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bio: Brazilian Boots' new CD "Dive" came out on April 18th 2006. This is their first CD as a band. The band members are all very experienced in different styles, and have for years been working both on the scandinavian and the international jazzscene. All of the material on the new CD, apart from one Jobim-song, is written by singer/guitarist Lars De Lamotte, who also has a dutch/indonesian heritage. He has worked with brazilian musicians such as, Magno Bissoli, Nailor Proveta, Ivan Bastos and Afonso Correa. On some of the songs he has been co-working with his wife, Janne Garbarsch. Janne appears on two tracks on the CD. Their brazilian friend, Gloria De Freitas, has also contributed to some of the lyrics. And the musicians in the band, have of course, left their personal mark on the music. The bands' sound is coloured by the use of vintage keyboards, like rhodes and vocoder. But also flute, accoustic guitar and congas add to the flavour. It's like a genuine jazz/brazil/fusion outfit from the seventies, which also happens to be the decade, which has had the main influence on Lars' music as a whole. But apart from that, the music is not entirely about retro, but also a unique platform for expressing his "brazilian heart" in music, as Lars puts it: " I've always been fascinated by the sound of the language musically, the intricate rhythms and the rich harmonies", he says. "To me brazilian music is the ultimate kind of music in every respect."
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