L’idea alla base di “ATTITUDE” non è solo quella di rendere omaggio a un genere musicale, il
grunge, ma di celebrare un’attitudine. Il grunge ha avuto un impatto enorme sulla mia
formazione, l’ho vissuto pienamente nei miei vent’anni, ma non è stato l’unico suono a definire la
mia passione per la musica. Ciò che mi ha sempre affascinato è quella spinta emotiva autentica,
quell’urgenza di esprimere qualcosa di vero, senza filtri.
“ATTITUDE” è il mio modo di reinterpretare alcuni brani che mi hanno segnato in quegli anni,
portandoli nel mio mondo, preservandone l’essenza. Da Nirvana ad Alice in Chains,
da Soundgarden ai Marlene Kuntz, fino ai Verdena ed Elisa, ho scelto canzoni che condividono
lo stesso spirito: un’energia autentica, a volte rabbiosa, a volte malinconica, sempre profonda.
Non importa se il sound originale era fatto di chitarre distorte o di melodie più eteree. Ciò che conta
è il legame che queste canzoni hanno con un certo tipo di sensibilità musicale. “ATTITUDE”
dimostra che certe emozioni vanno oltre i generi: cambiano forma, ma non perdono intensità.

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The idea behind ATTITUDE is not just to pay tribute to a genre, but to celebrate an attitude. Grunge had a huge impact on my musical journey—I lived it fully in my twenties—but it wasn’t the only sound that fueled my passion for music. What has always fascinated me is that raw emotional drive, the urgency to express something real, without filters.

ATTITUDE is my way of reinterpreting songs that have left a lasting mark on me, bringing them into my world without losing their essence. From Nirvana to Alice in Chains, from Soundgarden to Marlene Kuntz, all the way to Verdena and Elisa, I have chosen tracks that share the same spirit: authentic energy—sometimes furious, sometimes melancholic, but always deeply felt.

It doesn’t matter whether the original sound was built on distorted guitars or ethereal melodies. What matters is the emotional connection these songs have with a certain musical sensibility. ATTITUDE proves that some emotions transcend genres—they take on new forms, but never lose their intensity.

Attitude

Pearl Jam - Nothingman

Marlene Kuntz - Lieve

Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun

Verdena - Angie

Nirvana - All Apologies

Alice in Chains - Nuthshell

It is fitting that composer and pianist Fabrizio Paterlini was born and lives in the ancient northern Italian city of Mantua. A romantic and historically significant centre of musical and artistic excellence, the city’s elegance and cultural depth permeate Paterlini’s exquisite original solo piano compositions. Yet despite Mantua’s unavoidable influence in informing the composer’s work, his cinematic music is far from localized, or even recognizably Italian, instead tapping directly into universal human emotions.

Listeners and critics alike are torn as to how best label Paterlini’s beautiful sound. Neo-classical, Ambient, Minimalist and New Age have all been considered, but it is more pertinent to note some of the adjectives regularly used in appreciation of his sonic palette. Ethereal, soulful, lush, emotive, dreamy, delicate and, tellingly, passionate, all appear with unerring frequency. The composer himself describes his work as “like a glass of red wine on a summer evening,” in awareness of the calming effect of his reflective melodies on the listener.

Paterlini began playing piano at six-years-old. From the first moment he stroked the keys his life irrevocably changed, music becoming “a choice made every day...explored in all its aspects.” And so music and his life’s path became, and remain, inextricably linked; while he progresses as a musician and composer, so his development as a human being runs parallel. Formal study in his chosen artistic endeavour came with five years at Campiani’s Academy, Mantua’s Academy of Arts, from where he graduated in Music Theory.

The 1990s saw Paterlini extensively cutting his teeth as a gigging musician by performing rock classics, pop and jazz in local bands. While playing with these outfits he began to compose music, at this stage principally material of a progressive rock persuasion. As the decade and century drew to a close Paterlini reached an important decision, being to concentrate exclusively on the piano – the instrument that, in his own words, “best expresses his inner world.” Yet it was not until 2006 that he began composing music for solo piano.

In the following year his life’s musical journey took a momentous step with the release of his debut CD, Viaggi in Aeromobile (Travel in Aircraft) on the Music Center label. A collection of beautifully structured, graceful mood pieces displaying Paterlini’s natural touch and seemingly effortless talents, the release was warmly received in Italian specialist press. 

2008 saw the issue of an EP previewing Paterlini’s sophomore full-length, Viandanze, which was to follow on his new Fabrizio Paterlini Records imprint in December, 2009. In the interim the 8-track Remixed collection, offered as a free download on his website, presented the composer’s material as subtly reworked soundscapes, comfortably easing them into cogent chillout territory. Viandanze was partially funded by donations from Paterlini’s burgeoning fanbase, and performed in 2010 at Teatro Verdi in Mantua.

Prestige festival appearances then preceded the 2010 release of the flawless Fragments Found CD, again on Paterlini’s own label, drawing comparisons with luminaries such as Ludovico Einaudi, Erik Satie and George Winston.

2011 saw the issue of the double CD set “Fragments Found + Viandanze”, published under the Japanese label Inpairtment/P*DIS. 
During the Fall of the same year, he started working to his “Autumn Stories” project, by composing, recording and releasing on-line one song for each week of the Autumn season. The project resulted in the CD “Autumn Stories”, published in February 2012. 
 
The increasing number of fans sharing his music on the net, led him to “Piano_Anders #3” Festival in Hasselt (BE) in the month of February 2013. Two months later, he released his new full album “Now”, followed by an exclusive release in Japan (P*DIS). This release, acclaimed by specialized magazines as Headphone Commute (US) and A Closer Listen (UK), will bring him to tour Russia in the month of November 2013 and Japan in the month of January 2014.
