SKU: 84850990865

Tom Zé - Fabrication Defect

Sale price$25.19 Regular price$27.99
Save 10%

Pay in installments of $7.00 with ShopPay, AfterPay and Klarna

Shipping Estimate
USA
  • USA
  • CAN

Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Aug 6 - Aug 11

Promo Codes Available:

For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15

Description

Tom Zé - Fabrication DefectThis is among our favorite Tom Ze albums. Richard Gehr who writes so much better then we had this to say about Tom: You don't need to be a polymath to love Tom Z's's music, but it helps. A seminal figure of the early '70s Tropicalismo movement in Brazil that launched the careers of Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Os Mutantes, among others, Z's is a card carrying cultural cannibal inspired equally by both ideas and sounds. "I don't make art," he has

This is among our favorite Tom Ze albums. Richard Gehr who writes so much better then we had this to say about Tom: You don't need to be a polymath to love Tom Zé's's music, but it helps. A seminal figure of the early-'70s Tropicalismo movement in Brazil that launched the careers of Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Os Mutantes, among others, Zé's is a card-carrying cultural cannibal inspired equally by both ideas and sounds. "I don't make art," he has said. "I make spoken or sung journalism." By way of explaining his unique outsider status in Brazilian popular music for National Public Radio, Zé recalled how he "discovered at a young age that I was horrible composer, a horrible instrumentalist, and a horrible singer." Like Lee Perry, George Clinton, Kip Hanrahan and Hal Willner, Zé is a genre unto himself, an uncompromising ringmaster with a talent for marshaling mighty forces to manifest his idiosyncratic musical visions. Born Antonio José Santana Martins in the outback village of Irara, Bahia, in 1936, Tom Zé was a semipopular singer-songwriter from his eponymous debut album in 1968 through the '70s. By the end of the '80s, however, a discouraged Zé was on the verge of abandoning music completely. In fact, he was on the verge of assuming management of a gas station with his wife when he learned that David Byrne wanted to meet him. Drawn to it's barbed-wire cover illustration, Byrne had picked up a copy of Zé's 1975 album Estudando o Samba (Studying Samba) while visiting Brazil, and wanted to meet it's maker. The following Luaka Bop releases of Tom's music revitalized his career, nowhere more so then in Brazil. Tom's third Luaka Bop album, Com Defeito de Fabricao (Fabrication Defect), is Zé's most fully realized so far. It consists of fourteen "defects," tracks Zé's composed through his "esthetics of plagiarism," or arrasto, which he defined as "'wilding' with a purpose, i.e. robbery." Zé's denounces cynical first-world purveyors of commercialized crap to the third-world masses while celebrating said masses' supposed imperfections: religious hypocrisy, curiosity, stupidity, raging youthful hormones and a love of dance. One perfect moment: in "Juventude Javali," a chorus sings of how "the wine of open legs/ Soaks the offerings on the altar" in a harmony so lovely and effortless you could cry. And it's hard to believe the Nortec Collective has never enjoyed the consummate Northeast accordion techno of Fabrication's "Xiquexique," whose lyrics contains a nod to the late, great Pernambuco star Chico Science. In it's overwhelming beauty, willful ignorance, and bottomless wealth of ideas and pleasures, Ze's music reminds me of a photograph someone recently sent me of Marilyn Monroe perusing the final page of James Joyce's Ulysses, the perfect monument to fatal condescension.

Shipping Notes
  • Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
  • Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
  • Delivery to the USA:
  1. Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
  • If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
  • We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
  • Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
  • To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
  • Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy
SKU: 84850990865

Discover Niche Categories That Outsell

Top-Converting Item to Boost Your Average Order

4.6 ★★★★★
Based on 11 reviews
Sort
Highest Rating
Newest First
Oldest First
Product Reviews
V
Verified Purchase
VJ- P
Port Orchard, US
★★★★★ 5
Good price for the quality
Size: 14.5 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
I’ve been using Gold Bond Men’s Essentials Everyday Moisture Body & Hand Lotion for a long time now and honestly I really like it. The smell is nice and clean, not too strong or overpowering. It works great for daily use and keeps my skin feeling soft and good moisturized all day. Absorbs pretty fast and doesn’t feel greasy, which I like. For the price, it’s a really good deal and lasts a long time. Pros: Nice smell Good moisturizing Been using this for long time Good price for the quality Cons: The only problem I had was the shipping took way too long. It’s kind of unusual for Amazon. Overall, still a solid product and I would buy it again.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2026
S
Verified Purchase
Srinivas MD
West Palm Beach, US
★★★★★ 5
Does exactly what it says, no fuss
Size: 14.5 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
Been using this every morning after my shower for the past few weeks and my dry, cracked hands have made a real comeback. It absorbs fast — no greasy residue, no waiting around. The scent is clean and subtle, nothing overpowering. For $11 and a bottle that actually lasts, this is a no-brainer. Solid everyday lotion for guys who just want something that works.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2026
D
Verified Purchase
Dequan Tate
Louisville, US
★★★★★ 5
Good product
Size: 14.5 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
Gold Bond Men’s Essentials Everyday Moisture Lotion works great. Absorbs fast, not greasy, and keeps my skin hydrated all day. Clean, light scent too. Definitely buying again.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2026
T
Verified Purchase
TERRY HEBERT
Alexandria, US
★★★★★ 4
Happy
Size: 24 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
Good product. Priced right.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2026
D
Verified Purchase
David K. Clarke
Cuba, US
★★★★★ 5
Finally, a lotion that doesn't feel like a layer of grease
Size: 24 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)
I’ve always hated using lotion because of that sticky, slippery feeling, but this Gold Bond Men's Essentials is different. It actually absorbs in about 15 seconds as advertised and leaves my skin feeling smooth but totally dry to the touch. The Spring Water/Sandalwood scent is clean and masculine without being overpowering or smelling like a "perfume". Perfect for daily use after a shower. This hand cream soaked in just like the packaging says in less than 15 seconds. I could feel the difference in my cracked cuticles almost immediately. HIghly recommend.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2026

recommand products