Da Lama ao Caos

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Da Lama ao Caos
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1994 (Brazil)
June 13th 1995 (USA)
Recorded1993 - 1994 at Estúdio Nas Nuvens, Rio de Janeiro
GenreManguebeat
Length50:15
LabelChaos
ProducerLiminha
Chico Science & Nação Zumbi chronology
Da Lama ao Caos
(1994)
Afrociberdelia
(1996)
Singles from Da Lama ao Caos
  1. "Da Lama ao Caos"
    Released: 1994
  2. "A Cidade"
    Released: 1994
  3. "A Praieira"
    Released: 1994
  4. "Samba Makossa"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Da Lama ao Caos (transl.From Mud to Chaos) is the debut album by the Brazilian band Chico Science & Nação Zumbi. Released in 1994, the album presents a fusion of funk rock and maracatu and contributed for spreading the music of Pernambuco around the world. Da Lama ao Caos is considered the manifesto of the Manguebeat movement.[2]

It was listed by Rolling Stone Brazil as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history (13th position).[3] The magazine also voted its title track as the 22nd greatest Brazilian song.[4]

Cover[edit]

The album cover, conceived by director Hilton Lacerda, is a collage of images that appear to be "pixilated", with each pixel being a different collage.[5] The back cover is picture of a crab's claw, purportedly zoomed-in so it becomes pixilated and it becomes clear that the image had been developed with a computer.[5]

The first version of the artwork was in black-and-white with some blue shades, but the label refused it, demanding more colors, and that's how the final version was born.[5]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Chico Science, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Monólogo ao Pé do Ouvido" 1:07
2."Banditismo por Uma Questão de Classe" 3:59
3."Rios, Pontes & Overdrives"Chico Science, Fred Zero Quatro4:03
4."A Cidade" 4:46
5."A Praieira" 3:36
6."Samba Makossa" 3:03
7."Da Lama ao Caos" 4:31
8."Maracatu de Tiro Certeiro"Chico Science, Jorge dü Peixe4:11
9."Salustiano Song"Chico Science, Lúcio Maia1:28
10."Antene-se" 3:35
11."Risoflora" 4:08
12."Lixo do Mangue"Lúcio Maia1:45
13."Computadores Fazem Arte"Fred Zero Quatro3:13
14."Côco Dub (Afrociberdelia)" 6:45
  • Tracks "Computadores Fazem Arte" and "Côco Dub (Afrociberdelia)" are not included in the vinyl version.

Personnel[edit]

Source:[6]

Chico Science & Nação Zumbi
Special guests
  • André Jungmann - berimbau on "Maracatu de Tiro Certeiro"
  • Chico Neves - samplers on "Rios, Pontes & Overdrives", "A Cidade", "Samba Makossa", "Antene-se" and "Côco Dub (Afrociberdelia)"
  • Liminha - shouting on "Lixo do Mangue"
Production
  • Liminha - producer, mixer, recording engineer
  • Jorge Davidson - artistic director
  • Ronaldo Viana - mixing coordinator
  • Guilherme Calicchio - recording engineer
  • Vitor Farias - recording engineer
  • Renato Muñoz - studio assistant
  • Ricardo Garcia - technical assessor
  • Alberto Fernandes - technical assessor
  • Steve Hall - mastering
  • Eddy Schreyer - mastering
  • Recorded and mixed at Estúdio Nas Nuvens, Rio de Janeiro
  • Mastered at Future Disc, Oregon
  • Dolores & Morales - graphical project
  • Fred Jordão - photography
  • Luciana K - finisher
  • Helder - illustrations, finisher
  • Hilton Lacerda - comics text, finisher
  • Cláudio Almeida - images/texts editing, finisher
  • Estado da Arte - collaboration
  • João Belian - collaboration

References[edit]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Nogueira, Lígia (18 September 2009). "'Da lama ao caos', álbum essencial do mangue beat, faz 15 anos". G1 (in Portuguese). Globo.com. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Os 100 maiores discos da música brasileira". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Spring. 2007. Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  4. ^ Espírito Santo, José Julio do (2009). "As 100 Maiores Músicas Brasileiras - "Da Lama ao Caos"". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Spring. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  5. ^ a b c "Arte na Capa / Da Lama ao Caos - Nação Zumbi". Canal Brasil. Grupo Globo. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Da lama ao caos". Discos do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 March 2010.