Sensations' Fix Explained

Sensations' Fix
Origin:	Florence, Italy
Genre:	Progressive rock
Years Active:	1974-1979, 2000-present^[1]
Label:	RCA

Sensations' Fix is an Italian progressive rock/electronic musical ensemble led by Franco Falsini.^[2]

History

Falsini, born in Italy, moved to Virginia in 1969, where he set up a basement studio and experimented with a Moog and four-track taping before returning to Italy to form a band.^[3] The group signed with Polydor Records in 1974 to a five-year, six-album contract.^[4]

Sensations' Fix music remained out of print for many years, but in 2011, Naso Freddo was reissued by the Spectrum Spools label.^{[5] [6]} In 2012, RVNG Records reissued some Sensations' Fix material along with alternate mixes and unreleased tracks on the compilation Music Is Painting in the Air (1974-1977).^{[7] [8]}

Members

• Franco Falsini
• Keith Edwards
• Richard Ursillo
• Stephen Head

Discography

• Fragments of Light (Polydor Records, 1974)
• Portable Madness (Polydor, 1974)
• Naso Freddo (Polydor, 1975) (released under Franco Falsini's name)
• Finest Finger (Polydor, 1976)
• Vision's Fugitives (All Ears Records, 1977)
• Boxes Paradise (Polydor, 1977)
• Flying Tapes (Polydor, 1978)

Influence

In 2002, DJ Shadow sampled Sensations' Fix on the tracks "Fixed Income" and "Mongrel...Meets His Maker" from The Private Press, and in 2008 Sonic Youth titled one of their art exhibitions "Sensational Fix".^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sensations' Fix.
2. Web site: Breznikar. Klemen. Klemen Breznikar . March 8, 2012. Sensations' Fix interview with Franco Falsini. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181205050456/http://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2012/03/sensations-fix-interview-with-franco.html. December 5, 2018. December 24, 2020. It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine. en-US.
3. http://www.factmag.com/2012/06/26/rvng-intl-announce-new-sensations-fix-reissue/ RVNG Intl. Announce Sensations' Fix Reissue
4. Liner notes, Music Is Painting in the Air. RVNG International, 2012.
5. http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=11739 Review
6. http://exclaim.ca/News/franco_falsini-led_sensations_fix_get_reissue_treatment Franco Falsini-Led Sensations' Fix Get the Reissue Treatment
7. http://www.prefixmag.com/news/rvng-set-to-reissue-album-by-sensations-fix/66665/ RVNG Intl Set to Reissue Album by Sensations' Fix
8. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17157-music-is-painting-in-the-air/ Review
9. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/sep/22/franco-falsini-sensations-fix Time to Get Your Fix of Franco Falsini