A1 Noite Eterna
A2 Zero Grau
A3 Sentimentos
A4 O Gato E O Rato
A5 Vital, "O Marginal"
B1 A Festa E Nossa
B2 Panico Geral
B3 Mundo Cao
B4 Primavera
B5 Barra Pesada
Soundway Records delivers a beautifully remastered reissue
of Brazilian duo Grupo Controle Digital’s only album, “A Festa
É Nossa”. First released in 1988, the album is now housed in a
tip-on heavyweight sleeve and restored artwork.
With the title track “A Festa É Nossa” having circulated the
last few years in the DJ sets of influential tastemakers, the
album has become highly sought after by electronic fans
and collectors alike. Lo-fi synths and cruising bass lines
permeate the record, influenced by the group’s Brazilian
contemporaries at the time such as Tim Maia, Cláudio Zoli,
Secos E Molhados, and rock outfit Made In Brazil.
Band members Billy Jaguar and Gel Valiery regularly
performed in various groups in São Paulo throughout the
80s and 90s, but after Gel passed away, Grupo Controle
Digital was no more - the band and the album faded into
obscurity and Billy became a priest, working with gospel
music. It remained that way until Brazilian DJ Millos Kaiser
(from label Selva Discos, and one half of Brazilian street party
organisers Selvagem) tracked down the remaining member
of the group to be able to include one of their tracks on the
highly anticipated Soundway compilation “Onda De Amor:
Synthesized Brazilian Hits That Never Were (1984-94)”,
released in July 2018.
Audio restored by Neal Birnie and re-mastered by Frank
Merritt at The Carvery, London. Artwork restored by Lewis
Heriz.
A1 Noite Eterna
A2 Zero Grau
A3 Sentimentos
A4 O Gato E O Rato
A5 Vital, "O Marginal"
B1 A Festa E Nossa
B2 Panico Geral
B3 Mundo Cao
B4 Primavera
B5 Barra Pesada
