Zalla (Piero Umiliani) - Suspense LP

Among all the aliases used by the great Piero Umiliani, M. Zalla is perhaps his richest and surprisingly multifarious: mainly used to produce experimental records that had little commercial appeal, this ‘nom de plume' (along with Moggi) is tied to memorable episodes of his career, releases such as Problemi D'oggi (literally "Today's Problems"), Mondo inquieto (i.e. "An Unsettling World"), and also Suspense, now reissued by Schema Records. And if titles such as those mentioned above may somehow disguise the musical content (electronic music, by the way), Suspense perfectly anticipates what you will hear in its seventeen songs. A full-black front cover, the title written with yellow coloured typeface (it couldn't be any different) for an album that promises tension, gloomy atmospheres, mystery and, needless to say, suspense elements that convey anxiety and distress. Thanks to the clever use of Moog and keyboards, combined with magnificent orchestral arrangements, the tracks rapidly flow