Marcos Valle's Sempre finds the legendary Brazilian composer and singer—architect of bossa nova sophistication and perennial explorer of groove—diving deep into disco and boogie textures with the kind of ease only decades of musicianship permit. Recorded in 2019 and released on Far Out Recordings, the album glides through funky soul arrangements that feel less like pastiche and more like a natural extension of Valle's lifelong conversation with rhythm and melody. There's warmth here, a maturity that wears its influences lightly: synth-driven grooves, lush orchestration, those unmistakable vocal inflections that have always made Valle's interpretations feel intimate even when surrounded by full arrangements. Whether you come for the grooved-out funk of tracks like "Odisséia" or the soulful shimmer beneath balladic moments, Sempre captures an artist still hungry to explore new sonic territory while honoring the melodic sensibility that's defined his career. It's vintage Valle reimagined through a disco-era lens.