Pato Fu
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Pato Fu is a Brazil
ian rock
band from Belo Horizonte
, Minas Gerais
. The band was formed by lead singer Fernanda Takai
, guitarist John Ulhoa and bassist Ricardo Koctus, in 1992. Their drummer, Xande Tamietti, joined the band in 1996, as did keyboardist Lulu Camargo in 2005. The band is also famous for having written in 2010, an album using only toy instruments.
, was released in 1993, followed, since then, by other eight releases: Gol de Quem?
(1995), Tem Mas Acabou
(1996), Televisão de Cachorro
(1998), Isopor (1999), Ruído Rosa
(2000), MTV
ao Vivo: No Museu de Arte da Pampulha (2002), Toda Cura para Todo Mal
(2005), and Daqui Pro Futuro
(2007), and with launch scheduled for 2010, Música de Brinquedo. The band's popularity began to increase simultaneously with two other groups from Belo Horizonte, Jota Quest
and Skank. The band plays in alternative rock
style, but resorting frequently to experimental music
elements. Pato Fu is frequently said as being influenced by Os Mutantes
, a famous Brazilian tropicalist
group from the 1960s, probably because of the experimentalism found in both bands' songs. Their music is influenced by Devo
, The Cure
, Radiohead
, Pizzicato Five
, Super Furry Animals
and also Brazilian Popular Music, among various others. Takai once said her singing is influenced by Suzanne Vega
, of whom she is a fan.
Takai and Ulhoa are married
and had a daughter, Nina, in 2003.
The band name is from a Garfield
comic strip
. Garfield attacked the mailman
with his "Cat Fu" techniques. The band liked the wordplay, but decided to change Gato (cat) to Pato (duck). Coincidentally or not, the expression had also previously appeared in the Brazilian translation of the Howard the Duck
movie; in it, Howard says he knows "Pato Fu" (Quak Fu in the original).
The band celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2003 with the release of MTV ao Vivo: No Museu de Arte da Pampulha, a live performance
with some of their most famous songs.
In 2010, Pato Fu recorded an album of rock classics played only national and international instruments called Música de Brinquedo, which generated a great response from the public. Classics such as Live And Let Die and Rock And Roll Lullaby bands were present. On the tour, besides the songs on the album were also played live a few hits, such a Simplicidade and Perdendo Dentes. The record in the DVD project was recorded in 2011 and is called Música de Brinquedo Ao Vivo.
Live albums
DVDs
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band from Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...
, Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
. The band was formed by lead singer Fernanda Takai
Fernanda Takai
Fernanda Barbosa Takai is a Brazilian singer, better known as the lead vocalist of rock band Pato Fu...
, guitarist John Ulhoa and bassist Ricardo Koctus, in 1992. Their drummer, Xande Tamietti, joined the band in 1996, as did keyboardist Lulu Camargo in 2005. The band is also famous for having written in 2010, an album using only toy instruments.
History
Their first album, Rotomusic de LiquidificapumRotomusic de Liquidificapum
Rotomusic de Liquidificapum is the first album of the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. It was released in 1993.- Tracks :- Personnel :* Fernanda Takai - lead vocals, rhythm guitar* John Ulhoa - lead guitar, vocals; programming...
, was released in 1993, followed, since then, by other eight releases: Gol de Quem?
Gol de Quem?
- Personnel :* Fernanda Takai - lead vocals, rhythm guitar* John Ulhoa - lead guitar, vocals; programming* Ricardo Koctus - bass, vocals...
(1995), Tem Mas Acabou
Tem Mais Acabou
Tem Mas Acabou is the third studio album of the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. Tem Mas Acabou tries to change the pop sound that gave them their hit "Sobre o Tempo". The hit "Pinga" tries to establish a Brazilian atmosphere through the lyrics, even if the instrumental backing is a blend of rock and...
(1996), Televisão de Cachorro
Televisão de Cachorro
Televisão de Cachorro is the fourth studio album of the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. The album was produced by Dudu Marote. Televisão de Cachorro in Pato Fu's career and the first produced in part by Dudu Marote sold 120,000 copies and strengthened the bonds between them, leading to the next album...
