Decline

Little Mouse

Est. 2023, New York-based band lead by Ray Lustig and Luigi Porto.
Debut album due in 2024.

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SILKEN PAVILION

Ray Lustig: Vocals, organ, synth, whistling
Luigi Porto: Guitars, backing vocals 
Carmine Cipolla: Bass
Andrew Miller: Drums
Maximilien Hein: Mixing
Peter Fox: Engineering

Recorded at 
Manicburg-on-Hudson, New York city
Brooklyn Pearl, New York city
Dubway Studios,New York city
Echo Mobile Studio, Bisignano, Italy

Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York City

___________________


The 	colored-glass dancing spider 	
will relieve you of your memories	
	
Wandering into her silken pavilion, 	
strumming her melody
to summon her lasting remedy	
	
Newly renovated once again 
in the hopes that you will 
come and stay for a long long while. 	
	
It all began so long ago
It all began so very long ago	
Why can’t you resist the gravity
Why can’t you resist the gravity	
	
Such an intricate crochet with a delicate ballet 
until the real show begins 

A thickening plot with a sickening finale 
and the same one always wins
The same one always wins

The curtain call is brief 
as she unceremoniously resets her awful stage

It all began so long ago
It all began so very long long ago
Why can’t you deny your history 
Why can't you defy your destiny

You’re trading it all for the numbness
and it’s such a relief
But when you wake to the price of her slumber
you’re in disbelief
Oh, she’s a thief
A deal so rotten

But then she’s back for more
and you’ve completely forgotten once again
		
The colored-glass dancing spider
will believe you only when you’ve surrendered completely
And practiced her song over and over again 
until you sing it so sweetly that no one can resist

And then you’ll take your own corner 
where you’ll quietly await the fate of your own next meal.

It all began so long ago
It all began so very long long ago 
It all began such a	long long time ago 
Go. Go. Go Go.

MANICBURG - Silken Pavilion

Corrientes 2500
MISOSPOEK , feat. Francis Petty

Ray Lustig: Vocals, all instruments
Francis Petty: Spanish vocals
Maximilien Hein: Engineering
Andrew Miller: Additional Engineering
Produced by Ray Lustig

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Take a cue from the man or the woman 
at the front of the line
and get a ticket to the show of our time

It’s a sign, it’s a sign 
and the people are feeling very fine 
and the wine flows free as the lager and limes

I think your point is made 
and it’s made very well 
so let’s all jump into your handbag 
and head straight to hell

Pile it on and and style it high
When the dog-catcher’s here he’ll be wondering why 
Oh me, oh my, what a hell of a guy 
as he rises up into a beautiful sky.

They’ll hang her picture up high
in the Peruvian Gallery 
Way up high 
in the Peruvian Gallery

File it under easy, that’s right 
That works for me and nobody needs to get hurt 
Break it down to your surlier moments 
and the fire intoxicated within your best dress shirt

Corrientes, 2500 
Hay que salir a afanar
No nos importa si es chico o es viejo 
Lo choreado se reparte en el bar

Pile it on and and style it high 
When the dog-catcher’s here he’ll be wondering why
oh me, oh my, what a hell of a guy 
as he rises up into a beautiful sky

They’ll hang her picture up high
in the Peruvian Gallery
Way up high 
in the Peruvian Gallery

Corrientes al 2500
Yo no lo quiero saber
La seña de Lucho…  
del humo al viento
A meterle, girar y volver

Corrientes, al 2500
Nada de llorar al caer 
Vamo' a cuidar a los sobrevivientes 
No hay nada mas para hacer

They’ll hang her picture up high
in the Peruvian Gallery
Way up high 
in the Peruvian Gallery

Corrientes 2500

Preview of the album "Peaches, three", first chapter of a trilogy.
Composed, recorded, played and mixed by the author, this album is produced and will be published by Sergio & Carmine Cipolla aka Slow-Fi Records. Full listening here:
https://vlyustke.bandcamp.com/album/peaches-three

Peaches, three (album trailer)

Bottom of The Sea

Theme from the film ULJHAN - THE KNOT (2020)

Santa Barbara Innternational Film Festival
Shanghai International Film Festival
GOA Goes to Cannes Winner
Marchè du Cannes
Brooklyn Film Festival
Cambodia Film Festival

Uljhan (The Knot)

Performed by 
String Noise - Pauline Kim Harris and Conrad Harris
Rieko Tsuchida
Joshua Rubin

A Rock Shaped Like A Whale

Holt mich ab!

