EXILES by Stromboli
EXILES takes inspiration from the concept of a mental status which reflects a broader existential condition of self-isolation and exclusion. The metaphor of the exiles comes to life through a deep and destabilising research into the sonic landscape.
The EP is intentionally built on an abstract and unpredictable texture which aims to lead the listener through a stream of consciousness structured on obscure and cathartic soundscapes. The compositional process is mainly based on the layering of electronic sources of FM synthesis entwined with rhythmic elements, ambient recordings and noise generators.
The ambient/avant-garde noise pieces are constructed on sonic modulators from the 90s, synth drums from the early 80s as well as semi-modular synthesizers sampled and processed by delays, analogue tapes and amplified fuzzboxes.
Tracklist
| 1. | ODD SCENARIO | 5:31 |
| 2. | UNSEEN | 4:50 |
| 3. | SUB STASIS | 4:48 |
| 4. | ALTERATIONS | 5:09 |
| 5. | ESCAPOLOGY | 5:24 |
Credits
Composed, recorded and mixed by Stromboli (Nico Pasquini) at Downwards Home Studio in Bologna, Italy in winter 2020
All tracks mastered by Francesco Brini at Spectrum Mastering & Vinyl
Photo by Giulia Mazza
Artwork by Giulia Mazza
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Stromboli is the experimental - dark ambient solo project by the Bologna based musician/ multi-instrumentalist Nico Pasquini.
His music has been said to "Describe boundaries and territories through drones, city dwelling rhythms, noise landscapes and elegant melodies, Stromboli defies what is traditionally associated with the ambient genre, by creating a beautiful dark psychedelic rotating world"