Franco Battiato – L’Imboscata (1996/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Franco Battiato – L’Imboscata (1996/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 39:18 minutes | 469 MB | Genre: Pop Rock, New Wave
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Universal Music Italia srL.

L’imboscata (Italian for “The ambush”) is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released by Mercury Records in 1996. After some more experimental albums and meditative songs, the album marked the return of Battiato to a rock sound and to a massive commercial success, mainly pushed by the success of the single “La cura”.

Crossing the boundaries between Peter Gabriel, New Order, and Le Orme is Franco Battiato. His arty, lush work on L’Imboscata is some of the best stuff he has ever released. “Strani Giorni” is a brilliant, driving rocker that floats on a bed of keyboards as Battiato and Nicola Walker Smith trade lines back and forth in both Italian and English. “…Ein Tag aus dem Leben des Kleinen Johannes” might be the oddest thing here, a percussion-heavy pop song driven by rambling, gruff chanting set to the rhythm and hidden behind guitar and lead vocals. And in typical Battiato fashion, he turns right back around with a gorgeous ballad, the sweet “Amata Soliudine.” Describing this album is entirely too complicated; it simply has to be heard to be understood. Battiato really does take some of the best elements of other genres and makes them into his own wonderful pop stew. He might remind listeners of other musicians at times, especially Peter Gabriel, but that comparison is as favorable as it gets. Adventurous listeners should really give this a listen. There is a lot of material here that transcends language barriers and provides a beautiful mesh of sounds.

Tracklist:
1-1. Franco Battiato – Di Passaggio (03:38)
1-2. Franco Battiato – Strani Giorni (03:59)
1-3. Franco Battiato – La Cura (04:03)
1-4. Franco Battiato – …Ein Tag Aus Dem Leben Des Kleinen Johannes (03:48)
1-5. Franco Battiato – Amata Solitudine (04:05)
1-6. Franco Battiato – Splendide Previsioni (03:53)
1-7. Franco Battiato – Ecco Com’e Che Va Il Mondo (04:23)
1-8. Franco Battiato – Segunda – Feira (04:00)
1-9. Franco Battiato – Memoria Di Giulia (03:17)
1-10. Franco Battiato – Serial Killer (04:09)

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