The artist declares that he listens to a genre that comes from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to dance and train — and also praises non-standard rhythmic solutions
In Brazil, rock and funk are seen almost like oil and water: they don’t mix. However, there is a representative of North American metalcore who not only knows the national rhythm but also appreciates it.
It’s about Courtney LaPlantesinger of Spiritbox who was in the country for the first time last November, appearing before the bring me The Horizon at Allianz Parque, in Sao Paulo. It’s unknown whether the US-born, Canada-based artist learned about the genre during her trip or had already discovered it beforehand, but now her admiration has become public.
LaPlante was invited by the magazine Rotation to list the 5 albums you can’t do without (via Igor Miranda’s website). Before listing the albums, he revealed that he loves R&B – both old and current – and said he listens to a lot of Brazilian funk for exercise.
Initially, regarding R&B, he stated:
“My current music collection includes a lot of ’90s and modern R&B, from Mary J. Blige to Jazmine Sullivan. I listen SOS (2022 album) by SZA over and over again and find a new favorite song every time. I also love it Chelsea Wolfe and his latest album (She gets closer to She gets closer to Her2024). This has some really amazing influences from Portishead and Massive Attack (in my opinion) and I think it’s his best work yet. His show is incredible.”
In relation to Brazilian funk, Courtney even praised the rhythmic solutions found by the composers even if they adopted the more conventional 4/4 model (four beats per measure). She states:
“AND [ouço] a bit of Brazilian funk, which I love to dance and train to. It’s always been great, but lately I’ve been hearing more and more crazy patterns that still hold up in a 4/4 rhythm pattern (four beats per measure, one of the more conventional counts), which sounds really cool to me.”
The versatility of Spiritbox and funk’s relationship with international artists
Although metalcore is its main style, Spiritbox mixes elements of other subgenres of heavy music (such as progressive metal and djent) and even musical genres (such as pop and trap), although in this case the fusion is more discreet . The group also collaborated on two different occasions with the rapper Megan Thee StalloneIn “TYG” and in the version “Cobra (Rock Remix)”.
It’s also no surprise that Courtney LaPlante knows about Brazilian funk, as the genre has achieved popularity abroad. Artists like it Beyoncé (which used “Heating of the Danadas” in music “Spaghetti” and danced “Passinho do Volante” at Rock in Rio 2013), Madonna (with whom he collaborated Anita), Diplo, You (formerly known as Kanye West), Gorillaz, Rosalie AND Karol G they have already flirted with the style that comes from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
The albums Courtney LaPlante can’t live without
See below the 5 albums Courtney LaPlante can’t live without. Comments (in English) can be checked directly on Spin.
1) Hounds of lovefrom Kate Bush
2) I let him in and he takes everythingfrom To hate
3) Renaissance: Act Ifrom Beyoncé
4) good guy, mAAd cityfrom Kendrick Lamar
5) Baduizmfrom Erykah Badu
+++ READ MORE: With album ready, Spiritbox celebrates special show with Bring Me the Horizon in Brazil [ENTREVISTA]
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Source: Terra

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