![Franco Battiato - Pollution (1972) [Reissue 1991]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/61/78/008c7861_medium.jpg)
Franco Battiato - Pollution (1972) [Reissue 1991]
![Franco Battiato - Pollution (1972) [Reissue 1991]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/61/78/008c7861.jpg)
Franco Battiato - Pollution (1972) [Reissue 1991]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 143 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 76 MB | Covers - 11 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: ARTIS Records (ARCD 026)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 143 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 76 MB | Covers - 11 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: ARTIS Records (ARCD 026)
Dedicated to the Centro Internazionale Studi Magnetici, Battiato's second album starts with an elegant orchestra and chatter of partygoing guests - a bit like the start of Roxy Music's debut record only with an even more rarified atmosphere. But with the sudden intrusion of his spoken-word vocals, which fade into the mix before an explosion heralds the arrival of his own backing band, things take a nicely different turn. Pollution is proudly prog-oriented if more than a little derivative, able to draw comparison from everything to Ash Ra Tempel's drive and Faust's humor to majestic (and apparently intentionally ridiculous at points) keyboard fanfares that might make Rick Wakeman jealous. There's something wonderfully lively about it all, though, that saves it from the crushing boredom so much pseudo-deep slop suffered from during the same time period. Even songs that conjure up familiar listening experiences - "Beta" has a similar pace to mid-'70s Pink Floyd easygoing jams - add a little something extra, in this case heavily processed wordless vocals swirling around the mix. Battiato's reliance on keyboards - besides himself, three backing band members play some sort of synth as well - gives Pollution an extreme electronic edge; even when things are more conventionally rock, everything feels that much more eerie and truly spaced-out. "Areknames," with its recurrent synth/trumpet melody, persistent two-note loop, and surprising, intriguing vocal arrangements, is the easiest track to get one's head around, with a hook one can at least carry away from the experience. Elsewhere, a listener just needs to let the experience take hold as Battiato's freeform lyrics and keyboard swoops and swells herald song introductions or just exist in their own mysterious worlds. Pollution also scores with some moments of sheer beauty in and of themselves - the introduction of "Plancton," with acoustic guitar and keyboards in slow, haunting combination, makes for a lovely start to an intriguing tune.
Tracklist:
01. Il Silenzio Del Rumore
02. 31 Dicembre 1999 - Ore 9
03. Areknames
04. Beta
05. Plancton
06. Pollution
07. Ti Sei Mai Chiesto Quale Funzione Hai?
Total time: 32:33
Exact Audio Copy V1.5 from 20. February 2020
EAC extraction logfile from 17. January 2022, 22:32
Battiato / Pollution
Used drive : ASUS DRW-24D5MT Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Genre=%genre%" -T "Artist=%artist%" -T "Title=%title%" -T "Album=%albumtitle%" -T "Date=%year%" -T "Tracknumber=%tracknr%" -T "Comment=%comment%" %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.32 | 1:20.68 | 32 | 6099
2 | 1:21.25 | 1:44.02 | 6100 | 13901
3 | 3:05.27 | 5:02.15 | 13902 | 36566
4 | 8:07.42 | 7:17.08 | 36567 | 69349
5 | 15:24.50 | 4:57.10 | 69350 | 91634
6 | 20:21.60 | 8:47.15 | 91635 | 131174
7 | 29:09.00 | 3:24.32 | 131175 | 146506
Track 1
Filename C:\Users\user\Music\Rips\Battiato\Battiato - 1972 - Pollution\01. Il Silenzio Del Rumore.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.32
Peak level 69.5 %
Extraction speed 0.7 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 3341BEE9
Copy CRC 3341BEE9
Accurately ripped (confidence 1) [94B937BA] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename C:\Users\user\Music\Rips\Battiato\Battiato - 1972 - Pollution\02. 31 Dicembre 1999 - Ore 9.wav
Peak level 83.0 %
Extraction speed 0.9 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 74F2B8A2
Copy CRC 74F2B8A2
Accurately ripped (confidence 1) [609BF642] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename C:\Users\user\Music\Rips\Battiato\Battiato - 1972 - Pollution\03. Areknames.wav
Peak level 83.8 %
Extraction speed 1.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 47221021
Copy CRC 47221021
Accurately ripped (confidence 1) [BCDECBF8] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename C:\Users\user\Music\Rips\Battiato\Battiato - 1972 - Pollution\04. Beta.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.00
Peak level 84.8 %
Extraction speed 1.4 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC EA2D7FD0
Copy CRC EA2D7FD0
