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Thoughtful

sunshineyellow | Richmond, CA United States | 02/25/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Maybe this isn't representative of Madredeus' work, but it is a beautiful album. The vocals are still as stunning with an interesting mix of electronic sounds. I began to like Madredeus' other albums after hearing this one because no amount of remixing can take away the beautiful, haunting quality of many of their songs, and this album only seems to enhance them."

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víctor de samotràcia | Barcelona, Spain | 11/01/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've always loved Madredeus and electronic music. Having both things in a same album was an interesting issue. I don't regret to have bought this Electronico. Madredeus selected the elite of electronic music artists (Buscemi, Alpha, Télépopmusik, Moana Maru...) to remix some of their beautiful songs.



If you expect to listen to added samplers and dance tracks you'll be disappointed. All groups have reinterpreted (and even charmingly dissected) each song to create this compilation. Minimal electronica is excellently mixed with Teresa Salgueiro ("the singer with the amber voice") performances and Madredeus' melancholic (and irremediable marine) atmospheres.



Madredeus' Electronico is simply a must."

Fluid, relaxing, ethereal

J Lee Harshbarger | Ypsilanti, MI United States | 07/30/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The mood of this album is slow, fluid, lazy...ideal for listening to at the beach. In fact, the song "O Mar" (track #5) has surf sounds in it. The female vocals are ethereal, at times pretty and at other times hauntingly beautiful. Some songs are very summer-like, yet some have a darker sound fitting for winter.I picked this up because it is a remix album, and for me, the vast majority of songs, I prefer remixed versions to original versions. This is the only album I've heard by Madredeus, so any comments made pertain only to this album; I cannot make comparisons with their others.The sound could fit into an overall New Age category, with some "smooth jazz" elements, some World music elements, and some songs could even mix well with classical crossover.Track #8 "A Andorinha Da Primavera" and track #12 "Anseio" have more of a World music flavor. Tracks #10 & #11 are darker sounding; "Ao Longe O Mar" could easily fit on a mix tape with Operatica, and "Ainda Insect" would sound good with Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter" or the string quartet tribute version of that song. The last song on the album alternates some upfront World-style percussion with peaceful acoustic guitar playing.This is an enjoyable album, one I would recommend to others. (For a complete description of how I choose the number of stars for albums, see About Me.)"