Name: Cascata delle Marmore by Francesco Coen
Duration: 8 min 32 s
Description: Immersion in the sound depths of the Marmore waterfalls to rediscover the acoustic nuances of water, a fundamental guardian that accompanies us from the beginning of life.

Ritratto sonoro della città di Ancona (2021)

Le Voci Di Ancona

The title spells the Chinese word 呢喃, which means speaking in a low voice, and can be roughly translated to murmur, whisper, mutter. Hidden behind the simple description of the sonic property, the word itself is often associated with a constellation of sentiments - nostalgia, intimacy, tenderness, to name a few. The piece itself is based on a studio recording of bowing the viola near the bridge with the strings damped. The composition draws from its rich expression, resulting from the physical effort implied in producing the sound, as well as the sonic oscillation between noise, tone, and silence, which in the piece are sometimes kept distinct, but other times transform from one to another, generating ambiguity echoing the title.
The source material was generously provided by Melia Watras (https://www.meliawatras.com/)

ní nán

Lithuanian musician and sound artist Marija Rasa, aka emer, is a master of texture and tone. In her recent album 'sea salt', she creates a mesmerizing palette of rustles, clicks and clangs, that spiral in freefall. Layered vocals are fragmented and compressed into the most minute of spaces, transmitted directly to the ear as whispered messages.

Her somewhere mix takes a cinematic, expansive approach to composition, with Janet Cardiff's potent narration exerted as a guiding tether. Marija expertly weaves through layers of abstracted ambient and dismantled techno, concocting an undulating pace that stretches moments infinitely, resulting in deep, resonating echoes. As the parts come together, fortuitous sounds create a spine-tingling euphoria, glistening in their warm and blissful transience.

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Immersion in the sound depths of the Marmore waterfalls to rediscover the acoustic nuances of water, a fundamental guardian that accompanies us from the beginning of life.

Cascata delle Marmore

Francesco Coen

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