Fetus Music Cd

Franco Battiato - Fetus

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Fetus      Artist : Franco Battiato      List Price : $18.49 USD        Your Price : $18.49 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2006-04-11      Studio : Water      Label : Water      Avg. Customer Rating : (4 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Fetus      a book by its cover... how politically incorrect      Rating:      wow... the anti abortionists in cincinnati would love to plaster this one next to the clinics... NOW. FOCUS ON THE CONTENTS... this was my first, and most exciting immersion into battiato. not that others aren't good, and some are as or more satisfying, but this one... is akin to charisma (krisma), or a poppy neu! or can. definitely more kraut(ty). his other work in this period is more soundscape or minimalist. his later work is more formal and classical (at least the ones i've tasted). I would be surprised if this weren't highlighted in julian cope's forthcoming book on italian music. and the price is half what i paid a couple years ago.     Customer Reviews for Fetus Cd      Excellent album of Italian progressive/experimental rock      Rating:      This excellent 1972 album by former Italian pop star Franco Battiato presents an excellent mix of progressive rock and more experimental, avant-garde tendencies. I think that of his albums, this is the most prog oriented one and along with Pollution (1973) should prove to be very enjoyable for fans of Italian prog and experimental music in general. The original cover to this album is very shocking and was censored. The overall mood of this album is somewhat sad and very eerie. In general the music on Fetus is comprised of a diverse mixture of progressive rock; lovely and haunting melodies complete with "churchy" sounding pipe organ; soft, acoustic textures (guitar and violin); spacey, VCS3 synthesizer heavy experimentation; some folk music; psychedelic freak outs; and found sounds. The proggy sections really take flight when the whole band kicks in, which is not too often I might add. Franco Battiato provides some good vocals (in Italian), which at times get quite plaintive, although they are conventional for the most part. As a general observation, I would have to say that all of the pieces blend together in an odd, sound collage of sorts, over which Battiato sings. All in all, this is an excellent album of progressive/experimental/avant-garde music by Franco Battiato and should appeal to most open-minded prog rock fans. As somebody who enjoys progressive rock along with electronic music; the European avant garde; minimalism; serialism; and aleatoric music (e.g. John Cage), this album proved to be a lot of fun to listen to. Very highly recommended along with Pollution (1973) and Sulle Corde di Aries (1973). It is worth noting that Battiato went even further into the realms of the avant-garde and musique concrete starting with Clic (1974) and culminating with L'Egitto Prima delle Sabbie (1978). Editorial Reviews for Fetus Audio Cd      Album Description      The idiosyncratic Italian composer Battiato, often compared to eccentrics such as Scott Walker, Terry Riley, and David Bowie, recorded a brilliant, prescient mix of psych-prog and experimental electronics for this landmark 1972 album. First time on CD in the U.S. and with new liner notes by Jim O'Rourke.