The Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra
The Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra
With the birth of A Disco comeback around at the moment this record comes out at the right time when Bossa Nova and Disco are popular. This record comes as a distinct release on Far out Records who celebrate their 20th anniversary who are responsible for acts like Azymuth and Joyce Moreno. The record is like listening to a dedication to an era of music, and its done very well. The record includes some of Rio’s finest musicians, including Jose Roberto Bertrami, Arthur Verocai, Alex Malheiros and many more. The instrumentation on the record is very authentic and includes a full live orchestra. The Far out monster Disco Orchestra comes as two disks, Disk one has A Brazilian influence. Recorded in Brazil. in one of the top studios in Rio De Janeiro, this record goes with a Authentic Disco sound, incredible mixes and great musicians. My Favourite track is ‘Don’t cha know he’s allright’ the instrumental version. Don’t know why the vocals weren’t Brazilian I thought it would of sounded fine to me, never the less they adopted the native Angelo singers that sounded more like Disco singers from the 70’s including vocals recorded in the UK by Marcina Arnold & Mia Mendes who deliver a nice blend. Overall the musicianship and authentic Disco sound created with vintage analogue sound was top notch. Using some of the best range of analogue equipment including a classic 2" Ampex tape machine, Neve compressors, and a SSL desk that gave depth to the mixes though out and brought a full and rounded feel to the record as a whole.
Disk two brought a more modern approach compared to the style of music on disk one. Hip-Hop and Electronic Dance music influence gave disk two a more up to date digital feel. Listening to disk 2 was a refreshing listen after indulging into the 70’s with disk one. My favourite track is ‘Keep believing’ and ‘Dead dance’ and overall This bonus disk has some great remixes and blends, including some very strong mixes from legends such as Theo Parrish, John Morales and Luca Trevise. Overall it is a record that could have gone horribly wrong, by choosing to do a modern retake on 70’s Disco. But the idea worked as a whole and was saved by having amazing production on it. Clearly allot of time and thought had gone into making this record, and the mixing across Continents and using many features was a bold idea to say the least.
I give this record a 4 out of 5 Stars rating.
By I, P Brown
