• 10 overall top artists on last.fm - Dec 09/2007

    Dez 9 2007, 18h50

    01 Hurtmold
    02 Jon Brion
    03 José Gonzales
    04 m takara
    05 Talkdemonic
    06 Los Hermanos
    07 Mombojó
    08 Jorge Ben Jor
    09 Arctic Monkeys
    10 Marvin Gaye

    What was the first song you ever heard by #6?:
    I can't remember

    What is your favorite album of #2?:
    Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind Soundtrack

    What is your favorite lyric that #5 has sung?
    They play only instrumental songs, so...

    How many times have you seen #4 live?:
    I saw him 4 for times, but playing in different projects: Hurtmold(2x), São Paulo Underground and m.takara

    What is your favorite song by #7?:
    TocarAbsorva

    What is a good memory you have involving the music of #10?:
    I don´t know if it's a good memory, but is strange...everytime I see something about war, violence and bad things his most famous song (TocarWhat's Going On) comes to my head like an answer for all those bad things happening around us

    Is there a song of #3 that makes you sad?:
    I think music is not created to makes me sad, but have one that makes me more introspective after listen: Instr.

    What is your favorite lyric that #2 has sung?:
    "So infinit and scary too. Just ask for it, and it's coming truth" - Gotta Start Somewhere

    What is your favorite song by #9?:
    Mardy Bum - I adore they guitar style

    How did you get into #3?:
    Reading "Rolling Stone" magazine, 4 or 5 moths ago

    What was the first song you heard by #1?:
    amansa louco, great song

    What is your favorite song by #4?:
    meu mundo numa quadra, another great song

    How many times have you seen #9 live?:
    Never =/

    What is a good memory you have involving #2?:
    On of the best movies i have ever seen

    Is there a song of #8 that makes you sad?:
    Jorge Ben? Sad? Are u crazy? =)

    What’s your favorite album of #5?:
    Beat Romantic, fantastic album

    What is your favorite lyric that #3 has sung?:
    "You're not using a designated driver
    to show you around
    The folders are a bit too ordered
    The sailors seem a bit to bored
    Mountain tops seem nice from a distance
    Close: rough and not so smooth
    So these streets have been walked upon for centuries
    I'm sensing owls aren't you?
    Aren't you?" - Sensing Owls

    What is your favorite song of #1?:
    Whyte Gymnasium

    What is your favorite song of #10?:
    TocarLet's Get It On - One of my fave songs ever

    How many times have you seen #8 live?:
    I missed many chances, but I'm waiting another oportunit

    What is your favorite album of #1?:
    Cozido

    What is a great memory you have concerning #9?:
    None

    What was the first song you heard by #8?:
    I can't remember
  • Matéria Rolling Stone

    Mai 21 2007, 19h51

    M. Takara - Conta

    Um dos melhores bateristas de sua geração (e é uma geração de bons bateristas), Maurício Takara transita entre o hip hop, o free jazz, o hardcore desconstruído via indie cabeçudo e a eletrônica de laptop - um produto essencialmente paulistano. E, como acontece com a sua própria cidade, aos poucos Takara consegue assumir que suas diferentes facetas podem coexistir. Não é porque é baterista do Instituto, do Hurtmold, do São Paulo Underground, dono de seu próprio show e de uma dupla com o rapper Akin que seus discos solos tenham que soar como apenas parte de sua personalidade. O que era uma afirmação em sua estréia (M. Takara, de 2004) caiu na "síndrome do segundo disco" (Com Chankas & Jon, de 2005) e corria o risco de soar redundante, caso Conta não acenasse mudanças. Elas ainda são sutis, mas já apontam rumo a uma ponte que nem o próprio Takara pensaria em cogitar - e com o pop brasileiro. Embora o disco ainda seja dominado pelo autismo abstrato de seus ídolos Four Tet e Prefuse 73, o novo disco abre a cabeça para a música "normal" - por isso começam a surgir letras ("Eu Não") e referências de música brasileira ("Meu Mundo Numa Quadra") - que entregam a faceta hippie de sua geração (títulos como "Rô e Ju" e "Tudo é Muito Bonito Mas Sei Lá" não deixam dúvidas!). Do outro lado da ponte está o Los Hermanos, que já vislumbrou essa conexão antes mesmo que Takara (quando convidaram o Hurtmold para abrir seus shows). É claro que não é o caso de exigir canções, refrões e melodias do trabalho de Maurício. Aos poucos ele se abre para fugir de rótulos como "difícil" e "hermético". Ainda é pouco - mas já é.

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