Il Mondo Nuovo (''The New World'') is the third studio album by the Italian band
Il Teatro degli Orrori, released in 2012.
The album was a finalist for the
Premio Tenco 2012 in the category "Album of the Year".
Album
The album title pays homage to the work
Brave New World by
Aldous Huxley. The record looks like a
concept album
A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Som ...
about immigration and initially had the title'' Stories of an immigrant'' (in reference to ''
Storia di un impiegato
''Storia di un impiegato'' ("Story of a white-collar worker") is an album released by Fabrizio De André. It was issued in 1973 by Produttori Associati and reissued several times by Ricordi and BMG.
Track listing
# ''Introduzione'' (''Introduc ...
'' by
Fabrizio De André
Fabrizio Cristiano De André (; 18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter, the most prominent ''cantautore'' of his time. His 40-year career reflects his interests in concept albums, literature, poetry, political pro ...
).
[Il Teatro degli Orrori: "Il Mondo Nuovo" è il prossimo disco che esce il 31 gennaio 2012]
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The album cover is called ''Face Cancel'', by Roberto Coda Zabetta.[Il Teatro degli Orrori, ecco copertina e tracklist de Il mondo nuovo]
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The song ''Ion'' is dedicated to Ion Cazacu, Romanian worker killed by fire in 2000 in Varese
Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559.
It is the c ...
, the entrepreneur, head of the company where he worked Ion, killed him after it had rebelled against the inhumane working conditions to which he was subjected, along his companions. Pierpaolo Capovilla asked the widow Nicoleta Cazacu permission to post the song.
The song ''Doris'' is a revised version (not completely a cover) of the homonymous song by Shellac from the EP Uranus
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. Its name is a reference to the Greek god of the sky, Uranus (mythology), Uranus (Caelus), who, according to Greek mythology, was the great-grandfather of Ares (Mars (mythology), Mars), grandfather ...
, both musically and textually.Shellac – Doris – YouTube
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Track list
#"Rivendico"
#"Io cerco te"
#"Non vedo l'ora"
#"Skopje"
#"Gli Stati Uniti d'Africa"
#"Cleveland – Baghdad"
#"Martino"
#"Cuore d'oceano" feat Caparezza
#"Ion"
#"Monica"
#"Pablo"
#"Nicolaj"
#"Dimmi addio"
#"Doris"
#"Adrian"
#"Vivere e morire a Treviso"
Lineup
* Pierpaolo Capovilla – voice
* Gionata Mirai – guitar
* Giulio Favero Giulio () is an Italian given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Giulio Alberoni (1664–1752), Italian cardinal and statesman
* Giulio Alenio (1582–1649), Italian Jesuit missionary and scholar
* Giulio Alfieri (1924–2002), Italian ...
– bass
* Francesco Valente
Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include:
People with the given name Francesco
* Francesco I (disambiguation), sever ...
– drums
References
2012 albums
Il Teatro degli Orrori albums
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