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Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo D'Água

Luedji Luna · 2020

51 min · 13 tracks · jazz

Luedji Luna's debut blends jazz, samba, and Brazilian popular music into a fluid exploration of love and identity.

Top tracks — play these first

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    O que é o amor? — This opening track poses profound questions about love through delicate melodies, setting the album's introspective tone while showcasing Luna's vocal prowess.
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    Corpo Tempestade — With its rhythmic complexity and evocative lyrics, this track captures the turbulence of emotional experiences, reflecting Luna's ability to merge personal narrative with musicality.
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    Marias — This extended piece serves as a powerful homage to women in various contexts, weaving together stories that resonate deeply with themes of strength and resilience.

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

53 /100
Foothills
Higher than 40% of albums we've rated

Luedji Luna's debut showcases a strong blend of genres with engaging vocal interplay, though it loses some cohesion with remixes.

What we noticed

  • The first half of the album features tracks that blend jazz and samba rhythms, while the second half shifts to more introspective melodies.
  • Several tracks incorporate layered vocal harmonies that interact with instrumental sections, creating a call-and-response dynamic.
  • The album includes three remixes at the end, which alter the original arrangements and introduce new elements to familiar themes.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
6/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
5/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 4/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 O que é o amor? 2:10
  • 2 Blue 4:51
  • 3 Salto 3:20
  • 4 Pele 3:26
  • 5 Tempos Artificiais 2:14
  • 6 Enquanto Durmo 5:04
  • 7 Corpo Tempestade 2:44
  • 8 Metáfora 5:01
  • 9 Sinais 2:20
  • 10 Marias 7:25
  • 11 Bom Mesmo é Estar Debaixo D'água (remix) 5:15
  • 12 Lençóis (remix) 2:43
  • 13 Manto da Noite (remix) 5:07

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