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Five years after his first quartet release Kora, Giacomo Zanus returns with a new album titled Wandering Away Is Safer Than Getting Lost On Your Own. Composed and produced by the Italian guitarist, Wandering Away is a collection of little stories -- postcards and travel notes that evoke faces, places and sensations to immerse oneself in, get lost in and ultimately rediscover. There are lived and dreamt memories, as in the diptych "I picked up a flower to say hello" and "but hell. It became a farewell," as well as cinematic moments recalling the more melancholic atmospheres of Morricone and Ry Cooder in "canto pagano." With Wandering Away, Zanus offers his vision of contemporary jazz skillfully infused with folk, post-rock and a soundtrack aesthetic, where the sound of his guitar becomes a voice that guides, narrates and enchants through the wide melodic breath of the compositions. Supporting him in this interplay between composition and improvisation are Giorgio Pacorig (Fender Rhodes, piano), Mattia Magatelli (double bass and electric bass) and Marco D'Orlando (drums and percussion), among the most brilliant musicians on the Italian jazz scene. Recorded and mixed by Matt Bordin, mastered by Manuel Volpe, with artwork by Franz Longhi.
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Massimo Silverio is one of the most distinctive names in the new Italian music scene, carving out a niche within the independent landscape with his unconventional idea of songwriting -- influenced by the folklore of Carnia, electronic textures, and a highly personal approach to songwriting. Surtùm arrives after Hrudja (2023), the album that established Silverio as one of the most intriguing emerging artists in Italy, blending the metalinguistic folklore of Sigur Rós, the gothic arrangements of Swans, and the post-punk-tinged electronic minimalism of Massive Attack's Mezzanine. Produced by Manuel Volpe, Surtùm was written by Massimo Silverio and arranged together with Nicolas Remondino and Volpe, who also collaborated with him on Hrudja. The album features contributions from Mirko Cisilino (C'mon Tigre) on horn and tuba, Flavia Massimo (Teho Teardo) on cello, Benedetta Fabbri on violin, and Martin Mayers on alphorn. Surtùm marks a new step in the Friulian artist's evolution, shaped by the deep bond developed with his trio during the past years of touring. Surtùm is a journey of peace and grace, a slow descent into the dark nature of humankind, an album through which Massimo Silverio seeks to exorcise the dark times of violence and hatred we are living in. Surtùm is a Friulian term that can be translated as swamp or marshy meadow. In the specific context of this album, Surtùm is understood and imagined as a place where songs and prayers are deposited.
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