The third mid-'70s album from Italy's progresssive rock forerunners Area originally appeared on the experimental Cramps label and is reissued here for the first time.
Favoring incredibly complex rhythms à la King Crimson, the group's fusion of folk and ethnic music, leftist political diatribe, and free jazz and hard rock coalesces into a distinctive sound further accented by the abstractions of vocalist Demitrio Stratos.
His inimitable avant-garde vocal techniques are something to be heard to be believed, and the agility with which the ensemble cuts between genres and motifs is astonishing, deploying techniques way ahead of their time.
Laced with high energy and abundant humor, Crac! is a standout concept album in avant-garde and progressive rock scenes, yet somehow neither genre would appropriately house this music.
Further evidence of their groundbreaking fusion can be heard on their Maledetti and Arbeit Macht Frei albums.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L' Elefante BiancoPatrizio Fariselli, Ares Tavolazzi | Area - International POPular Group | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | MegalopoliPatrizio Fariselli, Ares Tavolazzi | Area - International POPular Group | Play | 07:49 | 17 MB | 51 MB |
| 3 | Nervi ScopertiPatrizio Fariselli, Ares Tavolazzi | Area - International POPular Group | Play | 06:33 | 15 MB | 44 MB |
| 4 | Gioia E RivoluzionePatrizio Fariselli, Ares Tavolazzi | Area - International POPular Group | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | ImplosionPatrizio Fariselli, Ares Tavolazzi | Area - International POPular Group | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | Area 5Walter Marchetti | Area - International POPular Group | Play | 02:08 | 4 MB | 9 MB |
| 7 | La mela di Odessa (1920) | Area | Play | 06:38 | 15 MB | 46 MB |
| 37 mins | 85 MB | |||||
| 37 mins | 241 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Area - International POPular Group | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Patrizio Fariselli | Composer |
| 3 | Walter Marchetti | Composer |
| 4 | Ares Tavolazzi | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |