My new release on Sucu Music netlabel

I'm twice proud to announce that my new release, Music For Toys Meditation is out now in free download at Sucu Music netlabel.

Proud once, cos' "a new 'something' for a musician is like having a new birth for a family". And it's just the way I feel.
Proud twice, cos' it has been released by the netlabel project I started some months ago with some friends.
Cover art, pencil drawing by Paolo Fastuca.
Almost all the tracks contain my first steps in a new kind of approach in playing live only with a guitar and an iPad.
Visit the release page, download it and feedback me somehow if you like.

Into the 12-12-12 project compilation

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Just like I did for the Looper's Delight 11-11-11 project, I was happy to collaborate to the next compilation project, Looper's Delight 12-12-12 project, wanted and coordinated by Georgina Brett one year later.

She collected many artists' contribution who gave their livelooping vision to the last palindromic date. The concept was the same: compose/improvise something containing the digit twelve.

My music contribution title, Last time in my life, sounds a bit "dramatic" but so it was. The last time in my life to live in a perfect palindromic day, even though I'm aware that time is only a "human categorization". I have to admit that I had problems coming out with fair producing and mixing result. During the following months I definitely realized that the piece itself wasn't good at all. I'm sorry to write this but I ended totally denying this piece. It's really bad, I don't like it, maybe I never did.

Anyway, click on the image below to listen/download the compilation, so many good music inside, have a nice listening.

And this is my contribution

"FedraRANDOM Set" download

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The FedraRANDOM Set digital CD is out in free download

Click CD image to download / clicca la copertina per scaricare l'album gratis

Info su FedraRANDOM

Pseudoambient per il Teatro

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Da qualche settimana ho iniziato una piacevole e proficua collaborazione con l'associazione teatrale Compagnia dell'Arpa, che da sempre propone pezzi teatrali di notevole spessore grazie all'approccio creativo, competente e appassionato dei suoi componenti.
Mi è stato proposto di musicare dal vivo uno dei loro ultimi lavori. FedraRandom. Clicca qui per i dettagli.
Il mio intervento consiste nel creare una colonna sonora, non tanto di sottofondo, quanto di supporto al testo. Interventi sonori a volte descrittivi, a volte enfatizzanti, a volte di accentuazioni e sottolineature.
Ne è venuto fuori un set musicale tra l'ambient e il noise che, a mio personale parere, si è incastonato egregiamente con l'ottimo lavoro teatrale, caratterizzandolo con dei colori sonori che richiamano sia al mito che all'introspezione. Sono molto soddisfatto di questa collaborazione.
Il 15 settembre abbiamo fatto la prima al "Villaggio Bizantino", una location archeologica incantevole nei pressi di Calascibetta. Sia io che gli altri siamo stati molto ispirati dal contesto e dalle particolari condizioni atmosferiche in cui si è svolto lo spettacolo. Gli spettatori hanno potuto partecipare in un'atmosfera sospesa quasi irreale.

Sopra il "Villaggio Bizantino" al tramonto, Calascibetta

Di seguito vi propongo il set completo della colonna sonora suonata dal vivo per FedraRandom il 15 settembre. Per chi è interessato, a breve pubblicherò la release scaricabile

Looper's Delight 11-11-11 Project

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I've been always attracted by "concept compilations". So it has been a pleasure for me to be part of a compilation made by loopers celebrating and remembering the past date 11-11-11.

The initial proposal by Rick Walker posted in the Looper's Delight forum was:

Everyone on this list who feels like it, sets up their live looping rig somewhere and on Friday, November 11th at either 11:11 a.m. or 11:11 p.m.
they commence to play and record a live looping piece of music that last exactly 11 minutes long. Put an alarm clock up in front of you while you play.
This will be an 11 minute piece of music on 11/11/11 at 11/11 a.m. or 11/11 p.m., wherever one lives.

Sincerely I don't know if an event like this took place or not, but recently, Michael Peters collected the contributions of some artists of the Looper's delight community. Eachone recorded a track about 11 minutes long. The result is an interesting collection of sounds and visions around the livelooping world.

You can listen to it now, clicking the play button here

Or you can download this compilation for free clicking on the following record image