01	Soliloquio						03:01
	02	Non Fatemi Caso						04:27
	03	Intorno Alla Mia Cattiva Educazione						04:08
	04	Fuori Di Me, Dentro Di Me						03:00
	05	Riflessionial Tramonto						03:04
	06	Il Peso Delle Tradizioni						01:38
	07	Carta Carbone						03:38
	08	Perche' Ho Venduto Il Mio Sangue						01:43
	09	Per Iniziare Una Vita						04:19
	10	E'oggi						03:13
	11	E'cosi' Poco Quel Che Condsco						02:31
	12	Cio' Che Nascecon Me						04:11
	13	Splendidaa Sensazione						05:44

ALUSA FALLAX

Guido Gabet (guitar)
Massimo Parretti (keyboards)
Mario Cirla (flute, sax, clarinet)
Guido Cirla (bass)
Duty Cirla (drums, vocals)

A five-piece from Novara, in Piedmont - northern Italy, Alusa Fallax played beat during the 60's and released their first single in 1965, with a second one, closer to a new psych sound, coming in 1969.

Their one and only album came in 1974 on Fonit, and is a great little known gem, in the best italian prog tradition, led by keyboards with classical influences reminds of the best things Banco del Mutuo Soccorso ever made. No less than 13 tracks are listed on the label, but these are connected to form two long suites very well played and sung, and with interesting lyrics.

Unfortunately the band has very little promotion and disappeared after this album.





LP
Intorno alla mia cattiva educazione Fonit (LPQ 09082) 1974 gatefold laminated cover
Also reissued on CD by Mellow in 1994 (MMP 229)

SINGLES (with picture sleeves)

Dedicato a chi ama
Charleston West Side (WS 8004) 1965
Tutto passa
Cade una stella West Side (WS 8011) 1969


Intorno alla mia cattiva educazione has never been reissued on vinyl in Italy, neither counterfeited.
A japanese edition exists on Seven Seas/King label (K25P428), with the same gatefold cover design as the original.


Alusa Fallax - Intorno Alla Mia Cattiva Educazione (1974)

Intorno Alla Mia Cattiva Educazione is yet another solid entry to the ranks of Italian symphonic progressive, and unfortunately another in a sea of brilliant one shot albums which would never see follow ups. Alusa Fallax play grand, morose symphonic rock rife with the usual amenities like flute, mellotron and layers of acoustic guitars. While the vocalist has a similar delivery to Locanda delle Fate's singer, he's somewhat raspier and not quite as good. Still, the very expressive vocals guide the stunning musical mosaic on its delicate course, reminding throughout of a darker PFM, with hints of Quella Vecchia Locanda and the aforementioned Locanda delle Fate. The music is darkly intense at times, plaintive and beautiful at others, marked with waves of flute, guitar and horn.

The album consists of thirteen shorter tracks that flow together as an extended piece. The first half of the album is the strongest portion, often breathtakingly gorgeous. In some of the middle tracks, the band muddles around a bit, playing with sounds and seemingly attempting some sort of more 'experimental' vibe. It doesn't really work, but certainly doesn't ruin the album. These tracks are easy to ignore when sitting down with the album as a whole, and thankfully, the work picks up towards the end, as powerful vocals and sweeping symphonics guide the album to its somber conclusion. Fans of mellower Italian symphonic will likely find Intorno... an indispensable gem. - Greg Northrup [September 2001]





Alusa Fallax [Italy]
Updated 9/26/00
Discography
Intorno Alla Mia Cattiva Educazione (74)
Two 7" singles from 1965 and 1969


