Author Archives: gianmarcodelre

Ben Bekele ~ Zawsze Coś

Nothing is quite what it seems on Zawsze coś. Ben Bekele is not, in fact, a single musician but the collective identity adopted by Hubert Zemler, Kamil Piotrowicz and Igor Wiśniewski. Nor is Bekele a surname in the Western sense.

Ben Bekele ~ Zawsze Coś

Nothing is quite what it seems on Zawsze coś. Ben Bekele is not, in fact, a single musician but the collective identity adopted by Hubert Zemler, Kamil Piotrowicz and Igor Wiśniewski. Nor is Bekele a surname in the Western sense.

Simi Fyda ~ In My Personal Heaven, I’m the Devil’s Spawn

Simi Fyda‘s In My Personal Heaven, I’m the Devil’s Spawn offers no gentle introduction. Compared to Yuri (2023), it works within a noticeably narrower palette. The bright contrasts of its predecessor have given way to a largely monochrome world, built

Simi Fyda ~ In My Personal Heaven, I’m the Devil’s Spawn

Simi Fyda‘s In My Personal Heaven, I’m the Devil’s Spawn offers no gentle introduction. Compared to Yuri (2023), it works within a noticeably narrower palette. The bright contrasts of its predecessor have given way to a largely monochrome world, built

Li Song / Luciano Maggiore ~ toppe bianche 白色补丁

Listening to “adventurous” music can be a hazardous activity. It often prompts a familiar question from unsuspecting visitors: “What is this noise?” toppe bianche 白色补丁 by Li Song / Luciano Maggiore begins precisely at that point of uncertainty, asking not

Li Song / Luciano Maggiore ~ toppe bianche 白色补丁

Listening to “adventurous” music can be a hazardous activity. It often prompts a familiar question from unsuspecting visitors: “What is this noise?” toppe bianche 白色补丁 by Li Song / Luciano Maggiore begins precisely at that point of uncertainty, asking not

Petra Hermanova ~ Lapilli

Grief is a universal experience that no one can truly be prepared for, and one that each of us inhabits differently, in ways we are unable to control or predict. Written for Paula Ďurinová’s film Lapilli, Petra Hermanova‘s soundtrack follows an

Petra Hermanova ~ Lapilli

Grief is a universal experience that no one can truly be prepared for, and one that each of us inhabits differently, in ways we are unable to control or predict. Written for Paula Ďurinová’s film Lapilli, Petra Hermanova‘s soundtrack follows an

Victor Negri ~ Sem

After more than a decade releasing music as Arubu Avua, Victor Negri‘s Sem opens a new chapter by removing baggage and stripping away. The title translates as “without”, and the album emerges from a period marked by grief, relocation and

Victor Negri ~ Sem

After more than a decade releasing music as Arubu Avua, Victor Negri‘s Sem opens a new chapter by removing baggage and stripping away. The title translates as “without”, and the album emerges from a period marked by grief, relocation and

Moola ~ S/T

Moola‘s self-titled debut emerges from a meeting of seemingly distant musical worlds that reveal themselves to be remarkably compatible. Rather than a vehicle for cultural trnslation, the duo of Renata Frana and Antonella Bianco approach sound as a space of

Moola ~ S/T

Moola‘s self-titled debut emerges from a meeting of seemingly distant musical worlds that reveal themselves to be remarkably compatible. Rather than a vehicle for cultural trnslation, the duo of Renata Frana and Antonella Bianco approach sound as a space of

Manuel Carbone ~ Acherusia

“A sail to Puzzuoli, little trips by land, cheerful walks through the most wonderful regions in the world! Beneath the purest sky, the most treacherous soil; ruins of inconceivable opulence, oppressive and saddening; boiling waters, clefts exhaling sulphur, rocks of

Manuel Carbone ~ Acherusia

“A sail to Puzzuoli, little trips by land, cheerful walks through the most wonderful regions in the world! Beneath the purest sky, the most treacherous soil; ruins of inconceivable opulence, oppressive and saddening; boiling waters, clefts exhaling sulphur, rocks of

Aleksandra Słyż ~ I Carry the Strength

If C.S. Lewis’s A Grief Observed remains one of the most penetrating accounts of bereavement because it refuses consolation, Aleksandra Słyż‘s I Carry the Strength approaches grief with a similar honesty. Lewis famously describes grief not as sadness but as

Aleksandra Słyż ~ I Carry the Strength

If C.S. Lewis’s A Grief Observed remains one of the most penetrating accounts of bereavement because it refuses consolation, Aleksandra Słyż‘s I Carry the Strength approaches grief with a similar honesty. Lewis famously describes grief not as sadness but as