Joshua Abrams on Arthur Verocai's "Arthur Verocai" (1972)

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Bassist/composer Joshua Abrams sits down with Oliver and guest co-host Jocelyn Brown to discuss Arthur Verocai's underrated self-titled debut record. We discuss the rediscovery of this album via sampling, the texture of Arthur's synth work, and why we connect with the album even though our Portuguese is, uhh, a bit rusty.

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More on Arthur Verocai

• Arthur Verocai: Return Of A Brazilian Secret (NPR)
• The Legend of Arthur Verocai (The Vinyl Factory)
• I Threw Everything Away: An Interview with Arthur Verocai (Sounds and Colours)

Show Tracklisting (all songs from Arthur Verocai unless otherwise indicated):

• Pelas sombras
• Seriado
• Velho parente
• Caboclo
• Little Brother: We Got Now
• Dedicada a ela
• Seriado
• Velho parente
• Presente grego
• Sylvia
• Caboclo
• Aaliyah: Are You That Somebody?
• Caboclo
• Que mapa?
• Caboclo
• Na boca do sol
• Sylvia
• Na boca do sol
• Que mapa?
• Karina (Domingo no Grajaú)
• Dedicada a ela
• Ivan Lins: Hei Você
• Celia: Na Boca Do Sol
• Gal Costa: Relance

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there

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