The bands debut album, os mutantes, is far and away their best a wildly inventive trip that assimilates orchestral pop, whimsical psychedelia, musique concrete, foundsound environments and thats just the first song. Panis et circenses kicks things off with a horn solo, and then with a stretch of swooning acidpop and some angelicsounding voices. The music of os mutantes was a classic psychedelic mesh of styles. Os mutantes is a music studio album recording by os mutantes psychedelicspace rockprogressive rock released in 1968 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. The next year os mutantes collaborated with gilberto gil on his second solo album, and they also contributed to the manifesto work of the tropicalia movement, the landmark 1968 album tropicalia. A bleak drama about street children abandoned by the portuguese juvenile system, this film examines the lives of pedro, ricardo, and andreia, three kids in. Behind them are tom ze, on the right, and os mutantes, on the left more precisely, from left. Check out os mutantes by os mutantes on amazon music. They begin their album with whats among the weirdest, craziest things on the album. Stream panis et circenses versao hermes brothers toooootalmente diferente da original. I wanted to sing a song illuminated by the sun has there ever been a more appropriate line to open a debut album. Os mutantes licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal music international ltda. But then, in a cutandpaste method, they go right into a psychedelic ballad.
Daily, we added a hundreds of new songs with chords and tabs, just for you. Os mutantes were formed in sao paulo, brazil, in 1966 by brothers arnaldo baptista and sergio dias and lead singer rita lee. Panis et circenses alternative version by os mutantes on amazon. May 23, 2006 os mutantes os mutantes 5 5 stars 5 out of 5 stars. Dec 26, 2012 os mutantes licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal music international ltda. Apr 19, 2011 os mutantes star in the cutup dreamworld of panis et circenses. Active during the tropicalia movement of the late 1960s, they took brazilian music and fused it with british rock and american psychedelia to create a distinctive, vibrant sound.
Os mutantes shamelessly pilfer two separate beatles melodies in the first song, hope noone will notice, conjure up a showstopping french chanson in perfect french, morph into an os mutantes tribute band when they sing in english, wisely switch back to being brazilian, head out to rio, make friends with charles manson, fit a bell solo in, and. Fusing traditional brazilian music, psychedelia, rock and a good dose of pure experimentalism, they quickly became giants both in brazil and in the outer fringes of pop music, where they have managed to reign supreme for the past four decades. Gil, caetano veloso, gal costa, tom ze, and nara leao. Mutantes backed the tropicalista hero gilberto gil at the third annual festival of brazilian music in 1967, then appeared on the watershed 1968 lp tropicalia. I feel like the record could probably use a better mastering as i had to turn up the volume a bit so that it could sound punchy and dynamic but overall, this pressing gets the job done. The fulllength dvd will be available soon and includes the entire barbican concert plus extras documentary, backstage footage, video. It was originally released in 1968 by polydor and blends traditional brazilian music styles with american and british psychedelia.
They could mockingly sound like the girl fron impanema, cage, the mothers, the metric ryhthm shuffle. Brazilian rockers who blended pop packaging, avantgarde experimentation, and an irreverent attitude during the late60s tropicalia movement. Mutantes ao vivo barbican theatre, londres, 2006, vol. Find os mutantes discography, albums and singles on allmusic. From there on, we get a fun, perky pop song laced with more horns, keyboards and wacky sound effects. Sergio dias baptista was only 17, his brother arnaldo was 20 and singer rita lee. Caetano veloso is to the left of them, holding a picture of nara leao. Panis et circenses versao hermes brothers toooootalmente. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. Os mutantes were a psychedelic band out of brazil arnaldo dias on bass and keyboards, sergio dias on guitar, cluudio baptista on electronics, and rita lee on vocals that mixed bossanova, samba and acidrock. A minha menina, baby, panis et circenses, bat macumba, ando meio desligado, le premier bonheur du jour. If you still havent found what youre looking for, please send to us.
