A record with a very plain cover, but one that contains some
of the most searing guitar work
of the early 70s – the one and only album by a short-lived group from Brazil – one who mix Sabbath-style hard rock with some more experimental modes – all at a level that's completely unlike anything we can think
of from the time! There's some really offbeat production twists that almost seem to be learned from the
Tropicalia generation – although the music here is much more straightforward, and delivered with familiar guitar, organ, bass, and drums – familiar instruments that, as in the hands
of some
of the giants
of the time, take on raw power and sounds
of their own when pushed to their limits! Lyrics are all in Portuguese, but that hardly matters, given the instrumental intensity
of the set – which includes the titles "Turpe Est Sine Crine Caput", "Nao Fale Com Paredes", "Metro Mental", "Animaia", and "Espelho". The CD version is loaded with bonus tracks, too – including rare singles released under the name Modulo 1000 and the pseudonymous
Love Machine – with titles include including "Ferrugem E Fuligem", "The Cancer Stick", "Waiting For Tomorrow", "Gloriosa", "Cafusa" and more. 17 tracks in all!
(Rock, Brazil)