Marcelo Fruet & Os Cozinheiros
- Austin, TX
- 03/18/2013
About
"Brazilian singer/guitarist Marcelo Fruet and his group 'Os Cozinheiros' latest album, Aión, blends gorgeous Tropicalia melodies and subtle folk nuances with shades of bossa nova, samba, and other regionally specific influences to create a rock sound that’s singular in its marriage of modern textures and traditional Brazilian musical inflections."
— Chad Radford (Creative Loafing - Atlanta GA)
download full album: www.cookingmusic.net
Based in Porto Alegre, capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s Southernmost State, Marcelo Fruet & Os Cozinheiros are a unique mix of influences. The world-famous Brazilian legacy of bossa nova and samba, Tropicália, rock, jazz, and folk all figure into their work. But they are undeniably a part of their own particular region: the south of Brazil, where they have also absorbed the regional border influences that make their music unique.
The Cozinheiros are led by guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and studio wizard Marcelo Fruet, who has won multiple honors including an Açorianos award for Producer of the Year and Best Original Soundtrack at the Gramado Film Festival. The Cozinheiros’ second disc, *AIÓN*, made multiple best-of-2012 lists in Brazilian newspapers, alongside such artists as Caetano Veloso and Leonard Cohen. It has been nominated for the Prêmio Açorianos de Música and was recently considered to the Latin Grammy Awards nomination for best Brazilian Rock Album, Best New Artist and Best Engineered Album. Fruet’s songs have also appeared on *Big Brother Brazil*, one of the country’s highest-rated shows.
On the road, the band has played many venues across the country and abroad. They started the *AIÓN* tour in Japan, playing KMC festival plus 8 more shows in Osaka, Tokyo and Sapporo. They also played at SXSW for the second time and performed a tour over 14 venues across USA, including places such as Arlene’s Grocery (NYC), William & Mary University (Williansburg - VA) and Eddie’s Attic (ATL). In October 2013 they were one of the three-only bands from Brazil going to CMJ Music Marathon to perform and they were back to US, for the fourth time, to play SXSW 2015.
World Music/Contemporary | Rock | Jazz
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Southern Brazilian Artist Release at SXSW 2013
Friday night, Brazilian Music rocker Marcelo Fruet showcases at the SXSW 2013 Music Festival releasing his second album AIÓN in the US. The set will take place next March 15th 8:00pm - 8:40pm at COPA (217 Congress Ave, Austin, TX) starting a world/ latin night.
After showcase in Austin, Marcelo and his group get the road toward the East Coast. Access the artist's calendar page to know where they're going!
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What: Marcelo Fruet & Os Cozinheiros Showcase at SXSW
Date: Friday March 15th
Time: 8:00pm
Venue: COPA
Address: 217 Congress Ave - Austin, TX
Info: http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_MS20730
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Bio
Based in Porto Alegre, Brazil’s largest southern city, Marcelo Fruet & Os Cozinheiros are a unique mix of influences. The world-famous Brazilian legacy of bossa nova and samba, Tropicália, rock, jazz, and folk all figure into their work. But they are undeniably a part of their own particular region: the south of Brazil, where they have also absorbed the regional border influences that make their music unique.
The Cozinheiros are led by guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and studio wizard Marcelo Fruet, who has won multiple honors including an Açorianos award for Producer of the Year and Best Original Soundtrack at the Gramado Film Festival. The Cozinheiros’ second disc, *AIÓN*, made multiple best-of-2012 lists in Brazilian newspapers, alongside such artists as Caetano Veloso and Leonard Cohen. Fruet’s songs have also appeared on *Big Brother Brazil*, one of the country’s highest-rated shows.
On their second album *AIÓN*
The term "AIÓN", derived from ancient Greek, is used to refer to a time different from the chronological one, which can’t be measured by its quantity, but by quality. On the other hand, the graphic design of the album, created by the artist Indio San, is inspired by physics: mixing graphic lines with the “eye of the beholder.”** These are two main axes, which put Marcelo Fruet’s musical work in motion: time and illusion. It wasn’t by accident that the album was first released in Japan, where time begins earlier, on Brazil’s tomorrow. Defying logic, “AIÓN” was born in the future and upside down.
The album has 14 + 1 tracks: 13 original, a version for Jards Macalé's song "Mal Secreto" and one bonus track. Most of the songs are written in Portuguese, but there's a few in English. One of them, "Song For Tom", mixes both languages and appears to be a faithful representative of the artist's work. Each track has a slightly different flavor and you can find instruments as tympanis, cavaquinho, sitar and trombone, in some. And there’s also the Atlanta’s composer Andy Ditzler playing the piano in two tracks.
By the way, the word “Cozinheiros” means “cooks” in Portuguese, their native language.
** The “eye of the beholder” is the figure of an eye used in physics optical schemes to represent the position of the subject related to the object and the image or mirror.
Download Album Press Release by M. Ferla (a respected music journalist from Brazil): https://www.yousendit.com/download/UW13TkZobEFEa1ZESjhUQw
Full Bio: http://cozinhandomusica.com/en/bio.html
Album Complete Artwork + mp3: download
Digital Retailers: itunes amazon cd baby
Physical CD Distributor: Tratore
CONTACT
Website: www.cookingmusic.net
Booking & Press contact: cookingmusicbrazil@gmail.com
Phone: +55 51 32316314/ 9122.9166
Dispatch Details
| Venue: | TBA |
| Venue City, State: | Austin, TX |
| Event Notes: | SXSW Official Showcase |
