Automat - Automat

Automat - 1978 Automat
Жанр: Progressive Electronic, RPI, Avant-electronic
Страна-производитель диска: Italy
Год издания диска: 1978
Издатель (лейбл): Barclay
Номер по каталогу: 141.5.341 (2003)
Страна: Italy
Аудио кодек: APE (*.ape)
Тип рипа: image+.cue
Битрейт аудио: (lossy + lossless)
Продолжительность: 33:00
: friends' cd
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Треклист:
1. Automat: a) (The) Rise (6:09)
2. b) (The) Advance (4:06)
3. c) (The) Genus (6:39)
4. Droid (5:25)
5. Ultraviolet (6:48)
6. Mecadence (4:21)
Доп. информация:
Romano Musmarra - synths
Claudio Gizzi - synths
Mario Maggi - sampling

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Об исполнителе (группе)

Claudio Gizzi career is obviously recognised for eloquent neo-classical compositions used as soundtrack (mainly in horror and B movies like Flesh for Frankenstein / Blood for Dracula, Quoi?).

Об альбоме (сборнике)

Back in 1978 he launched a curious innovative musical project with Romano Musumarra and Marrio Maggi. Called Automat and only known for one publication, this little project can be considered as a reminiscence of Kraftwerk minimal but powerfully effective electronics. The music is entirely built around the MCS70 synthesiser and progammings. Automat is more into rhythmical electronic territories than into cinematic, textural ambient fields. An interesting musical document for collectors.
I first discovered Claudio Gizzi in his few precious collaborations for movie scores. This is a strong classical based musician. In this project he is accompanied by Romano Musmarra Claudio Gizzi Mario Maggi to provide more substantial materials. Published in 1978, this automat self title and unique album can be seen as a classic of late 70's avant garde electro pop music. This is a superb listening brillantly alternating unearthly loopy electronic ambiences with amazing retro-synth pop melodies. This work is not so far from Wolfgang Riechmann, Kraftwerk and early Colin Potter's successes in post-modern cold electro. This album doesn't have the soulful-colourful grandeur of others 70's synthscapes from Italy (Francesco Leprino, Futuro Antico, Telaio Magnetico...) but it remains absolutely original, perfectly achieved and well orchestrated. Side A culminates the album with a gorgeous sci-fi enigmatic epic dominated by electronic scintillations, surreal themes and hyper catchy-hypno rythms / melodies. The ambience is dynamic, energetic but also admits obscure, dark, haunted vibes that remin me Goblin's 70s horror soundtracks. Droid reiterates this Goblin-esque feeling (notably in Phenomena) with tremendous, urgent rythms, scarily (a little bit cheesy) synthezised melodies. Ultraviolet features suspensful, long droning sequences in a rather icy, moody atmosphere. A mysterious, scary, cheesy and proggy electronic album that clearly deserves a listening.