Accurately ripped (confidence 1) [9F834D10] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename C:\Users\user\Music\Rips\Battiato\Battiato - 1972 - Pollution\05. Plancton.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.00
Peak level 79.4 %
Extraction speed 1.3 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 0AABD8F4
Copy CRC 0AABD8F4
Accurately ripped (confidence 1) [26AF68C7] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename C:\Users\user\Music\Rips\Battiato\Battiato - 1972 - Pollution\06. Pollution.wav
Peak level 68.6 %
Extraction speed 1.6 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC D5201E0C
Copy CRC D5201E0C
Accurately ripped (confidence 1) [C48EF44C] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename C:\Users\user\Music\Rips\Battiato\Battiato - 1972 - Pollution\07. Ti Sei Mai Chiesto Quale Funzione Hai.wav
Peak level 69.6 %
Extraction speed 1.6 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC F1F8E73B
Copy CRC F1F8E73B
Accurately ripped (confidence 1) [922336FF] (AR v2)
Copy OK
All tracks accurately ripped
No errors occurred
End of status report
–– CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.6
[CTDB TOCID: cEOfpGboHIsclIYYE_QB7FZWjnE-] found
Submit result: cEOfpGboHIsclIYYE_QB7FZWjnE- has been confirmed
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (7/8) Accurately ripped
2 | (7/8) Accurately ripped
3 | (7/8) Accurately ripped
4 | (7/8) Accurately ripped
5 | (7/8) Accurately ripped
6 | (7/8) Accurately ripped
7 | (7/8) Accurately ripped
==== Log checksum E595A3429B4F32DD0211CFFB6F40035ACA3E515D6034BCAE02E736CFC19C4616 ====
EAC extraction logfile from 17. January 2022, 22:32
Battiato / Pollution
Used drive : ASUS DRW-24D5MT Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Genre=%genre%" -T "Artist=%artist%" -T "Title=%title%" -T "Album=%albumtitle%" -T "Date=%year%" -T "Tracknumber=%tracknr%" -T "Comment=%comment%" %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.32 | 1:20.68 | 32 | 6099
2 | 1:21.25 | 1:44.02 | 6100 | 13901
3 | 3:05.27 | 5:02.15 | 13902 | 36566
4 | 8:07.42 | 7:17.08 | 36567 | 69349
5 | 15:24.50 | 4:57.10 | 69350 | 91634
6 | 20:21.60 | 8:47.15 | 91635 | 131174
7 | 29:09.00 | 3:24.32 | 131175 | 146506
Track 1
Filename C:\Users\user\Music\Rips\Battiato\Battiato - 1972 - Pollution\01. Il Silenzio Del Rumore.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:02.32
Peak level 69.5 %
Extraction speed 0.7 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 3341BEE9
Copy CRC 3341BEE9
Accurately ripped (confidence 1) [94B937BA] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 2
Filename C:\Users\user\Music\Rips\Battiato\Battiato - 1972 - Pollution\02. 31 Dicembre 1999 - Ore 9.wav
Peak level 83.0 %
Extraction speed 0.9 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 74F2B8A2
Copy CRC 74F2B8A2
Accurately ripped (confidence 1) [609BF642] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 3
Filename C:\Users\user\Music\Rips\Battiato\Battiato - 1972 - Pollution\03. Areknames.wav
Peak level 83.8 %
Extraction speed 1.2 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC 47221021
Copy CRC 47221021
Accurately ripped (confidence 1) [BCDECBF8] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 4
Filename C:\Users\user\Music\Rips\Battiato\Battiato - 1972 - Pollution\04. Beta.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.00
Peak level 84.8 %
Extraction speed 1.4 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC EA2D7FD0
Copy CRC EA2D7FD0
Accurately ripped (confidence 1) [9F834D10] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 5
Filename C:\Users\user\Music\Rips\Battiato\Battiato - 1972 - Pollution\05. Plancton.wav
Pre-gap length 0:00:01.00
Peak level 79.4 %
Extraction speed 1.3 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC 0AABD8F4
Copy CRC 0AABD8F4
Accurately ripped (confidence 1) [26AF68C7] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 6
Filename C:\Users\user\Music\Rips\Battiato\Battiato - 1972 - Pollution\06. Pollution.wav
Peak level 68.6 %
Extraction speed 1.6 X
Track quality 99.9 %
Test CRC D5201E0C
Copy CRC D5201E0C
Accurately ripped (confidence 1) [C48EF44C] (AR v2)
Copy OK
Track 7
Filename C:\Users\user\Music\Rips\Battiato\Battiato - 1972 - Pollution\07. Ti Sei Mai Chiesto Quale Funzione Hai.wav
Peak level 69.6 %
Extraction speed 1.6 X
Track quality 100.0 %
Test CRC F1F8E73B
Copy CRC F1F8E73B
Accurately ripped (confidence 1) [922336FF] (AR v2)
Copy OK
All tracks accurately ripped
No errors occurred
End of status report
–– CUETools DB Plugin V2.1.6
[CTDB TOCID: cEOfpGboHIsclIYYE_QB7FZWjnE-] found
Submit result: cEOfpGboHIsclIYYE_QB7FZWjnE- has been confirmed
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (7/8) Accurately ripped
2 | (7/8) Accurately ripped
3 | (7/8) Accurately ripped
4 | (7/8) Accurately ripped
5 | (7/8) Accurately ripped
6 | (7/8) Accurately ripped
7 | (7/8) Accurately ripped
==== Log checksum E595A3429B4F32DD0211CFFB6F40035ACA3E515D6034BCAE02E736CFC19C4616 ====
[CUETools log; Date: 04.02.2022 12:24:50; Version: 2.1.4]
Pregap length 00:00:32.
