m f s t, by Marcello Costa and Ian gibbins

m f s t

by Marcello Costa and Ian gibbins

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1.	azila 04:35		buy track
2.	[ solo brazil ] 00:40	info	buy track
3.	ramona 04:27		buy track
4.	[ e doce morrer no mar ] 00:21	lyrics	buy track
How sweet to die at sea. How sad it is for me. Oh, my beautiful sailor man, tonight you have found a new love. Come dawn and I will be here alone as you fell her cold embrace. Let the sad green waves wash over me. How sweet to die at sea.
5.	mptu 06:00		buy track
6.	[ impromptu ] 01:24	info	buy track
7.	rosa 02:43	lyrics	buy track
Rosa, Rosa... Where do you think you are going? Rosa, Rosa... It's time to throw off your girlish airs. Rosa, Rosa... Don't you know the samba awaits you? Rosa, Rosa... The samba and I await you.
8.	[ rosa morena ] 00:40	info	buy track
9.	la luna 04:40		buy track
10.	[ luna tucumana ] 01:04	info	buy track
11.	tuque 03:33		buy track
12.	[ tu que puedes vuelvete ] 01:18	lyrics	buy track
In my dream, the river spoke in the voice of the melting snow, the melancholy voice of those who leave these beloved mountains and travel the same long roads of our destiny. In my dream, the river sang of the moon and the whistling wind that linger behind in hope of our wistful reunion. In my dream, the river cried: If only you can, return. If only you can, go back.
13.	demima 06:28		buy track
14.	[ de mi madre ] 01:33	info	buy track
15.	jujuy 02:59		buy track
16.	[ viva jujuy ] 00:47	info	buy track
17.	docemar 03:22		buy track
18.	[ e doce morrer no mar ] 01:20	lyrics	buy track
How sweet to die at sea. How sad it is for me. Oh, my beautiful sailor man, tonight you have found a new love. Come dawn and I will be here alone as you fell her cold embrace. Let the sad green waves wash over me. How sweet to die at sea.
19.	Rosa Morena - Marcello's original remastered 03:56	info	buy track
20.	Tu Que Puedes Vuelvete - Marcello's original remastered 03:07	info	buy track
21.	Viva Jujuy - Marcello's original remastered 01:37	info	buy track
22.	E Doce Morrer No Mar - Marcello's original remastered 03:04	info	buy track

about

Traditional music from South America, performed by Marcello Costa (acoustic guitar, vocal), sampled and re-imagined by Ian Gibbins (keyboard, computer).

Although he was born in Italy, Marcello spent much of his youth in Argentina before returning to Italy. In this time, he developed a passion for and a deep knowledge of a wide variety of South American music styles.

In 2008, Marcello made some quick recordings of some South American songs so Ian could learn them for their first public performance together. Ian and Marcello were both very busy with their research and teaching at Flinders University, and Ian had not been making electronic music for very long at that time. Unsurprisingly, there were many flaws in the original recordings of the songs, which Ian used to advantage in sampling, resampling and re-arranging the pieces. This is how it turned out...

Since making these recordings, Ian and Marcello have performed many different versions of this music, including some of the interpretations here.

In 2024, Ian took advantage of new audio processing technology to remaster some of the original recordings made by Marcello. They are added here as Tracks 19-22.

credits

released June 27, 2022

Marcello Costa: acoustic guitar, vocal
Ian Gibbins: keyboard, sampling, sequencing, production, text translations

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Ian Gibbins Adelaide, Australia

Ian Gibbins is a poet, electronic musician and video artist, having retired in 2014 as a neuroscientist and Professor of Anatomy at Flinders University. His poetry has been widely published in print and on-line. He regularly performs his poetry with his music and videos. For more info see www.iangibbins.com.au ... more