Cibelle
Country of origin:
Brazil
Type of music generally:
Ectronic bossa nova/jazz-flavoured, alternative pop
Status:
Most recent release, Unbinding (2013)
See also:
Cibelle's Facebook page
Comparisons:
Hard call: her particular combination is unique. Recommended if you like Smoke City, Anja Garbarek, vocally a little like Hanne Hukkelberg and with that kind of musical inventiveness
Covers/own material:
Own, co-writing, and covers
General comments:
Her music is hard to define (see comparisons above), but the sound is overall inventive, alternative pop with a strong Brazlian flavour. The music is well-constructed and her voice is gorgeous. It sounds like her first album is much more mainstream pop than the second, but I've only heard The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves, which I highly recommend. (Neile)
Recommended first album:
The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves
Recordings:
- Cibelle (2003)
- The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves (2006)
- Las Vênus Resort Palace Hotel (2010)
- Unbinding (2013)
Cibelle
Release info:
2003—Six Degrees Records
Availability:
Wide in U.S.
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Cibelle—vocals, backing vocals, clapping, cuica, drum machine, percussion, turntables, vocal arrangement
Guest artists:
Apollo 9—bass, beats, clapping, clavinet, drum loop, effects, elka, guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, mellotron, melodica, percussion, programming, sampling, synthesizer, treatments, turntables, vocal arrangement, bcking vocals, etc.
Bocato—trombone
Serginho Carvalho—electric bass, bass
Pepe Cisneros—Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
Thiago de Jesus—cuica
Ross Godfrey—Fender Rhodes, acoustic guitar
Chris Harrison—beats, vocal arrangement
Richard Harrison—bass, guitar
João Parahyba—drums, pandeiro, shaker, timba
Robinho—bass
Eder Rocha—shaker
David Walters —bass, beats, drum programming, effects, acoustic guitar, percussion
Xis—rap
Produced by:
Cibelle, Apollo 9, Chris Harrison, Peter Norris
Comments:
A little light and fluffy, as the combo of 6 Degrees electro-world and a poppy Brazilian singer might be expected to be, but it's in the shuffle and is slowly sinking into my conciousness in a good way. (neal)
The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves
Release info:
2006—Crammed Discs
Availability:
Wide in U.S. and Europe
Ecto priority:
Recommended for fans of unique sounds
Group members:
Cibelle—vocals, vocal arrangements, guitars, Rhodes, percussion, etc.
Guest artists:
Apollo Nova—mellotron, gtuiars, piano
Mike Lindsay—programming, keyboards, guitars, percussion
Spleen—vocals (1, 7)
Devendra Benhart—vocals (4)
Seu Jorge—vocals (19)
Felipe Pagani, Kristian Craig Robinson & others—various
Produced by:
Cibelle, Apollo Nova, Mike Lindsay
Comments:
Her label says this is a: "genuine masterpiece, combining rootsy acoustic instrumentation & electronic processing, noise guitars & children's toys, captivating textural soundscapes & pure melodies carried by her unmistakable, moving voice." Really, you can't do any better than that at describing the sound of the CD. It's inventive and sweet and passionate. Highly listenable. Check it out! (Neile)One of the top discs of 2006. (gordoja@optonline.net)
