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THE REVIEW
"Battiato," the self-titled album by musician Franco Battiato, is one of those experimental albums from Battiato of the '70s, a pioneer of new musical frontiers.
The album consists solely of two works: "Za," which Battiato himself describes as seemingly sparse, almost entirely formed by a piano chord and requiring a meta-analytical listening approach, favoring a non-spatial, atemporal state. In the second "work," "Cafè_Table_Musik," the Catanese artist lets his imagination run wild and creates a kind of musical collage with substitutions, piano scales, false quotations, noises, street vendors' voices (Aranciate, panini, birra!), and nonsensical phrases.
The whole is accompanied by Antonio Ballista on piano and soprano Alide Maria Salvetra. I would personally recommend listening to the album in a dark room, perhaps after coming home from a night out. The effect will be transcendental.
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Franco Battiato's self-titled 1970s album 'Battiato' is an experimental work consisting of two pieces. 'Za' is minimalist and meta-analytical, while 'Café_Table_Musik' is a vivid musical collage filled with unusual sounds and voices. The album invites a transcendental, immersive listening experience, recommended to be enjoyed in a dark, quiet setting.
Franco Battiato
Italian singer-songwriter and composer from Sicily, Battiato moved from 1970s electronic/progressive experimentation to chart-topping pop with La voce del padrone, and later to spiritual, orchestral and operatic works. He frequently collaborated with arranger Giusto Pio and philosopher Manlio Sgalambro.100 Reviews
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By aries
"Zâ" is a sound exploration based almost exclusively on the repetition of the same piano chord, with variations in duration and pauses that create resonances.
A musician as free and courageous as few, capable of fascinating you and at the same time irritating and mocking you.
By carlo cimmino
"The sixth chapter of these reissues is 'Franco Battiato' (1977)...
"I have never heard anything like it. Before."
