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Futuro Antico (Album)
''Dai primitivi all'elettronica'' (''From primitive to electronic'') is a recording made by Futuro Antico in 1980. It features a mixture of synthesized and ethnic music, highlighting the role intonation plays in music. This theme was featured in '' Tappo Volante'', the last Aktuala Aktuala were a pioneering band from Italy, formed in 1972. The name comes from the Esperanto for "contemporary". Their music has been categorised as world music, progressive rock, psychedelic, or avant garde, or "sounding like that of the Englis ... album, which featured the mixture of ethnic sounds and studio processing. The track "Echo Raga" is featured on that recording as well. They recruited a number of musicians from India and Africa for the recording. There was an initial pressing of 350 tapes made, due to lack of major label interests. After a number of bootlegs surfaced, an LP run of 1000 was pressed.* Personnel * Gabin Debirè: tambourines, xylophone, tom-tom, hiss, rasp, zanza, ektar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aktuala
Aktuala were a pioneering band from Italy, formed in 1972. The name comes from the Esperanto for "contemporary". Their music has been categorised as world music, progressive rock, psychedelic, or avant garde, or "sounding like that of the English group Third Ear Band". They formed in 1972 in Milan by husband and wife team Walter and Laura Maioli who were collectors and performers of ancient and ethnic instruments. For a while the group lived together in a musical commune, "picking olives and playing music". They played unconventional venues including asylums and wharfs. They signed with the Bla Bla label and released their debut, self-titled album in 1973. Two members, Lino Vaccina and Walter Maioli, left soon afterwards to pursue a collaboration with Trilok Gurtu. All three returned for their second album, ''La Terra'', which was released in 1974. Following this, the band moved to Morocco to produce their third album, ''Tappeto Volante'', in 1976. Many of the band members wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |