Patrick Moraz
	Produced by Patrick Moraz
	Released on September 1978
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CA-1-2201 cover [high resolution photo]

P atrick Moraz’ tale of the clash between “primitive” and “civilized” cultures brings together the seemingly disparate elements of Brazilian jazz and the burgeoning field of electronic music. As might be expected, the album runs hot and cold; the melodies are often warm and ingratiating (something he shares with Pat Metheny, along with a hair stylist apparently), but the more synthetic sections fail to fuse with the “primitive” percussion of Djalma Correa et al. Moraz himself seems to be ambivalent toward electronics, assigning them the role of the aggressor in this battle. Despite the somewhat dour subject matter, the music is often upbeat and enjoyable, with the opening “Jungles of the World” and “Temples of Joy” providing the album’s most memorable moments. Things fall into disarray on “The Conflict,” recalling the very early work of Vangelis and limiting the synthesizers to stereotypical sounds. The machines take over on “Primitivisation,” a funky number with some effective vocals (via vocoder) from Moraz, giving way to human voices (courtesy of Joy Yates) on “Keep the Children Alive.” An acoustic piano improvisation follows, “Intentions,” which allegedly recycles some of the themes from the album so far and gives the best indication of Moraz’ ability. The earlier, joyful themes resurface on “Realization” with a reconciliation between primitive and civilized cultures. As concept albums go, it’s an interesting idea (although I can’t recall the last time a concept album didn’t have a title), but its appeal is limited by the decision to phrase all of the action with keyboards and percussion. What could have been a colorful canvas is instead a bit too monochromatic, although still not without merit.

CA-1-2201 back cover	CA-1-2201 lyric sleeve

TRACK LISTING

1. JUNGLES OF THE WORLD    5:56
   Green Sun, Tribal Call, Communion
2. TEMPLES OF JOY    6:07
   Opening of the Gates, Overture, The Feast (A Festa)
3. THE CONFLICT    9:35
   Chamada (Argument), Opposing Forces, The Battlefield, Dissolution, Victory
4. PRIMITIVISATION    5:24
5. KEEP THE CHILDREN ALIVE    3:27
6. INTENTIONS    3:56
7. REALIZATION    4:17
   
   All songs written by Patrick Moraz

CREDITS

PATRICK MORAZ -- keyboards, synthesizers, marimbas, vibraphone, effects, percussion, vocals
DJALMA CORREIA -- percussion
Wilson Carnegao -- percussion
Paulo Roberto Correia -- percussion
Nenem Da Cuica -- percussion
Doutor Da Repique -- percussion
Renaldo Martis Da Silva -- percussion
Paulinho Do Pandeiro -- percussion
Claudio Dos Santos -- percussion
Jorge Garcia -- percussion
Carlos Eduardo Goncalves -- percussion
Gordinho -- percussion
Claumir Jorge -- percussion
Edson Santos Leite -- percussion
Guiseppe Lima -- percussion
Milton Manhoes -- percussion
Armando Marcal -- percussion
Geraldo Sabino -- percussion
Tommy Strebel -- military snare drum
Joy Yates -- lead vocals (5)
Alan Leeming -- mixing
"Professor" Jean Ristori -- engineer
Neil Slaven -- overdub and remix supervisor
Cooke Key -- cover
Brian Cooke, Doctor Phildius, Jesus Moreno and Picturepoint -- photography

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