Dieci stratagemmi

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Dieci Stratagemmi (Ten Stratagems) is an album by Franco Battiato. It was released in the autumn of 2004 by Sony Music, and features musicians like the Krisma (friends of Battiato) and the Lacuna Coil`s singer Cristina Scabbia. Battiato came up with the idea of this album after he read a book "Trentasei Stratagemmi" (Thirty-Six Stratagems) which is an ancient Chinese tactic and strategy military book. It contains the songs:

1. Tra Sesso e Castità (Between Sex and Chastity)
2. Le Aquile non Volano a Stormi (Eagles don't Fly in Flocks)
3. Ermeneutica (Hermeneutics)
4. Fortezza Bastiani (The Bastiani Stronghold)
5. Odore di Polvere da Sparo (GunPowder's Smell)
6. I'm That
7. Conforto alla Vita (Solace for Life)
8. 23 Coppie di Cromosomi (23 Couples of Chromosomes)
9. Apparenza e Realtà (Appearance and Reality)
10. La Porta dello Spavento Supremo (The Door of the Supreme Fright)