Brazilian singer and percussionist Carlinhos Brown intends the title Omelete Man as a comment on the mix-and-match ethos of world-pop culture, a common theme for artists influenced by the '60s Tropicalia movement. (Brown was a member of Tropicalia pacesetter Caetano Veloso's band.) Omelete Man is a glossy amalgam of Brazilian elements, reggae beats, MTV-ready dance-rock, Magical Mystery Tour grooves, and, on "Cachorro Iouco," a damn impressive football-chant/metal/drum-showcase hybrid that's sequenced safely away from "Musico's" not-so-ironically lush string arrangement. Hardly as experimental as Veloso or Tom Ze, Brown nonetheless makes his statement stick. --Rickey Wright