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Caution Radiation Area is the second album of the Jazz fusion band Area and was released in 1974. This is the first album that contains the better known line up, with Ares Tavolazzi replacing Patrick Djivas on bass. This album is notable also for being the first one in which experimental music is introduced. For example "MIRage? Mirage!" contains a part in which Demetrio Stratos can be heard overdubbed multiple times whispering readings (for example a negative review of "Arbeit Macht Frei", a TV guide...), and "Lobotomia" (which means "lobotomy") is constructed using loud synth noise, with the clear intention to disturb the listener (as pointed out on the booklet). It's interesting to note that quotes of opening themes of Italian TV programs are heard during the track. The lyrics for "Cometa Rosso" are sung in Greek. "Brujo" means "wizard" in Spanish.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Cometa rossa" - 4:00
  2. "ZYG (Crescita Zero)" - 5:27
  3. "Brujo" - 8:02

Side two

  1. "MIRage? Mirage!" - 10:27
  2. "Lobotomia" - 4:23

Personnel

  • Giulio Capiozzo - Drums, Percussion
  • Patrizio Fariselli - Electric Piano, Piano, Clarinet, Synthesizer
  • Demetrio Stratos - Vocals, Organ, Clavicembalo, Steel Drums, Percussion
  • Ares Tavolazzi - Bass, Trombone
  • Giampaolo Tofani - Guitar, Synthesizer, Flute
  • Piero Bravin - Engineering
  • Ambrogio Ferrario - Engineering

References