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ARTIST
MUNI
TITLE
Soma
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
BACKWARDS
CATALOG #
BW 042LP
BW 042LP
GENRE
EXPERIMENTAL
RELEASE DATE
7/9/2021
"Those who meditate in silence": it is one of the meanings of the Sanskrit word
Muni
, a new musical project by
Nicola Caleffi
, multi-instrumentalist and founder of the Italian band
Julie's Haircut
. The debut album
Soma
(the sacred drink of the Vedic cult) was born from a day of studio improvisation which also involved
Laura Storchi
, a Julie's Haircut founding member,
Claudio Luppi
, and
Pierluigi Lanzillotta
, the latter two engaged in various projects including the psych-rock outfit
Pip Carter Lighter Maker
. As invigorated by the properties of the
Soma
itself -- the nectar that brings health and immortality -- the four "cantors" unleash their minds to give life to an initiatory journey in deep communion with nature. From the thrilling fourth-world plots of "Drinking At The River Of Light", which hides jazz-veins inspired by the
Miles Davis
of "He Loved Him Madly" and "In A Silent Way", to the psychedelic drifts of "Spirit Animal", in which horn players
Silvia Orlandini
and
Paolo Campani
also participate playing their winds, Muni manage to make spaces and silences resonate, transforming music into an imaginary landscape. Among ethno-tribal textures, in which the
Bruce Palmer
of "The Cycle Is Complete" era resounds, mystical psychedelia and sidereal excursions, also the tracks "Presence By The Fire" and "Corona Borealis" follow one other, closing the circle of a pilgrimage that Muni travel between heaven and earth accompanied by three very dear texts, which attended during the studio sessions: the Bhagavadgītā, the zen poem "Shodoka" by
Yoka Daishi
and the poems by
Dylan Thomas
.
Soma
was recorded and mixed by
Gabriele Riccioni
and is published by Backwards. Artwork by
Juan Ignacio Gimenez
. Edition of 300.
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