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Cover of Il corpo
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Album · Soundtrack · Sound Work Shop · released Mar 1974

Il corpo

Piero Umiliani

XLR rating

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Out of 10 · awaiting a listen by the desk

Press score

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Not collected yet · the reviews we read are linked below

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Tracklist

  1. 01Hard TimesSGR
  2. 02Free LifeSGR
  3. 03StreamSGR
  4. 04PrincessSGR
  5. 05The BodySGR
  6. 06Desert IslandSGR
  7. 07DuskenSGR
  8. 08ChaserSGR
  9. 09Tidal StreamSGR
  10. 10White SandSGR
  11. 11In the EndSGR
  12. 12PrincessSGR
  13. 13The BodySGR
  14. 14Desert IslandSGR

14 tracks, 40 minutes · Titles and lengths from MusicBrainz ↗ (CC0), checked 14 Oct 2026 · tracks: Skip · Good · On repeat, by the desk, after listening

The desk’s take

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What the press said

  • 14 OctPiero Umiliani :: Il CorpoAquarium Drunkard ↗

    Piero Umiliani’s Il Corpo is the sound of something beautiful beginning to sour. Released in 1974, the soundtrack finds the Italian composer in familiar aesthetic territory, where jazz, funk…

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Styleseasy listeningjazzloungebossa novaelectronic

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Release data: MusicBrainz ↗, matched from our headlines on 14 Oct 2026