GIULIANO SORGINI - AFRICA OSCURA '2018

Tracks list

Recorded by composer and multi-instrumentalist Giuliano Sorgini between 1974 and
1976 in his studio in Prati district in Rome, a stone’s throw from
Italian television offices, Africa Oscura is a set of tracks inspired by the
wildest and most obscure secrets of those lands, intended to be the background
of some tv documentaries. 
Some tracks were recorded during the same session of “Zoo Folle”,
the album widely recognised as his masterpiece, celebrated today by the most
influential connoisseurs from all over the world. Some others came right after,
for a mysterious documentary whose title was supposed to be “I corsari
della savana” (as stated by the credits written on the reels that we have
found). 
All these tracks remained unbelievably unreleased until now, forgotten on some
old and dusty ¼-inch reels, amazingly survived up today, then transferred and
restored to compile this much-needed release. A sort of concept-album about
darkest Africa, with a kind of eerie mood, nearly esoteric, to which Sorgini was
very close in these years, working on horror and b-movies soundtracks or
experimental libraries. 
All tracks are entirely played by composer himself, with drums, percussions and
all sorts of analog synths overlaps, to create an afro-ambient soundscape,
something halfway between electronic and minimalism, with a vibrant prog
flavour. Among John Carpenter’s reminds, occultism, large prairies and
Saharan landscapes, this amazing score truly reveals the creepy dark-side of
“Zoo Folle”. 

Tracklist:
01. GIULIANO SORGINI - Oasi Nella Giungla
02. GIULIANO SORGINI - Miraggio
03. GIULIANO SORGINI - Ricognizione
04. GIULIANO SORGINI - Cannibali
05. GIULIANO SORGINI - Iniziazione
06. GIULIANO SORGINI - Notte nella Savana
07. GIULIANO SORGINI - Predatori
08. GIULIANO SORGINI - Africa Oscura
09. GIULIANO SORGINI - Sacrificio Umano
10. GIULIANO SORGINI - Viaggio nel Deserto
11. GIULIANO SORGINI - Anaconda
12. GIULIANO SORGINI - Voodoo
13. GIULIANO SORGINI - Agguato

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