Written and recorded withthe goal of creating a one-movement suite in the least amount of time possible, “Succo di formiche” reflects the archetypal joy of music making, the spontaneous impulses underlying its formation, and a love of the record album form. Features Giovanni Di Domenico, Pak Yan Lau, Stan Maris, Manuel Mota, and Joe Talia.
The deluxe LP+CD edition also features a six-panel insert with additional artwork and an essay by the artist about both records. The deluxe 2xCD gatefold edition features an eight-panel version of the same insert.
“Beautiful, fucked-up mid-70s rock that’s really not like anything else. A mélange of mersh/avant/blues/folk/rock/jazz shiteroo, Life and Death in Paradise is a most splendid anomaly with hints of everyone from Gram Parsons to Michael Hurley to the Welfare State … Allow it into your head, and it will blossom like the strange mushroom it is.” – Byron Coley
LP TRACK LIST
A1. Non aver alba 09:00)
A2. Una coperta di silenzio (10:51)
B1. Gli altoparlanti dei grilli (5:57)
B2. Minum (2:10)
B3. La scatola di grissini perfetta (4:17)
B4. Minum (reprise) (1:04)
B5. Il ritorno e’sempre più corto (8:31)