Nick Wrigley
Have you seen Veloso's sublime appearance in Almodovar's TALK TO HER? (performing).
No I haven't!
Seb Morlu
you should also get 'Caetano Veloso' (1971), his 'Exile on Notting Hill' LP, with that sublime song 'Maria Bêthania", or Lou Reed meets Joao Gilberto ! And his most beautiful might be 'Joia' (1975). Check also Gilberto Gil's second LP and also third ; Gal Costa's second too, 'Gal' (1969), and also her first (also Cae's First), 'Domingo' (1967).
OK (ticking off records) so I've got 'Caetano Veloso' (1971) and Gilberto Gil's Second, but not the rest. Morlu's promised to sort me out in return for some stuff.
Bernardo
Much appreciated the rundown of brilliant long-players buried in my country's soil! However, I must present a few discs also worthy of inclusion:
TOM ZE
Todos os Olhos and/or Estudando o Samba
Two masterpieces from this tropical surrealist, horns arranged like long division. Also notable is the flawed, but insanely dark, "Correio da Estacao de Bras"
OS MUTANTES
Any of the first three albums from these kitchensink psychedelicists ...also worth noting is A e o Z from MUTANTES. It's a "lost" album that finds the band hammering through songs in full Yes-mode, though it bristles with red-eyed resignation to over-ornate doodlage...
RITA LEE
Hoje e o Primeiro Dia do Resto da Sua Vida / ARNALDO BAPTISTA Loki?
Second and first solo albums, respectively, from 2/3 of OS MUTANTES. Lee is joined by the full band and delivers a deliciously wobbly psych gem while Arnaldo, lonesome on the keys, sounds exhausted as he pounds and tinkles his way through these stark cracked cabaret ballads and lysergic showtunes.
Bernado's blog at National Dust Blogspot
Cheers Bernardo.
Kodwo Eshun
RE Your Araca Azul scan- very lush - vinyl gatefold as I only have the CD- As you know Araca Azul (Blue Guavas) was the last flourish of Tropicalia in its pop meets tape meets concrete meets bossa mode thanks to Rogerio Duprat, the George martinesque producer mastermind behind the Bread and Circuses Manifesto Lp( he's the guy with the big white teapot and the serious glasses on the cover) who reappears here and who had some connection to Smetak)
The white album you refer to by Caetano - Do you mean Joia-which is white, with a small image of Caetano+ his wife,looking more fey than ever. That’s Very good
Surprised you didn't mention Gilberto Gil's 2 60s album s as well-the first I've got with a brilliant cover of Gil in a Edwardian costume has some lovely tracks, one that sounds a lot like Start/Taxman,and lots of concrete jumpcuts and break ins
But the bomb I think, I'm guessing, though is his 2nd album -which I've never heard but has tracks like Cerebro Electrico and 2001- keen to hear that
Also don't underestimate Milton Nascimento- Minas is awesome- better than any Tropicalia record in many ways, not so jumpy and jerky -- more orchestral , lush children's choirs, amazing arrangements, spiritual in the best sense, really, really good a la Jungle Book by Weather Report -do you know that- Tim Gane of the 'Lab 's a Nascimento freak, didcha know that. Everyone says Milton's Club d'Esquino double album is the best - so I'm keen to hear that -now its reissued.
RE Gal Costa : saw her in Sao Paulo 2 years ago doing a bossa set - whole audience singing and clapping, all in tune, in sync, knew every word, a great night. Also Gal Costa's India, I think its called , close up of her wearing red bikini briefs and a grass skirt - is one of the most vividly sexy album cover shots anywhere.. Woah... Megawatt WomanPower style.
Bow scrape. Always an honour sir!
eBay item
Sacha brought this record to my attention, which is a KPM record called "Brazilian Suite" by Rogerio Duprat.
Slipcue Brazilian Records Guide
Oh and you shouldn't miss this!
Posted by Woebot at October 5, 2004 06:41 AM