Sometimes, being weird is a political act. Os Mutantes were born out of the tension between ordinary people and the repressive military regime in power at the time that threatened to crack down on anyone stepping out of line. They combined traditional Brazilian rhythms with psychedelic rock guitars, studio tricks (feedback, distortion, tape loops and varying the speed of the playback) and some openly rebellious lyrics to create a new genre called Tropicalia.
In doing this they managed to upset both the right wing military junta and left wing musical traditionalists, proving that they must have been doing something right. The final impression is one of the most bonkers and joyful albums I’ve heard in a long while. I don’t understand most of it, but I don’t really need to in order to enjoy it
Bat-tastic!
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