A Gota Suspensa

A Gota Suspensa (Portuguese for "The Suspended Drop") is the only release by A Gota Suspensa, a Brazilian experimental/progressive rock band formed in São Paulo in 1978 and which would acquire bigger fame after changing its name to Metrô in 1984.[1] As such, it comprised Virginie Boutaud on vocals, Alec Haiat on guitars, Yann Laouenan on keyboards, Xavier Leblanc on bass and Daniel "Dany" Roland on drums, plus saxophonist Marcel Zimberg, who left the band after they changed their name and musical direction. (Leblanc was busy studying during the album's recording sessions though, and for that was replaced by Tavinho Fialho.[2])

A Gota Suspensa
Studio album by
A Gota Suspensa
Released1983
RecordedFebruary/July 1983
GenreExperimental rock, progressive rock, new wave, synth-rock
LabelUnderground Discos e Artes
ProducerLuiz Antônio Ribas
Virginie Boutaud chronology
A Gota Suspensa
(1983)		 Olhar
(1985)

Released in 1983 by independent label Underground Discos e Artes, A Gota Suspensa was a commercial failure, but received a fairly good critical reception, to the point of Epic Records offering them a contract. However, Epic also demanded them to change their sonority towards a more "accessible" direction, and so, in 1984, A Gota Suspensa changed its name to Metrô, removing the prog/experimental elements of their sonority.

The album is long out-of-print, being never re-released under CD format, but to this day it has a small cult following, with "A Gota" and "As Aventuras do Homem-Arame" being minor hits.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicEnglish titleLength
1."High Society"InstrumentalYann Laouenan 1:35
2."Convite ao Amor"Vicente França, A Gota SuspensaAlec HaiatInvitation to Love3:44
3."Pourquoi?"A Gota SuspensaAlec HaiatWhy?2:27
4."As Aventuras do Homem-Arame"Eli Joory, A Gota SuspensaYann LaouenanThe Adventures of Wire-Man3:11
5."Voyage"InstrumentalYann Laouenan 7:53
6."A Gota"Alec Haiat, Dany Roland, Eli Joory, Freddy Haiat, MikeAlec Haiat, Freddy HaiatThe Drop4:38
7."Sonho"Elvira, A Gota SuspensaYann LaouenanDream2:23
8."Apocalypse"InstrumentalAlec Haiat 7:25
9."Lotus"InstrumentalAlec Haiat, Yann Laouenan 2:52

Personnel
  • Virginie Boutaud – vocals
  • Daniel "Dany" Roland – drums
  • Marcel Zimberg – sax, flute
  • Yann Laouenan – keyboards
  • Alec Haiat – guitar
  • Tavinho Fialho – bass
  • Vicente França – additional vocals (track 2)
  • Michel, Sabrina – vocals (track 9)
  • Eli Joory – dog (track 7)
  • Luiz Antônio Ribas – production
  • Edy Bianchi – recording, mixing
  • Estúdio O que Pintar – cover art
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References
  1. Biografia: A Gota Suspensa (in Portuguese)
  2. Metrô – Biografia (in Portuguese)
  3. Disco Furado – A Gota Suspensa (Underground Discos, 1983) (in Portuguese)
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