Marcelo Crochemore

Marcelo Crochemore came up in Rio de Janeiro, where he took in both punk rock and bossa nova. He put those things together in his own way, which could sound pretty stark and inward. The song "Novo Morto Vivo" is the one people know, a slow, heavy track that got some attention.

He made a few albums, like "Encontro de Duas Almas" and "Alma Nua." He also worked with other musicians, including Adriana Calcanhotto and Cássia Eller. Another song of his, "Tu Vagas," has a similar spare, deliberate feel.

Crochemore kept to himself and didn't explain much. That made some people curious and others skeptical. He just kept making his music, which stayed pretty dark and didn't try to be anything else.