Joao Erbetta
The L.A. Sessions
© 2008 Joao Erbetta (884501023214)
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Energetic surf+jazzy+latin instrumental trio recorded live. Prepare your drink and shake your things.
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The L.A. Sessions: surf music with a Latin twist
Brazilian guitar player Joao Erbetta releases his first album of "Latin Americana" in the U.S.
New York, Feb 24th - Forget guitar heroes and long solos. Joao Erbetta's first CD release in the United States, "The L.A. Sessions", is an instrumental tribute to tight melodies with a surf music spirit and a strong Brazilian/Latin twist.
In this recording, Erbetta, 37, a New York-based guitar player and producer, gave a "vintage" sound approach to his compositions. The production is his third instrumental work and the first of a style that is being called "Latin Americana" .
When the idea of "The L.A. Sessions" came out, Joao asked surf country pal Deke Dickerson where he could find a place like a 1950's room to record a live, organic session.The answer was quick. The place was a studio in Los Angeles, and the man was Los Straitjackets Pete Curry. After 3 days, the CD was ready, full of original and 'tight' melodies.
"I don't like songs that don't reach a conclusion, with long solos. Surf and country music are based on melodies. My connection is with the melody, you can actually whistle all my songs," Erbetta says, as a loyal fan of guitar players from the 50's as Les Paul, Chet Atkins and Wes Montgomery.
The songs
The CD's eleven songs were designed to be played by a trio.
"Viva Waimea" feels like a Summer on the beach, an Elvis Presley movie with a feet in Waimea Bay. "The Dog and the Squirrel" is inspired in the nervous interaction between a friend's dog, a Border Collie, and the electric squirrels that live at the National Mall, where Erbetta regularly headed for walks during the time he lived in DC.
"Tico-tico no Fuba", a classic Brazilian tune immortalized by Hollywood's Carmen Miranda in the 40's, gained here a surf music touch, and "Oil Man" sounds like a funeral song for a very greedy and powerful man dying in loneliness.
Joao Erbetta
Joao Erbetta is a guitar player, musician and producer living in Brooklyn, NY. In Brazil, he is the singer/guitar player of the "cult" indie power trio Los Pirata (www.lospirata.com) and runs the indie label Monga Records (www.mongarecords.com). As a producer, he worked with bands like Bazar Pamplona (www.bazarpamplona.com.br) and Monica Tomasi (www.monicatomasi.com.br). He also creates videogame soundtracks.
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Now THIS is fun.
author: Christopher BessAlternately breezy-fresh with surf-style instros you've never heard before, or moody and experimental in a wry way, like Marc Ribot without all the irony. Don't loan this CD to friends--you may never get it back!
Pure Heaven
author: gary friedIt doesn't get any better than this,finesse and just cool.
Fresh and fun
author: lauraleoI loved this CD. It's a great way to start well a Saturday morning, with a good cup of coffee and upbeat music!!