Here’s an artist whose musical wit comes across no matter where she happens to be and no matter whom she plays with. With One Sweet Day, Brazilian lyricist/composer/singer Pat C. offers one sweet travelogue, from France to Japan. This release is an effervescent melting-pot of bossanova, electro and funky Carioca (or ‘Rio funk’, the product of Brazil’s favela party scene). Back in 1989, Pat C. upped sticks from her home in Sepultura, Brazil and settled in Germany, home of Le Hammond Inferno. This change of locale proved to be an inspiration; her music has more breadth and depth. No wonder her two first albums, Saudade Suite and Sunshine Suite received such critical and popular acclaim. Her success is repeated here; One Sweet Day blends Pat C.’s unique and charming vocals with the electronic music production expertise of France’s Minigroove Orchestera; Germany’s Le Hammond Inferno; and Japan’s Yosuke Hoguchi. Clearly, this disc has an addictive, international array of beats, including the Brazilian bossanova number “Oco Do Vazio”; the German technoid cut “Klapprad”; the uplifting English dance tune “I like Chopin”; and the je-ne-sais-quoi French pop tune “Jamais Imaginei”. With a fourth album in production, Pat C. shows no sign of putting down roots – and that’s a good thing.
High Note Records

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April 2006 issue