CD digisleeve 6 pagine

Patrizia Oliva _ piccoli strumenti _ richiami per uccelli _ melodica soprano _ campanelli _ nimah tamburo _ scaccia pensieri _ tape recorder _ foglio di metallo _ fisarmonica giocattolo _ oggetti

Francesco Costa _ tromba _ piastra sonora _ foglio di plastica _ campane da pascolo _ campane in ottone _ clarinetto con tubo in silicone _ guitalele _ sintetizzatore monotron _ percussione in legno _ pandariq tamburo _ archetti _ battenti in legno _ conchiglie

Stefano Giust _ batteria _ piatti selezionati _ wind gong _ archetto _ kalimba _ glockenspiel pentatonico _ wooden blocks _ temple blocks _ tamburello _ carillon _ voce _ foglio di rame _ battenti vari _ oggetti _ editing

La musica sperimentale di questo disco è stata registrata sul finire del 2023 e prende forma dopo svariati incontri di improvvisazione, in cui il trio ha esplorato diverse possibilità espressive. In questa occasione nasce come musica intuitiva - nel senso datole da Karlheinz Stockhausen, con una certa attenzione quindi a evitare frasi idiomatiche - e nasconde forse, anche una possibile riflessione su For Trio di Anthony Braxton. In una seconda fase il pezzo è stato trattato con un editing veramente minimale e mai acusmatico. La masterizzazione è di Ilia Belorukov (2025).

"(...) It’s been a while since I got a release from Italian label Setola Di Maiale on my desk for reviewing. Cromosoma is the title of a long-form piece made by three Italian improvisers. Patrizia Oliva is a singer, musician and visual artist. She has made many covers for releases on Setola Di Maiale. The founder of the label is Stefano Giust. Patrizia and Stefano form a long-standing duo named Camusi. Both are very active in the Italian impro-scene and beyond: Oliva played bass in all-female punk band Allun and made music under the name Madame P. Francesco Costa is a new name for me, and I can’t find much information about him. Nevertheless, he can make interesting and intriguing music by hearing this.
Here, we have thirty minutes of delicate, sparse music built with various building blocks. First off, we have the instruments: drums [batteria], cymbal [piatti selezionati], gong [wind gong], glockenspiel [glockenspiel pentatonico], kalimba, wood block [wooden blocks], voice [voce] & objects played by Stefano Giust. Melodica [melodica soprano], jew’s Harp, tape [tape recorder], instruments [piccoli strumenti] & objects [oggetti] played by Patrizia Oliva. Trumpet [tromba], bells [campane da pascolo], clarinet [clarinetto con tubo in silicone/clarinet with a silicone tube], guitalele (small acoustic guitar, smaller than a guitar and bigger than a ukulele), synth [sintetizzatore monotron], percussion [percussione in legno] & objects [oggetti] played by Francesco Costa.
Sparse percussive sounds, longer melodic lines on several wind instruments, but not all at once, with the opposite of dense music, not minimal in the usual sense of repetitive, but sparse with a very nice flow in the stereo field at some points. This music is best heard with headphones or in a quiet environment. I enjoyed this one very much. It’s a refreshing take on improvised music, more in line with a composer like Morton Feldman or John Cage. There’s no guessing what comes next. You could also say that the piece consists of ever-evolving vignettes with definitive distinctions between the vignettes. The main building blocks of music are rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre, dynamics, texture, and form. In the thirty minutes, we hear a creative use of all these building blocks. I have this one on heavy rotation, and I can recommend this one wholeheartedly. MDS, Vital Weekly, 2025.

01_ Cromosoma 30:30

(C) + (P) 2025

CD digisleeve 6 pages

Patrizia Oliva _ small instruments _ bird calls _ soprano melodica _ bells _ nimah drum _ thought chaser _ tape recorder _ metal sheet _ toy accordion _ objects

Francesco Costa _ trumpet _ sound plate _ plastic sheet _ pasture bells _ brass bells _ clarinet with silicone tube _ guitalele _ monotron synthesizer _ wooden percussion _ pandariq drum _ bows _ wooden mallets _ shells

Stefano Giust _ drums _ selected cymbals _ wind gong _ bow _ kalimba _ pentatonic glockenspiel _ wooden blocks _ temple blocks _ tambourine _ carillon _ voice _ copper sheet _ various mallets _ objects _ editing

The experimental music on this CD was recorded in late 2023 and takes shape after several improvisational meetings, in which the trio explored different expressive possibilities. On this occasion it is generated as intuitive music - in the sense given to it by Karlheinz Stockhausen, with a certain attention therefore to avoid idiomatic phrases - and perhaps hides also a possible reflection on For Trio by Anthony Braxton. In a second phase the piece was treated with a truly minimal and never acousmatic editing. Mastering by Ilia Belorukov (2025).

"(...) It’s been a while since I got a release from Italian label Setola Di Maiale on my desk for reviewing. Cromosoma is the title of a long-form piece made by three Italian improvisers. Patrizia Oliva is a singer, musician and visual artist. She has made many covers for releases on Setola Di Maiale. The founder of the label is Stefano Giust. Patrizia and Stefano form a long-standing duo named Camusi. Both are very active in the Italian impro-scene and beyond: Oliva played bass in all-female punk band Allun and made music under the name Madame P. Francesco Costa is a new name for me, and I can’t find much information about him. Nevertheless, he can make interesting and intriguing music by hearing this.
Here, we have thirty minutes of delicate, sparse music built with various building blocks. First off, we have the instruments: drums [batteria], cymbal [piatti selezionati], gong [wind gong], glockenspiel [glockenspiel pentatonico], kalimba, wood block [wooden blocks], voice [voce] & objects played by Stefano Giust. Melodica [melodica soprano], jew’s Harp, tape [tape recorder], instruments [piccoli strumenti] & objects [oggetti] played by Patrizia Oliva. Trumpet [tromba], bells [campane da pascolo], clarinet [clarinetto con tubo in silicone/clarinet with a silicone tube], guitalele (small acoustic guitar, smaller than a guitar and bigger than a ukulele), synth [sintetizzatore monotron], percussion [percussione in legno] & objects [oggetti] played by Francesco Costa.
Sparse percussive sounds, longer melodic lines on several wind instruments, but not all at once, with the opposite of dense music, not minimal in the usual sense of repetitive, but sparse with a very nice flow in the stereo field at some points. This music is best heard with headphones or in a quiet environment. I enjoyed this one very much. It’s a refreshing take on improvised music, more in line with a composer like Morton Feldman or John Cage. There’s no guessing what comes next. You could also say that the piece consists of ever-evolving vignettes with definitive distinctions between the vignettes. The main building blocks of music are rhythm, melody, harmony, timbre, dynamics, texture, and form. In the thirty minutes, we hear a creative use of all these building blocks. I have this one on heavy rotation, and I can recommend this one wholeheartedly. MDS, Vital Weekly, 2025.

01_ Cromosoma 30:30

(C) + (P) 2025