Lugares by Alexandre Klinke
Lugares (Places) is my second full-length album, produced on a completely DIY fashion. The original idea was to make an electronic album, a departure from my previous acoustic-oriented style. Then I decided to include a few guitar parts, voice, electric bass, some Brazilian percussion, including matchboxes and beer bottles, and other instruments from my country: viola caipira (10-string guitar), pífanos (bamboo flutes), indigenous flutes. The songs started to take a life of their own, traditional instruments mixed in with synthesizers, samplers and electronic textures.
Whereas in my previous album, 'Terreiro', most of the lyrics carried a sense of nostalgia and “saudade” (the Portuguese word for a deep feeling of longing for people, places and memories), the words in Lugares are much more abstract and reflect a transition period in my life. A period of adjustment to my new home in Canada, after living in Vancouver for 8 years. Different images are mixed in: my current life as an immigrant, recollections of Brazil, travels, dreams and imaginary places.
Tracklist
| 1. | Lugar | 5:27 |
| 2. | Roma | 3:42 |
| 3. | Distração | 2:34 |
| 4. | Jogo Arriscado | 3:34 |
| 5. | Avesso | 2:25 |
| 6. | Cabeça-Coração | 2:54 |
| 7. | Musiqueletrônica | 5:06 |
| 8. | Navegando | 2:26 |
Credits
All songs composed* and performed by Alexandre Klinke
*except lyrics for Jogo Arriscado by Camila Claro
Recorded 2014-2015 in Vancouver, BC
Mastered by Graemme Brown at Zen Mastering, Gabriola Island
Photography by Louis Boutan, 1899 and NASA (Public Domain)
Album Artwork by Marianela Ramos Capelo (undazed& such)
Videos and lyrics translations by Bojan Bodruzic
© 2016 Alexandre Klinke
