Mediamente isterica (lit.'Moderately hysterical') is the third studio album of Italian singer-songwriter Carmen Consoli, released in 1998. The album was named after a verse of the lead single, "Besame Giuda".[2] The cover, featuring Consoli as a siren, was ideated by Alberto Bettinetti.[1]
The album was recorded between May and August 1998 at the Cantinone Studio in Catania.[1] A concept album, it features a series of female portraits, one for each song, and has deception as the main theme.[1] The leading song is "Besame Giuda" was released two weeks before the album, while the other singles were "Puramente casuale", the anti-war song "Eco di sirene" (whose music video was directed by Stefano Mordini), and "Autunno dolciastro" (only released as a promotional single).[1] The song "Sentivo l'odore" was chosen as theme song of the Sky Cinema miniseries Donne assassine.[1] The song "Ennesima eclisse" is inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy and features some backmasking, while "Contessa miseria" got its inspiration by Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.[1] It is considered the most 'rock' album by Consoli, with grudge and classic rock influences.[1] It sold over 80,000 copies[1] and was certificated gold.[3]
In September 2008, it was released a Mediamente isterica Deluxe - Anniversary Edition consisting of two CDs, one containing the original album, and a second one with the same songs re-recorded by Consoli as well as outtakes and rarities.[1][4]
