Racional vol.3 (LP)

TIM MAIA – Racional vol.3 LP on black vinyl
Only a handful of people knew about the existence of a rumored third volume of Rational recordings until 2007, when some songs appeared on a Brazilian blog, described as the lost Rational recordings, presumably recorded at the end of his time with Rational Culture.
Tim Maia Racional Vol. 3 is just as essential an artifact of Tim’s time involved in Rational Culture as the first two albums. At the height of Tim Maia’s soaring fame, he joined a radical, extraterrestrial-obsessed cult and created two plus albums of some of Brazil’s (and the globe’s) best funk and soul music.
After suddenly joining Rational cult in 1974 (which started first as an offshoot of the mystical Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda), Maia gave up drugs and alcohol, threw away his material possessions, and released Racional Vols. 1 & 2 in the attempt to convert the entirety of Brazil and the world to the revelation of Rational Culture. Thayer explores this strange, brief, yet incredibly prolific period of Maia’s life wherein the reigning soul and funk artist of Brazil produced two albums, an EP, and a recently unearthed tape containing almost another full album of funky jams laced with spiritual content and scripture.
A1. É Preciso Ler E Reler
A2. I Am Rational
A3. Lendo O Livro
A4. O Supermundo Racional
B1. Nação Cósmica
B2. Que Legal
B3. Você É A Estrela Do Meu Show
B4. Vê Se Decide