MOG Editorial Review

Until the release of this compilation on David Byrne's Luaka Bop label in 1990, one of tropicalia's earliest and most important figures was a relative unknown to anyone outside of Brazil, and listeners were quick to realize they'd been missing out. Embracing traditional Brazilian music as much as he obliterated how we perceived it, these Ze tunes from the '70s are as weird as they are welcoming, with songs like "Toc" eventually breaking down into chaos by using both guitars and blenders as instruments. English speakers might not get the political and cultural critiques provided on these songs, but thanks to the music that accompanies it, they'll still get the sentiment either way, which is where Ze's true genius lies.