BREAKING NEWS
July 23, 2006
1960s Rebels Jump Back into Music
Though the actual drugs the musicians so fancifully sang about may not have been as readily available elsewhere, the psychedelic explosion that swept rock 'n' roll in 1966-67 wasn't confined to the United States or England. Inspired by the way artists such as the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix and the Byrds used the recording studio to transport listeners to strange new worlds that existed only in the space between the headphones, young rock bands embraced the spirit of imagination inherent in psychedelia in countries such as Germany, France, Japan -- and Brazil.
Os Mutantes came together in Sao Paulo in 1966 around the trio of bassist, keyboardist and vocalist Arnaldo Baptista; his girlfriend, singer Rita Lee; and his younger brother, guitarist-vocalist Sergio Dias (Baptista). Now, 38 years after the release of the band's self-titled debut [in 1968], Os Mutantes have reunited, and they are gearing up to perform in the United States.
"It's amazing, and it's something I can't really explain," Dias recently said from his home in Brazil. "It's a hell of a good thing to be able to see that music can happen without any of the marketing machine, because all of this is happening without any effort by us because of songs we did 30 years ago. We didn't contact anyone; we didn't try to make it happen or do any stunts. The songs just hit the right people, and people started to listen, and that was it. It's a great message for the kids -- that maybe they don't need all the Hollywood thing after all."
As befits a band whose name is Portuguese for "the Mutants," Os Mutantes gleefully combined elements of classical, folk, bouncy British Invasion pop, searing psychedelic rock and -- often with tongue-in-cheek -- the traditional South American sounds of samba and bossa nova. Os Mutantes lyrics were often purely gonzo. "Lately, I feel a little spaced out / Can't even feel my feet on the ground / I look and I see nothing / Can only think of whether you care," the group sings in "Ando Meio Desligado (I Feel a Little Spaced Out)."
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Mutant Pop Sound Is Drawn Back To The Airwaves
By: Pete Kendall, July 25, 2006 |
Today’s interplay of markets against a backdrop of diverging social phenomena—from plunging presidential approval ratings to attacks against the most successful corporations to an increasingly unpopular war—duplicates the collective social experience of 1968.
The Elliott Wave Financial Forecast, June 2006
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1968-ish article.
--Jim Bickle
I love the part where Dias explains that the revival is totally independent of any action on the part of the band. He’s also right when he says Os Mutantes revival conveys a great message, but not just for the kids. Interest will flower for different types of music based on the position of social mood. Psychedelic sounds are all the rage now because they suit the hyper-extended, peak-mood season that is now experiencing its final gasp. Dias explains the depth of the connection when he adds, “I'm playing using all of the equipment I used then, and getting all these same sounds. The great thing is that most of the time when you see something that you wrote or did a long time before, you say, 'Eh, I could have done better.' But, God, we did all this stuff when we were so young, and every time I hear it, I say, 'F---! How the hell did I do that thing?' It's amazing. There is no way to change or bend the songs or the solos, because they were perfect. I'm basically just redoing it, but at the same time, it's really refreshing for me, because I'm 55 now, and I'm listening to myself and it sounds brand new and just feels really, really amazing.” What’s that old saying about there not being anything new under the sun. Maybe not, but when the time for an old sound comes around again, it feels like a totally fresh experience.
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June 2006, EWFF
Recent EWFF issues called the current peak “nothing more than a supersized 1968;” pondered at length “the depth of the link to 1968;” and stated, “The social scene is setting up as it did at the peak in 1968.” The Dow’s rise to within a hair of the 2000 all-time high accompanied the same relative position in the four-year cycle and new all-time highs in the Value Line Arithmetic Index as in 1968. Today’s interplay of markets against a backdrop of diverging social phenomena—from plunging presidential approval ratings to attacks against the most successful corporations to an increasingly unpopular war—duplicates the collective social experience of 1968. The extra-market phenomena are not the basis of our forecast, but they provide powerful confirmation that our wave interpretation is correct. As we have noted, there is more social evidence than we have room to cover here, but you can get a real-time record by visiting us at Sociotimes.com. To take a self-guided tour through 10 months of divergent social behavior at the summit of a great secondary peak in social mood, hit the “Search Past Articles” button at the top of the page. |
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