February 18, 2018

Egisto Macchi ‎– Africa Minima (1972, LP, Italy)

This is a masterful blend of percussion, electronics, minimalistic passages and a slight bit of harder-hitting experimentations, all held together under the leadership of the revered composer Egisto Macchi – making this album's one of the greatest Italian library of the 70s. First reissue, coproduced with Andrea Galtieri (Cavalier Piscopo). Originally released on Ayna Records in 1972 as a private pressing, Africa Minimais the pinnacle of Egisto Macchi's rare LPs, being released at the time in an edition thought to be as low as 1 (!!!!). Super rad percussive music, as minimal as it is experimental, created for an obscure late-'70s documentary.
Lato A
A1 Jungla I (4:42)
A2 Jungla II (2:38)
A3 Avvoltoi (2:30)
A4 Tamburi Della Tribù (4:15)
A5 Gli Animaletti Della Foresta (3:13)
A6 Gli Elefanti (3:25)
Lato B
B1 Caccia Grossa (2:48)
B2 Le Scimmie (2:28)
B3 Gli Esploratori (4:27)
B4 La Luna E Il Fiume (3:36)
B5 La Casa Dei Bianchi (2:10)
B6 Gli Ippopotami (3:36)