(1998), Isopor (1999), Ruído Rosa
Ruído Rosa
Ruído Rosa is the sixth album of the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu.- Track listing :# Eu # Ninguém # Day After Day # Tribunal de Causas Realmente Pequenas # Menti Pra Você, Mas Foi Sem Querer # Ruído Rosa # Deus # 2 Malucos...
(2000), MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
ao Vivo: No Museu de Arte da Pampulha (2002), Toda Cura para Todo Mal
Toda Cura para Todo Mal
Toda Cura Para Todo Mal is a 2005 album by the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. The album was produced by John Ulhoa. It was released in 2006 in DVD with videos of the whole music, see Toda Cura para Todo Mal ....
(2005), and Daqui Pro Futuro
Daqui Pro Futuro
Daqui Pro Futuro is an album released by the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. It was released on August 10, 2007 and distributed by Tratore, began as the only independent album, Rotomusic. Along with their last album, it was still recorded by 128 Japs, John's studio at his house, the band made,...
(2007), and with launch scheduled for 2010, Música de Brinquedo. The band's popularity began to increase simultaneously with two other groups from Belo Horizonte, Jota Quest
Jota Quest
Jota Quest is a Brazilian pop rock band. The band was founded in 1995, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais as J. Quest, but due to trademark issues with Hanna-Barbera, they renamed themselves Jota Quest...
and Skank. The band plays in alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
style, but resorting frequently to experimental music
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
elements. Pato Fu is frequently said as being influenced by Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes
Os Mutantes ) are an influential Brazilian psychedelic rock band that were linked with the Tropicália movement of the late 1960s. It was formed by two brothers and a vocalist, but has gone through numerous personnel changes throughout its existence...
, a famous Brazilian tropicalist
Tropicalismo
Tropicália, also known as Tropicalismo, is a Brazilian art movement that arose in the late 1960s and encompassed theatre, poetry, and music, among other forms. Tropicália was influenced by poesia concreta , a genre of Brazilian avant-garde poetry embodied in the works of Augusto de Campos, Haroldo...
group from the 1960s, probably because of the experimentalism found in both bands' songs. Their music is influenced by Devo
Devo
Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
, The Cure
The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...
, Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
, Pizzicato Five
Pizzicato Five
Pizzicato Five was a Japanese pop group best known to audiences in the West in their later incarnation as a duo of Maki Nomiya and Yasuharu Konishi...
, Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals are a Welsh rock band that lean towards psychedelic rock and electronic experimentation. Since their formation in Cardiff, Wales in 1993, the band has consisted of Gruff Rhys , Huw Bunford , Guto Pryce , Cian Ciaran and Dafydd Ieuan Super Furry Animals are a Welsh rock band...
and also Brazilian Popular Music, among various others. Takai once said her singing is influenced by Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.Two of Vega's songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner"...
, of whom she is a fan.
Takai and Ulhoa are married
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
and had a daughter, Nina, in 2003.
The band name is from a Garfield
Garfield
Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis. Published since June 19, 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character, the cat Garfield ; his owner, Jon Arbuckle; and Arbuckle's dog, Odie...
comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
. Garfield attacked the mailman
Mailman
Mailman may refer to:*Mail carrier, a person who delivers mail*Mailman , a 2003 novel by American author J. Robert Lennon.*The Mail Man, a 1993 album by American rapper E-40*GNU Mailman, mailing list software...
with his "Cat Fu" techniques. The band liked the wordplay, but decided to change Gato (cat) to Pato (duck). Coincidentally or not, the expression had also previously appeared in the Brazilian translation of the Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik. The character first appeared in Adventure into Fear #19 and several subsequent series have chronicled the misadventures of the ill-tempered, anthropomorphic, "funny...
movie; in it, Howard says he knows "Pato Fu" (Quak Fu in the original).
The band celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2003 with the release of MTV ao Vivo: No Museu de Arte da Pampulha, a live performance
Live Music
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with some of their most famous songs.
