Riccardo Zappa “Chatka”

Riccardo Zappa
Chatka
Divergo (Italy) 1978
5335 521 (LP) w/original inner sleeve(SPSE/TOC: tear and tape on side.)
sleeve : VG+(SRW, SPSE/TOC: 8cm crack and tape on bottom, 1cm crack ad tape on side. wear on edge and corner.)
media : EX-/EX-(some slightly surface noises caused by slightly wear and hairlines.)

This is the second album released in 1977 by Ricardo Zappa, an Italian guitarist who has been active since the late 1970's and has developed a wide range of music from folk rock to progressive rock and even new age. The album opens with A1, a solo performance of acoustic guitar playing baroque scales, and the guitar arpeggios gradually heat up with simple percussion. From the guitar solos to the band sound, this is an instrumental work that showcases guitar rock with a hint of Mediterranean flavor throughout. I highly recommend A3 and B2, which have a psychedelic tremolo of guitars with ring modulators and delays, and a refreshing feeling similar to the Krautrock of Harmonia and Neu.