Frequent Flyer: Ipanema

Performer: Various Artists
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: Various Artists: Kool Kojak Comandante. Brazilian music has always been a big influence for electronica artists (not to mention jazz and rock artists, as well, but that's a whole different album), and although Kinkysweet's not the first to compile something that shows that off (and certainly won't be the last), what they've released with Frequent Flyer: Ipanema is still a pretty good collection in its own right. The first disc focuses more on the lighter, breezier sounds of artists like Seu Jorge and Bebel Gilberto, while the second moves into the cooler club sounds that dominate warm Rio nights, with songs and remixes by both Brazilian and non-Brazilian groups. This distinction is not concrete, however: the Thievery Corporation show up on disc one, for example, while Rithma's "Along the Way" would fit perfectly next to the Zigo track, but hey, who really cares, anyway? More important is that the music's relaxing and warm, that the beat's steady, and that the whole thing is fun. On all counts, Frequent Flyer: Ipanema delivers. ~ Marisa Brown

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