[CTDB TOCID: cEOfpGboHIsclIYYE_QB7FZWjnE-] found.
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (8/9) Accurately ripped
2 | (8/9) Accurately ripped
3 | (8/9) Accurately ripped
4 | (8/9) Accurately ripped
5 | (8/9) Accurately ripped
6 | (8/9) Accurately ripped
7 | (8/9) Accurately ripped
[AccurateRip ID: 00078ea4-0030a167-5907a107] found.
Track [ CRC | V2 ] Status
01 [e1a821b1|94b937ba] (0+1/1) Accurately ripped
02 [bab9dfd1|609bf642] (0+1/1) Accurately ripped
03 [1edfbb10|bcdecbf8] (0+1/1) Accurately ripped
04 [dbf716f7|9f834d10] (0+1/1) Accurately ripped
05 [451d4d20|26af68c7] (0+1/1) Accurately ripped
06 [2ca9e448|c48ef44c] (0+1/1) Accurately ripped
07 [a54b1343|922336ff] (0+1/1) Accurately ripped
Track Peak [ CRC32 ] [W/O NULL] [ LOG ]
– 84,8 [6E97E867] [5E674ACC]
01 69,5 [3341BEE9] [BCAE8932] CRC32
02 82,9 [74F2B8A2] [B1FCD83C] CRC32
03 83,7 [47221021] [F0CA570E] CRC32
04 84,8 [EA2D7FD0] [89C2F716] CRC32
05 79,4 [0AABD8F4] [C2A855F1] CRC32
06 68,6 [D5201E0C] [5E5BD4C0] CRC32
07 69,6 [F1F8E73B] [EDDA0E96] CRC32
Pregap length 00:00:32.
[CTDB TOCID: cEOfpGboHIsclIYYE_QB7FZWjnE-] found.
Track | CTDB Status
1 | (8/9) Accurately ripped
2 | (8/9) Accurately ripped
3 | (8/9) Accurately ripped
4 | (8/9) Accurately ripped
5 | (8/9) Accurately ripped
6 | (8/9) Accurately ripped
7 | (8/9) Accurately ripped
[AccurateRip ID: 00078ea4-0030a167-5907a107] found.
Track [ CRC | V2 ] Status
01 [e1a821b1|94b937ba] (0+1/1) Accurately ripped
02 [bab9dfd1|609bf642] (0+1/1) Accurately ripped
03 [1edfbb10|bcdecbf8] (0+1/1) Accurately ripped
04 [dbf716f7|9f834d10] (0+1/1) Accurately ripped
05 [451d4d20|26af68c7] (0+1/1) Accurately ripped
06 [2ca9e448|c48ef44c] (0+1/1) Accurately ripped
07 [a54b1343|922336ff] (0+1/1) Accurately ripped
Track Peak [ CRC32 ] [W/O NULL] [ LOG ]
– 84,8 [6E97E867] [5E674ACC]
01 69,5 [3341BEE9] [BCAE8932] CRC32
02 82,9 [74F2B8A2] [B1FCD83C] CRC32
03 83,7 [47221021] [F0CA570E] CRC32
04 84,8 [EA2D7FD0] [89C2F716] CRC32
05 79,4 [0AABD8F4] [C2A855F1] CRC32
06 68,6 [D5201E0C] [5E5BD4C0] CRC32
07 69,6 [F1F8E73B] [EDDA0E96] CRC32
Thanks to gardenfever