Os mutantes download high quality complete mp3 albums. Os mutantes arnaldo, sergio and dinho, sans rita lee and liminha lee was replaced with zelia duncan on. As the daily telegraph put it people talk about cult bands, but there should be a separate category for os mutantes, who have had a fanatical following among music lovers for years. Os mutantes panis et circenses lyrics genius lyrics. Back in stock with the release of their debut lp in 1968, os mutantes cracked the already red hot tropicalia scene wide open. Os mutantes panis et circenses by earpjohn youtube. Os mutantes os mutantes 5 5 stars 5 out of 5 stars. Elsewhere there are nods to carnaval, albeit with distinct hippie sensibilities, incorporating fuzztone guitars and gogo basslines.
Listen to mutantes ao vivo barbican theatre, londres, 2006, vol. Elsewhere there are nods to carnaval, albeit with distinct hippie sensibilities, incorporating fuzztone guitars and go. Os mutantes panis et circenses english version youtube. Os mutantes star in the cutup dreamworld of panis et circenses. Soon after in 1999, new yorks omplatten label released the first three os mutantes lps and, way after the fact, there was an oddly paced but excellent compilation released by luaka bop. The song begins with a bit of a fanfare with a trumpet. Os mutantes, os mutantes os mutantes were kids when they made this debut. Os mutantes panis et circenses english version lyrics genius. Os mutantes panis et circenses live french tv 1969.
Ou panis et circenses, a compilation of songs from the movements major figures. The fulllength dvd will be available soon and includes the entire barbican concert plus extras documentary, backstage footage, video clips, photos and more. But world psychedelic classics 1 is a fairly good introduction to the band in its own right. Os mutantes os mutantes 1968 produced by rogerio duprat. Panis et circenses is attack on the aural senses, and culturally, its an attack on certain sedentary brazilian lifestyles of the tune. Os mutantes live at the barbican theatre, released november 2007 1. A brazilian revolution in sound album including song video, artist biography, translations and. For the best experience please update your browser. Os mutantes biography founded in sao paulo, brazil in 1966 disbanded in 1978 reformed in 2006 activity unknown since 2014 os mutantes was a brazilian band formed in the late sixties, pretty much influenced in the beginning by the beatles and by the brazilian musical scene at the time the movement called tropicalia, which they participated then. They are featured on velosos and gils historical album tropicalia ou panis et circensis 1968. Check out panis et circenses by os mutantes on amazon music. Check out panis et circenses alternative version by os mutantes on amazon music. Lyrics to panis et circenses by os mutantes from the tropicalia. Os mutantes is the debut eponymous album by the brazilian tropicalia band os mutantes.
Tava dando uma olhada aqui no soundcloud, procurando por os mutantes e achei essa versao aqui bem interessante, valeu por compartilhar. Note that the title of the album differs from the song as veloso failed to check his latin grammar when coming up with the albums name. D by hermesbrothers from desktop or your mobile device. Pitchfork s 2006 yearend mania officially commences with the first of a twoday series in which we revisit the past 12 months, chronicling the ups, downs, and. Id like to sing the music lighted with the heat of the sun i drew the flags high on the stick of the wind i sent the. Against all odds, in may 2006 the band reunited for the first time in over 30 years for a euphoric show at the barbicans tropicalia festival. Active during the tropicalia movement of the late 1960s, they took brazilian music and fused it with british rock and american psychedelia to create a. While the band was working with tropicalia uberproducer rodrigio duprat the sound was solid syd floyd, lsd sweetend mama and papa harmonies and sometimes even janis sans vd. And their selftitled debut is probably the best work they ever did, without a single dud track. Os mutantes contribution to the tropicalia album, ou panis et circenses bread and circus, penned by gil and veloso, also opened their selftitled debut, released in june 1968. Os mutantes was created with a charming combination of musical maturity and childlike immaturity that one could definitely perceive as warm and sunny, and that would remain intact throughout their entire discography. The song raises the bar up high for the rest of album, but its real intent is to display each function of os mutantes in microcosm.
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