Nau (album)

Nau
Studio album by Nau
Released 1987
Recorded 1986
Genre Post-punk, alternative rock
Length 36:17
Label CBS
Producer Luiz Carlos Maluly
Vange Leonel chronology
Nau
(1987) Nau1987		 Vange
(1991) Vange1991

Nau is the only release by Nau, a Brazilian post-punk band founded in 1985 by writer Vange Leonel (vocals), former Zero member Alberto "Beto" Birger (bass), Zique (guitar) and Mauro Sanches (drums, percussion). It was released in 1987 via CBS Records International.[1] The album was critically acclaimed and even got the attention of famous singer Cazuza, who became a fan of the band.[2]

According to former guitarist Zique, by 1989 Nau was working on a second album. Eight tracks were recorded for it, but due to lack of promotion and the decline of appreciation of Brazilian rock during the late 1980s and the early 1990s, the album was scrapped and the group disbanded soon after;[2] CBS would be also disestablished in the following year, since it was bought by Sony. Four of the tracks intended for the unproduced second album were available for streaming at the now-defunct official website for Zique.[3] On July 14, 2014, vocalist Vange Leonel died of ovarian cancer at the age of 51.[4]

"Nau" is the Portuguese word for carrack.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Bom Sonho" (Good Dream)Vange Leonel2:10
2."Cálculos Astronômicos" (Astronomic Calculations)Zique3:16
3."Linha Esticada" (Stretched Line)Cilmara Bedaque, Laura Finocchiaro3:03
4."O que Eu Quero É Você" (What I Want Is You)Zique2:28
5."Balada" (Ballad)Zique4:14
6."Diva"Beto Birger, Vange Leonel, Zique2:55
7."Corpo Vadio" (Lazy Body)Vange Leonel, Zique4:08
8."Barcas" (Boats)Beto Birger, Vange Leonel, Zique3:08
9."As Ruas" (The Streets)Vange Leonel, Zique3:45
10."Novos Pesadelos" (New Nightmares)Beto Birger, Mauro Sanches, Rosália Munhoz, Vange Leonel, Zique3:47
11."Nada" (Nothing)Beto Birger, Mauro Sanches, Vange Leonel, Zique3:17

Personnel

  • Vange Leonel – vocals, rhythm guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8 and 9)
  • Mauro Sanches – drums
  • Zique – lead guitar
  • Alberto "Beto" Birger – bass
  • Luiz Carlos Maluly – production
  • Roberto Marques – mixing
  • Carlinhos Freitas, José Roberto Guarino, Roberto Marques – engineering
  • Duda Oliveira, Rui Mendes – photography

References

  1. ↑ Décadas de Som — Nau (in Portuguese)
  2. 1 2 Biography of Nau by former member Zique (in Portuguese)
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ Morre cantora Vange Leonel aos 51 anos (in Portuguese)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.