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Onda nova

Lucas Arruda
Discos: Nu soul

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Sello Favorite Recordings
Estilo Nu soul
Año de Edición Original 2019

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Lucas Arruda (piano eléctrico, piano, órgano, sintetizadores, bajo eléctrico, bajo sint., guitarras, percusión, voz, arreglos, producción)

Layla Pirovani (cuerdas sint.), Artur Avelar (bajo eléctrico), Thiago Arruda (batería, guitarra eléctrica), Gael Benyamin (coros).

Edición en formato Digipack.

"Gina just fell in love with Lucas Arruda. We first heard of Lucas Arruda in 2015 when he teamed up with the legendary Leon Ware on an incredibly soulful tune called “Melt The Night”. It was featured on Lucas’ second album “Solar”, but I only heard it on some compilation at the time.
Lucas has now come up with his third album “Onda Nova” and really caught us by surprise. It’s like a flashback to the early 80s US soul sounds, mixed with current technology and a thunderous hybrid of Soul, Jazz, Funk, Latin, and Pop, all held together by clever songwriting, Portuguese lyrics, great production work, and Lucas’ sympathetic vocals. “Perdidos E Bobos” sounds as if Patrice Rushen from “Posh” (1980) has been transported all the way forward to 2019.
Lucas wrote all of the tracks with his brother Thiago Arruda, and Gael Benyamin. On “What I’d Do For Love”, a track that is featured in both English and Portuguese versions, it’s as Hall&Oates and Michael McDonald heavily influenced the tune. The middle section comes straight out of the Steely Dan songbook. I don’t mean to accuse him of copying too many other styles and/or sounds. He actually does not. It’s just that some little things, a few notes here and there simply remind me of the glory days of the early 80s, but he truly stays unique and refreshing at all times. This is not a nostalgia-type album.
The (almost) instrumental title track sports a phenomenal production and mixing work, the sound you can find on the very best Far Out Recordings by Marcos Valle or Azymuth. It’s just what we need in time for the beginning of spring: a breezy, midtempo soul/jazz groove with fancy electric keys, funky bass, and a theme which just makes you beg for more and some how a sequel to his 2015 “Uma Onda” track.
Finest blue-eyed soul is back with “Heaven’s In Your Arms” where Lucas shows his versatility as a singer who also doesn’t shy away from perfectly executed pop fare à la Bill Wolfer with a composition which would have made Rod Temperton proud. The vocal arrangement on this one is brilliant. I just can’t get enough of the funky “Soulshine” and really like the schmaltzy (but with enough salt) pop ballad “Dois Náufragos”. And with pieces like the uber soulful “Depois Do Sol” with its unusual, lengthy instrumental ad lib (Ed Motta says hello on this one), Lucas once again reassures me that Portuguese is the most beautiful language of the world." Matthias Kirsch (ginalovesjazz.com, 20.03.2019)

"Since the release of his 2 first albums on Favorite Recordings, Lucas Arruda has quickly established himself as one of the most talented young artist and composer from Brazil. His music is filled with fusion style, mixing influences and elements from his Latin musical background, with his genuine admiration for Jazz, Soul, Pop and Funk music.
In spring 2015, it was also not surprising to find Lucas Arruda back with a new LP called Solar, receiving great supports and feedbacks from international media and tastemakers. One of the highlight of the album was the song “Melt the Night”, on which Lucas teamed up with legendary producer Leon Ware, reminding his collaborations in the 80s with Marcos Valle, when they perfectly merged together the sophisticated Boogie and AOR touch from California, with the blazing sense of rhythm from Brazil.
Mostly written, composed and arranged by himself, in Onda Nova, new and third album by Lucas Arruda. Lucas however teams up on a few tracks with his old mate Fabricio di Monaco (Modo Solar), his brother and musical partner Thiago Arruda, who recently joined Ed Motta’s live band, or Gaël Benyamin, also known as Geyster, who brings his longtime “savoir-faire” and skills for writing and composing AOR and WestCoast music genre, and who share this deep passion with Lucas.
Onda Nova is therefore pursuing the music direction set with Solar, mixing touch of Blue-Eyed-Soul, Pop, Soul and Brazilian styles together, and influenced by the path of legendary Brazilian producer Lincoln Olivetti, who recorded some of the biggest stars of Brazilian music (Marcos Valle, Jorge Ben, Tim Maia…).
In Lucas words: “In this record I really wanted to honor Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti. They are the main influence on this record. We recorded the basic tracks for the album in the same studio that Lincoln Olivetti did his last works. So, this was very important to capture the true essence of Brazilian Funk/AOR tradition. Hope you guys enjoy it!”

Temas

CD 1
01
Dragões e tigres
Lucas Arruda - Fabricio Di Monaco
05:14
02
Perdidos e bobos
Lucas Arruda
05:37
03
What I'd do for love
Lucas Arruda - Gael Benyamin - Thiago Arruda
05:38
04
Onda nova
Lucas Arruda
07:39
05
Heaven's in your arms
Lucas Arruda - Gael Benyamin - Thiago Arruda
06:56
06
Soulshine
Lucas Arruda
04:17
07
Dois náufragos
Lucas Arruda
06:27
08
Depois do sol
Lucas Arruda
04:35
09
What I'd do for love (Portuguese version)
Lucas Arruda - Thiago Arruda
05:36