12/10/2021

EOY Reflection ~ Tiziano Popoli – Burn the Night / Bruciare la Notte: Original Recordings, 1983–1989

Pete first connected with Tiziano Popoli in 2017 while sniffing out deadstock copies of Scorie, an Italian minimalist classic from 1985 that we were hoping to reissue on Freedom To Spend.

We had no idea what floodgate of music would hit our inbox; one that we could barely keep up with, and one that expanded our understanding of Tiziano as a tireless creator.

We ultimately culled the collection down to these fourteen tracks of Burn the Night / Bruciare la Notte: Original Recordings, 1983–1989, all reflecting a sort of pop sensibility rare in the avant-garde.

Sure, it’s great to push the envelope, but shouldn’t it also be a bit playful?