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The field recordings and ethnic instruments of Joao Parahyba's
"Central Do Brasil" (3:13) bubble up joyously, then recede into a mist of sound, then back again. "Monica No Samba (She Loves Drum n' Cavaco)" by DJ Dolores is spiked with blaring whistles, hyperactive hooting sounds, strumming guitar and plenty of percussion. An exceptionally cool spy-movie groove buzzes through "Batuk de Amor"; BiD's energetic contribution is blood-stirring!
Arto Lindsay croons the English lyrics of balmy "Whirlwind", a pleasant-enough (if decidedly un-whirlwind-like) string-, organ- and drum-driven ballad.
A noisily spooky entry into Amon Tobin's soundworld leads to the clanking, squeaking, scratching marvel that becomes brass-tinted scorcher "Sub Tropic". If the "versus" of Suba Vs. M.A.U. indicates a battle, then everyone's a winner... "Pupila Dilatada" is an eye-opening, drum-crazy body-mover powered by incessant pounding of machine-like rhythms which emit a haze of vaguely musical tones from underneath their fury.
DJ Soulslinger puts his "Masterplan" (7:17) into motion with surreal electronic wisps and spoken samples which are envigorated by tribally pattering beats, then everything is jacked up a notch or two with additional sound sources and plenty of DJ tricks.
With a bass groove that slithers like a monster anaconda on the prowl, "Vai Quem Vem (Nao Fique Ai)" from Apollo 9 is alive with feminine vocal speech and croons, guitars, bongos and flutes. What really counts in "1000" is
Anvil FX's continually stirring mix which surrounds the listener with an ever-revolving chaos of beats, sound effects, a pulsating bass tremor and yelling megaphone voice.
Trilling vocal femininity adorns the smooth synth and less-aggressive-but-still-envigorating beats that cyz applies to "Zumbi".
A hypnotic, plush vocal-like hum circles through "Santa Teresa, an initially subdued number from I.N. Project, which grows more forceful at its end, trading strings for the previously mentioned hum.
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