I have a lot of Brazilian music on my iTunes (see last week's post) so I might continue on the theme for a couple of weeks. The first Brazilian musician I really became aware of was Astrud Gilberto, whose version of "Girl From Ipanema" marked the high point of many otherwise unbearable nights spent bussing tables in high school. She doesnt have the most compelling voice in the world, but there's something sexy about her weary, effortless delivery. Unfortunately, listening to a full album of her sometimes chintzy, samba-influenced lite-jazz can get a little grating. Enter RJD2 to give her smoky vocals the treatment they deserve. This beautiful remix is piano and drum driven, and sets Astrud lower in the mix to let her complement the production, rather than overpower it. Today's download is track #38(!) from RJD2's somewhat obscure mixtape "Your Face or Your Kneecaps," and predates his inferior remix of the same song from Verve Records' recent "Remixed" series... as if anyone cares.
RJD2/Astrud Gilberto - Rain
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