Walter Franco Ou Nao LP Brazil Psych latin Novos Baianos mpb jazz Gilberto Gil

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Brand new, unplayed LP. Imported from TRES SELOS in Brazil!!!!

Officially released
Gatefold sleeve + 12-page booklet (25x25cm) + company (generic) inner-sleeve + gig poster (75x50cm)
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Label: Três Selos Paralelo – TSPL-005, Três Selos Paralelo – ND014 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold, 180g Country: Brazil Released: 2022 Genre: Rock, Latin Style: MPB, Pop Rock, Experimental A1 Mixturaçāo 6:56 A2 Água E Sal 0:41 A3 No Fundo Do Poço 4:34 A4 Pátio Dos Loucos 2:32 A5 Flexa 3:21 B1 Me Deixe Mudo 6:43 B2 Xaxados E Perdidos 3:23 B3 Doido De Fazê Dó 0:30 B4 Vão Da Boca 3:04 B5 Cabeça

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Ou Não (meaning "Or Not"), released in 1975, is the second studio album by the enigmatic Brazilian singer-songwriter Walter Franco. Hailing from São Paulo, Franco is a unique and often challenging figure in Brazilian music, known for his highly experimental approach that defied easy categorization within the popular MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) movement of the time.
Ou Não solidifies Franco's reputation as an avant-garde artist. The album is a fascinating and often unsettling blend of experimental rock, avant-pop, classical influences, and abstract soundscapes. It departs significantly from traditional song structures, incorporating spoken word passages, abrupt shifts in melody and rhythm, dissonant instrumentation, and unconventional vocal delivery. Franco's lyrics are equally abstract and philosophical, often exploring themes of existentialism, perception, and the nature of reality, delivered with a detached yet intense theatricality. The album features a complex interplay of acoustic and electronic instruments, sometimes sparse and minimal, at other times dense and chaotic. While not a commercial success at the time of its release due to its challenging nature, Ou Não has since gained significant cult status and critical acclaim, recognized as a highly influential and visionary work within Brazilian experimental music. It stands as a testament to Franco's uncompromising artistic vision and his willingness to push the boundaries of popular music.
50 Similar Artists/Albums:
If you appreciate Walter Franco's Ou Não, you're likely drawn to:
Experimental/Avant-Garde Music: Artists who break conventional song structures and explore unusual sounds. Progressive Rock/Pop: Music that is complex, often theatrical, and highly arranged. Dissonant or Abstract Compositions: Sounds that challenge traditional harmony. Philosophical/Poetic Lyrics: Artists who use words in unconventional or thought-provoking ways. Brazilian MPB/Tropicália (experimental side): Artists from Brazil who pushed genre boundaries. Here are 50 similar artists/albums, encompassing a mix of Brazilian and international experimental, progressive, and avant-garde acts:
Tom Zé - Estudando o Samba (Brazilian experimental MPB) Itamar Assumpção - Beleza de Louco (Brazilian avant-garde, raw and unique) Arrigo Barnabé - Clara Crocodilo (Brazilian avant-garde, complex and dissonant) Mutantes - A Divina Comédia ou Ando Meio Desligado (Brazilian psychedelic/experimental rock) Secos & Molhados - Secos & Molhados (Theatrical, genre-bending Brazilian) Jorge Mautner - Jorge Mautner (Brazilian experimental, poetic) Caetano Veloso - Araçá Azul (One of his most experimental Tropicália albums) Gilberto Gil - Gilberto Gil (Frevo Rasgado) (His more experimental early work) Arthur Verocai - Arthur Verocai (Orchestral jazz-funk fusion, complex arrangements) Hermeto Pascoal - Slaves Mass (Brazilian jazz/experimental, highly improvisational) Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy (Experimental orchestral/rock collage) Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (Highly experimental, dissonant rock) Can - Tago Mago (German Krautrock, experimental and lengthy jams) Faust - Faust IV (German Krautrock, experimental, avant-garde) Cluster - Zuckerzeit (German electronic/Krautrock, pioneering synth sounds) Tangerine Dream - Phaedra (Early electronic music, atmospheric) Soft Machine - Third (British progressive rock/jazz fusion) Robert Wyatt - Rock Bottom (Abstract, melancholic progressive/jazz rock) Univers Zero - Heresie (Belgian RIO/avant-prog, dark and complex) Art Bears - Hopes and Fears (Avant-garde rock, highly intellectual) Henry Cow - Unrest (British avant-prog, challenging and experimental) Magma - Mëkanïk Dëstruktïw Kömmandöh (French Zeuhl, unique vocal language, complex) King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic (Progressive rock, experimental and dissonant) Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel (Melt) (Experimental art rock, innovative sound) David Bowie - Low (Berlin Trilogy, experimental electronic and art rock) Scott Walker - Scott 4 (Orchestral pop, deeply melancholic and experimental) Scott Walker - Climate of Hunter (Later, more abstract and challenging work) Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music (Noise music, extreme experimentation) John Cale - Paris 1919 (Orchestral art rock, sophisticated) Brian Eno - Another Green World (Ambient/art rock, experimental textures) Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure (Art rock, avant-glam, sophisticated and theatrical) Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (Post-rock/art pop, highly atmospheric and experimental) Radiohead - Kid A (Modern experimental rock, electronic influences) Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest (Indie rock with complex harmonies and arrangements) Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca (Indie rock with complex vocal harmonies and intricate structures) Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (Psychedelic pop, experimental textures) Swans - The Seer (Experimental rock, drone, highly intense and lengthy) Brainticket - Cottonwoodhill (Psychedelic rock, experimental, spoken word) Popol Vuh - Affenstunde (Early electronic/Krautrock, atmospheric) Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson (Symphonic pop/rock, spoken word elements) Michel Polnareff - Polnareff's (French pop, often experimental and psychedelic) Elis Regina - Elis (1972) (While MPB, she often pushed boundaries with arrangements) Milton Nascimento - Clube da Esquina (Progressive MPB, complex arrangements) João Bosco - Bandoleiro (Brazilian fusion, often with complex rhythms) Egberto Gismonti - Dança das Cabeças (Brazilian instrumental, fusion of jazz, folk, classical) Nana Vasconcelos - Africadeus (Brazilian percussionist, experimental rhythms) Siba - De Baile Solto (Modern Brazilian, drawing from traditional and experimental forms) Metá Metá - MetaL MetaL (Modern Brazilian, experimental, blending jazz, rock, Afro-Brazilian) O Terno - <atrás/além> (Indie rock with experimental and introspective elements) Do Amor - Do Amor (Rio de Janeiro indie rock, often playful and experimental)