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Sonic Topographies of the South
Sonic Topographies of the South: Rural Futurity as Resonance and Dissonance One of my earliest sonic memories is of the altar bells at Sunday Mass, which as a child I mistook for a literal manifestation of divine presence. And so, the discovery that this joyous sound was performed by those sneaky altar boys is one…
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Emiliano Romanelli ~ 333 Loops (Volume 1)
Originally published at http://www.acloserlisten.com Emiliano Romanelli (b. 1979) is well-known amongst the Italian scene for his work in the multimedia duo Tu m’. Back at The Site Before we were pretty fond of their record Monochromes, which made our Best of 2009 list. Released on the 12k imprint LINE, the four numbered tracks were stark…
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Sound Propositions 014: Nicola Ratti
Originally published at www.acloserlisten.com Sound Propositions is an ongoing, semi-regular series of conversations with artists exploring their creative practices and individual aesthetics, conceived of as a counter-narrative to a dominant trend in music journalism which fetishizes equipment and new technologies. Rather than writing copy that can just as easily have come from a press release…
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Canti Magnetici ~ Tape Batch #2: Luca Garino, Videobasic, Absent Outfit, Danny Clay + Greg Gorlen
Serious question: Why release music on tape? The resurgence of tape labels in recent years has been met with a seemingly never-ending flood of condescending think pieces. I’m against fetishization and nostalgia more than most, yet I think it’s important we take seriously that for some the tape never went away, and if the current…
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Jorge’s guide to DF
<<Jorge’s guide to DF>> is a companion to <<a sea without a port>> Released on the Italian label Galaverna December 21, 2015 listen / read more: galaverna.bandcamp.com/album/a-sea-without-a-port www.galaverna.org?p=3261 <<a sea without a port>> utilized recordings made around Mexico City (especially in the colonias and delegaciones of Roma, Condesa, Zona Rosa, Centro, Tepito, San Miguel Chapultepec,…
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con_cetta vs MonoLogue ~ Orlando
Originally published at A CLOSER LISTEN. The ever-reliable Time Released Sound label kicked off 2014 in strong fashion with Orlando, a unique collaboration billed as con_cetta vs MonoLogue. Though conceptually interesting and certainly enriched by an understanding of its context, the album stands as a beautiful work on its own. The use of music in…
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Luca Sigurtà ~ Bliss
Originally published by ACL A simple three-note melody is quietly sounded out as electronics buzz and swarm their way into the foreground, a low tone gently swelling in the back. A bird cries above, water sloshes lightly in the harbor. What is conjured up is not quite bliss, but something more ecstatic, outside-of-itself while still…
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Nicola Ratti ~ Ossario (Volumes I and II)
The way I work lately is focused on a live improvisation approach. Streengs is my first solo work where I practiced that way of playing. It is a work made by a single concept and the same set of instruments done in the same period. This is very important to me. It’s like keeping focused…
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noWHere: Manifesto for Sound Artists
In December of 2012, the Italian sound artist Enrico Coniglio published noWHere – ideale manifesto per sound artists, an old-fashioned manifesto articulating a set of core values about how we as artists should approach “live electronics.” Below you’ll find my translation of this manifesto into English. The Manifesto will be presented at this page free…
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UN PAESE VUOL DIRE Mix by (Gianmarco del Re)
Originally posted at A CLOSER LISTEN Un Paese Vuol Dire Mix by Lostchildrennetlabel on Mixcloud I’ve been really pleased with the mixes that have been produced for this series, as they often break the mold by doing something more creative than just throwing together a bunch of tracks. “Un Paese Vuol Dire…” is this special…
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Sound Propositions 06: Giuseppe Ielasi
[Originally published at acloserlisten.com] Our friends at Experimedia are currently doing a Spotlight feature on Giuseppe Ielasi. Head over to their site to check out 28 Ielasi-related albums, and check out this playlist highlighting the many sides of this very singular talent. I know this will appear very simplistic, but I think that choosing to…
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Interview: Sparkle in Grey
This interview was conducted in late 2008, and first published by the now defunct The Silent Ballet on February 7, 2009. Since then I’ve gone on to interview many Italian artists, curate 2 compilations of contemporary Italian music, and inaugurate a research project exploring the links between Mail Art and Cassette Culture. It also introduced…
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