Reviews
Intorno alla mia cattiva educazione is a charming, palatable album; very representative of the '70s-Italian progressive rock scene. The closest comparison which comes to mind is Celeste.
Quite an excellent album, with a voice similar to Locanda Delle Fate's vocalist. With flute, one of Italian's hidden gems.
Intorno All Mia Cattiva Educazione is a very beautiful and expressive album of Italian symphonics. There are fourteen songs but all flow together (except for the break between sides one and two). Instrumentation consists of vocals, flute, sax, a variety of keyboards (moog and other synths, piano, Hammond organ), acoustic and electric guitar, in addition to the usual drums and bass. The vocalist sounds quite a bit like the singer for Locanda Delle Fate, another excellent Italian band. Musically, however, the music is more similar to Celeste or Quella Vecchia Locanda. Many passages of the Alusa Fallax album are gentle, with flute and classical guitar with either voice or harpsichord, for example, a trademark of Celeste's beautiful work. As the album progresses, the music builds in intensity, getting much more heavy and intense than either Celeste or Quella Vecchia Locanda. There are many good moog synth and guitar jams with good trapwork, and some very nice flute work. Some passages have a classical feel while other sections have a jazzier vibe. Each "song" averages about three minutes so the music feels as if it is constantly developing and moving toward the climax. This album seems to sit in the shadow of Celeste and Quella Vecchia Locanda, but it is easily of the same caliber and highly recommended. -- Mike Taylor
Don't let the short duration (between 1:40 and 5:45) of the 13 pieces shadow your curiosity about this re-issue of a what I would call an Italian must have of the seventies. Alusa Fallax do pack a lot in these time frames. Unfortunately no info about the band is provided - destiny seems to make it that these guys will remain anonymous, aprt from the credits of music writing. Complexity is on the menu, paired with a strong tenor/alto sax and flute presence, hot keyboard playing (piano and organ, with occasional strings and Moog), and the addition of passionate vocals that blends very well with the music (not of the grating kind.) Oftentimes fast-paced, the music also clears up for nice, of classical inspiration, passages, typical of the Italian lyricism. This album is clearly in the same league as Celeste's, QVL's, and the first Errata Corrige album, and although packing more punch, retains a overall light approach. Sound quality is fine. -- Alain Lachapelle


Alusa Fallax


Guido Gabet - гитара
Massimo Parretti - фортепьяно, орган, синтезатор
Duty Cirla - вокал, перкуссия
Mario Cirla - саксофон, флейта
Guida Cirla - бас-гитара



Итальянский арт-роковый коллектив. Основан в 1965 году в провинции Новара, входящей в северо-западную область Пьемонт. Тогда же вышел первый сингл "Dedicato a chi ama"/"Charleston" (West Side). В 1969 г. последовал "Tutto passa"/"Cade una stella". Оба не имели успеха.

Лишь в 1974 году, придерживаясь стилистике симфо-рока, группе удалось записать полноценный альбом. "Обложка Intorno alla mia cattive educazione ("А что до моего плохого воспитания..."), на которой запечатлена плеяда дующих в райские трубы ангелов и поднимающийся на небеса с помощью воздушных шариков человек, возвестила об амбициозной музыке, без сомнения симфонической и оркестровой по характеру. Мгновенное очарование мелодий, невероятное многословие тем и гармоническое богатство обращают на себя внимание с первого прослушивания. Поразительная симфония, в которой в унисон самой чистой гармонии звучат мириады инструментов: флейта и саксофон передают джазовую сторону, фортепьяно и синтезатор - симфоническую, а орган "Хэммонд" придает оттенок вечности. Невозможно не оценить нежные пассажи акустической гитары, подчеркиваемой партией флейты, и образующей эфемерные созвучия, тогда как современный характер звучания синтезатора может сравниться разве что с неожиданной легкостью и мастерством передающего ошеломляющие ритмы перкуссиониста. Сложная музыка ALUSA FALLAX, близкая к англичанам VAN DER GRAAF GENЕRATOR, трудна для восприятия новичков и предназначена скорее для коллекционеров авангарда. Сочинения ансамбля можно также сравнить с музыкой CERVELLO, в 1973 году выпустивших диск Melos (та же смесь классического симфонизма с духом джаза, который для обеих коллективов символизирует саксофон)."



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Intorno alla mia cattive educazione (LP) - 1974 (Fonit Centra); (CD) - (King Records)