Zuco 103

Brazil, Germany

Respect Festival

Základní

Sat, 9. 6. 2007 (All day)

Brazil, Germany

Stvanice Island

What an amazing mixture: the minimal & powerful electronic beats of Amsterdam
drummer Stefan Kruger, fused with the jazz harmonies of German keyboardist
Stefan Schmid, and topped by the extraordinary voice of Rio de Janeiro's Lilian
Vieira. Suavely melodic and fiercely rhythmic, inspired and happy, inventive and
accessible, Brazilian and electronic, ZUCO 103's debut album positions them
right at the forefront of the new Brazilian movement.

The threesome first worked together when they produced a number of tracks for
eclectic, electro-jazz Dutch ensemble SFeQ. Enthused by the results of that
collaboration, they decided to form ZUCO 103.

Brazilian vocalist Lilian Vieira arrived in the Netherlands in 1989. She
studied singing at Rotterdam Conservatory. While in exile, her awareness of
Brazilian culture and traditions developed more intensely. At first, she
performed mainly with musicians who had also grown up with Brazilian music. But
where does the influence of tradition end and where does a performer's
interpretation begin? Lilian Vieira began to explore the possibilities offered
by other musical styles.

Lilian: "I didn't want to remain stuck in one musical tradition. In fact Zuco
103 is almost a European product. Naturally, my background provides inspiration,
but that is mainly on a rhythmic level. At the moment my main interest is in
modern European dance music". Stefan K. drums with SfeQ and New Cool Collective
and is much in demand as a studio musician: "I realized early on that there's no
such thing as a style. It doesn't just stop with jazz, funk, bossa nova or
drum'n'bass. The music we make is a mix of everything that exists, or at least
our own interpretation of all that. We leave our own musical background behind
us as far as the sound is concerned. We're continually discovering new sounds.
And new grooves. Of course to a large extent it's the rhythm of Lilian's vocals
which determines the groove."

Stefan S. was born in Munich, Germany, and has lived in Amsterdam for a
number of years: "I started as a jazz pianist. But I left piano virtuosity and
chord progressions out when working on Zuco 103 music. I want to get as far away
as possible from what I've ever done before."

Zuco 103 appear in concert with an extended line-up : Stefan Schmid
(keyboards, sound manipulation and samplers), Stefan Kruger (drums and sampler)
and Lilian Vieira (vocals) are augmented by Has B. (bass), Claus Toft
(percussion), Anna Beck (backing vocals), plus a DJ (generally DJ Git
Hyper).

Music (Real Audio):

Video:

Discography:

Outro Lado, Crammed/Mute, 1999
Another Side of Outro Lado, Crammed/Mute, 2001
Tales Of High Fever, Crammed, 2002
One Down, One Up, Crammed, 2003
Whaa!, Crammed, 2005

Personnel:

Lilian Vieira - voice
Stefan Schmid - keyboard, electronic
Stefan Kruger - drums, sampler
Alex Oele - bass guitar
Alvin Lewis - guitar

Web:

www.crammed.be