Andrea Belfi
Alveare (LP)
LabelIikkiGenreElectronic
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"Alveare, a collection of electroacoustic music by Italian percussionist / composer Andrea Belfi, is part of a collaborative multimedia project with photographer Matthias Heiderich. Inspired by Heiderich’s pictures of the modernist housing complexes put up in Italy after World War II, the LP’s five tracks were composed and played between 2007 and 2016. As befits Belfi’s status as a percussionist, all are firmly set on a foundation of rhythmic drumming or percussion work, often wrapped in an atmospheric overlay of electronics.
Grigio, which features cellist Audrey Chen as guest contributor, adds microtonally discordant sustained tones given various colors through changes in bow position. Abito creates the illusion of sounds passing back and forth in space, courtesy of guest artist Attila Faravelli on rotating speakers. The spare regularity of Belfi’s music aptly complements the visual rhythms of Heiderich’s images of these buildings’ unornamented, exposed concrete surfaces." - Daniel Barbiero
Format
All tracks played and composed by Andrea Belfi on drums, percussion and synthesizer between 2007 and 2016.
Audrey Chen: cello on "grigio"
Attila Faravelli: rotating speakers on "abito"
Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi in September 2016
Alveare is the result of a dialog between the artist Matthias Heiderich and the music artist Andrea Belfi initiated by IIKKI, between February 2016 and October 2016.
The complete project works in two physical imprints : the book and the vinyl.
it should be appreciated in different manners : the book watched alone, the vinyl listened to alone, the book and the vinyl watched and listened to together.
Release notes
All tracks played and composed by Andrea Belfi on drums, percussion and synthesizer between 2007 and 2016. Audrey Chen: cello on "grigio" Attila Faravelli: rotating speakers on "abito" Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi in September 2016 Alveare is the result of a dialog between the artist Matthias Heiderich and the music artist Andrea Belfi initiated by IIKKI, between February 2016 and October 2016. The complete project works in two physical imprints : the book and the vinyl. it should be…
| A1 | Vano | 7:38 | |
| A2 | Statico | 3:32 | |
| A3 | Grigio | 9:24 | |
| B1 | Abito | 5:20 | |
| B2 | Passo | 8:34 |
- Matthias Heiderich
- Artwork By
- Audrey Chen
- Cello
- Andrea Belfi
- Composed By, Recorded By, Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer
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- Design
- Giuseppe Ielasi
- Mastered By
- Mathias Van Eecloo
- Producer
- Attila Faravelli
- Rotating Speakers
