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Sola Rosa é um grupo que vem da Nova Zelândia formado por Andrew Spraggon (teclas e efeitos), Ben White (guitarra), Matt Short (beixo), Will Scott (bateria) e Spikey Tee fica encarregue das vozes. Já andam nisto desde 1999 e já contam com quatro álbuns lançados, Solarized (2001), Haunted out-takes (2003), Moves on (2005) e este ano acabam de lançar Get it together. à sua electrónica juntam o funk, o dub, o downtempo, o lounge e o jazz. No seu último álbum tem como convidados Bajka e a sua voz inconfundível, Iva Lamkum e Serocee. Deixo mais umas palavras tiradas do myspace da banda:

"Since 1999 Sola Rosa’s Andrew Spraggon has been tantalising listeners with otherworldly aural experiences, honing his craft and taking Sola Rosa from a self-released one man project to fully-fledged live powerhouse along the way. A number of highly-regarded albums have been released under the Sola Rosa moniker - 2001’s Solarized, 2003’s Haunted Out-takes, and Moves On in 2005 – each one picking up numerous nominations and getting Spraggon onstage for award acceptance speeches at both the NZ Music Awards and b-net Music Awards.

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All those different nods don’t just show how well Sola Rosa’s recorded material is regarded, but how hard it is to categorise, fusing elements of diverse genres with skewed soundtracks rubbing shoulders with elements of dub, hip hop, lounge and jazz along the way. This diversity comes to the fore again on the much-anticipated new album from Sola Rosa – Get It Together. Taking in a wide swathe of genres, and walking an ever-erratic line between organic and electronic elements, the songs continue to pull off Spraggon’s patented trick of bewitching and beguiling ears in equal proportion and is further proof of the solid sonic sorcery that is Sola Rosa."

Deixo aqui dois vídeos, um do tema Don't leave home, single retirado do primeiro álbum Solarized, e o mais recente Turn around retirado do mais recente trabalho. Juntamente com os vídeos ficam também os respectivos álbuns para conferir na íntegra.

Sola Rosa - Don't leave home

Solarized download

Sola Rosa feat. Iva Lamkum - Turn around

Get it together download