Loki? is the first solo album from Arnaldo Baptista, the keyboardist, bassist and singer of the Brazilian band Os Mutantes. It was released in 1974 after a supposed nervous breakdown and it is considered one of the best albums in the 1970s Brazilian music scene. The album expresses his angst towards the height of post-modern society, along with the suffocating aspect of modernity: pollution, superpopulation, loneliness, etc.
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 in Estúdio Eldorado | |||
| Genre | Rock, jazz fusion, art rock, rock and roll, bossa nova | |||
| Length | 33:40 | |||
| Label | Philips/PolyGram | |||
| Producer | Roberto Menescal, Marco Mazzola | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
It was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil at #34 on the list of 100 Greatest Brazilian Albums of All Time.[2]
The album cover, signed by Aldo Luiz, features two overlapping pictures of Baptista against a star-spangled background. He is shirtless and holding a pellet gun and a bullet belt. The image was taken by the porch of his house in the Serra da Cantareira region. The back cover has a picture of an angel statue he bought in a cemetery.[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Arnaldo Baptista except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Será que Eu Vou Virar Bolor?" | 3:52 | |
| 2. | "Uma Pessoa Só" | Mutantes (Arnaldo Baptista, Sérgio Dias, Liminha, Dinho Leme) | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Não Estou Nem Aí" | 3:23 | |
| 4. | "Vou Me Afundar na Lingerie" | 3:26 | |
| 5. | "Honky Tonky (Patrulha do Espaço)" | 2:14 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Cê Tá Pensando que Eu Sou Loki?" | 3:25 |
| 7. | "Desculpe" | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Navegar de Novo" | 5:33 |
| 9. | "Te Amo Podes Crer" | 2:54 |
| 10. | "É Fácil" | 1:57 |
Personnel
edit- Arnaldo Baptista - piano, vocal; organ, clavinet, Moog synthesizer, twelve-string guitar
- Liminha - bass guitar
- Dinho Leme - drums
- Rogério Duprat - orchestral arrangements in "Uma Pessoa Só" and "Cê Tá Pensando que Eu Sou Loki?"
- Sergio Kaffa - bass guitar in "Desculpe"
- Rita Lee - backing vocal in "Não Estou Nem Aí" and "Vou Me Afundar na Lingerie"
References
edit- ^ Loki? at AllMusic
- ^ "Os 100 maiores discos da música brasileira" (in Portuguese). Umas Linhas. 2007-12-20. Archived from the original on 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ^ "Arnaldo Baptista - Lóki / Arte Na Capa". Canal Brasil. Grupo Globo. 12 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 14 February 2021.