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Titolo: Il mio disco della settimana

Super Furry Animals 'Love Kraft'
In an age of quick returns and the eternal search for the Next Big Thing, 
the idea of a band releasing their seventh studio album is almost anathema 
to modern thinking and yet here are Super Furry Animals, boldly forging 
ahead as they continue to swim against the tide of fashion and trends.
To dismiss SFA as a band that has failed to seep into the mainstream 
consciousness is to miss the point. By ploughing their own individual furrow 
under the radar of convention, Super Furry Animals have ensured a longevity 
and timelessness of material that has seen the band grow into an endlessly 
creative and inventive entity.
'Love Kraft', by far and away the Welsh quintet's most opulently luxurious 
release to date, creates an effect akin to bathing in psilocybin-laced honey 
on a beautifully cloudless day. Recorded and mixed in Catalonia and Rio de 
Janeiro, the sunny climes of these Latin locations have indelibly left their 
mark and, with song writing and vocal duties democratically spread across 
the band, have resulted in a collection of smouldering slow burners that 
yield rich rewards.
Their least overtly political work, 'Zoom!' nonetheless finds Gruff Rhys 
contemplating the end of the world to a backing that recalls Pink Floyd in 
their stoned early 70s prime. Deliciously languid, it serves notice of the 
gems to follow. Reversing the trend set by the likes of Phil Collins, 
drummer Daf Ieuan convincingly croons his way through the utterly sumptuous 
'Atomik Lust' while guitarist Bunf handles the vocal duties on the 
rollicking and sun-kissed West Coast pop of 'Back On A Roll' as elsewhere, 
'The Horn''s demented folk becomes a vocal pile up with contributions from 
all.
What becomes apparent as 'Love Kraft' sails gracefully along is a shift in 
direction for Super Furry Animals. The techno beeps and bleeps that 
underpinned much of their previous work are conspicuous by their absence and 
in their place are the majestically sweeping string arrangements of the High 
Llamas' Sean O'Hagan. So it is that the deliciously gorgeous 'Frequency' 
becomes one of the highlights of the year as the strings swell with all the 
grace and beauty of a strutting peacock whilst becoming an integral part of 
the mutoid funk of 'Psyclone!'
What's incredible is that, a decade on from their debut, Super Furry Animals 
still continue to innovate and push the limits of their imagination as they 
pursue their singular vision. Time then, to get on board the 'Love Kraft'.
Julian Marszalek
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 Super Furry Animals 'Love Kraft'
Superpubblicizzato in UK (pure sul Guardian). Tu che ne  pensi,
personalmente? A chi lo consiglieresti?

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Ha fatto la recensione personale dopo!! distrattone :)

 anche di indie...>
boh, non è che ho avuto tempo di leggermi tutti i quotidiani tutti i giorni
:-)  d'altronde, era una vacanza (in parte)... e là mi è venuta voglia, più
che mai, di buon, vecchio folk albionico (comprato Nic Jones davanti alla
cattedrale di Wells... sublime (cattedrale, con adiacente parco -
vabbé,buona parte del Somerset e del Sud-Ovest in generale è estremamente
soddisfacente, peril turista casuale - e disco)... The Pengiun's Egg)
ah... dammi il tempo di farmi un cinque mesetti di metodo Callan e di farmi
una ripassatina di grammatica English e l'anno prossimo sarò anch'io parte
della colonia italiana in UK... ehehehe
np: Anita 'O Day - Swings Cole Porter (amo questa donna)

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cioe'? te ne vieni pure te da noi?
Quando? Dove? 

 Dove?
Avevo pensato a qualche pub o ristorante nella zona di Cambridge (sai, zona
universitaria... movimento di gente... tips parche ma numerose -
architettura gotica a quattro passi, che non guasta). Ma siamo totalmente
OT... argh...cmq, boh, vedremo...