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Track Listing
1. Palante
2. 1234
3. Dos Cosas Ciertas
4. Vocal Artillery
5. Guerrillero
6. Embrace the Chaos
7. Pensativo - (Interlude)
8. Timido
9. Lo que Dice
10. Mi Alma
11. Suenos en Realidad
Album Notes
Ozomatli includes: Raul Pacheco (vocals, electric guitar, tres); Asdru
Sierra (vocals, trumpet); Kanetic Source (rap vocals); Ulises Bella
(guitar, requinto, clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, piano, background vocals); Will Dog Abers (guitar, bass, background vocals); Jiro Yamaguchi (tabla, percussion, background vocals); Andy Mendoza (drums); Justin Poree (percussion, programming).
Additional personnel includes: De La Soul, Medusa, Will. I. Am, Common (rap vocals); David Hidalgo (violin); DJ Cut Chemist.
Producers include: Bob Power, Mario Caldato, Jr., Ozomatli, Steve Berlin.
Engineers include: Dave McNair, Bob Power, Mark Debuck.
Principally recorded at Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California; Ocean Studios,
Burbank, California.
EMBRACE THE CHAOS won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album.
This multi-cultural Latin-American rock/funk/pop aggregation first came to public attention in the late '90s with an eclectic, groove-heavy approach and a celebratory aesthetic that endeared them to all comers. On EMBRACE THE CHAOS, Ozomatli continues to nurture their broad vision while venturing into new areas. While the album opens on a relatively familiar note with the undulating Latin rhythms of "Pa Lante," the scenario shifts in short order, as De La Soul adds rap vocals to the funky "1234." Underground rapper common also lends a hand, adding his lyrical skills to the album's title track. The wandering piano, moody horns, and atmospheric that introduce the instrumental interlude "Pensativo" could have come straight off a mid-'60s Pharoah Sanders album. A Cuban groove is embraced on the sprightly "Timido," and hints of everything from samba to salsa crop up elsewhere. Ultimately, EMBRACE THE CHAOS makes Ozomatli's broad stylistic leaps seem deceptively linear.
Industry Reviews
...feels like the first few intoxicating hours in a foreign country....roars with irrepressible energy and confidence...
Mojo (01/01/2002)
...Anorganic, free-flowing reveries - street festivities with a conscience... - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (09/28/2001)
8 out of 10 - ...Like a hip-hop-bred post-globalization Santana....rocking Cuban son like a Genoa Social Club...
Spin (11/01/2001)
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