Buy the complete Album on Bandcamp: https://macrogramma.bandcamp.com/album/a-spring-diary

"Under the stones lizards lie to the time / dreaming of a fragment of eternity..."
To Yuuki, Ryu, Yoshie. A 2015 seen through the eyes of 2020
Performed & recorded by Matteo Mariano in spring 2020
Ryu Mariano: ending synth solo on “May 1” - Photos: Ryu Mariano - Shodo: Yoshie Asanuma

A Spring Diary

Cat.#: LONTANO-S-CD12
Release date: 16/06/2020
Format: CD, Digital

[Perché Dormiamo?]
Although in very different forms, sleep is an aspect of experience that unites all living beings.
Despite the many extremely plausible theories to explain the phenomenon, sleep still remains one of the greatest mysteries of science.
So, why do we sleep?

[Sisyphos]
Could the punishment inflicted by the Gods on the man who dared to challenge them, coming to deceive without completely dispelling death, be a metaphor for the law of conservation of energy?

[Costruzione1]
A song created a long time ago, starting from small loops left by chance inside a loop station. After years of forgetting about the song, I found it again and discovered it’s much longer and layered than I remembered leaving it.
As if in all this time the modules that built it had gradually replicated themselves and made it grow like a plant. Maybe a distorted memory.
Maybe it wanted to live.
credits
released June 16, 2020

Performed & recorded by Matteo Mariano between 2005 & 2020
Noriko Ogawa: voice on "Perché Dormiamo?", recorded in 2007
Mastered by Andrea Porcu

Thanks to Rich Dodgin

Cover art: "Portrait of God" by Chiara Di Salvo - www.chiaradisalvo.com
(Gran Paradiso sand, pigment, oil, china, gold leaf on wood - 2018)

Matteo Mariano - www.macrogramma.com

Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Copyright © 2020 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Trittico

MAGNETIC SERIES – Album – Format: CD, Digital – Releases September 20, 2024

“I’ve always had a deep connection with magnetic tape. Since the end of the ’80s, when I was just a kid, musical experimentation was inextricably linked to that medium, to the tapes that filled my days. Every recording, every edit, every sound etched onto those tapes represented my first naive steps into the world of music. It was a way to explore, to get to know myself and the sounds I could create.

Then, in the late ’90s, the introduction to Minidiscs and, later, HD recording changed everything. Daily interaction with tape seemed like a thing of the past, forgotten in favor of newer, more immediate, and versatile technologies. But that magic, that physicality, was hard to replace.

Over the years, I’ve watched with curiosity as magnetic tape made its return to the tables of ambient and experimental music creators. I realized that many had already rediscovered and embraced this medium, while for others, it had never really gone away. I, on the other hand, was much slower to return. But it was precisely through the works of other artists that I found the drive to immerse myself once again in this dimension, more convinced than ever.

Since 2020, after some attempts to incorporate tape elements into my compositions, I began to explore this path more seriously. I started creating tracks where the use of magnetic tape wasn’t just an accessory, but an expressive end in itself. “Magnetic Series” is not a concept album in the traditional sense, but rather a collection of tracks created between 2020 and 2024, united by a common thread: the manipulation of tape in various forms, from cassette loops to reel-to-reel, from slowed-down/speed-up tracks to entire mix passed through tape.

Beyond the allure of nostalgia and the fun that this medium provides, magnetic tape offers something unique: an intransigence that digital lacks. While digital allows you infinite possibilities, tape forces you to make definitive choices, pushing you into a creative process that permits no compromises. And perhaps it’s this very unyielding nature that makes it so fascinating and valuable.“

Music by: Matteo Mariano (macrogramma.com)
Mastereing: Andrea Porcu
Photo & Desig: Moreno Pirovano
Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Cat.#: LONTANO-S-CD47
Release date: 20/9/2024
Format: CD, Digital

Copyright © 2024 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Magnetic Series

Macrogramma "La meccanica degli oggetti" is now available!
https://lontanoseries.bandcamp.com/album/la-meccanica-degli-oggetti
(release date: 15th December 2021  - Limited Edition Cassette + DL)

[ENG] Soundtrack for "UNDICI" by Dario Panzeri. 
"La meccanica degli oggetti"(The mechanics of objects): the personal acknowledgement of how helpless we are against the emotional connection between cause and effect.

[ITA] Commento sonoro a "UNDICI" di Dario Panzeri. 
"La meccanica degli oggetti": la constatazione personale di quanto siamo inermi davanti alla connessione emozionale tra causa ed effetto.
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Music composed and performed by Matteo Mariano (2021)
Mastered by Andrea Porcu
Cover art by Dario Panzeri (http://dariopanzeri.org)

Matteo Mariano - http://www.macrogramma.com

Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Copyright © 2021 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

La meccanica degli oggetti

Macrogramma "La meccanica degli oggetti" is now available!
https://lontanoseries.bandcamp.com/album/la-meccanica-degli-oggetti
(release date: 15th December 2021  - Limited Edition Cassette + DL)

[ENG] Soundtrack for "UNDICI" by Dario Panzeri. 
"Due collisoni" (Two collisions): NYC - September 11th 2001, first collision (08:46), second collision (09:03).

