Everything Is Possible: The Best of Os Mutantes

Everything Is Possible: The Best of Os Mutantes Artist: Os Mutantes
Label: V2
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 5033197299723
ASIN: B0006GRMAE


Release Date: 2005-02-10

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Tracks:

  1. Ando Meio Desligado
  2. Ave, Lucifer
  3. Dia 36
  4. Baby [1971]
  5. Fuga No. II
  6. Cantor de Mambo
  7. Adeus Maria Fulo
  8. Desculpe, Babe
  9. Justiciero
  10. Panis et Circenses
  11. Minha Menina
  12. Bat Macumba
  13. Premier Bonheur du Jour
  14. Baby [1988]

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars World of Os Mutantes.......2005-09-22

It takes a connoisseur of psychedelic rock and pop to know of (drumroll please) Os Mutantes. This short-lived Brazilian band made some of the most memorable psychedelic pop of the 1960s -- which is really saying something. Some of their best work is compiled in "World Psyschedelic Classics 1," although there are some glaring omissions.

This collection brings together many of the band's best songs, such as the understated charm of "Panis et Circenses," the buzzing and swooning keyboard splendor of "Baby," and the cluttered catchiness of "Bat Macumbia." Rooted in Brazilian tropicalia, the music has quite a few quirks and twists, but surprisingly it never becomes too weird to alienate listeners.

Os Mutantes was initially formed by Arnaldo and Sergio Baptista, who later added Rita Lee and their brother Claudio. Though the band didn't last very long, they developed a reputation for twiddling with basic Brazilian pop -- while they stayed happy and accessable, they also added in distortion, feedback, and other sound experiments. It sounds fun, doesn't it?

And actually, it is a lot of fun. The trippy bossa nova/psychedelic rock/catchy pop isn't as heavy as it sounds, but instead goes for a light, playful, deeply stoned vibe. Eerie flutes and jungle drums -- as in the eerie "Premier Bonheur du Jour" -- get mixed in with solid guitar riffs and smooth keyboards. Those tradition instruments ground what could have been just another psychedelic band. It's gloriously catchy, and incredibly infectious.

The one flaw? Lesser-known albums like "Jardim Electro" and "Mutantes" are underrepresented in the selection of songs. Their first album, the self-titled "Os Mutantes" -- also probably their best ever -- is strongly emphasized. However, if you are looking for an excellent individual listen and not a representation of all their albums, then this is a very good find.

Few of the Os Mutantes albums are currently available in the U.S., which would make this the ideal introduction by default. But "World Psychedelic Classics 1" is a fairly good introduction to the band in its own right.

Music CD:

  1. Gigues Irlandaises: Irish Jigs ~ Various Artists
  2. Ai No Seikatsu ~ Ramja
  3. Lenguaje De Sensaciones ~ Naife
  4. Saboten ~ Shonannokaze
  5. Contra el Tiempo ~ Gens
  6. Ep ~ Maomi Yuuki
  7. Tierra Santa ~ Rojitas
  8. 1/4 Mile of Love ~ Charlie & the Hot Wheels
  9. So Many Friends ~ Yuki Okazaki
  10. Isto E O Drink ~ Celso Murilo, Conjunto Drink

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Where Do I Go ~ MSR

Never Run, Never Hide ~ Benny Mardones

Eye of the Storm ~ Mirror

Dream & Desire ~ Manuel Göttsching

Pussy Plays ~ Pussy

Can't Be Wrong ~ The Spin Doctors

Heliopolis By Night ~ Aberfeldy

March of the Penguins ~ Alex Wurman

Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael ~ Thomas Newman

Place To Be ~ Lone Catalysts