ARTI E MESTIERI - ARTICOLLEZIONE

Articollezione is a collection of unpublished "antiques and curious" from the seventies, from the early beginning of the band, before 'Tilt' to the period just after 'Giro Di Valzer Per Domani", the second album. This album shows clearly the changes and evolutions that "arti & mestieri" had in the seventies. (2/3/5/9) are closer to Crimsonian Romanticism while (11/12) are in British Intellectual Psichedelia's vein while (6) has Bela Bartok's reminiscences.
These compositions, together with a "softer" version of Gravità 9.81 that gets another interesting identity in this new version are the original 'nucleus' form which arti & mestieri' s style started to grow. "Comin' here
to get you" was in their repertoire a the time of composing "Articolazioni" when vocal parts had a certain stable importance in the economy of arti's
music. Scacco Matto is a 'modal' tune (like 'Gravita' and Dimensione Terra) that develops and ends in a very short time. "Da Nord a Sud" shows with more
evidence the jazz rock influences in arti & mestieri's style, although these influences are always filtered through arti's unique progressive approach.
"Necropoli" was the last composition made by the original line up , and shows the way we added new harmonic and rhythmic structurs in our music,
retaining our melodic sense, adding drama and sudden change of dynamics.
"Necropoli' is recorded by the actual band and ochestrated and played in a quite intense way, in a pure 70's spirit.

BEPPE CROVELLA - keyboards and Farfisa
GIGI VENEGONI - guitars and Farfisa
FURIO CHIRICO - drums
GIOVANNI VIGLIAR - drums and percussions
ARTURO VITALE - sax
MARCO GALLESI -bass
MARCO CIMINO - keyboards on 'Necropoli'
CORRADO TRABUIO - violin on 'Necropoli'

TRACK LISTING	1. Scacco matto 2. Glory 3. Young man's tale 4. Morning rose 5. Night trip 6. Necropoli 7. Gravità 9.81 8. Da Nord a Sud 9. Silently dancing 10. Coming here to get you (parts 1-2-3) 11. Inside 12. Young man's tale pt.2