About Me
hey there, don't believe the hype!!!!!!!!!!!!"... a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who just might be the most original musical talent to have come out of Brazil in three decades..." time magazine***"...De Castro is inching closer to the ranks of his American idols, ground-breaking performers such as Wonder, Prince, Sly Stone and Quincy Jones..."Max de Castro" mixes classic American R&B, jazz and hip-hop influences with samba and tropicalia, the Brazilian pop-rock hybrid that emerged in the 1960s. Funky bass lines, colorful Hammond organ flourishes and raucous percussion create a buoyant musical atmosphere." los angeles times***"...De Castro thread a snaking two-step rhythm around a tumbling loop of latin jazz. Out of step, literally, with everything else reviewed on this page but probably the most genuinely soulful record here."NME***"...max de castro is a vital bridge between the fundamental song-writing of 60stropicalia/70s brasil and today's electronically charged music myriad." straight no chaser magazine***?
"...max de castro,i'm convinced, is an artist we're all going to be hearing more about over the next few years;his style is brazilian-based but very uncompromising with trends and has something for everyone.think contemporary brazilian vibes and you're half way there." notion magazine***"...max de castro confirme par cet album qu'il est de lance du mouvement de renouveau de la musique breliliene et de fait l'artiste le plus à -même de populariser ce nouveau courant !!" we go funk***"...Sein Vater war der großartige und heute fast in Vergessenheit geratene Wilson Simonal, und die erste Erinnerung, die Max de Castro heute noch hat, war die Musik, die im Arbeitsraum seines Vaters lief, und noch heute sieht Max De Castro, wie er erzählt, wie sich die Spulen des alten Tonbandgerätes drehen. In den frühen Zeiten des Tropicalismo war er einer der beliebtesten Sänger Brasiliens und startete mit einer Mischung aus Soul und Bossa Nova mit einem Schlag die Bürgerrechtsbewegung. Heute die Musik des Sohnes zu charakterisieren, fällt unglaublich schwer." jazzthetik magazine***"...Son of a great Brazilian Bossa Nova musician, Sao Paulo native Max de Castro has created a lovely debut album that has elements of all the great Brazilian music from the last 50 years, as well as beats, scratches, and production tricks that could have come off the last D'Angelo or Craig David album. Imagine Prince growing up in Sao Paulo, and you are getting close to how unique this record truly is." virginmega magazine***"...Max De Castro is easily one of the most exciting artists to come out of Brazil in the past decade or so, one of the few that we follow eagerly with each new record, never to be disappointed!".dustygroove.com***"...Der in Rio de Janeiro aufgewachsene Max de Castro liebt viele musikalische Sprachen. Mit einem grandiosen Stilmix sitzt er zwischen den Stühlen, für seine Botschaft hat er alte Geister gefunden, aber in seiner Plattensammlung rangieren neben Jobim auch Miles Davis, HipHop und Funk." blue rhythm magazine***
