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THE REVIEW
وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِۦ نَفْسُهُۥ ۖ وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ ٱلْوَرِيدِ
Ancient mat, never abandoned, of cadmium indigo and cinnabar warp and weft.
Listen, bronze malachite, statue of clay and bitumen sand.
Wait, finally, for your despoiling.
A ritual for percussion, keyboards, and stalagmitic and shadowy caverns.
Empty your pockets and chest.
Leave here what you possess, without exception.
What you possess is not what you will leave here: a jewel glows in your empty hands.
This voice of Shahrazād, aphonic and silent, speaks of nights and stars ground in a mortar.
Draw from it, stirring just slightly, for your inexhaustible desire.
This gust mixed with sand and saliva —of blood and priesthood— called revolution will never stop.
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Summary by Bot
The review praises Franco Battiato's album Sulle corde di Aries as a mystical and ritualistic sonic experience. The lyrics and instrumentation evoke ancient and poetic imagery, blending percussion, keyboards, and atmospheric sounds. The album invites listeners to let go and immerse themselves in a spiritual and transformative journey. The reviewer highlights the album's enchanting and evocative qualities with deep emotional resonance.
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 Giammotto
A wonderful musical melting pot, which Battiato would never replicate so well in a song of just 5 and a half minutes.
One of the most beautiful Italian albums of the ’70s. Insurmountable work of art.
