SDDS PRAIA - Uma Compilacao Balearica (1983-1999)
COCO DISCOS
Balearic / Folk / AORNew Vinyl 2LP / 36.50 EUR / Staff Picks
In 1980, a new musical expression was flourishing on an island surrounded by the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean.
The place was Ibiza…
And the style, balearic.
Each song chosen for this compilation was based on the duality of joy and melancholy so characteristic of returns, frustrated loves and late afternoons by the sea. Transporting listeners to a state of nostalgia governed by a sunny soundscape was the primary objective of this curation.
So listen to it with attentive ears. Notice the names of the artists and the nationality of each one. Do you know them? No?
Well, they’re Brazilian and Portuguese! And the respective artistic productions of each of these personalities (between the years 1983-1994) are close to what best reflects Balearic sound culture: the use of synthesizers, the sensitivity of the instrumentals and the lyricism so characteristic of a decade.
Listen a lot and dance even more to each track.
But be ready to miss the summers and beaches that were left behind, somewhere in the back of your mind.