Egisto Macci is probably best known as a member of the Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza, to whose credit the legendary album »The Feed-back« can be attributed among others. As a solo artist, the musician, who died in 2022, wrote the scores for dozens of feature films and hundreds and hundreds of TV documentaries and shows. In 1979 he embarked on a trip to Asia, at least musically. Simply dubbed »Asia«, the LP was never released on vinyl until Cinedelic released it as a record this year. So, no doubt some people are now talking about appropriation. However, »Asia« is more of a tribute than anything else: Macci draws on flutes, marimbas, celestas and a host of other instruments alluding to India, Japan or Korea – weaving hypnotic, shimmering instrumental pieces with tremulous percussion that frighten package tourists and evoke the spirit of a sword-and-sandal movie rather than a tea ceremony.
Egisto Macchi – Asia
