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Bit

10/25/2004 | Deckdisc Brasil 

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All Music Guide Review

Bit is a four-CD box containing the first four albums (Samba Esquema Noise, Guentando a Ôia, Carnaval Na Obra, and Por Pouco) released by Mundo Livre S/A, plus a bonus DVD with video clips. Thus, it is a nearly complete collection of the first ten years' worth of output of this unconventional but highly talented group. Unfortunately, Mundo Livre S/A's fifth, and by far most consistent and beautiful album to date, O Outro Mundo de Manuela Rosário, isn't included in the box. There is, of course, still a lot of very good music to be found on Bit. Ever since their first album, released in 1994, Mundo Livre S/A have been hailed by critics as one of Brazil's best and most original bands. Through the years a lot of other Brazilian artists have mixed rock with traditional Brazilian music styles such as samba and bossa nova, but few have managed to make the mix sound as good as Mundo Livre S/A. That, coupled with bandleader Fred Zeroquatro's original melodies and often strong and captivating lyrics, is the simple explanation as to why the band is one of the most highly acclaimed in Brazil. Of the four albums included in this box, Samba Esquema Noise and Por Pouco are the most consistent, Guentando a Ôia the weakest, and Carnaval Na Obra the most uneven (it includes several really excellent tracks as well as a couple of pretty bland ones). ~ Philip Jandovský, All Music Guide

Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • 1
  • Manguebit
  • 3:55
  • 2
  • A Bola Do Jogo
  • 4:25
  • 3
  • Livre Iniciativa
  • 2:53
  • 4
  • Terra Escura
  • 5:51
  • 5
  • Saldo de Aratú
  • 3:46
  • 6
  • Uma Mulher Com W... Maiúsculo
  • 3:36
  • 7
  • Homero, O Junkie
  • 3:11
  • 8
  • Rios (Smart Drugs) Pontes & Overdrives
  • 3:58
  • 9
  • Musa da Ilha Grande
  • 4:21
  • 10
  • Cidade Estuário
  • 5:04
  • 11
  • O Rapaz Do B... Preto
  • 4:12
  • 12
  • Sob O Calçamento (Se Espumar É Gente)
  • 6:16
  • 13
  • Samba Esquema Noise
  • 4:38
  • 14 (2)
  • Free World
  • 3:43
  • 15 (2)
  • Destruindo a Camada de Ozônio
  • 3:53
  • 16 (2)
  • Computadores Fazem Arte
  • 4:48
  • 17 (2)
  • Desafiando Roma
  • 4:51
  • 18 (2)
  • A Música Que Os Loucos Ouvem (Chupando Balas)
  • 4:35
  • 19 (2)
  • Tentando Entender as Mulheres
  • 4:39
  • 20 (2)
  • Girando Em Torno Do Sol
  • 4:36
  • 21 (2)
  • Seu Suor É O Melhor de Você
  • 4:20
  • 22 (2)
  • Militando Na Contra-Informação
  • 5:20
  • 23 (2)
  • Leonor
  • 4:20
  • 24 (2)
  • Roendo Os Restos de Ronald Reagan
  • 2:54
  • 25 (2)
  • Pastilhas Coloridas
  • 6:27
  • 26 (2)
  • Guentando a Ôia
  • 2:56
  • 27 (3)
  • Alice Williams
  • 4:42
  • 28 (3)
  • Édipo, O Homem Que Virou Veículo
  • 3:28
  • 29 (3)
  • Bolo de Ameixa
  • 3:56
  • 30 (3)
  • A Expressão Exata
  • 6:34
  • 31 (3)
  • Carnaval Na Obra
  • 2:34
  • 32 (3)
  • Quem Tem Bit Tem Tudo
  • 4:38
  • 33 (3)
  • Meu Quinto Elemento
  • 3:38
  • 34 (3)
  • Quarta Parede
  • 6:01
  • 35 (3)
  • Ultrapassado
  • 4:35
  • 36 (3)
  • O Africano E O Ariano
  • 7:41
  • 37 (3)
  • Negocio Do Brasil
  • 5:22
  • 38 (3)
  • Maroca
  • 5:07
  • 39 (3)
  • Novos Eldorados
  • 6:30
  • 40 (3)
  • Compromisso de Morte
  • 5:00
  • 41 (4)
  • O Mistério Do Samba
  • 3:46
  • 42 (4)
  • Concorra a Um Carro
  • 3:18
  • 43 (4)
  • Por Pouco
  • 3:25
  • 44 (4)
  • Mexe Mexe
  • 3:30
  • 45 (4)
  • Melô das Musas: Musa da Ilha Grande/Uma Mulher Com W. Maiúsculo
  • 3:33
  • 46 (4)
  • Treme-Treme (Shakin' All Over)
  • 2:42
  • 47 (4)
  • Meu Esquema
  • 4:20
  • 48 (4)
  • Super Homem Plus
  • 3:49
  • 49 (4)
  • Ligação Direta
  • 3:48
  • 50 (4)
  • Lourinha Americana
  • 4:15
  • 51 (4)
  • 6:30 AM, Um Abraço!
  • 0:44
  • 52 (4)
  • Batedores
  • 4:04
  • 53 (4)
  • Minha Galera
  • 2:17
  • 54 (4)
  • Garota de Ipanema
  • 3:19
  • 55 (5)
  • Samba Esquema Noise (DVD)
  • 56 (5)
  • Livre Iniciativa (DVD)
  • 57 (5)
  • A Bola Do Jogo (DVD)
  • 58 (5)
  • Seu Suor É O Melhor de Você (DVD)
  • 59 (5)
  • Bolo de Ameixa (DVD)
  • 60 (5)
  • Maroca (DVD)
  • 61 (5)
  • Melô das Musas: Musa da Ilha Grande/Uma Mulher Com W. Maiúsculo (DVD)
  • 62 (5)
  • Boca Rica (DVD)
  • 63 (5)
  • Chove Chuva (DVD)
  • 64 (5)
  • Perfume de Gardênia (DVD)

