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this weekend on the highway i had an itch i needed to scratch and played a couple of times this gringo-friendly compilation of os mutantes which was the first thing that popped in my player when i requested the band.

 

now the thing won’t leave my head.

it’s funny to revisit this old hipster darling from a latin american perspective because i really wonder how it sounds to those who might view these sounds as “exotic” rather than familiar. and sure the back cover mentions john cage and the beatles, but i find a lot more santana in them than some people would like to admit is there.

and also it’s a *very funny* album. do you guys get that it’s hilarious or is it just, you know, “interesting”?