Album lore

Egisto Macchi’s 1976 release *Biologia animale e vegetale* on Cinedelic unfolds as a compact compendium of avant-garde library music, steeped in experimental textures and Italian modernism. The album’s twenty-four brief movements—among them “Cuore,” “Plancton,” and “Nascita di una farfalla”—conjure microcosmic episodes that evoke embryonic stages and natural phenomena, each piece operating as a discrete study in sound and form. Macchi’s palette leans heavily on sparse instrumentation and unconventional timbres, emphasizing the organic and often unsettling qualities that defined much of his work in twentieth-century classical and experimental milieus.Issued during a fertile period of Italian music experimentation, *Biologia animale e vegetale* occupies a niche intersection between avant-garde composition and the library music tradition that supplied film and television with evocative cues. The record’s clinical yet evocative approach to biological themes is underscored by Macchi’s deft control over texture and pacing, inviting the listener to engage with the album as a collection of sonic specimens rather than a continuous narrative. This artifact stands as a testament to Macchi’s role in shaping the contours of experimental sound in Italy during the 1970s.

Album lore

Egisto Macchi’s 1976 release *Biologia animale e vegetale* on Cinedelic unfolds as a compact compendium of avant-garde library music, steeped in experimental textures and Italian modernism. The album’s twenty-four brief movements—among them “Cuore,” “Plancton,” and “Nascita di una farfalla”—conjure microcosmic episodes that evoke embryonic stages and natural phenomena, each piece operating as a discrete study in sound and form. Macchi’s palette leans heavily on sparse instrumentation and unconventional timbres, emphasizing the organic and often unsettling qualities that defined much of his work in twentieth-century classical and experimental milieus.Issued during a fertile period of Italian music experimentation, *Biologia animale e vegetale* occupies a niche intersection between avant-garde composition and the library music tradition that supplied film and television with evocative cues. The record’s clinical yet evocative approach to biological themes is underscored by Macchi’s deft control over texture and pacing, inviting the listener to engage with the album as a collection of sonic specimens rather than a continuous narrative. This artifact stands as a testament to Macchi’s role in shaping the contours of experimental sound in Italy during the 1970s.