Selva Discos fulfills its duty of giving a new life to Fernando Falc?o's long lost LPs with the reissue of his album Barracas Barrocas, originally released through Egberto Gismonti's cult record label Carmo in 1987. Somehow, an original copy of this album is even more elusive than its predecessor Mem?ria das ?guas and it is a pity that such a stunning piece of music was kept apart from listeners worldwide for so long. The follow-up to Mem?ria das ?guas was recorded in S?o Paulo after Fernando Falc?o returned from his exile in France in 1984. In order to conceive Barracas Barrocas, the musician had the help of illustrious friends, such as singer-songwriter Alceu Valen?a and singer Tet? Esp?ndola, alongside brothers Myriam and Daniel Taubkin. At the time, Falc?o was still using the sound sculptures he created for Mem?ria das ?guas, as he is credited in the liner notes for playing a "water orchestra" and his berimbau variant called balau?. Barracas Barrocas is an album that works as a more condensed and coherent artistic statement of Falc?o's ?uvre. Lush strings, swelling brass, glowing production, and humming atmospheres fill the record, adding a beautiful yet subtly linked counterpoint to his previously explosive debut. It is very cinematic, sounding like the soundtrack of a play that only existed in the musician's mind. For this release, not only the sound was remastered but the artwork of Barracas Barrocas was completely and faithfully restored. Also, the reissue comes with unprecedented liner notes featuring rare photos of the musician and his sound sculptures plus an article that tells the story of Fernando Falc?o after returning to Brazil following his exile – a story that has never been told, until now
