Franti: Non classificato (1987)

For the first post on my newborn music blog, I chose the complete works edition of this atypical post-punk band from Turin. They formed in 1982 and published 3 LPs (one was a split), some tapes and 12'' between 1982 and 1986.
Their style was eclectic and mixed a raw hardcore punk attitude with jazz, folk, world music and progressive rock elements. Some of their songs are surprisingly close to the Canterbury-sounding Picchio dal pozzo or later Stormy Six, though the atmosphere is usually rather decadent. They could be compared to Dutch collective The Ex for their experimental, folk-oriented approach.
Most of the tracks are sung in Italian, with male and female vocals, but some other are in English.
The overall quality is definitely impressive.

More informations (in Italian) can be found here.


Tracklist:
Cd # 1
1. No future
2. Preachin' blues
3. Io nella notte
4. Only a new film
5. Le loro voci
6. Chiara realizzazione di Ryonen
7. Joey
8. Lasciateci sentire ora
9. Vento rosso
10. Solidi (strumentale)
11. The week song
12. 1984 / Gates of Eden
13. Questa è l'ora
14. Quesiti da sciogliere
15. Voghera
16. Prete, croce, sedia, morte
17. Io nella notte (live)
18. Gloria (live)
Cd # 2
19. Dopo ci penso
20. Vanni's variations
21. Solidi
22. La mia casa
23. Il battito del cuore
24. Acqua di luna
25. L'uomo sul balcone di Beckett
26. Every time
27. (ai Negazione)
28. Hollywood Army / Big Black Mothers
29. Micrò Micrò
30. Elena 5 e 9
31. Nel giorno secolo
32. À suivre
33. Nel salto dell'ascia sul legno
Cd #3
34. Non sarà
35. Fino a quando
36. Un sorriso nella voce
37. Ogni giorno
38. Buio in tasca
39. Senti
40. Femme fatale

Download (re-up):
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5