Arti & Mestieri ‎– Tilt – Immagini Per Un Orecchio (1974)

Tilt – Immagini Per Un Orecchio is the 1974 debut album by Italian sextet Arti & Mestieri. From the synth-walled/violin-strewn metric shuffles of “Gravità 9,81” to the guitar/vibraphone filigree of the exceedingly brisk “Positivo/Negativo,” Furio Chirico bombards the proceedings with tome/snare spray of unparalleled speed. Across the epic proportions of “Articolazioni,” the frenzied approach alternates […]

Arti & Mestieri ‎– Giro di Valzer per Domani (1975)

Giro di Valzer per Domani is the second album by Italian symphonic/jazz-rock collective Arti & Mestieri, released in 1975 on Cramps. Tracklist: A1. “Valzer per domani” (2:12) A2. “Mirafiori” (5:55) A3. “Saper sentire” (4:40) A4. “Nove luna prima” (0:55) A5. “Mescal” (2:00) A6. “Mescalero” (0:35) A7. “Nove lune dopo” (1:07) B1. “Dimensione terra” (1:30) B2. […]

Arti & Mestieri

Arti & Mestieri was an Italian jazz-rock band that released the 1974/75 albums Tilt (Immagini per un Orecchio) and Giro di Valzer per Domani. After a four-year pause, they issued three further albums between 1979 and 1985. Along with Area and Perigeo, they were Italy’s most prominent jazz-rock band of the 1970s. Drummer Furio Chirico […]