Quanta

by Gilberto Gil

Overview

Longtime fans of the Brazilian bard could probably do without the slick synthesizers and sterile drum loops that candy up his 36th album, but no Gil effort is without appeal. Throughout Quanta, he gets by on his gift for melody and his far-ranging imagination (a trademark of the Tropicalia movement). Shouts-out to quantum mechanics, crab vendors, and the goddess Shiva dot his slinky, intricate compositions. "Pela Internet," a buoyant, starry-eyed ode to the information superhighway, makes a strong impression, but the real high point comes toward the end with a trio of songs that rely on little more than acoustic guitar and Gil's mellow, lilting voice. The instrumental "Um Abraco No Joao" (a tribute to Joao Gilberto) and the soothing "O Mar E O Lago" find him setting aside cleverness in favor of a gentle, unassuming profundity. Like his comrades in the Tropicalia movement, Caetano Veloso and Tom Ze, Gil possesses an omnivorous intelligence and the talent to pursue every passing fancy. At 20 tracks, Quanta is overstuffed. Busy arrangements and gleaming production sometimes swamp the innate beauty of its songs. Nevertheless, adventurous, attentive listeners will find plenty to delight in. ~ Daniel Browne

Product Details

Release Date:	08/19/1997
Label:	Mesa/Bluemoon / Atlantic
UPC:	0075679277824
Rank:	133862

Tracks

1. Quanta
2. Ci¿¿ncia E Arte
3. Estrela
4. Dan¿¿a de Shiva
5. Vendedor de Caranguejo
6. Chiquinho Azevedo
7. P¿¿lula de Alho
8. Opachor¿¿
9. Gra¿¿a Divina
10. Pela Internet
11. Guerra Santa
12. ¿¿timo de P¿¿
13. Fogo L¿¿quido
14. Pop Wu Wei
15. O Lugar Do Nosso Amor
16. De Ouro E Marfim
17. Sala Do Som
18. Um Abra¿¿o No Jo¿¿o
19. O Mar E O Lago
20. La Lune de Gor¿¿e

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gilberto Gil   Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Whistle (Human),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Chiquinho do Acordeon   Accordion
Marcio Montarroyos   Trumpet
Sergio Sa   Fender Rhodes,Piano,Keyboards
Paulinho Trompete   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Glauco Fernandes   Violin
Raymundo Lopes   Vocals (Background)
William Magalhaes   Kalimba,Keyboards,Fender Rhodes,Synthesizer Horn
Serginho Trombone   Trombone
Arthur Maia   Bass,Bass (Acoustic)
Jurema Lourenco   Vocals (Background)
Christiaan Oyens   Mandolin
Celso Fonseca   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (12 String),Guitar
Leo Gandelman   Sax (Alto)
Liminha   Bass,Agogo,Drums,E-Bow,Sitar,Sampling,Keyboards,Percussion,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic)
Raul Mascarenhas   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor)
Milton Guedes   Harmonica
Ovidio Brito   Shaker,Tambourine
Milton Nascimento   Vocals,Featured Artist
Armando Marcal   Surdo,Shaker,Tambourine
Lucas Santtana   Flute
Marcos Suzano   Triangle,Percussion,Multi Instruments,Tabla,Shaker
Jorginho Gomes   Agogo,Drums,Shaker,Xequere,Atabaque,Reco-Reco,Percussion,Tambourine
Genaro Soalheiro   Vocals (Background)
Ze Gonzales   Scratching
Gustavo de Dalva   Bells,Djembe,Moringa,Reco-Reco,Percussion
Alceu Maia   Ukulele
Breno Gradel   Agogo,Xequere,Tambourine,Guitar (Acoustic)
Ramiro Mussoto   Agogo,Shaker,Xequere,Zabumba,Atabaque,Triangle,Tambourine

Technical Credits

Marco Aurelio   Studio Assistant
Capinan   Composer
Moreno Veloso   Composer
Gilberto Gil   Text,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Marcio Thees   Studio Assistant
Daniel Pires   Studio Assistant
Marcelo Tabach   Photography
Mark Kamins   Producer
William Magalhaes   Arranger
Renato "Big Pig" Munhoz   Studio Assistant
Fabio Henriques   Digital Editing,Digital Recording
Paulo Lima   Digital Editing,Digital Recording,Technical Support
Silvia Panella   Graphic Coordinator
Mariana Young   Digital Editing,Digital Recording
Cartola Carlos Cachaca   Composer
Vitor Farias   Mixing,Engineer
Jorge Mautner   Composer
Liminha   Mixing,Arranger,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Drum Programming
Luis Paulo Serafim   Mixing
Chiquinho do Acordeon   Arranger
Marcio Gama   Mixing,Engineer
Carlos Cachaca   Composer
Noel Rosa   Composer
Arnaldo Antunes   Composer
Nara Gil   Research,Revision
Bruno Leite   Studio Assistant
Gabriel Pinheiro   Studio Assistant
Eduardo Costa   Mixing,Engineer
Nelson Jacobina   Composer
Lucas Santana   Composer
Andre (Refazenda) Vallias   Text,Design,Research
Bernie Grundman   Mastering
Cartola   Composer
Joey Mosk   Producer
Paulo Junqueiro   Translation
Gordurinha   Composer
Breno Gradel   Studio Assistant
Ramiro Mussoto   Arranger
Sergio Sa   Arranger