Shock in my town

Shock in my town Velvet underground Ho sentito urla di furore Di generazioni, senza più passato Di neo-primitivi Rozzi cibernetici signori degli anelli Orgoglio dei manicomi Shock in my town Velvet underground Ho incontrato allucinazioni Stiamo diventando come degli insetti; simili agli insetti Nelle mie orbite si scontrano tribù di sub-urbani Di aminoacidi Latenti shock Shock addizionali, shock addizionali Sveglia Kundalini Sveglia Kundalini, sveglia Kundalini Per scappare via dalla paranoia Mescalina Come dopo un viaggio con la mescalina che finisce male Nel ritorno Shock in my town © 1998 Franco Battiato & Manlio Sgalambro "Shock in my town" is a dystopian portrait of a civilization regressing to a primitive state, where barbarity and technology co-exist. It should be understood that in the world of Gurdjieff embraced by Battiato, Kundalini is viewed negatively, as it is "the power of the imagination, the power of fantasy, that usurps the place of a real function." So in this apocalypse, reality and fiction, and dreaming and wakefulness are reversed.

Shock in my town Velvet Underground I heard the outcry of fury of generations, with no more past, of neo-primitives uncouth cybernauts, gentlemen of the rings, the pride of the psych wards. Shock in my town Velvet Underground I encountered hallucinations. We’re becoming like some insects, similar to the insects. In my orbits collide tribes of sub-urbanites of amino acids. Dormant shocks, (additional shocks, additional shocks) Awaken Kundalini (awaken Kundalini, awaken Kundalini) to get away from paranoia, mescaline, (like after a trip with mescaline that doesn’t end well) upon return. English translation © 2020 Dennis Criteser Gommalacca (Shellac) was released in 1998. The lyrics were by the Sicilian philosopher Manlio Sgalambro, with Battiato's input on the first four songs. For Gommalacca, Battiato embraced music technology, using loops, sampling, synths and electric guitars to create a techno rock masterpiece - the album reached #1 on the charts and was recognized with the prestigious Targa Tenco award for best album of the year.

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