L'apparenza

by Lucio Battisti

L'apparenza cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 10 October 1988
  • Label: Numero Uno
  • Country: Italy
  • Length: 37:57
  • Community rating: 3.29/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The second collaboration between the legendary Italian composer and lyricist Pasquale Panella resulted in a deeply abstract, highly synthesized art pop masterpiece. The arrangements are entirely electronic and incredibly complex, serving as a cold, rhythmic backdrop for Panella's cryptic, melancholic wordplay. The uncompromising, avant-garde nature of the project completely defied mainstream Italian pop conventions of the era.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, complex, rhythmic, wordplay

Tracklist

  1. A Portata Di Mano (5:15)
  2. Specchi Opposti (4:18)
  3. Allontanando (4:38)
  4. L'Apparenza (4:33)
  5. Per Altri Motivi (4:17)
  6. Per Nome (5:23)
  7. Dalle Prime Battute (4:55)
  8. Lo Scenario (4:38)

Credits

  • Lucio Battisti - primary artist, artwork, written-by
  • Mitch Dalton - acoustic guitar
  • Marcello Spiridioni - lacquer cut by
  • Pasquale Panella - written-by

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