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Continuing Far Outs 7inch series, Joyce scats her way over two high octane bossas with an unmistakable Feminina-style sound. This 7inch features an exclusive version of Feijao com Arroz - a track from Joyces forthcoming CD yet here with a scorching bassline that differs from the album version and will ensure the tune gets flipped by those DJs who know the damage a bass led bossa groove can do to a dancefloor. Feijao com Arroz - Rice and beans - might be the simplest of Brazilian dishes yet this track is a master class in samba jazz. Joyce and her banda blend the basic ingredients of bass, drums, guitar and vocals into a rhapsodic groove that sounds like it could be a lost classic from seminal Joyce albums such as Feminina or Tardes Cariocas. Joyce weaves a web of sonorous guitar work in between Tuttys frenetic cymbal work as her scat lifts the tune high whilst a driving bassline pushes the groove low, surely putting Feijao Com Arroz up there with the likes of Aldeia de Ogum and Feminina. On the flipside lies Penalty, a live favourite from Joyces recent Japanese tour. Again on paper the ingredients look simple - bass, drums, guitar and vocals - yet in the hands of Joyce and co the elements are blended together to create a celestial slice of spiritual jazz dance guaranteed to lift even the weariest of souls.