Jan Felipe: Abril

Jan Felipe is a French-Brazilian artist hailing from Rio de Janeiro and - believe it or not - this is his very first release. He records all his songs alone, on his computer with a basic setup. Jan Felipe plays the guitar and bass and the rest is virtual instruments or synths. Jan Felipe's melancholic pop songs with Portuguese and French vocals are influenced by a wide variety of artists ranging from Indie-Rock over Trip-Hop artists to Brazilian composers. Imagine a virtual supergroup made up of Jeff Buckley, Portishead, Radiohead, Elliot Smith, Björk, Chico Buarque, Emilie Simon, Los Hermanos, Camille and Massive Attack and you get a picture of the unique Jan Felipe sound.