In 2010, Pato Fu recorded an album of rock classics played only national and international instruments called Música de Brinquedo, which generated a great response from the public. Classics such as Live And Let Die and Rock And Roll Lullaby bands were present. On the tour, besides the songs on the album were also played live a few hits, such a Simplicidade and Perdendo Dentes. The record in the DVD project was recorded in 2011 and is called Música de Brinquedo Ao Vivo.
Band members
- Fernanda TakaiFernanda TakaiFernanda Barbosa Takai is a Brazilian singer, better known as the lead vocalist of rock band Pato Fu...
- lead vocalsLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
, rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
(1992–present) - John Ulhoa - lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, vocals (1992–present) - Ricardo Koctus - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals (1992–present) - Xande Tamietti - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(1996–present) - Lulu Camargo - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
(2005–present) - Dudu Tsuda - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
(2008-2009)
Discography
Studio albums- Rotomusic de LiquidificapumRotomusic de LiquidificapumRotomusic de Liquidificapum is the first album of the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. It was released in 1993.- Tracks :- Personnel :* Fernanda Takai - lead vocals, rhythm guitar* John Ulhoa - lead guitar, vocals; programming...
(1993) - Gol de Quem?Gol de Quem?- Personnel :* Fernanda Takai - lead vocals, rhythm guitar* John Ulhoa - lead guitar, vocals; programming* Ricardo Koctus - bass, vocals...
(1995) - Tem Mas AcabouTem Mais AcabouTem Mas Acabou is the third studio album of the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. Tem Mas Acabou tries to change the pop sound that gave them their hit "Sobre o Tempo". The hit "Pinga" tries to establish a Brazilian atmosphere through the lyrics, even if the instrumental backing is a blend of rock and...
(1996) - Televisão de CachorroTelevisão de CachorroTelevisão de Cachorro is the fourth studio album of the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. The album was produced by Dudu Marote. Televisão de Cachorro in Pato Fu's career and the first produced in part by Dudu Marote sold 120,000 copies and strengthened the bonds between them, leading to the next album...
(1998) - Isopor (1999)
- Ruído RosaRuído RosaRuído Rosa is the sixth album of the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu.- Track listing :# Eu # Ninguém # Day After Day # Tribunal de Causas Realmente Pequenas # Menti Pra Você, Mas Foi Sem Querer # Ruído Rosa # Deus # 2 Malucos...
(2001) - Toda Cura para Todo MalToda Cura para Todo MalToda Cura Para Todo Mal is a 2005 album by the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. The album was produced by John Ulhoa. It was released in 2006 in DVD with videos of the whole music, see Toda Cura para Todo Mal ....
(2005) - Daqui Pro FuturoDaqui Pro FuturoDaqui Pro Futuro is an album released by the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. It was released on August 10, 2007 and distributed by Tratore, began as the only independent album, Rotomusic. Along with their last album, it was still recorded by 128 Japs, John's studio at his house, the band made,...
(2007) - Música de Brinquedo (2010)
Live albums
- MTV ao Vivo - Pato Fu no Museu de Arte da Pampulha (2002)
- Música de Brinquedo Ao Vivo (2011)
DVDs
- MTV ao Vivo - Pato Fu no Museu de Arte da Pampulha (2002)
- Video Clipes (2004)
- Toda Cura para Todo MalToda Cura para Todo Mal (DVD)Toda Cura Para Todo Mal is the third DVD released by the Brazilian rock band Pato Fu. It was released in 2007 and makes up a compilation with music videos from the album Toda Cura Para Todo Mal in 2005.The studio 129 Japs is John's studio from his house...
