Artist
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes is a rock artist from São Paulo, Brazil formed in 1966. 25 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · São Paulo, Brazil · Best rock albums
- 25
- Releases
- 1968–2026
- Active years
- 1966
- Formed
Artist
Os Mutantes is a rock artist from São Paulo, Brazil formed in 1966. 25 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Rock · São Paulo, Brazil · Best rock albums
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Os Mutantes
1968
A divina comédia ou ando meio desligado
1970
Jardim elétrico
1971
Tudo foi feito pelo sol
1974
Mutantes e seus cometas no país do baurets
1972
Mutantes
1969
Tecnicolor
1999
Fool Metal Jack
2013
Haih or amortecedor
2009
LEGADO EM FÚRIA
2026
Zzyzx
2020
De Volta Ao Planeta Dos Mutantes
2019
A Arte De Os Mutantes
2015
Mande Um Abraço Pra Velha
2014
Obras-Primas
2012
Ao Vivo
2012
Mutantes Ao Vivo Barbican Theatre, Londres, 2006, Vol. 2 (Prime Selection)
2007
Mutantes Ao Vivo - Barbican Theatre, Londres, 2006
2007
The Best Of Os Mutantes
2007
Mutantes Ao Vivo Barbican Theatre, Londres 2006, Vol. 1
2007
"A" E O "Z"
2006
O "A" e o "Z"
1986
Tropicália Ou Panis Et Circensis
1968
Os Mutantes were formed in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1966 by brothers Arnaldo Baptista and Sérgio Dias and lead singer Rita Lee. Active during the Tropicalia movement of the late 1960s, they took Brazilian music and fused it with British rock and American psychedelia to create a distinctive, vibrant sound. Along with Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso and Tom Zé, they helped define the Tropicália movement. While still in high school, Rita Lee teamed with brothers Arnaldo Baptista and Sérgio Dias Baptista to form the band. A trio of brash musical experimentalists, the group fiddled with self-made instruments, distortion, feedback, musique concrète, and studio tricks of all kinds to create a lighthearted, playful version of extreme Brazilian music. This was their best creative moment. While Gil and Veloso were first imprisoned and then exiled to England during the military dictatorship in Brazil (1969-1972) the Mutantes left the Tropicália movement, adding a more psychedelic flavour to their sound. The 70s seemed to be a time of great upheaval for the band, both creatively and personally. They left behind their “tropicalist” roots and made their first lysergic trip which resulted in the alb…
