''Trashland'' is the second and last studio album by Brazilian

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band

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. It was released in 1988 via

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, and produced by

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(of Ira! and

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, and a long-time friend and former member of Mercenárias) and Thomas Pappon (of Voluntários da Pátria, Smack and Fellini fame). Contrasting with the aggressiveness of the punk-like sonority of their previous album, ''

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'', ''Trashland'' is characterized by more atmospheric pieces reminiscent of

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, with emphasis given to the tracks "Kyrie", "Angelus", "Mesmas Leis", "Lembranças" and "Provérbios do Inferno", a compilation of

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's Proverbs of Hell translated into Portuguese and set to music. The album received critical acclaim, and was chosen as "Album of the Year" by magazine ''

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''. Despite this, EMI fired the band for no apparent reason, leading to its end in the same year and an 18-year hiatus before their reunion in 2006.

Track listing

Personnel

* Ana Machado – guitar * Lourdes "Lou" Moreira – drums * Rosália Munhoz – vocals * Sandra Coutinho – bass * Bocato –

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(track 10) *

– guitar (tracks 2, 3 and 7) * Thomas Pappon – piano (track 12) * Silvano Michelino – percussion (tracks 1, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11) * Michel SpitaleMercenárias – Mofo
– cover art

References

External links

''Trashland''
at

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