Madredeus -Metafonia -SEVEN MUSE CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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Disc 01

01. "Vou (Larga o navio)"

02. "O Eclipse (Habitas no meu Pensamento)"

03. "A profecia atlantica"

04. "Uma caipirinha"

05. "Um amor assim, o que sera"

06. "Inventar (Meditar no contratempo)"

07. "Voava na noite"

08. "A comunhao das vozes"

09. "Dan?a de cutono"

10. "Lisboa do mar"

11. "A estrada da montanha"

12. "Uma pausa"

Disc 02

01. "O mar"

02. "Ao crep£sculo"

03. "O navio"

04. "A paraiso"

05. "Coisas pequinas"

06. "Agora - Can?ao aos novos"

07. "Anseio (Fuga al'pressada)"

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Metafonia by Madredeus & A Banda Cosmica, released 25 October 2010. This version of Metafonia comes as a 2xCD. -

In more ways than one, Metafonia clearly signals a new beginning for Portuguese ensemble Madredeus. After having established themselves as one of the more prominent names in the ethnic/ambient music universe, and turning singer Teresa Salgueiro into a world music diva in the process, the band virtually disintegrated in 2007. Salgueiro quit to pursue a solo career, and with her also went Fernando Judice and José Peixoto. True, Madredeus went through several lineup changes in the past, but none were as traumatic as losing its singer, by far the most recognizable element of the band's sound and image. Even so, Pedro Ayres Magalhães, the only remaining founding member and main composer, decided to reshuffle and move on, instead of calling it quits. Metafonia is billed as a Madredeus & a Banda Cósmica album, since an entire band was asked to join for this project. To Madredeus stalwarts Pedro Ayres (classical guitar) and Carlos Maria Trindade (synthesizers), Ana Isabel Dias (harp), Sérgio Zurawski (electric guitarra), Gustavo Roriz (bass), Ruca Rebordão (percussion), Babi Bergamini (drums) and Jorge Varrecoso (violin) were added. Most critically, Salgado's place was split between vocalists Mariana Abrunheiro and Rita Damásio, who do the job well, but do not do it better. So the question critics and audiences have been debating since the release of Metafonia is, how appropriate it is to still call this band Madredeus, as it is clearly something else? The list of new instruments alone, most notably electric guitar, bass, and drums, hints at a music deemed unthinkable for the original Madredeus, a band that chased the purity of the acoustic sound (often using period instruments) with almost religious zeal. All this make it quite hard to objectively judge Metafonia. Let something be made absolutely clear, however: this is by no means a bad album. In fact, it is often quite beautiful -- but it is not like previous Madredeus albums. If Madredeus was often criticized for making the same record over and over again, that certa

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