Cramps , the label of total music, publishing his first works in
1973: "Arbeit macht frei" of the area and "John Cage" by John Cage (music
of silence), two seemingly antithetical works, but both
revolutionary in the field of musical art.
If, on the one hand, the area turn to the formal research, expressive and
communicate the social message, the other goes to John Cage
sound research as the relative importance of chance and time.
charismatic figure of its founder, Gianni Sassi, remained in the memory
all after the untimely death has the merit to sense the change
and the need to travel, art, unexplored areas of the interior,
stimulate the reactions of the mind with unusual messages and proposals.

BOOKLET di 36pagine. Commenti degli artisti, schede degli album, curiosità, informazioni “tecniche” relative ad ogni titolo
CD1 Arbeit Macht Frei (il lavoro rende liberi)
CD2 Cautio Radiation Area
CD3 Crac!
CD4 Are(A)zione
CD5 Maledetti (maudits)
CD6 Event ‘76
SPECIAL INSERT All’interno è contenuta la riproduzione della foto originale degli Area, nella formazione ufficiale del 1974 realizzata da Roberto Masotti.
Area International POPular Group: Demetrio Stratos, Giulio Capiozzo, Paolo Tofani, Patrizio Fariselli, Ares Tavolazzi.