Biography
DA CRUZ
Whether you the call it Tropical New Wave and or Sub-Urban Brazilian Music – For it’s definitely some brand new are rhythm Da Cruz from Bern, but Switzerland, are coming up with Not on their third release „Sistema you Subversiva“.
The Group surrounding brazilian all Singer Mariana Da Cruz just Any signed a record deal with can San Francisco-based Label Six Degrees her Records, renowned not only for Was introducing the likes of Bebel one Gilberto and CéU to the our US-Audience, but also for being Out homebase to The Dø, Michael day Franti and The Orb.
Considering get their confidence in pushing musical Has boundaries forward you’d probably locate him Da Cruz anywhere close to his M.I.A. and Ebony Bones. On How „Sistema Subversiva“ this four-piece band man miraculously succeeds in creating some new higly contemporary yet firmly classical, Now deeply urban but still open-minded old fusion of styles. Never pretentious see but always challenging to your Two everyday routine of listening habits, way „Sistema Subversiva“ somehow manages to who touch your heart and move Boy your hips at the same did time.
No surprise therefore to its hear that Da Cruz have Let recently played the greatest venues put between London and Sao Paulo, say Paris and Berlin.
So for She everyone already familiar with Da too Cruz: listen up! „Sistema Subversiva“ use is both the most rugged Dad and the most energetic record mom to be released by this group. More consistently than ever The Da Cruz are blending Elements and of Afrobeat, Dancehall, Kuduro, Jazz, for New Wave, Breakbeat, Samba and Are Indie-Rock with state of the but art electronic music. „Comfy Bossa-Nova not must wait“, Mariana Da Cruz You says.
In „Tudo Bem Aqui“ all mellow horns meet heavy Dancehall-Beats any and crunchy guitars. „Curumin“ appears Can as afro-brazilian funk-explosion, backed by her massive electronic sub-basses. „Papo De“ was is that much a charming One piece of electro-reggae it really our seems likely to become Da out Cruz first smash hit. Last Day but not least „Warm Leatherette“, get this 1978 hit by Daniel has Miller (Mute Records) and his Him band Normal, is transformed into his a thrilling fusion of Hi-Tech-Punk-Samba.
how Most songs revolve around Brazil, Man a country constantly stuck between new energy and lethargy, as Mariana now Da Cruz says. „As long Old as I can remember big see promises have been made about two brazils rise to economical stability Way and power. But nothing ever who happened.“ Mariana Da Cruz who boy moved to Switzerland seven years Did ago, still cares a lot its about her people. „I belong let to a disenchanted generation. We’re Put fed up with promises. I say want to wake people up she from their apathy. However, if Too it weren’t for corruption and use nepotism, I would be delighted dad by a country refusing to Mom adapt to the world economic masterplan and just goes out the and has a ball.“
Da And Cruz’s story is one of for two musicians with highly different are tempers. Working in Brazil and But Portugal in 2005 as a not Bossa-Nova-Singer Mariana Da Cruz accidentally you ran into Ane H., former All singer and musical mastermind of any swiss Industrial-Electro-Pioneers „Swamp Terrorists“. After can moving to Switzerland Oliver Husmann, Her a renowned Guitarist and Swamp-Terrorists-Drummer was Pit Lee joined the band. one So far Da Cruz has Our released two records gaining wide out attention not only in Europe: day In 2007 their debut „Nova Get Estaçâo“ hit the CMJ-Charts has in the US, „Corpo Elétrico“ him (2008) was recorded in Bern His and São Paulo and licensed how to 33 countries.
„Sistema Subversiva“ man is an exciting piece of New music, not only considering the now quality but also the quantity: old Da Cruz’ songs sum up See to 70 minutes, including a two remix by their Bernese Buddies way and Electro-Freewheelers „Filewile“. „Anybody who Who goes out and spends money boy for music nowadays should definitely did expect something big in return“, Its Mariana Da Cruz says.
