Socialismo Tascabile (Prove Tecniche di Trasmissione)

Socialismo Tascabile (Prove Tecniche di Trasmissione) is the debut album by Italian indie/electronica band Offlaga Disco Pax. It was released in 2005 and received mostly positive reviews.[1][2]

Socialismo Tascabile
(Prove Tecniche di Trasmissione)
Studio album by
Offlaga Disco Pax
Released7 March 2005
GenreIndie, electronica
Length68:08
LabelSanteria
ProducerGiacomo Fiorenza
Offlaga Disco Pax chronology
Socialismo Tascabile
(Prove Tecniche di Trasmissione)
(2005)		 Bachelite
(2008)

Track listing

songs written by Collini and Fontanelli, except where indicated.

  • "Kappler" (Collini, Carretti) (5:25)
  • "Enver" (4:54)
  • "Khmer Rossa" (5:36)
  • "Cinnamon" (4:28)
  • "Tono Metallico Standard" (Collini, Carretti) (5:04)
  • "Tatranky" (8:16)
  • "Robespierre" (3:35)
  • "Piccola Pietroburgo" (5:58)
  • "De Fonseca" (Collini, Carretti) (11:37)

Thematic elements

The title can be translated as Pocket socialism (broadcast test techniques).

Collini's lyrics are filled with references to people and places from the past, mostly from the Italian years of lead. Among the political figures mentioned on the album are Enver Hoxha, Georgi Dimitrov, Rosa Luxemburg, Malcolm X, Antonio Gramsci, Alexander Dubček, Maximilien Robespierre, Enrico Berlinguer, Marco Pannella, Ronald Reagan, Karl Marx, Ho Chi Minh, Che Guevara, Dolores Ibárruri, Josip Broz Tito, Kim Il Sung and Vladimir Lenin. A range of confectionery products, including Cinnamon-flavoured bubblegum and Tatranky wafers, is also mentioned, carrying several political metaphors: the commercial disappearance of these products is compared to the decadence of communism. Collini cites several musicians, including Mark Lanegan and his band Screaming Trees, the punk band Dead Kennedys, the hard rock band Van Halen and several new wave and synthpop acts such as Depeche Mode, Modern Talking and Nik Kershaw. Actual life happenings are also translated into lyrics in several songs.

  1. "Kappler"
  2. "Enver"
  3. "Khmer Rossa"
  4. "Cinnamon"
  5. "Tono Metallico Standard"
  6. "Tatranky"
  7. "Robespierre"
  8. "Piccola Pietroburgo"
  9. "De Fonseca"
    • De Fonseca, an Italian brand of slippers

Line-up
  • Enrico Fontanelli – bass, keyboards
  • Daniele Carretti – guitar, bass
  • Max Collini – vocals

Other musicians
  • Francesco "Burro" Donadello – drums in Enver and Cinnamon
  • Daniela "Comaneci" Roman – vocals in Khmer Rossa

References
  1. http://www.ondarock.it/recensioni/2005_offlagadiscopax.htm
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-10-27. Retrieved 2008-08-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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