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AllMusic
2018
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Timothy Monger
2018
"Throughout his career, Brazilian singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Domenico Lancellotti has thrived on collaboration and experimentation, transforming samba, bossa nova, and tropicalia traditions into creative adventures of pop eccentricity ... The Good Is a Big God is an (...) adventurous effort that (...) benefits from a host of distinctive participants, the most apparent of whom is co-producer Sean O'Hagan of U.K. indie pop stalwarts the High Llamas ... As a creative foil to Lancellotti's soothing yet ambitious approach, O'Hagan is a perfect fit, enhancing instrumental tracks like the lilting title cut and the gorgeous "Árvores" with exquisitely rendered string parts that seem both featherlight and absolutely essential ... For his part, Lancellotti remains the captain here, singing, arranging, playing a multitude of instruments, and turning out challenging avant-garde pop on "Asas" and sunny samba rhythms on "Insatiable," and crooning over eerie synths onthemagical "Dama da Noite" ... Lancellotti is a master of subtlety, gracefully melding his own attributes with the strengths of others to great effect on this excellent (...) outing".
Pitchfork
d. 5. May 2018
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Marty Sartini Garner
d. 5. May 2018
"With The Good Is a Big God, Lancellotti rarely wanders beyond his national borders, and in the process he quietly makes a case for giving in to the soft magnetism of home. It finds him hooking up once more with his +2 bandmates [Moreno Veloso and Alexandre Kassin], along with frequent Stereolab and Cornelius collaborator Sean O'Hagan, for a thoughtfully arranged and powerfully executed set of songs that, for all of their breeziness, suggest a deep grounding in Rio's sandy shores and the countryside's humid crags".
All about jazz
d. 12. May 2018
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Jakob Bækgaard
d. 12. May 2018
"A philosophical undercurrent (...) runs through the sophisticated pop music of Domenico Lancellotti ... [His music] is (...) eclectic and complex and there is a strong melodic sensibility at the core of his music. On "Shanti Luz," Lancellotti lets the disco lights shine in an idiosyncratic take on funk with strange sounds and percussion while he croons on the soft Brazilian ballads "Dama da Noite" and "Insatiable." Another bonus is the presence of High Llamas-maestro, Sean O'Hagan ... He provides string arrangements for some of the compositions and contributes with the English words on "Logo," a track with a clear nod to the Llamas".