One of our records of 2022.
Toni Esposito
Gente Distratta (LP)
FormatLPLabelNumero Uno, SonyGenrePsychedelia & Kraut
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During the 1970s, Italy was one of the most exciting and fascinating musical contexts in Europe, birthing seminal projects and artists like Franco Battiato, Aktuala, Lino 'Capra ' Vaccina, Giusto Pio, Roberto Cacciapaglia, Futuro Antico, and so many more. Defining the scene was an ethos that rigorously pursued creative freedom and experimentation, with its artists fluidly moving between popular music - rock, prog, jazz, etc. - and more explicitly avant-garde approaches and forms. At the centre of this movement was the percussionist, Toni Esposito, whose stunning third solo LP, Gente Distratta - originally issued by Numero Uno in 1977 - has finally received a beautiful vinyl reissue via Sony. Rippling with mind-blowing polyrhythms and genre-defiant tonal interventions, it’s an absolute masterpiece that’s likely to blow the mind of any fan of Italian minimalism and prog.
This edition
45th Anniversary Edition, red vinyl, 500 copies numbered
Format
Sticker on plastic wrap: Toni Esposito "Gente Distratta" Edizione Numerata Vinile Rosso 180 Gr.
Limited to 500 numbered copies.
Release notes
Sticker on plastic wrap: Toni Esposito "Gente Distratta" Edizione Numerata Vinile Rosso 180 Gr. Limited to 500 numbered copies.
| A1 | Gente Distratta | 3:55 | |
| A2 | Session Man | 6:31 | |
| A3 | Xantur | 6:21 | |
| B1 | Solchiaro | 5:11 | |
| B2 | Pastelli | 4:50 | |
| B3 | Kosen Rufen | 5:28 |
- Karl Potter
- Congas
- Toni Esposito
- Drums, Percussion, Marimba, Santoor [Xantur], Mixed By
- Gigi De Rienzo
- Electric Bass, Double Bass, Arranged By, Photography By, Mixed By
- Giulio Zampa
- Engineer, Mixed By
- Ernesto Vitolo
- Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Fender], Synthesizer [Arp Odissey], Organ
- Renato Marengo
- Producer
- Robert Fix
- Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Melodica
File under avantgarde, free-spirited, and creative music from the Italian Progressive scene
