Label: 13 - sps1806

ここ最近ダウンテンポやダブの要素を含むクールなアンビエントものをリリースしているイタリアsilentes周辺。本作もその流れで制作された、90年代からThurston Moore等大御所と絡んでいるベテランC. Deison & 電子音楽家ながら本作ではピアノ奏者としての側面も見せるAndrea Bellucciによる新ユニットDead Pianoの1stアルバム。ピアノをパーカッシブなサウンドを奏でるパッド、またドローンのジェネレーターの様に捉え新たなプリペアドピアノ作品として提示したものであり、かろうじてリズムと感じ取れる反復から突拍子もない音響の投下など、素材の配置の仕方がとても秀逸。次の作品もかなり期待出来るユニットです。



The idea of "DEAD PIANO" was born from the intention of using the sound of the piano in a different context, compared to what we are used to listen. Can this instrument become a different 'sound generator'? Beyond what has been done in the past, when many composers used a 'prepared piano', where they placed microphones near the strings, or pieces of metal that generated particular sounds resonating with the strings, the most recent technology offers many tools to manipulate that same sound, so well-known and unmistakable, and transform it into something quite different. Therefore it is possible for the piano to become a generator of percussive sounds, pads and drones, creating a sound palette that is reconciled with other sound sources becoming a cohesive and intriguing whole. The piano sounds manipulated by ANDREA BELLUCCI, are perfectly integrated with the atmospheres generated by CRISTIANO DEISON's machines, creating 'sonic landscapes' which complement each other. Not only melody then, where the piano can be considered 'the instrument' par excellence, but also the search for atmospheres and environments that can involve the listener, perhaps giving unexpected emotions. DEAD PIANO is a project by ANDREA BELLUCCI and DEISON.