[ITA] Commento sonoro a "UNDICI" di Dario Panzeri. 
"Due collisoni": NYC - 11 settembre 2001, prima collisione(08:46), seconda collisione (09:03).

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Music composed and performed by Matteo Mariano (2021)
Mastered by Andrea Porcu
Cover art by Dario Panzeri (http://dariopanzer.org)

Matteo Mariano - http://www.macrogramma.com

Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Copyright © 2021 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Due Collisioni

Due collisioni

Piece composed in 2002 for the trailer of the documentary 'My Three Peaks' ('Le mie Tre Cime') by Andreas Pichler. Direction: Andreas Pichler | Animation: Nunzio Cicero, Gigi Tarantola, Tatiana and Riccardo Arena. 
Part of the piece was later used in the final cut of the documentary. This track marks my very first experience with a sampler! I used Halion software (maybe version 2) and some sample CDs for Akai lent to me by a friend.
I put it here as it was, just cleaned up a couple of clicks, also because although I kept the score I no longer have either the sounds samples or the software to open the original project...

Tre Cime (Trailer Soundtrack - 2002)

Album - Format: CD, Digital - Releases January 20, 2023

Everyday life is often filled with many small anxieties that we deal with by simply pretending they do not exist.
Sometimes they thicken beyond the horizon of our field of vision, turning into a sense of impending danger, a floating leviathan, an immense bird of prey hiding in the clouds above the skyscrapers ready to grab us. Our only defence is to try to ignore it, hoping that oblivion will slowly devour it, relegating it to another plane of existence.
And sometimes, it is simply like dreaming of suffocating...

Music by: Matteo Mariano (Macrogramma - http://macrogramma.com)
Mastered by: Andrea Porcu
Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Cat.#: LONTANO-S-CD29
Release date: 20/1/2023
Format: CD, Digital

Copyright © 2023 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Asphyxia

Asphyxia - Continuous mix version

Album - Format: CD, Digital - Releases January 20, 2023

Everyday life is often filled with many small anxieties that we deal with by simply pretending they do not exist.
Sometimes they thicken beyond the horizon of our field of vision, turning into a sense of impending danger, a floating leviathan, an immense bird of prey hiding in the clouds above the skyscrapers ready to grab us. Our only defence is to try to ignore it, hoping that oblivion will slowly devour it, relegating it to another plane of existence.
And sometimes, it is simply like dreaming of suffocating...

Music by: Matteo Mariano (Macrogramma - macrogramma.com)
Mastered by: Andrea Porcu
Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Cat.#: LONTANO-S-CD29
Release date: 20/1/2023
Format: CD, Digital

Copyright © 2023 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Asphyxia - Section I

Dormant Fear

Tape In C Locrian

Old track taken from "Eterociclica" (circa 1999). A description of the suggestions inspired by the molecular structure of the Thiazole molecule.

Electric guitar, real-time loops and electronics.

Tiazolo (1999)

--- Dario Sleeps (and Dreams of Eating) ---

This is a track that is very dear to me, composed at the beginning of October 2001.

The title comes from the fact that on the night I wrote this piece, my dear friend and artist Dario Panzeri was staying at my house. While I was composing he was sleeping on the sofa. When I finished, he woke up and told me he had a strange dream about eating a baby.

In a way, this piece could be seen as an unintentional attempt to tap into his dream from the outside. Or vice versa...

The sounds are quite raw and Mix and master are quite poor. I used the default soundbank of Apple QuickTime, along with the default reverb plugin from Cubase VST for Mac. Over the years, I’ve tried many times to replace the original sounds with higher-quality ones, but nothing ever felt quite right—nothing could recapture the mysterious atmosphere of the first version, which was meant to be just a draft but ultimately remained unchanged.

Dario Dorme is part of the soundtrack for The Mills of God Grind Slowly (2001–2004), a short film consisting of seven video animation episodes by Riccardo Arena. It serves as featured music for the episode in which a reworked version of Magritte’s painting L'Empire des lumières slowly transforms into its opposite.

