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City Reading (Tre Storie Western)
Electronic · 2003 · 19 tracks

City Reading (Tre Storie Western)

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A literary collaboration where Italian narration meets dusty, cinematic synths. Air provides a minimalist, desert-hued backdrop for Alessandro Baricco's storytelling.

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It's like a cool French synth band decided to score a dusty Italian audiobook about the Old West.

A sophisticated, dusty stillness that feels like watching a foreign film without subtitles in a quiet room.

City Reading (Tre Storie Western) · vs · Air
Spoken Word+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into spoken word than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks
01
Bird (Bird)
7:20
02
La puttana di Closingtown (Prologo per la puttana di Closingtown)
2:40
03
La puttana di Closingtown (Se vuoi capire la loro storia)
1:05
04
La puttana di Closingtown (Pat Cobhan ride)
4:14
05
La puttana di Closingtown (Fanny scivola con le labbra)
2:01
06
La puttana di Closingtown (Pat Cobhan alza gli occhi)
1:24
07
La puttana di Closingtown (Young)
2:36
08
La puttana di Closingtown (’Affanculo)
4:13
09
La puttana di Closingtown (Quell’uomo bara, dice)
1:38
10
La puttana di Closingtown (Finale)
1:35
11
Caccia all’uomo (Prologo)
3:20
12
Caccia all’uomo (Il primo giorno)
3:40
13
Caccia all’uomo (Il secondo giorno)
4:57
14
Caccia all’uomo (Il terzo giorno)
5:34
15
Caccia all’uomo (L’urlo)
1:16
16
Caccia all’uomo (Mondo sparito)
0:55
17
Caccia all’uomo (Il quarto giorno)
4:21
18
Caccia all’uomo (Macchie di sangue)
1:13
19
Caccia all’uomo (Musica)
3:08
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the bassline on Bird anchors Baricco's gravelly Italian delivery with a slow, hypnotic pulse.
The sudden shift into tension during Caccia all’uomo where the synths sharpen into a desert heat haze.
The delicate acoustic guitar figures that emerge like memories during the Closingtown suite.
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