(2007) - Extra! Extra! (2009)
- Música de Brinquedo Ao Vivo (2011)
Singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Rotomusic de Liquidificapum" | Rotomusic de Liquidificapum |
| "O Processo de Criação Vai de 10 até 100 Mil" | ||
| "Meu Pai, Meu Irmão" | ||
| 1995 | "Mamãe Ama É o Meu Revolver" | Gol de Quem? |
| "Sobre o Tempo" | ||
| "Qualquer Bobagem" | ||
| 1996 | "Pinga" | Tem Mas Acabou |
| "Água" | ||
| "O Peso das Coisas" | ||
| 1998 | "Antes Que Seja Tarde" | Televisão de Cachorro |
| "Eu Sei" | ||
| "Canção pra Você Viver Mais" | ||
| 1999 | "Depois" | Isopor |
| "Made in Japan" | ||
| "Perdendo Dentes" | ||
| 2001 | "Eu" | Ruído Rosa |
| "Menti Pra Você, Mas Foi Sem Querer" | ||
| 2002 | "Por Perto" | MTV ao Vivo - Pato Fu no Museu de Arte da Pampulha |
| "Não Mais" | ||
| 2005 | "Uh Uh Uh, La La La, Ié Ié!" | Toda Cura para Todo Mal |
| "Anormal" | ||
| "Sorte e Azar" | ||
| "Amendoim" | ||
| 2007 | "Cities in Dust" | Daqui Pro Futuro |
| "30.000 Pés" | ||
| "Nada Original" | ||
| "Tudo Vai Ficar Bem" | ||
| 2010 | "Rock and Roll Lullaby Rock and Roll Lullaby (song) "Rock and Roll Lullaby" is song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil that was a 1972 hit single performed by B. J. Thomas. The single's backup vocals were performed by The Blossoms and Dave Somerville with Duane Eddy playing lead guitar... " |
Música de Brinquedo |
| "Todos Estão Surdos" | ||
| "Live and Let Die Live and Let Die (song) "Live and Let Die" is the main theme song of the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die and was performed by Paul McCartney & Wings for the movie soundtrack and appears on the soundtrack album. The song was one of Wings' most successful singles, and the most successful Bond theme to that point... " |
||
| "Primavera (Vai Chuva)" | ||
| 2011 | "Bohemiam Rhapsody" | Música de Brinquedo Ao Vivo |
| "Simplicidade" | ||
| "Sobre O Tempo" | ||
| "Eu" |
Hits
- "Sobre o Tempo" (from Gol de Quem?)
- "Pinga" (from Tem Mas Acabou; the song's name refers to a Brazilian drink, cachaçaCachaçaCachaça is a liquor made from fermented sugarcane.It is the most popular distilled alcoholic beverage in Brazil. It is also known as aguardente, pinga, caninha and many other names...
) - "Canção pra Você Viver Mais" (from Televisão de Cachorro; a tribute to Takai's father)
- "Antes Que Seja Tarde" (from Televisão de Cachorro)
- "Made in Japan" (from Isopor; sung almost entirely in JapaneseJapanese languageis a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
. It was written in PortuguesePortuguese languagePortuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
by John and translated by a Japanese teacher. Its video clipMusic videoA music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
is a tribute to old Japanese Sci-Fi moviesTokusatsuis a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
and a satireSatireSatire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
against AmericanizationAmericanizationAmericanization is the influence of the United States on the popular culture, technology, business practices, or political techniques of other countries. The term has been used since at least 1907. Inside the U.S...
, winning a Brazilian VMA award). The chorus comes from the song Mah Nà Mah NàMah Nà Mah Nà"Mah Nà Mah Nà" is a popular song written by Piero Umiliani. It originally appeared in the Italian film Sweden: Heaven and Hell . It was a minor radio hit in the U.S...
(see the article's "external links" section). - "Depois" (from Isopor)
- "Perdendo Dentes" (from Isopor)
- "Eu" (from Ruído Rosa; a tribute to thereminThereminThe theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device...
) - "Ando Meio Desligado" (from Ruído Rosa; Os MutantesOs MutantesOs Mutantes ) are an influential Brazilian psychedelic rock band that were linked with the Tropicália movement of the late 1960s. It was formed by two brothers and a vocalist, but has gone through numerous personnel changes throughout its existence...
cover) - "Por Perto" (from MTV ao Vivo)
- "Uh Uh Uh, Lá Lá Lá, Ié Ié!" (from Toda Cura para Todo Mal)
- "Sorte e Azar" (from Toda Cura para Todo Mal)
- "Anormal" (from Toda Cura para Todo Mal)
- "Rock And Roll Lullaby" (cover, toy instruments)