Pato Fu

Pato Fu
Pato Fu, August 2008.
Background information
Origin	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Genres	Alternative rock, experimental, indie pop, art rock, brazilian rock
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Cogumelo Records, Plug / BMG, Epic / Sony BMG, Rotomusic
Website	www.patofu.com.br
Members	Fernanda Takai John Ulhoa Ricardo Koctus Lulu Camargo Glauco Nastacia
Past members	Xande Tamietti Dudu Tsuda

Pato Fu is a Brazilian rock band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. The band was formed by lead singer & rhythm guitarist Fernanda Takai, lead guitarist John Ulhoa and bassist Ricardo Koctus, in September 1992. Their drummer, Xande Tamietti, joined the band in 1996, as did keyboardist Lulu Camargo in 2005. The band is also famous for their 2010 album Música de Brinquedo, which was written using only toy instruments. It's considered one of the 10 best bands out of United States, according to the magazine Time. In this list U2 and Radiohead are included.

Their first album, Rotomusic de Liquidificapum, 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.