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ARTIST: Anna Caragnano & Donato Dozzy
TITLE: Sintetizzatrice
LABEL: Spectrum Spools
FORMAT: CD/LP
CAT#: SP 038CD/LP
RELEASE: March 31, 2015

Sintetizzatrice is the first recorded document of the collaboration between veteran DJ and producer Donato Dozzy and female vocalist Anna Caragnano. Through his solo work, and in his collaboration with Giuseppe Tilleci (Neel) as Voices from the Lake, Dozzy has achieved some of the most remarkable vistas contemporary electronic music has seen since the turn of this century. By removing himself from his areas of mastery to shift his focus on the voice, he has achieved a new peak with Sintetizzatrice. Over nine tracks, Dozzy works exclusively with the voice of Rome-based vocalist Anna Caragnano, with no other instruments. Heavy layering and effects processes are used to display an astoundingly versatile voice-centric vocabulary. Rarely can a record morph from R&B to kosmische, through traditional Italian folk music, to Fluxus styles and traditional chamber choir with no additional instrumentation. Just a singular, beautiful voice. The results are simply phenomenal. With the opening, "Introduzione," an immeasurable cosmic weight arrives and remains through the duration of the album. "Star Cloud" ascends with melancholy extended drones that evaporate concepts like time and being, rendering basic human perceptions void all the way through "Parallelo." "Parola" dances around the stereo field with dazing rhythms and melodies, while "Festa (A Mottola)" is an homage to the traditional music found in the rural region where, coincidentally, both Dozzy's mother and Caragnano were born and raised. The album's closing pieces "Love Without Sound" and "Conclusione" hit hard in a way to which no words can do justice. By fearlessly entering uncharted territories, Dozzy and Caragnano have made a collaboration which is truly experimental. Sintetizzatrice is a grand debut for Anna Caragnano and a fantastic twist for Donato Dozzy. Produced and mixed by Dozzy at Alaska Studio, Rome, in 2014. Mastered by Giuseppe Tilleci at EnissLab Studio, Rome. Transferred to tape by Pietro Micioni, Angelo Compagnoni, and Massimo Zuccaroli at Village Studio, Rome. Cut by Christoph Grote-Beverborg at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin. Front cover painting by Angela Scaramuzzi. Cover design by Koto Hirai.

01. Introduzione (2:29)
02. Starcloud (2:29)
03. Luci (1:59)
04. Fraledune (2:36)
05. Parallelo (3:45)
06. Parola (3:32)
07. Festa (A Mottola) (2:11)
08. Love Without Sound (2:20)
09. Conclusione (3:02)

- Spectrum Spools presents Sintetizzatrice, the first recorded document of the collaboration between veteran DJ and producer Donato Dozzy and female vocalist Anna Caragnano.
- "Dozzy has an impeccable feel for timing: he knows exactly how long to let each track hang, when to introduce a new loop and when to move on to a fresh rhythm." --Resident Advisor
- "It's difficult to overemphasize Donato Dozzy's influence on the last five years of ambient techno and ambient music in general." --The Quietus

Official web site:
http://www.facebook.com/donatodozzy


Anna Caragnano & Donato Dozzy: Parola (taken from Sintetizzatrice)

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