This album was inspired by my trip to Bahia, to the coastal rainforest of Brazil, the Mata Atlântica, an ecoregion even richer in species than the Amazon, but of which more than 90% is destroyed, and the rest is highly fragmented. The beauty and lushness of this nature, its colors and its sounds, its wildness, but also its vulnerability, have never left me since. Its diversity and complexity have inspired us to create this musical homage. From contributions of many wonderful musicians my friend Markus Reuter has created this manifold collage, a sonic biotope, which tries to do justice to the magic of this region. We are part of nature, it is part of us. Let us respect what sustains us! Let‘s protect what we love! — Mathias Derer

If you want to support the protection of the Mata Atlântica and the preservation of its biodiversity, you can do so here: https://www.amap-brazil.org/en

1 Candles in Brazil
Music by Reuter/Derer/Husband/Reber/Preuschl/Pupato
featuring Charlotte Pelgen: vocals
Graça Cunha: vocals, Aralee Dorough: flute
Words by Emily Dickinson and João Cabral de Melo Neto

2 Quando como aranhas
Music by Reuter/Derer/Husband/Reber/Preuschl/Pupato
featuring Aralee Dorough: flutes, Colin Gatwood: oboes

3 Sempre o mesmo
Music by Reuter/Derer/Husband/Reber/Preuschl/Pupato/Gley
featuring Zoey Gley: vocals, Lisa Fletcher: vocals
Brian Kock: saxophones and flute
Words by Zoey Gley and Mathias Derer

4 Mata
Music by Reuter/Derer/Husband/Reber/Preuschl/Pupato/Krock
featuring Deborah Carter Mastelotto: vocals, Lisa Fletcher: vocals
Brian Krock: soprano saxophone and flute
Words by Rudyard Kipling and Joyce Kilmer

5 Se deus quiser
Music by Reuter/Derer/Husband/Reber/Preuschl/Pupato/Calabrese
featuring Luca Calabrese: pocket trumpet, Pat Mastelotto: spoken word
Words by Lord Byron

6 Um beijo selvagem
Music by Reuter/Derer/Husband/Reber/Preuschl/Pupato/Krock
featuring Graça Cunha: vocals, Brian Krock: clarinet
Words by Cláudio Manuel da Costa

7 O fim do mundo
Music by Reuter
featuring Markus Reuter: Touch Guitar Soundscapes, Andi Pupato: Metals