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Album of The Week: Vera Cruz Island

TAXIDERMIA

Jadsa, a versatile artist hailing from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, is known for her talents as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and music producer. Her inaugural album, "Olho de Vidro," unveiled in 2021 via Balaclava Records, showcases collaborations with renowned artists like Ana Frango Elétrico, Kiko Dinucci, and Luiza Lian.

Meanwhile, João Milet Meirelles, a multifaceted creative force from Bahia, excels as a composer, music producer, live electronics performer, and photographer, as well as a valued member of BaianaSystem.

These two talents join forces as the dynamic duo TAXIDERMIA. Following the success of two EPs and a single, they independently launch their debut album, "Vera Cruz Island." Blending electronic elements with traditional Brazilian music, the album boasts captivating contributions from Bruno Berle, Tori, and Iara Rennó.

The duo sent us a few words about the album:

jadsa: “The album brings the movement of the seas, this cyclic idea, repeated. It's our great technology, the repetition. And TAXIDERMIA uses a lot of this artifice, of this human art."

João Milet Meirelles: “I think it's beautiful how the construction of this album is based on allowing yourself. There's a liberty to go to many different paths, and at the same time there is a construction, a conduction e ao mesmo tempo tem uma construção, uma condução. It's like going through a story.”

01 - PUREZA
(Jadsa)
arranged by Jadsa & João Milet Meirelles
samples: Bruno Abdala
beat and synth: João Milet Meirelles
vocal: Jadsa
guitar: Jadsa
percussion: Ícaro Sá

02 - SEGREDO DAS FOLHAS
(Jadsa)
arranged by Jadsa & João Milet Meirelles
Tuba: Jamberê
Voz: Jadsa

03 - SANGUE ESCURO
(Jadsa)
arranged by Jadsa & João Milet Meirelles
beat: Jadsa
synths: Jadsa & João Milet Meirelles
vocal: Jadsa
tuba: Jamberê Ribeiro de Cerqueira
percussion: Jadsa

04 - NO PAIN
(Jadsa / Chico Correa)
samples: Chico Correa
synth: Chico Correa
arranged by Jadsa, João Milet Meirelles & Chico Correa
beat: Chico Correa & João Milet Meirelles
vocal: Jadsa

05 - 3 P.M.
(Jadsa / Rei Lacoste / João Milet Meirelles)
arranged by Jadsa & João Milet Meirelles
synths: João Milet Meirelles
beat: João Milet Meirelles
vocals: Jadsa & Rei Lacoste
bass: Jadsa

06 - AUTOBATUQUE
(Jadsa)
arranged by Jadsa & João Milet Meirelles
beat & synth: João Milet Meirelles
vocal: Jadsa Castro Oliveira Costa
guitar: Jadsa
drums: Bianca Predieri
percussion: Ícaro Sá

07 - CLARÃO AZUL
(Jadsa)
arranged by Jadsa & João Milet Meirelles
synths: João Milet Meirelles
vocal: Jadsa
guitars: Jadsa & Pedro Bienemann
acoustic guitar: Tori
percussion: Ícaro Sá

08 - TREMEDÊRA
(Jadsa / Yan Cloud)
arranged by Jadsa & João Milet Meirelles
beat: Jadsa & João Milet Meirelles
synths: Jadsa & João Milet Meirelles
drums: Bianca Predieri
vocals: Jadsa, Iara Rennó, Yan Cloud & Maíra Morena
percussion: Ícaro Sá

09 - SANGUE FERVENDO
(Jadsa / João Milet Meirelles / Vírus / Vuto)
arranged by Jadsa & João Milet Meirelles
beat: João Milet Meirelles
vocals: Jadsa, Virus & Vuto
percussion: Ícaro Sá

10 - GLASS EYE
(Jadsa)
arranged by Jadsa & João Milet Meirelles
beat: João Milet Meirelles
synths: Jadsa & João Milet Meirelles
vocals: Jadsa, Lio & Lay (Tuyo)
percussion: Ícaro Sá & Jadsa
bass: João Milet Meirelles
guitar: Jadsa

11 - MIL SENSATIONS
(Jadsa / Maíra Morena)
arranged by Jadsa & João Milet Meirelles
sampler: João Milet Meirelles
beat: João Milet Meirelles
synths: Jadsa & João Milet Meirelles
vocals: Jadsa, Bruno Berle & Maíra Morena
guitar: Jadsa
bass: João Milet Meirelles

Produced and directed by jadsa and João Milet Meirelles

Mix and master: Victor Vaughan

Album cover photo: Liz Dórea

Album cover design: Yan Cloud

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