For those interested in learning more about Dario’s and Riccardo’s work, I highly recommend visiting their websites—you won’t regret it.

http://www.dariopanzeri.org
https://www.riccardoarena.org

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--- Dario dorme (e sogna di mangiare) ---
Questo è un brano che mi è molto caro, composto all'inizio di ottobre del 2001.
Il titolo deriva dal fatto che la notte in cui ho scritto questo brano, il mio caro amico e artista Dario Panzeri era ospite a casa mia. Mentre componevo, lui dormiva sul divano. Quando ho finito, si è svegliato e mi ha detto di aver fatto uno strano sogno in cui mangiava un bambino.
In un certo senso, questo pezzo potrebbe essere visto come un tentativo involontario di entrare dall'esterno nel suo sogno. O viceversa...
I suoni sono piuttosto grezzi e il mix + master sono piuttosto scadenti. Avevo usato la soundbank predefinita di Apple QuickTime, insieme al plugin di riverbero predefinito di Cubase VST per Mac. Nel corso degli anni, ho provato più volte a sostituire i suoni originali con altri di qualità superiore, ma nulla mi è mai sembrato giusto, nulla è riuscito a recuperare l'atmosfera misteriosa della prima versione, che doveva essere solo una bozza ma che alla fine è rimasta invariata.
"Dario Dorme" fa parte della colonna sonora di "The Mills of God Grind Slowly" (2001-2004), un cortometraggio composto da sette episodi di video animazione di Riccardo Arena. È la musica dell'episodio in cui una versione rielaborata del dipinto di Magritte "L'Empire des lumières" si trasforma lentamente nel suo opposto.
Per chi fosse interessato a saperne di più sul lavoro di Dario e Riccardo, consiglio vivamente di visitare i loro siti web: non ve ne pentirete.
www.dariopanzeri.org
www.riccardoarena.org

Dario Dorme (2001)

"DNA" is a piece I feel particularly attached to. I composed it back between 1999 and 2000, and it was first presented as the closing track of Eterociclica, a collection inspired by a series of chemical molecules known as heterocycles. Each track drew inspiration from a specific molecule, and DNA aimed to sonically represent the macromolecule itself, with its intricate, modular structure.

The track was written using samples of percussion instruments, piano, Hammond organ, strings, and electric guitar. The only real instrument recorded is the electric guitar. At the time, I had just started exploring digital composition, and MIDI along with notation software were my primary tools — new and exciting territory for me.

Among the sparse and tentative pieces from those early years, DNA has remained my favorite — even 25 years later.

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"DNA" è un brano a cui sono particolarmente affezionato. L’ho composto tra il 1999 e il 2000, ed è stato presentato per la prima volta all’interno della raccolta Eterociclica, un progetto ispirato a una serie di molecole chimiche appartenenti alla famiglia degli eterocicli. Ogni brano nasceva da una suggestione molecolare, e DNA, che chiude la raccolta, rappresenta una visione sonora della macromolecola, con la sua struttura complessa e modulare.

Il brano è stato scritto utilizzando campioni di strumenti a percussione, piano, organo Hammond, archi e chitarra elettrica. L’unico strumento suonato realmente è proprio quest’ultima. All’epoca mi ero avvicinato da poco alla composizione digitale: il MIDI e i software di scrittura erano strumenti nuovi e affascinanti, che esploravo con grande curiosità.

Tra le mie prime composizioni – timide, sparse – DNA è rimasta la mia preferita, anche a distanza di 25 anni.

DNA (2000)

March 15, 2020. The first hidden sound page from isolation diary.
From A Spring Diary, released May 24, 2020
Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano in 2020

March 15 is the first of a series of 4 tracks collected in the album "A Spring Diary". All of these were written during the first major lockdown in Italy that went from March to May 2020. This strange period of closure took me back to the spring of five years earlier, in 2015, when a series of situations and concerns brought my family and me to experience a sort of unspoken "family lockdown" to the outside world.
"A Spring Diary" is a book of notes of discordant moods, between hope and uncertainty, lived between waiting and trying to take advantage of the imposed pause to rework the past.

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March 15 è la prima di una serie di 4 tracce raccolte nell'album "A Spring Diary". Tutte queste sono state scritte durante il primo grande lockdown che in Italia è andato da Marzo a Maggio del 2020. Questo strano periodo di chiusura mi portò indietro alla primavera di cinque anni prima, nel 2015, quando una serie di situazioni e preoccupazioni portarono la mia famiglia e me a vivere una sorta di "lockdown familiare" inespresso verso l'esterno. 
"A Spring Diary" è un libro di appunti di stati d'animo discordanti, tra speranza e incertezza, vissuti tra l'attesa e cercare di sfruttare la pausa imposta per rielaborare il passato.

