![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This Brazilian classic finally gets a proper US release one of the greatest psychedelic albums of the late 60s, and a key part of the Tropicalia movement as well! The record is easily the most tripped-out album ever from Gal Costa far more sinister than Gal's debut of a few months before. (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Brazilian Music Guide).ByDJ Joe Sixpack. Anyone wanting to check out how psychedelic music entered into Brazilian rock and pop will definitely want to check this one out. Loudest expressions of the late-1960s 'tropicalia' scene, with clanging electric guitars, and crazed vocals that were unlike much of Costa's later, croonier career.įabled avant-classical composer-arranger Rogerio Duprat adds his eclectic touch, and Gal gets wild like she seldom did in later years. The second solo album by Brazilian superstar Gal Costa, this is one of the purest. Features the famous tracks 'Tuareg', 'Cinema Olympia', and 'Meu Nome E Gal'. First time on CD in the US and newly remastered, with liner notes from Chris Dunn, author of Brutality Garden: Tropicalia & The Emergence Of A Brazilian Counterculture. Gal's usually-sweet vocals take on a much sharper edge and the album's awash in the political power and cultural experimentation that characterized the best years of Tropicalia.Ĭaetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil make a guest appearance, and also contribute some songs to the set as do Jorge Ben, Jards Macale, and Roberto & Erasmo Carlos. The session was still recorded with full arrangements by the legendary Rogerio Duprat (who'd worked previously with Costa, Os Mutantes, and others), but it also features a lot heavier guitar and a blazingly psychedelic feel overall. This rare and sought-after album features the brilliant Middle-Eastern influenced track 'Tuareg'! This is a landmark piece of Brazilian psychedelic rock experimentalism and is awash with Hendrix-style fuzz guitars, funky drumming, unusual orchestrations and weird sound effects! This is easily the most tripped-out of Gal Costa's albums and represents a high point of the Tropicalia movement - indeed, this album features contributions from Rogerio DuPrat, Caetano Veloso, Jorge Ben, and Giberto Gil, and is awash with the political power and cultural experimentalism that marked Tropicalia's brief flowering. ![]()
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