VASCO MARTINS / ヴァスコ・マルティンス / UNIVERSO DA ILHA / レコード

MUSIC FROM MEMORY ファン直撃!! スーパーディープな電子アフリカン・バレアリック from カーボ・ヴェルデ!

今でも現役を貫く ヴァスコ・マルティンスが残した幻の1986年作が正式にリイシュー!! 初期アンビエントにも通ずる NEW AGE サウンド、ミニマル・ミュージック、メランコリックでナイーヴなシンセ・サウンドがたゆたう極上の音世界! ベースにはアフリカのグリオやカーボヴェルデのモルナの音楽性が脈付き、軽やかな生命力を感じさせます。この手の復刻モノは多数あれど、ここまでのものはなかなかない...!! MUSIC FROM MEMORY の掲示する世界そのままの 超一級アフリカン・バレアリックです!



Super deep African / New Age / Minimalistic / Ambient crossover from Cabo Verde - Not the typical record, a beautiful listening experience - Check !!
Originally conceived as a book of 6 poems that developed into a record released independently in 1986, Universo Da Ilha sits at the cross-section of many different genres. Connecting contemporary New Age and ambient minimalist movements with traditional West African and Cape Verdean elements from the past (griot voices, djembe rhythms, melancholic morna), Vasco constructed his own “universe” where, in spite of the isolation of the island at the time, he transcended barriers and created a global record that was ahead of its time
Vasco used his own synths and drum machines, and with the help of a small group of friends (Tey Gonçalves on percussion, Neney’s amazing griot voice, Luis Morais on sax and flute), he recorded this Not-Balearic-but-Atlantic Ambient odyssey on a 16-channel Peavey mixer directly to an Akai tape recorder without overdubs.