  • Credits

    • Nando Reis
    • Baixo, Group Member, Guest Appearance
    • Nahor
    • Trumpet, Guest Appearance
    • Chico Amaral
    • Arranger, Group Member, Guest Appearance, Sax (Tenor)
    • Vinicius
    • Vocals (Background), Assistant Engineer
    • Bocato
    • Trombone, Guest Appearance
    • Apollo 9
    • Producer, Mixing, Guest Appearance, Group Member, Mini Moog
    • Canhoto
    • Percussion, Guest Appearance, Group Member
    • Charles Gavin
    • Arranger, Barillas, A&R, Mixing, Producer, Pandeiro
    • Skowa
    • Vocals (Background), Guest Appearance, Group Member
    • Siba
    • Apito, Rabeca, Group Member
    • Toca
    • Conga, Group Member, Guest Appearance
    • Ligeirinho
    • Conga, Guest Appearance, Group Member
    • Nando Machado
    • Vocals (Background), Group Member, Guest Appearance
    • Fred Zero Quatro
    • Guitar, Vocals (Background), Bendir, Cavaquinho, Guitar (Electric)
    • Renata Maia
    • Executive Producer, Executive Assistant, Group Member, Executive
    • Tony Regalia
    • Percussion, Caixa, Drum Programming, Prato, Bateria
    • João Vianna
    • Trumpet, Arranger, Guest Appearance, Group Member
    • Marcelo Pianinho
    • Conga, Group Member, Apito, Cowbell, ?, Pandeiro, Caxixi, Berimbau, Caixa
    • Malu Mader
    • Vocals (Background), Guest Appearance
    • Otto Fuleiragem
    • Bongos, Conga, Pandeiro, Ganza, Group Member, Guest Appearance, ?
    • James Müller
    • Percussion, Group Member, Guest Appearance, Drum Technician, Coro, Triangle, Bongos
    • Toquinho
    • Trombone, Arranger, Guest Appearance


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