Author Archives: gianmarcodelre
Arshan Najafi ~ Zenosyne
Arshan Najafi‘s Zenosyne takes its title from John Koenig’s neologism describing the unsettling sensation that time seems to accelerate as we grow older. The album focuses on the paradox behind that sensation. As Najafi explains in the accompanying interview, the
Arshan Najafi ~ Zenosyne
Arshan Najafi‘s Zenosyne takes its title from John Koenig’s neologism describing the unsettling sensation that time seems to accelerate as we grow older. The album focuses on the paradox behind that sensation. As Najafi explains in the accompanying interview, the
Toni Geitani ~ Wahj
Across its seventeen tracks, Wahj brings together electronics, industrial textures, processed strings, Arabic vocal traditions and fractured rhythms in combinations that keep changing shape. Individual elements remain recognisable without settling into familiar forms, while images of voice, disappearance, radiance and
Toni Geitani ~ Wahj
Across its seventeen tracks, Wahj brings together electronics, industrial textures, processed strings, Arabic vocal traditions and fractured rhythms in combinations that keep changing shape. Individual elements remain recognisable without settling into familiar forms, while images of voice, disappearance, radiance and
Tony Njoku ~ A World of Bodies on Fire
Tony Njoku‘s recent work has moved between open-ended instrumental composition and song. A WORLD OF BODIES ON FIRE continues this movement in a more intimate setting. Across four pieces, piano, synthesisers and space provide the foundations of the music. The
Tony Njoku ~ A World of Bodies on Fire
Tony Njoku‘s recent work has moved between open-ended instrumental composition and song. A WORLD OF BODIES ON FIRE continues this movement in a more intimate setting. Across four pieces, piano, synthesisers and space provide the foundations of the music. The
al niente ~ S/T
In musical notation, al niente means “to nothing”: a gradual fading until sound disappears. The title suits this debut by Beatrice Miniaci, Cosimo Fiaschi, Gabriele Pagliano and Luca Venitucci, a quartet whose music is shaped by subtraction. Three collective improvisations
al niente ~ S/T
In musical notation, al niente means “to nothing”: a gradual fading until sound disappears. The title suits this debut by Beatrice Miniaci, Cosimo Fiaschi, Gabriele Pagliano and Luca Venitucci, a quartet whose music is shaped by subtraction. Three collective improvisations
Abadir ~ The Primitivist
After several records examining language (Pause/Stutter/Uh/Repeat), mutation (Mutate), liturgical memory (Ison), and the algorithmic logic of social media (Kitbashing), Abadir arrives at what feels like the conceptual centre of his work. The Primitivist is not simply a new collection of
Abadir ~ The Primitivist
After several records examining language (Pause/Stutter/Uh/Repeat), mutation (Mutate), liturgical memory (Ison), and the algorithmic logic of social media (Kitbashing), Abadir arrives at what feels like the conceptual centre of his work. The Primitivist is not simply a new collection of
Leonardo Barbierato ~ ]ex(s)it(u)[
The title gives it away. ]ex(s)it(u)[ is a “concept album.” The cover photograph might initially suggest a bucolic collection of field recordings, but Leonardo Barbierato has other ideas. Birdsong is indeed one of the first sounds we hear, accompanied by
Leonardo Barbierato ~ ]ex(s)it(u)[
The title gives it away. ]ex(s)it(u)[ is a “concept album.” The cover photograph might initially suggest a bucolic collection of field recordings, but Leonardo Barbierato has other ideas. Birdsong is indeed one of the first sounds we hear, accompanied by
Giulio Aldinucci ~ Materia
One of the hazards of reviewing drone and ambient albums is the overuse of words like expansive. And yes, Giulio Aldinucci‘s Materia is expansive. Glad I could clear that up. It is also luminous. Another overworked adjective. But I’ll come
Giulio Aldinucci ~ Materia
One of the hazards of reviewing drone and ambient albums is the overuse of words like expansive. And yes, Giulio Aldinucci‘s Materia is expansive. Glad I could clear that up. It is also luminous. Another overworked adjective. But I’ll come
Ukrainian Field Notes LVIII
And we are back after the summer break with a new episode of UFN. I wish Ukraine could have had a bit of a break as well, but far from it. Ballistic missile attacks have only intensified, while Kramatorsk and
Ukrainian Field Notes LVIII
And we are back after the summer break with a new episode of UFN. I wish Ukraine could have had a bit of a break as well, but far from it. Ballistic missile attacks have only intensified, while Kramatorsk and
