking) and which is your preference to play for?we play for all humans>>Q: In retaining the Underground (presumably a reference to the Chicago>Underground) in the name are you consciously, I hesitate to say,>leveraging off that 'branding' or is it a cross-pollination of your>Chicago and now South American background? all my music is underground in the sense that Philip K. Dick is underground. a conscious and un-conscious use of materials in order to crack hidden walls that exist between what is quickly and historically accepted and what is imaginatevely possible.>>Q: You have played the Guelph Jazz Festival as I recall twice, once>with a presumably one-off project Shark T and another time as the>Chicago Underground Trio? (Is this correct?) It is interesting that>the year you performed as Shark T the Cuong Vu Trio also played- do>you see Cuong Vu (trumpet/electronics) as a peer? Who do you see as>peers either on your instrument or in general? Be as specific as>possible.anyone who accepts the idea of sound as sound, color as sound, sound as color, the sky, a limitless place to wonder about things important and un-important. a non-dogmatic free projection of no-thing and all-things. folks who take chances and stay true to some kind of artistic or non-artistic way or non-way, a borderless non-genre being who is not afraid to psycho-tron anywhere and no-where at a moments notice with out the help of some map that is not valid in the first place on an inter-personal plane or any other plane for that matter. i am willing to accept a situation where every thing is a potential peer.>>Q: Tell me about how you met M. Takara and what the connection was on>a personal and creative level. What does Takara bring to the game?Mauricio is an amazing drummer/computerist/samplist/human/thinking/thoughtfull human, who I had the pleasure of meeting in Bela Horizonte Brasil at a show he was doing with his excellent rock band Hurtmold. We immediately hit it off, and began making plans to spend some time together in order to see if we could project in some fashon together. He invited the Chicago Underground Duo to play some shows in Sao Paulo, which we did, and after this I stayed on in SP for a few weeks and out of these first sessions came the ideas for Sao Paulo Underground and the record "Sauna: Um, Dois,Tres" >>Q: Tell me about the two sidemen travelling with you and should they>be thought of as support players or as part of the Sao Paolo>Underground proper?they are part of the group as everything is. Guilherme plays sampler/drum machine/percussion/effects/keyboard and is an amazing personality and Richard is a burning drummer who lays it in there like you would not believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted September 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 They "play for all humans." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Part of the reason it drives me a little crazy, and I know Ken can relate, getting behind shows like this is that no one's really likely to heed the advice. If Rob Mazurek played with Trey at some jewish dude's wedding though EVERYONE would go. You want to know what's wrong with the jam scene? People not getting behind true improviser's with a very broad and expansive musical background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeps Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 You're so anti-trey-metic.I am definitely going to try and get out to PJC on Saturday...funding's tight but I'mma try dammit.Deeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cully Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 The problem is that there is too much stuff going on this weekend!! Stop blaming Trey for everything that is wrong in this world!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
show---whore Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 (edited) SAO PAULO UNDERGROUND just played the best show i'll see this year. i can't see any band topping that.they handed me my ass. Edited September 11, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 (edited) That's it boy. That's it. I had a ball hanging out with Rob, Mauricio, Guillerme and Richard (the really hard hitting drummer - speaks no english name pronounced Hitch-erd). I am so glad you made it out whore and have the praise. Can you feel what I am saying about how what the jamband world needs more of is that level of musicianship.Oh and when I told Mazurek the 'playing with Trey at a jewish dude's wedding' story he cracked the fuck up. Edited September 11, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
payce-ley Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 thanks for the heads up zero... was thinking about checkin it out but your enthusiasm sealed the deal for me... heavy flowing jazz with tastefully subtle brazilian percussive inflections sprinkled throughout... fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted September 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Yes Zero, they were dope as fuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Mazurek is a great guy too eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Guilherme's sampler and sequencer set up is really lo-fi and used to great effect I think. I would have loved to have seen them in an audience where you didn't have to stay dead quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted September 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Mazurek was very cool. The Brazilians too. I could not believe how schooled they were in underground american hip hop.The sampler/sequencing added a fulfilling funky dance vibe at times. I think they could easily pull off being The New New Deal if they wanted to, but that would be too easy for them.Aside from show-whore, I had about 3 other seperate music geeks coming up to me stating that was one of the best shows they have seen all year.They deserve the hype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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