Thursday, January 10, 2008

ST. TROPEZ-ICARUS, CD, 1992 (RECORDED: 1977-1978), ITALY





Though it's largely gone unrecognized (and has the misfortune of being saddled with an unpromising name and the miserable cover art that graces this archival recording), St. Tropez deserve all the huzzahs that can be lavished on them, as this Ciro Perrino (ex-Celeste, Il Sistema) led project is a key piece of the Italian cosmic rock canon. While this sits tidily astride the near-supernatural likes of Franco Battiato, Pierrot Lunaire, Telaio Magnetico, Franco Leprino and Arturo Stalteri (coming shortly) and possesses that ineffable air of blasted otherness that's such a hallmark of this dimension of the Italian 70's scene, Perrino's specific space rock vision owes even more to the liquidly surging psychotropic zonkery of You-era Gong and early Steve Hillage, a trait that should endear this to a legion of psychonauts. Strong medicine.

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9 comments:

  1. KevinJanuary 10, 2008 at 4:59 PM

    Just listened to this and I have to say that it has some amazing drumming and psychedelic flourishes. At times the music almost feels contemporary, like it could have been released in the early 90's. Thanks for sharing this.

    Peace, Kevin

    http://eclectic-grooves.blogspot.com

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2008 at 7:58 PM

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    I noticed, to my great pleasure that some of my own album pictures are now part of your blog...(-¦...

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2008 at 12:21 AM

    wow, this is awesome!, thanks!

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2008 at 12:42 AM

    Glad to help out, Eric :^D)

    Didja dig the Rita Lee ?

    ~Craig

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  5. El IsabelinoJanuary 26, 2008 at 12:34 AM

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  6. AnonymousMarch 13, 2008 at 11:38 AM

    Thanks for this record!!! It's great. I've been looking for it for years. Now, I've got it. Really, I appreciate this so much.
    Have you got something from "Horizont" or from "Gunesh Ensemble"? Thanks a lot!!!

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  7. Nick JorgensenDecember 4, 2009 at 8:52 AM

    This one is an absolute beaut -- I play it when I'm driving across the desolate eastern Washington scablands and farms on my way to Seattle and it feels as if it was composed just for this stretch of road. Amazing blog, too!

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  8. An DySeptember 11, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    this is my new favorite album, thanks so much!!!!

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  9. WebbaticySeptember 1, 2012 at 3:55 AM

    Hi,
    is it possible to re-upload it?
    Thanx

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