SIR YOU’VE BEEN ADDED TO THE MENU
Ray Lustig

Produced by Ray Lustig and Andrew Miller

Ray Lustig: Vocals, piano, synthesizers, bagpipe chanter, tin whistle
Andrew Miller: Keyboard, drum programming, electronics, additional mixing
Chaitanya Sangco: modular synthesizer
Ranjit Prasad: Bass
Maximilien Hein: Mixing

Recorded at Manicburg-on-Hudson, New York
Brooklyn Pearl, New York
Dubway Studios, New York

It said “Dear Sir, You’ve been added to the menu
and they’ll be by to pick you up any moment now

They’ll be bringing you down to our flagship location 
where you’re listed as the specialité d’la Maison

Now that you’ve been placed upon the cartes du joure
there’s no telling when you will be ordered
and how they’ll want you done.
 
So be ready, be ready and in the meantime, 
try to enjoy your free-range organic lifestyle.”

That was troubling
but once again I’m in the South of France
and it’s a dance and I’m totally on fire
wired and inspired beyond belief
I’m stealing bows like a thief

But every curtain falls 
And then the curtain calls 
Oh yes the curtain calls and it calls 
and it calls and it calls you 
when no one else will
In the middle of the night
take a bite, take a bite out of my liver. 

We’re floating down the river Nile
It’s been such a long long while

“Sir, 
Please pull up a chair and unload all your despare.  
We’re so sorry that you weren’t aware
We’re so sorry that you weren’t aware
Did you perhaps miss our earlier letter 
informing you that

Sir you’ve been added to the menu 
and there’s never telling when you will he ordered 
Sir you’ve been added to the menu 
and there’s never telling when you will he ordered 
And how they’ll want you done.
Done.

Sir, You've Been Added to the Menu

Est. 2023, New York-based band lead by Ray Lustig and Luigi Porto.
Debut album due in 2024.

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ONE FOR YOU AND ONE FOR ME

Ray Lustig: Vocals, piano, organ
Luigi Porto: Guitars, backing vocals 
Andrew Miller: Drums
Carmine Cipolla: Bass
Maximilien Hein: Mix engineer
Andrew Miller: Additional mixing
Peter Fox: Recording engineer 
Sergio Cipolla: Recording engineer

Recorded at 

Manicburg-on-Hudson, New York
Brooklyn Pearl, New York
iSound, Rende, Italy

Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York City


One for you and one for me
Try not to believe everything you see.
 
Two for you and two for her
Try not to remember the way things were.

Three for you and three for the dead
Try not to remember the things you said.

Four on the floor and I’m out the door
Try not to invoke the lion’s roar.

Everyone and everything fills your head
Don’t you think it’s time that we go to bed? 
________

A for you and B for me
Don’t you think that everyone still can C?

D for you and E for her 
Everyone and everything starts to blur.

F the man and G for his girl
They Hate you even more when she wears your pearls.

I'm the one who Jailed you there
It’s oK if you rot in LMNOP.

They wouldn’t have it any other way
Such a disgrace that you’ve always been
So out of place like you’ve always been

It’s everything you wanted
And nobody sees it ‘cause there’s no one here
They haven’t visited in half a year

Q4UO
RU Eve N red D2
ST mate Ur 
T for taxation

U never fed your
Venus fly trap so
W will pay for your 
XYZ

(14U Mix 2024.02.28 CloudBounce.wav)

MANICBURG - One For You and One for Me

www.luigiporto.com

Solo albums:
Scimmie (Cineploit/Snowdonia, 2014)
Respirano (EP, self, 2007)
Appleyard College - Look At Me (Cold Current, 2006) 
Mond - My My After World (CT Music, 2004)

With Maisie: 
Maledette Rockstar (Snowdonia, 2018)
Balera Metropolitana (Snowdonia, 2008).

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Compilations:
Omaggio al Maestro Ennio Morricone (Cineploit, 2017)
Gli Insopportabili (Deezer France, 2016)
La Sonora Commedia (Kipple Edizioni, 2008)
Appleyard's Mond Place /Andrew Think (split album, Lallabbau Produzioni, 2005)

 A border land between art music and popular idyoms. 
Luigi started composing for electronics and small ensembles in the late 90's, producing demos and playing guitar and keyboards with several bands in Italy. After appearing in several compilations and some split albums, he released a couple of  full-length before starting using his own name,
and collaborating with  the Italian band Maisie.
Starting as a guitarist and keyboardist, Luigi studied later with Ivano Morrone, Edgar David Grana, Ray Lustig, Conrad Cummings.
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His chamber music, often defined "uncanny" has been performed in Europe and US, also featured in films, documentaries, advertising, art videos,
and distributed worldwide on supports and digitally.
Luigi performs from time to time with some ensembles,
playing guitar, bass, keyboards and piano.
 
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Since 2013 he is resident composer and Chief Sound Designer
at NY International Brazilian Opera company,
​.He​ lives and works in New York City.

Uljhan (The Knot)

Luigi Porto

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