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CD Audio I lack ★★★

8 apr 12

Pure minimalism in an album performed entirely with church organ. Battiato's first work in the realm of extreme experimentation, where his creation can no longer be defined as "music." Difficult to listen to.

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Franco Battiato: Battiato

8 apr 12

With this work, Battiato definitively steps outside of "musical" norms. The first track is a repetition of chords for about 20 minutes, the second a collage of seemingly random sounds and fragments that almost resemble pieces by Messiaen. Unlistenable, 1.

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Franco Battiato: L'Egitto prima delle sabbie

8 apr 12

If in Juke Box the concept of the second track of the album "Battiato" was evolved, here the idea of the first one is taken up again. Two long sides where the same scale of notes (first) and chord (second) are repeated. Hammering and oppressive, experimental yet (in my opinion) useless. Unlistenable, 3.

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Franco Battiato: Il vuoto

8 apr 12

Enjoyable and listenable disc. Pure pop, with some electro-world influences (title track). Good but nothing more. Nothing new.

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Franco Battiato: Clic

8 apr 12

The last major work, completing the triptych formed with Pollution and Sulle corde di Aries. A work similar to its predecessor, here too experimentation is fused with more accessible melodies. The final track swings open the doors to the path that Battiato will later take (extreme experimentation).

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Franco Battiato: Juke Box

8 apr 12

Continuation of what was started in the second piece of the previous Battiato. Tracks halfway between nonsense and 20th-century avant-garde music. It is all too clear why it was rejected as the soundtrack for the film Brunelleschi (it had been commissioned for that purpose). Unhearable, 2.

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Franco Battiato: Fetus

8 apr 12

First courageous work, though lacking the avant-garde elements of Pollution. Difficult to listen to; it needs to be absorbed slowly.

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Franco Battiato: Pollution

8 apr 12

Top experimentation, heavy use of electronics, and surreal lyrics. Perhaps it remains Battiato's best work. For the time it was released, one of the most innovative albums.

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Franco Battiato: Sulle corde di Aries

8 apr 12

Another experimental work, this time more focused on the musical side. It innovates without destroying, stepping outside the norms of the music of the time but still being listenable. Less involved than Pollution.