Pollution (album)
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| + | "[[Franco Battiato]]'s 1970s output showed influences from electronic music. While his first albums can be called symphonic or [[progressive rock]], his work became increasingly inaccessible, incorporating [[musique concrète]] and [[serial music]]. The willingness to experiment culminated in ''[[L'Egitto prima delle sabbie]]'' in 1978, where one chord is repeated throughout each LP side. After this, he turned more commercial, eventually earning huge national success."--Sholem Stein | ||
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| - | '''Pier Luigi Ighina''' (1908 in [[Milan]] – 2004 in Imola), was an Italian researcher. His unorthodox theories on electromagnetism are not recognized by the scientific community. | ||
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Pollution is the second studio album by the Italian progressive rock musician Franco Battiato. It was released in 1972 on the experimental label Bla Bla (catalogue no. BBXL10002).
Track listing
- "Il silenzio del umore" (2:48)
- "31 Dicembre 1999 - Ore 9" (0:20)
- "Areknames" (5:07)
- "Beta" (7:25)
- "Plancton" (5:03)
- "Pollution" (8:49)
- "Ti sei mai chiesto quale funzione hai?" (3:35)<ref name="progarchives"/>
Personnel
- Franco Battiato - vocals, VCS 3 synthesizer
- Ruby Cacciapaglia - piano, VCS 3 and VCS 2 synthesizer
- Gianfranco D'Adda - drums
- Mario Ellepi - guitars, VCS 3 synthesizer, vocals
- Gianni Mocchetti - bass, VCS 3 synthesizer, vocals<ref name="progarchives"/>
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