Tasty Brazilian Octopoid

Brazilian Octopus-Summer Hill


Brazilian Octopus-Gambao


No, I haven't changed the them of this blog to Brazilian Cuisine. This post here brings you an ear-full of what Brazil's best have to offer.

Brazilian Octopus. An LP that is legend among those who have very expensive and rare taste. The story goes that back in 1968 a few quality Brazilian musicians from various musical backgrounds got together in a studio in Sao Paulo and jammed their hearts out. The record is legend because it is the one and only recording from this group. The group was brought together by a fashion promoter named Livio Rangan who needed a band to rock out and make solid tracks for fashion shows.

Now I'm not going to pretend that I know a lot about the artists on this album, because I don't. But I can say this. When I ask the guy for the CD he was shocked that a non-brazilian knew about it. Then he started pulling CD's off the wall of each the artists that are featured on this CD. It seemed that most of the artist are still heavy hitters. I then proceeded to ask him if he had the actual LP. He smiled and brought me over to a wall of LP's in a glass case. He pointed to the LP and said it was 1500 Reals. I did the quick math and realized that even with the Dollar going twice as far as the Real I couldn't afford it. I told him maybe I'll play the lottery and said I was fine with just the CD.

I can say this. When I heard this record the first time I was in New York and thought it was pure magic. When I asked the guy who it was he said something like "it's a rare Brazilian band that you can't find anywhere." I thought to my self: I bet you can find it in Brazil. Sure enough. . .I did. So now for the enjoyment of those who love delicious music and to the dismay of music snobs everywhere-here is Brazilian Octopus.