''Bachelite'' is the second album released by the Italian

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. Recorded between May and October 2007 and mastered in October in

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Track listing

songs written by Collini and Fontanelli, except where indicated. * "Superchiome" – 4:22 * "Ventrale" – 3:18 * "Dove ho messo la Golf?" – 6:18 * "Sensibile" (Fontanelli, Carretti, Collini) – 5:49 * "Lungimiranza" (4:00 * "Cioccolato I.A.C.P." (Collini, Carretti) – 9:19 * "Fermo!" (Collini, Carretti) – 5:43) * "Onomastica" (Collini, Carretti) – 5:55 * "Venti minuti" – 7:03

Thematic elements

Bachelite's themes are similar to the ones in Offlaga Disco Pax's debut album, ''

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Personnel

* Enrico Fontanelli - bass, keyboards * Daniele Carretti - guitar, bass * Max Collini - vocals

Other musicians

* Francesco Donadello – drums in ''Ventrale'' * Deborah Naomi Walker - cello in ''Sensibile'' * Jukka Reverberi - vocals in ''Cioccolato I.A.C.P.'' and ''Fermo!'' * Nicola Manzan - vocals in ''Cioccolato I.A.C.P.'' * Andrea Fumagalli - saxophone in ''Onomastica''

External links

Bachelite's page on the label's website

Offlaga Disco Pax's blog
{{Authority control 2008 albums Offlaga Disco Pax albums