I do have very strong funk roots, but I've walked extensively into prog, fusion, and recently classical music (which any sophisticated piece of jazz and fusion will go into once they leave the groove sections a bit aside).
Terje beat is subtle, other than that it's as simple as it can get.
It does influence my needs though, Funk, and Jazz have a swing, a tension that I often need in music, unless it's displaced by classical crescendos.
ps: I wonder if Redinho peaked on his first album, I expected more things to come since but .. anyway.
Another suggestion is Azymuth, a brazilian cult band that blends funk, latin, fusion and electronic music. They have a very long discography but their most recent album is a very good starting point:
Let's stay in brazil: Music From Memory, a fantastic re-issue label, recently released a fantastic compilation that collects brazilian electronic, avant-garde music from the late 70s to early 90s. It's more on the experimental, difficult end of the spectrum but very rewarding with repeated listenings:
Terje beat is subtle, other than that it's as simple as it can get.
It does influence my needs though, Funk, and Jazz have a swing, a tension that I often need in music, unless it's displaced by classical crescendos.
ps: I wonder if Redinho peaked on his first album, I expected more things to come since but .. anyway.
pps: I'll have to relisten to younger brother now