The long and prolific career of Piero Umiliani, also consisting of dozens of collaborations for television and cinema, has given (and is still delivering, given the amount of material that is finally coming back to light) a long series of experimental albums and music libraries that showcase his songwriting skills, as well as a natural curiosity towards avant-garde and more \u2018difficult\u2019 sounds. We can attribute to the second category this \u201cPercussioni ed effetti speciali\u201d, a title that clarifies pretty much the release content (Percussion and special effects).<\/p>\n
Recorded, as many other works of his, at the Sound Work Shop in Rome \u2013 a personal studio that was also available to many other musician colleagues \u2013 this double album evenly spreads its four sides over percussive experiments and other more abstract ones, with excellent results in both cases. The first disc recalls another little gem that\u2019s just been reissued, Egisto Macchi\u2019s \u201cAfrica Minima\u201d, but offers a wider overview of the percussive spectrum, including beat and swing elements. Such tracks as \u201cProblematica giovanile\u201d (in two versions), \u201cProtesta giovanile\u201d and \u201cSubacquea\u201d conquer on the first listen, but it would be impossible to underestimate the other side of the coin.<\/p>\n
The sixteen tracks from \u201cEffetti speciali\u201d are equally fascinating, though less immediate. Percussion accompany episodes as \u201cDinamica in tensione\u201d and \u201cEsplosioni e battimenti\u201d, while synthesizers characterize \u201cFascia astrale\u201d, \u201cSegnali Morse\u201d and \u201cStato ipnotico\u201d. A perhaps less known Umiliani, but this is just one more reason for a deserved and fast rediscovery.<\/p>\n
Stefano Gilardino<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A double album that delivers percussive experiments and other more abstract ones, with excellent results. CD edition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62853,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[31931,31879,31895,31811,31935],"product_tag":[40734],"class_list":["post-163627","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-avantgarde-experimental-en","product_cat-library-music-cd-en","product_cat-jazz-rock-fusion-en","product_cat-library-music-en","product_cat-soul-funk-en","product_tag-stage-screen-en","pa_artista-piero-umiliani","pa_format-cd-en","pa_label-edizioniishtarsceb-en","first","instock","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n