Sangiuliano ~ Italy

Take Off (1978)

A very unusual electronic rock album, especially for Italy, Sangiuliano has an arsenal of keyboards at his disposal to help create his unique musical vision. He relies heavily on the mellotron (especially the choral tapes), as well as his ARP 2600, to achieve the brassy sounds he seems to espouse. Real drums add a rock flair, and in this way, recall Wolfgang Bock’s Cycles or even some of Vangelis’ mid 70s work. There’s more majesty found here in the compositions than your typical Berlin School sequencer fests, and some of Rusticelli and Bordini’s instrumental work was brought to mind as well. An excellent album.

Ownership: 1993 Si-Wan (CD)

First copy owned: 1987 RCA Japan (LP). Acquired in 1994

1994; 1//08 (review); 5/28/18

9/12/13 (new entry)