Tropicália: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound
| Tropicália: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | |
| Released | February 13, 2006 |
| Genre | Tropicália |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Label | Soul Jazz |
| Compiler | Stuart Baker |
Tropicália: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound is a 2006 compilation album released by Soul Jazz Records.
Release
Tropicália: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound was initially set for release in 2005, the album was pushed to February 13, 2006 to tie in with a Tropicalia festival at the Barbican in London.[1][2] The festival had nearly every artist featured on the compilation.[1] The album was re-released in 2010.[1][3]
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 93/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Robert Christgau | A−[5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[6] |
| The Guardian |   [7] |
| Pitchfork Media | (9.5/10)[8] |
| The Province | A[9] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 93, indicating universal acclaim, based on 10 reviews.[4] Richard Williams of The Guardian" commented that the artists on the album "brim with youthful inventiveness, blending funk grooves, Brazilian energy, a restrained hint of primitive Haight-Ashbury psychedelics, a sense of humour that transcends linguistic boundaries and a Beatlesque sense of limitless possibilities expressed in the use of orchestral resources alongside the usual beat-group or samba-combo instrumentation."[7] Joe Tangari declared that the compilation takes "an extremely focused look at six of the most important and influential Tropicália artists, [...] responsible for some of the most bracing records Brazil ever produced-- and though omissions are certain to be an issue for cratedigging obsessives, this collection is as flawless a primer as has ever been made available on a single disc."[8]
Track listing
Track listing adapted from the liner notes.[10]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Credited Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bat Macumba" | Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil | Gilberto Gil | |
| 2. | "A Minha Menina" | Jorge Ben | Os Mutantes | |
| 3. | "Tuareg" | Ben | Gal Costa | |
| 4. | "Domingo No Parque" | Gil | Gilberto Gil & Os Mutantes | |
| 5. | "Alfômega" | Gil | Caetano Veloso | |
| 6. | "Sebastiana" | Gal Costa | ||
| 7. | "Procissão" | Gil | Gilberto Gil | |
| 8. | "Irene" | Veloso | Caetano Veloso | |
| 9. | "Ave Genghis Khan" | Rita Lee, Arnaldo Baptista, Sérgio Dias | Os Mutantes | |
| 10. | "Take It Easy, My Brother Charles" | Ben | Jorge Ben | |
| 11. | "Jimmy, Benda-Se" | Tom Zé, Waldez | Tom Zé | |
| 12. | "Ando Meio Desligado" | Lee, Dias, Batistsa | Os Mutantes | |
| 13. | "Tropicália" | Veloso | Caetano Veloso | |
| 14. | "Quero Sambal Meu Bes" | Tom Zé | ||
| 15. | "Vou Recomeçar" | Gal Costa | ||
| 16. | "Panis et Circenses" | Gil, Veloso | Os Mutantes | |
| 17. | "Gloria" | Tom Zé | ||
| 18. | "Quem Tem Medo De Brincar De Amor" | Baptista, Lee | Os Mutnates | |
| 19. | "Lost in the Paradise" | Veloso | Caetano Veloso | |
| 20. | "Bat Macumba" | Veloso, Gil | Os Mutantes |
Credits
Credits adapted from the vinyl liner notes.[10]
- Stuart Baker – compiler, sleeve notes
- Adrian Self – sleeve designer
- Toothé Grim – sleeve designer
- Pete Reilly – mastering
- Duncan Cowell – mastering
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c "December News". Soul Jazz Records. December 2005. Archived from the original on January 14, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "January News". Soul Jazz Records. December 2005. Archived from the original on January 18, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "Soul Jazz's Tropicália compilation: 2010 edition". Fact. April 8, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ a b "Tropicalia: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound". Metacritic. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2006). "Consumer Guide Album". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Endelman 2006.
- ^ a b Williams 2006.
- ^ a b Tangari 2006.
- ^ Derdeyn 2006.
- ^ a b Baker 2005.
Sources
- Baker, Stuart (2005). Tropicália: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound (Media notes). Soul Jazz Records. SJR LP 118.
- Derdeyn, Stuart (January 17, 2006). "Brazilian". The Province. p. B9.
- Endelman, Michael (January 23, 2006). "Tropicalia". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- Tangari, Joe (January 31, 2006). "Tropicália: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- Williams, Richard (February 9, 2006). "Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Jorge Ben, Os Mutantes and Tom Ze: Tropicalia/A Brazilian Revolution in Sound". The Guardian. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2020.