Giovanni Venosta, Roberto Musci
A Noise, A Sound (CD)
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"A Noise, A Sound" is a pioneering experimental album blending plunderphonics, ethnic field recordings, and avant-garde electronics. Released in 1992 by RER Megacorp, it showcases the collaborative genius of Italian composers Roberto Musci and Giovanni Venosta.
This enigmatic third collaboration fuses Musci's global travels-inspired ethnic timbres with Venosta's technical wizardry, creating a provocative sound collage of harmonies, noises, and cultural fragments. Tracks like "Keep The Funeral March," "Dusty Zebra," and "Ramexico" exemplify their alchemical style, evoking everything from lullabies to abstract symphonies. Originally on CD, it gained cult status for its prescient mix of world music and experimentalism, later reissued by Soave.
Format
[Featuring] Field [recordings of]: Monkeys and Jaguars of Amazonia, Japanese, Congolese & Vietnamese Percussion, Voices & Percussion of Chinese Shadow Theatre, Algerian Kuitra, Whales, Rhythms of Copper Working from Mexico, South Indian Violin, Balinese Gamelan, Noh Extracts, Quanun, Nagaswaram, Japanese Market Recordings, Qin, Duduk, Fragments of Inuit Chants, Qualun, Central African Musical Bow, Darbouki, Woman imitating animals from Niger, Various Voices from Amazonia, Tibet, the Congo, China, Japan, Madagascar, Laos.
Recorded and Mixed at FX Studio [...] between 1991-1992.
Produced [...] for RéR Megacorp.
Thanks to [a=Chris Cutler].
© RéR:Glass 1992
℗ RéR 1992
Manufactured in USA.
European Distribution: RéR Megacorp
U.S. Distribution: Cuneiform
Total time 59:07
Packaging: standard jewel case with 6 page foldout booklet
Release notes
[Featuring] Field [recordings of]: Monkeys and Jaguars of Amazonia, Japanese, Congolese & Vietnamese Percussion, Voices & Percussion of Chinese Shadow Theatre, Algerian Kuitra, Whales, Rhythms of Copper Working from Mexico, South Indian Violin, Balinese Gamelan, Noh Extracts, Quanun, Nagaswaram, Japanese Market Recordings, Qin, Duduk, Fragments of Inuit Chants, Qualun, Central African Musical Bow, Darbouki, Woman imitating animals from Niger, Various Voices from Amazonia, Tibet, the Congo,…
| 1 | Keep Tree Funeral March | 2:51 | |
| 2 | Dusty Zebra | 3:40 | |
| 3 | Tu Ce L'hai Giaa - You've Already Got It | 2:52 | |
| 4 | When A Dolphin Saves A Baby | 3:28 | |
| 5 | Ramexico | 4:04 | |
| 6 | Other Lullabies | 4:09 | |
| 7 | Breathless Melody | 5:22 | |
| 8 | The Snout In The Dark | 4:02 | |
| 9 | Mean-Men-Song | 3:51 | |
| A Larian Symphony: From Perry Como To Edgar Varese | |||
| 10.1 | My Spinet Beyond | 1:53 | |
| 10.2 | The Well Tempered Inuit | 4:08 | |
| 10.3 | Dancing Galore | 1:24 | |
| 11 | Two Freaks In Rawalpindi | 4:09 | |
| 12 | The Umbrella's Angle, 2nd Variation | 2:32 | |
| 13 | Extreme Fringes Of The World Music Trades Union | 5:56 | |
| 14 | A Tale For C | 3:26 | |
- Giovanni Venosta
- Acoustic Guitar, Classical Guitar, Guitar [Tenor Guitar], Sampler, Composed By [Compositions], Producer [Produced By], Recorded By, Mixed By
- Paola Fonticoli
- Artwork By [Cover Art], Painting [Booklet Paintings By]
- Roberto Musci
- Composed By [Compositions], Keyboards, Sampler, Producer [Produced By], Recorded By, Mixed By
- Dirk Vallons
- Design [Booklet Design]
- Marco (Bill) Vecchi
- Engineer [Sound Engineer], Producer [Produced By], Recorded By, Mixed By
- Bill Sharp
- Management [USA Preparations By]
