Nicola Conte - Bossa Per Due
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Artist: Nicola ConteEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-06-12
Music Label: Eighteenth Street
Soundtracks:
- Arabesque
- Bossa Per Due
- Dossier Omega
- Il Cerchio Rosso
- Fuoco Fatuo
- Forma 2000
- Missione A Bombay
- Jazz Pour Dadine
- The In Samba
- La Coda Del Diavolo
- Mambo De Los Dandies
- Jet Sounds
- Trappola Mortale
Music reviews of Bossa Per Due
Music Review: Bossa Per Due has its good and bad moments
Rating: 3 Stars
There are good and bad things about Conte's album, "Bossa Per Due." The cons are as follows.
The first problem I had was with the album's opener, "Arabesque." I didn't think that this was a very strong song for Conte to start the album off with. The song sounded monotonous - more like filler than actual album material; and, I think he would have done well to leave this song off the album altogether, or perhaps switch it out. I know there are probably those that disagree with me. But, I didn't particularly think it was a smart choice of Conte. Perhaps this song would have been better if he pushed it closer to the middle, perhaps?
A second problem is that Conte sometimes fails to create interesting arrangments around loops that sound innovative or captivating for listeners. Conte favors the use of repetitive loops on his album - yes, I realize that many downbeat/techno artists do this. This isn't a problem throughout the album, just a couple of songs on "Bossa Per Due's" first-half: "Arabesque" & "Dossier Omega."
A third problem I had with the album is that Conte draws from similar-sounding samples to create "new" songs. Again, I realize that this is done all the time in techno. My problem is that Conte can't disguise. Two songs "Bossa per Due" and "Forma 2000" use a similar-sounding drum loop. As a result, the listner can guess that the individual works are twin sisters of a similar creative process.
In spite of the less-than promising opening track, & the rocky hit-or-miss feel of the first-half of the album, "Bossa Per Due" does get much better toward its end. It's almost as if Conte was nervous at the beginning, thus more restrained - and toward the end, he loosens up. Conte's musical arrangments toward the end of the album become looser, more innovative and more creative.
There are some nice samba/electronica mixed tracks which have a lounge feel that would be perfect at a cocktail party. Some highlights on this album for me were the "In Samba" and "Bossa Per Due." I think that these songs were more exciting because they were saved by the wistful, beautiful singing.
There are other good tracks on this album as well - that's why I'm giving it 3 stars. This isn't exactly a soundtrack for the "people with no pulse," I think it's more of a lounge album - atmospheric background music. It's meant for afternoon tea parties on the Riveria or even quaint get-togethers. Yes, I agree there are better albums that mix Brazilian influences with electronica (Bebel Gilberto's Tantos Tempos, Suba, Thievery Corporation, etc;) But, this still isn't a completely bad outing by Conte.
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