Gal 1969

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:35:13
Personnel: Gal Costa (vocals); Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso. Arranger: Rogerio Duprat. After Caetano Veloso broke out with his solo debut, the self-titled 1968 release recognized as the building block for the now infamous Brazilian Tropicalia movement, his friends and musical peers released similar albums, always upping the ante in terms of outrageousness and inventiveness. But GAL (1969), the second of two self-titled albums released by Gal Costa in 1969, set the high watermark in terms of overall insanity and complete experimental freedom for the entire lot; neither Veloso nor Gilberto Gil, Tom Ze, or even the rambunctious Os Mutantes stepped this far out into psychedelia, and even though Costa had hinted at her noisier ambitions on the previous release, this album must have shocked listeners when it arrived on the shelves. Costa is a ball of contradictions here: overtly wild but in control; sweet and accessible, yet brash; and, at times, almost violent as she screams and moans her way through the entire album, while spindly, whiny guitars mix with soulful bass grooves, bombastic drums, exotic horns, woodwinds, and strings. The sonic textures are taken completely over the top with judicious use of delays, reverbs, and various production techniques employed by Tropicalia mastermind Rogerio Duprat, all new and exciting at the time. When taken all together, the listener may not at first notice the high quality of the songwriting behind the unreal, emotional freak-outs. GAL (1969)is an indescribable, unpredictable, ambitious, and fun LP, preserving a slice of time when Brazil was in its most controversial state, both musically and politically, and is a must-have for any psychedelic collection.
エディション : Reissue
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)