Mutazione (Italian Electronic & New Wave Underground 1980-1988) - CD

Various: Mutazione (Italian Electronic & New Wave Underground 1980-1988) version on 2CD in Standard edition. This particular edition was published in United Kingdom in publishing company Strut on 6. August 2013.

"Mutazione" is a collection of "reactionary" rarities of underground electronica and new wave recordings from Italy, made during this turbulent period of the early 80s. This release, compiled and curated by Alessio Natalizia of the Walls label (Kompakt), marks the beginning of Strut's collaboration with Walls' Ecstatic label. Styles range from new wave and post-punk to raw electronic tracks and claustrophobic vocals. The stories behind the tracks: the quiet tune "Niccolai" by Laxative Soul is a sample of the Red Brigades' challenge to fellow bandmate Aldo Moro to find the politician's body. Doris Norton's "Norton Apple Software" was selected from an instrumental album sponsored by Apple in 1984. The bands, which were formed in squats in the Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna region, are a hotbed of activism: "We were against the political system and that was it, the right and the left were the same for us," explains Fabrizio Lucarini of the band Plath. Influenced by national paranoia and fear, the bands created a unique sound that was rooted in punk but also included genres such as industrial, new wave, experimental and electronic. Many of these bands were released on limited edition cassettes. Fanzines were produced, both by bands and from the political scene. This gave rise to new artists such as "Suicide Dada" from Turin. They come from the background of the collective around the Milan fanzine VM. The Trax collective, with its "module system" made up of creative and underground musicians, published its own fanzine. Product information In Italy, this period is known as Anni di Piombo, the "Years of Lead", a period of unprecedented political upheaval between the late 1960s and early 1980s throughout the country. Compact artist Alessio Natalizia of Walls Studio presents "Mutazione", a collection of rarities from the Italian underground and new wave recorded at the end of this tumultuous era. Around the hotbed of activism in Tuscany and the Emilia Romagna region, bands emerged from squats and right and left-wing militant groups that fed off national paranoia and anxiety, creating a unique sound that was rooted in punk but also touched on new wave, electronica, experimental and industrial styles. Mutazione Natalizia explores the full spectrum of sounds from this rich era of Italian music. Stylistically, he ranges from brooding new wave and post-punk to raw electronic compositions and claustrophobic, whispered vocals. There are plenty of stories behind many of the tracks: the chilling "Niccolai" in Laxative Souls features a phone call from the infamous terrorist group Brigate Ross to a colleague, Aldo Moro, explaining where he might find the politician's body. "Edges" by Kirlian Camera is an early single from one of the few underground Italian new wave acts to land a major label deal, and "Norton Apple Software" by Doris Norton is a selection from an all-electronic instrumental album sponsored by... Review , "An enriching journey into the Italian musical underworld of the 1980s." (musikexpress, September 2013)

Album spans genres Rock, Electronic, New Wave, Experimental, Industrial, Synth-pop, Minimal and Darkwave.