{"product_id":"curio-curio-bem-querer-amor-doente","title":"Curió Curió - Bem Querer \/ Amor Doente","description":"\u003cp\u003eFloating into our inbox on the East winds came a mysterious bunch of tracks\u003cbr\u003eby a mesmerising new act called Curio Curio, which we simply couldn't ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNamed after a vibrant Brazilian songbird, Curio Curio consists of singer, lyricist, and\u003cbr\u003eactress Luiza Monteiro, based in Austria, and producer and musician Dustin Braun\u003cbr\u003efrom Germany. Together, the duo brings a fresh voice and a twist on MPB, taking\u003cbr\u003einfluences from 1970s Brazil and blending them into a modern fusion of psychedelic,\u003cbr\u003eMPB, disco, and samba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurio Curio's vocalist, Luiza Monteiro, was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and raised\u003cbr\u003elistening to the rich sounds of MPB. She started taking classical singing lessons\u003cbr\u003eweekly by the age of 14, and later developed a career in acting, skills of which she\u003cbr\u003ebrings with her into her songwriting. You may be familiar with Dustin's production\u003cbr\u003ethrough his recent collaborations with the Turkish artist Peki Momes on Mocambo\u003cbr\u003eRecords, or by his earlier incarnations, including a neo-soul release on Sichtexot and\u003cbr\u003eprojects with Village Live Records and HHV's record label. His music has a tangible\u003cbr\u003eanalogue warmth and a feeling of a real band performing live. For this 7-inch release,\u003cbr\u003e'Bem Querer' ('Beloved' in English) takes the A side. In it, Luiza calls a missed love to\u003cbr\u003ecome close and dance with her. Even without an understanding of Portuguese, this\u003cbr\u003efeeling and energy radiates throughout the production; one of partying together, loving\u003cbr\u003eeach other, living in ecstasy, feeling pleasure, and freedom. Built on an authentic\u003cbr\u003esamba street vibe with a super catchy sing- along chorus, that collective, carnival\u003cbr\u003eenergy comes in part due to the choir that Dustin and Luiza assembled. A group of\u003cbr\u003eBrazilian friends, some of whom Dustin met whilst DJing in Leipzig, joined together in\u003cbr\u003ethe studio. Half of them were non- professional singers, bringing that organic\u003cbr\u003eatmosphere of Rio's streets to the recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe B- side 'Amor Doente' has a more bitter- sweet taste; the song speaks playfully\u003cbr\u003eabout a relationship that goes on without really developing. Both parties cannot fully\u003cbr\u003ecommit to each other, but they are also unable to end it. The production, however, has\u003cbr\u003ea delicious loose funk groove, sun-soaked and sultry. Dustin wrote the instrumental\u003cbr\u003ewith Lucy Liebe, who joins on bass, guitar, synths, and trumpet, with Max Lobner also\u003cbr\u003efeaturing on trumpet. A track that is equally adept at warming up a dancefloor as it is\u003cbr\u003eclosing out a night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe were genuinely blown away by the vibrancy and joy of this new project when we\u003cbr\u003efirst heard it, instantly feeling like a familiar friend. In the band's own words, \"Curio\u003cbr\u003eCurio is not straight disco, not straight samba, not strictly old-school but inspired by\u003cbr\u003eall of them, creating something contemporary but still nostalgic\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dash The Henge Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57038802747767,"sku":null,"price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/4875\/3922\/files\/b85d156a-e981-48e0-8af0-5321b363eca5.webp?v=1776960825","url":"https:\/\/dashthehengestore.com\/en-us\/products\/curio-curio-bem-querer-amor-doente","provider":"Dash The Henge Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}