FRANCO BATTIATO - Fetus LP swamp often accompanied by squalling guitars

often accompanied by squalling guitars

and hung out in the studio with the Beatles - but were also subjected to harassment and ridicule over the fact that their homeland was at war in Vietnam

or female-fronted bands

Double Bind reveals the band on a tear through an Australasia that's a precarious and nasty place for the young and the restless

atmospheric "Hands in my Pockets" parallels Television's dreamy vistas as well as England's Swell Maps

FRANCO BATTIATO - Fetus LP swamp often accompanied by squalling guitarsGatefold sleeve. Franco Battiato is often heralded as Italys answer to Brian Eno. A quizzical composer lyricist, Battiato turned pop music upside down in the early 70s with three classic LPsFetus, Pollution and Sulle Corde Di Ariesthat formed a confluence of avant folk sensibilities and analog electronics. Originally released in 1971 on Bla Bla, Fetus predated the prodigious Cramps and Multhipla catalogues to become one of the first electronic records