M. Zalla (Piero Umiliani): Problemi D'oggi
M. Zalla (Piero Umiliani): Problemi D'oggi
Format: VINYL LP
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Artist: M. Zalla (Piero Umiliani)
Label: Black Sweat Records
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 769791909151
Genre: Electronic
Italian maestro Piero Umiliani, during his period of fascination with psychedelic and electronic atmospheres, composed a good number of musical portraits dedicated, as this title reveals, to the problems of his time. In the early '70s, Italians were worried about the mafia, terrorism, and social conflicts; and one can sense that the music represents these anxieties in it's experimental nature. Dark, disturbing, and unique in the long and extremely productive career of Piero Umiliani. And if, in 2015, titles like Mondo in Crisi, Problemi Sociali, Azione Sindacale, and Mafia Oggi sound sadly relevant, it's even more surprising to find that the music of Problemi d'Oggi (Problems of Today) still sounds alien and unique. The record, released under Umiliani's M. Zalla alias in 1973, presents various styles, from Pink Floyd atmospheres (or The Braen's Machine, if you prefer...) to compositions characterized by a great use of drum machines and Moog synthesizers. One listen to the beginning of the opening track Produzione justifies the words of Sean Canty (Demdike Stare), citing the music as the first techno/trance track in history. But between the grooves of this record, reissued here for the first time, it's easy to find moments that many other artist and musicians - from The Residents to Aphex Twin and Four Tet - may have caught during their careers.
Tracks:
1.1 Produzione 3:41
1.2 Mondo in Crisi 2:29
1.3 Attivita' 2:20
1.4 Attivita' 2:30
1.5 Problemi Sociali 2:14
1.6 Non Mollare 2:14
1.7 Azione Sindacale 2:01
1.8 Programmazione 1:35
2.1 Conflitti 1:35
2.2 Maffia Oggi 1:34
2.3 Pendolo Ed Angoscia 1:44
2.4 Cuore E Raffiche 1:48
2.5 Metronomo E Cuore 1:40
2.6 Marcia Ambigua 2:03
2.7 Terrorista 1:33
2.8 L'ultima Raffica 2:34
2.9 Sovversione 2:00
2.10 Abbandono Dei Campi 1:23
