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ARTIST
ZOPELAR
TITLE
Charme
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
TARTELET
CATALOG #
TARTALB 018LP
TARTALB 018LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
2/3/2023
Zopelar
arrives on Tartelet with
Charme
-- an album of effervescent machine funk harking back to a golden era of Brazilian party music. The era of interest for Sao Paulo's Pedro Zopelar begins in the 1980s in Rio de Janeiro, when a particular phenomenon caught on at suburban parties which became known as "Charme". "Charme was like a mix of slow boogie, RnB and new jack swing," explains Zopelar. "
DJ Corello
started calling 'charme' the moment of the party when he played slow grooves and felt that the people started dancing differently, with sexier synchronized moves. Some years later, charme evolved from an awaited moment of a night to a whole movement of parties just playing that kind of music. On this record I tried to make something that brings this emotional feeling to my music in a modern way." Much like the original genre-not-genre he drew inspiration from, Zopelar's approach across his latest LP spans different moods and tempos. There's blissful, sultry mystery lingering around "Clara" and "Do You Feel?" while
Osagie
lends some chops to the exquisite, Rompler-powered synth funk of "Chain Net". The lead singles "Shibuya", "Charme", and "Passado" all tap into varying shades of deep house, from slinky city pop-tinted loungers to peak-time dance pop and
Larry Heard
-influenced flavors, with the constant being Zopelar's immaculate production and the unbridled warmth of his compositions. Continuing the Latin-rooted theme of the album, the artwork conception of
Charme
was realized by multidisciplinary artist and curator
Ode
, showcasing a popular style of street paintings made by anonymous artists throughout Latin America. It's not about graffiti-culture but a popular solution utilized by small restaurants, bars and other establishments to use their own walls for commercial purposes, hiring artists to paint food and drink menus or other information about their products. With an emotional sincerity stemming from his move to reconnect with the Brazilian dimension of his creative background,
Charme
arrives as Zopelar's heartfelt celebration of life and music, of sentimental moments shared and good times enjoyed. Zopelar has previous releases on Apron, Connaisseur, and D-Edge. For fans of:
Space Ghost
,
Dam Funk
, Larry Heard,
Soichi Terada
,
DJ Python
.
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