{"product_id":"sessa-grandeza-pink-purple-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","title":"Sessa: Grandeza (Pink \u0026 Purple Colored VInyl) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSolo debut from the artist known as Sessa,\u003c\/i\u003e co-founder of Brazilian psych band \u003cstrong\u003eGarotas Suecas\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Sessa\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSessa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is a scene fixture in both São Paulo and NYC, and \u003cem\u003eGrandeza\u003c\/em\u003e ('greatness' em Português) was recorded with a diverse cast of musicians in both locales, an homage to Brazil's rich musical history: “\u003cem\u003eGrandeza\u003c\/em\u003e is an album about the natural gesture of love and the softness of the human body. It’s also about my love for Brazilian music and its many shapes and colors. I like to think that it exists somewhere among the rituals that celebrate life. It’s a reminder that amongst all the pain, music comes to reaffirm the beauty in living.” The album’s eleven tracks are vivid and beautifully minimal; Sessa takes his time deploying a vast array of textures that pay tribute to a half century of Brazilian music without sacrificing his personality as it's centerpiece. The title track is a sparse folk tune pairing Sessa’s charismatic vocal with back room acoustic guitar; next up “Tesão Central” sees polyrhythmic congas cascading into a choir of female chants in a wash of analog delay. The vintage \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Milton+Nascimento\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNascimento\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \/ \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Antonio+Carlos+Jobim\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJobim\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \/ \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Marcos+Valle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eValle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e vibe is deployed flawlessly, but the record has a few tells that place it in the present century: “Flor do Real” is vaguely reggaeton despite its endearing kitchen floor recording quality; “Orgia” is a deliberate deconstruction of post-\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Tropicalia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTropicalia\u003c\/a\u003e aesthetics. “Infinitamente Nu” is our favorite track, delightfully squirmy with a devastating coalescence of moody strings and voices, like some kind of kindred spirit to \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=Low\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Low%20%2F%20Shearwater%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Low%22%20OR%20Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Low%20%2F%20S.Carey%22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Sigur+Ros\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigur Ros\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’ noisier moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5th anniversary edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epink \u0026amp; purple splatter colored vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efull color printed insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edigital download included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition of 1000\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Mexican Summer 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by big kahuna burger 10\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Sessa","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":41057947320410,"sku":"fr-5108","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/sessa-grandeza-coloredvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762285393","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/sessa-grandeza-pink-purple-colored-vinyl-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}