Tim Maia's 1976 Self-Titled Album Revisited: The Return of 'Irrational' Soul

A 2014 article from Brasileiros magazine revisits Tim Maia's 1976 self-titled album, marking his departure from the mystical discourse of the Universo em Desencanto sect led by Manoel Jacintho. After the acclaimed Racional albums (volumes 1 and 2), Maia and his band Vitória Régia abandoned the sect's teachings and returned to a hedonistic, soulful sound. The album features musicians including Carlos Simões, Reginaldo Francisco, Paulinho Roquete, Paulinho Batera, José Maurício, Antonio Pedro, Paulo Ricardo Rodrigues Alves, Antônio Claudio, Luis Mendes Jr., and Gastão Lamounier. Arrangements were by Maia, Uruguayan maestro Miguel Cidras, and Brazilian Arthur Verocai. Released by Polydor with executive production by Maia's label Seroma, the album includes tracks like 'Dance Enquanto é Tempo,' 'Rodésia,' and 'Batata Frita, o Ladrão de Bicicletas' (possibly referencing Vittorio De Sica's film). The article also mentions a 2009 interview with Maia by reporters Marcio Gaspar and Lauro Lisboa Garcia, and a 2012 interview with Yale Evlev, marketing director of Luaka Bop (founded by David Byrne), who released the compilation 'Nobody Can Live Forever – The Existencial Soul of Tim Maia.' Evlev praised the Brazilian soul of Maia and Jorge Ben Jor as refreshingly distinct from American blues-based soul.