Com Defeito de Fabricacao (Fabrication Defect)

by Tom Ze

Overview

A concept album by Brazilian experimentalist Tom Ze, 1998's Com Defecto de Fabricacao (Fabrication Defect) is strikingly akin to some early Funkadelic albums philosophically, although not at all musically. (The bold, cartoony graphics are more than a little like Funkadelic's early sleeves as well, come to think of it.) The album's overall theme is that creativity, art, love, and music are "defects" that those in charge (in Ze's case, the often-oppressive Brazilian government) would love to suppress, an idea that's not all that far removed from Free Your Mind...and Your Ass Will Follow. Lyrically, Ze makes his points both directly and through sly, witty metaphors like "Defect 6: Esteticar," a cockeyed defense of plagiarism as an artistic tool puckishly set to the most blandly commercial example of '60s vintage bossa nova imaginable. Musically, the album is a fragmented blend of skittish acoustic guitars, booming electronic rhythms, shouted slogans, bizarre found-sound tape loops, and near-psychedelic production tricks, resulting in songs as varied as the almost tribal vocal and hand-percussion grooves of "Defect 4: Emere" and the percolating closer, "Defect 14: Xiquexique." Those who discovered Tom Ze through his earlier U.S. compilation releases may find this album a more satisfying and solid listen. ~ Stewart Mason

Product Details

Release Date:	10/14/2016
Label:	Luaka Bop
UPC:	0680899003315
Rank:	63258

Tracks

1. Defect 1: Gene
2. Defect 2: Curiosidade
3. Defect 3: Politicar
4. Defect 4: Emer¿¿
5. Defect 5: Olho Do Lago
6. Defect 6: Esteticar
7. Defect 7: Dan¿¿ar
8. Defect 8: Onu, Arma Mortal
9. Defect 9: Juventude Javali
10. Defect 10: Cedotardar
11. Defect 11: Tangolomango
12. Defect 12: Valsar
13. Defect 13: Burrice
14. Defect 14: Xiquexique

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tom Ze   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Dino Barioni   Guitar
Cristina Carneiro   Bottle,Vocals,Keyboards
Lauro Lellis   Drums
Jarbas Mariz   Bottle,Vocals,Mandolin,Percussion,Guitar (12 String)
Vicente Barreto   Guitar (Acoustic)
David Byrne   Guitar,Director
Toninho Ferragutti   Accordion
Na Ozzetti   Vocals
Yale Evelev   Director
Andre Abujamra   Vocals
Michael Sauri   Guitar
Arnaldo Antunes   Vocals
Bryan Martin   Bass,Wurlitzer,Vocals (Background)
Gilberto Assis   Bass,Baixo,Rabeca,Vocals,Mandolin,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic)
John Ragusa   Flute
Jimmy Daniel   Drums,Tambourine
Paulo Tatit-Pilao   Vocals,Keyboards
Jose Miguel Wisnick   Rabeca,Vocals

Technical Credits

Adriano Cintra   Engineer
Ale Siqueira   Arranger,Arreglos
Vicente Barreto   Composer
David Byrne   Effects,Direction
Kiko Campos   Composer
Yale Evelev   Direction
Andre Abujamra   Composer,Producer
Adoniran Barbosa   Composer
Tom Ze   Arranger,Composer
Bryan Martin   Mixing,Arranger,Engineer,Producer
Gilberto Assis   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Moacyr Albuquerque   Composer
Jose Miguel Wisnik   Composer,Producer,Consultant
Alex Ladd   Translation
Helena Abramo   Research
Chris Capuozzo   Art Direction
Jose Miguel Wisnick   Producer,Consultant