The singer and songwriter from São Paulo, Johnny Monster, is our Wikimetal Recommends this week! the album Futuro Reflexo on March 17th , a project that brought together 11 artists from various genres, ranging from rock and indie to even sertanejo (Brazilian country music).
Each artist was tasked with reimagining one of the tracks from the album Futuro Perplexo , the composer's most recent work released earlier this year , bringing their own style and sound to Johnny's compositions.
Among the artists involved are names with extensive careers in music, such as Chuck Hipolitho (formerly of Forgotten Boys ), Rod Krieger (formerly of Cachorro Grande ) , Marcio Mello (composer of "Nobre Vagabundo," a hit by Daniela Mercury ), Perí ( formerly of 9 Mil Anjos ), and Os Roucos Noel Rouco 's band (formerly of Rock Rocket ). Also participating in the project are singer Maria Mariana, Raphael Belchior, Thiago Juliani , and Davi Rodriguez Lima, as well as the band Teorias do Amor Moderno and the country music duo Neto and Felipe .
“The versions are incredible, beautiful, each with its own style. And it’s surreal to listen to the album in sequence, it seems like it was conceived that way, the versions complement each other very well,” says Johnny. “My advice is to listen to both albums, my * Futuro Perplexo* and the tribute *Futuro Reflexo *. It’s interesting to see the differences between the versions, which shows how each artist has their own personality.”
The album was inspired by similar projects from international artists – more specifically Paul McCartney 's McCartney III Imagined and Sharon Van Etten 's Epic Ten , which also brought together different artists to reimagine an album.
Johnny says he hopes the idea will spread in Brazil: “The only way to overcome the digital barriers of algorithms and find new fans is by uniting, promoting each other. This project is very likely the peak of my career so far, an honor that each of these great artists agreed to this crazy idea and made the versions with so much care.”
Futuro Reflexo is a release from the ForMusic Records . Listen to the new track below.
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