March 15

May 1, 2020. The last sound page from A Spring Diary, track released May 9, 2020. Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano in 2020. Ryu Mariano: ending Synth Solo.
https://macrogramma.bandcamp.com/album/a-spring-diary

May 1

March 15, 2020. The first hidden sound page from isolation diary.
From A Spring Diary, released May 24, 2020
Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano in 2020
https://macrogramma.bandcamp.com/album/a-spring-diary

April 15

March 30, 2020. A sound page from isolation diary.
From A Spring Diary, track released April 6, 2020
Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano in 2020
https://macrogramma.bandcamp.com/album/a-spring-diary

March 30

Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano in 2004. http://macrogramma.com
Original cover art by Pietro Puccio (2019). http://www.pietropuccio.it

Terminoid & Risaia in salita / Terminoid & Uphill Paddy

Also Terminoid and Uphill Paddy share the same origin: they are both guitar improvisations with electronics and real-time looping, recorded as they came out of a multi-effect processor by the sound card of an already old Mac G3. In both the sensation is better than the technique. The first darker and looming, the second a continuous luminous crescendo.
***

Anche Terminoid e Risaia in Salita condividono la stessa origine: sono entrambe delle improvvisazioni di chitarra con elettronica e looping in tempo reale, registrate così come uscivano da un multi-effetto con la scheda audio di un già allora vecchio Mac G3. In entrambi la sensazione è migliore della tecnica. Il primo più cupo e incombente, il secondo un continuo crescendo luminoso.

from macrogramma volume 2, released September 5, 2019
Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano in 2004

macrogramma volume 2

Terminoid

Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano in 2004. http://macrogramma.com
Original cover art by Pietro Puccio (2019). http://www.pietropuccio.it

All that I did not understand, Story of an afternoon and Under Antonio Ceriani / Tutto quello che non ho capito, Storia di un pomeriggio e Sotto Antonio Ceriani

These three songs are constructed in a very similar way, practically recording short guitar patterns and creating loops by re-editing them and processing them with the same outboard. They were also the easiest tracks of the selection to restore as they were kept on multi-track format. All three tracks are directly inspired by Pietro Puccio's paintings. Between the distressing expectation of Under Antonio Ceriani and the lazy and lukewarm pace of the Story of an afternoon, my favorite has always been All that I did not understand, with that mass of unknown emerging from the depths of the canvas and swallowing all the forms and colors.
***

Questi tre brani sono costruiti in modo molto simile, in pratica registrando dei brevi pattern di chitarra e creando loop rimaneggiandoli e passandoli dagli stessi macchinari. Sono stati anche i più facili della raccolta da restaurare in quanto tenuti in multi-traccia. Tutti e tre i brani sono ispirati direttamente da dei quadri di Pietro Puccio. Tra l'attesa desolante di Sotto Antonio Ceriani e il pigro e tiepido incedere di Storia di un pomeriggio, il mio preferito è sempre stato Tutto quello che non ho capito, con quella massa di ignoto che emergeva dal fondo della tela e ingoiava le forme e i colori.

from macrogramma volume 2, released September 5, 2019
Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano in 2004

Storia Di Un Pomeriggio

Sleep Whisperers

Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano in 2019. http://macrogramma.com
Original cover art by Dario Panzeri (2020). http://dariopanzeri.org

"Metafonia" is the Italian word that identifies the phenomenon known in parapsychology as "electronic voices". Metafonia VI is the first track in order of publication, and the last in order of numbering, of a series of compositions inspired by this phenomenon.
Each piece was made starting from vocal samples recorded and processed in real time with a laptop (and with the addition of some synths). The only voice behind these pieces is mine (at least I think, and above all I hope, even if I can never be completely sure), recorded while I was improvising random phrases, as if I were my own medium.
I waited a long time before deciding to finish and release this series of songs, the gloomy atmosphere of this end of October 2020 made me realize that it was time to let them go.
The project is to release all the tracks, one or two at a time, between today and the evening of October 31st (as per pagan tradition), to collect them in a single album that will be available on Bandcamp ...
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"Metafonia" è la parola italiana che identifica il fenomeno noto in parapsicologia come "voci elettroniche". Metafonia VI è la prima traccia in ordine di pubblicazione, e l'ultima in ordine di numerazione, di una serie di composizioni ispirate a questo fenomeno. 
Ogni brano stato è realizzato a partire da campioni vocali registrati ed elaborati in tempo reale con un laptop(e con l'aggiunta di un po' di synth). L'unica voce alla base di questi brani è la mia (almeno credo, e soprattutto spero, anche se non potrò mai esserne del tutto certo), registrata mentre improvvisavo frasi casuali, come fossi il medium di me stesso. 
Ho aspettato diverso tempo prima di decidere di terminare e pubblicare questa serie di brani, l'atmosfera cupa di questo fine di ottobre 2020 mi ha fatto capire che era arrivato il momento di lasciarli andare. 
Il progetto è di rilasciare tutte le tracce, una o due per volta, tra oggi e la sera del 31 ottobre (come da tradizione pagana), per raccoglierle in un unico album che sarà disponibile su Bandcamp...

Released October 18, 2020

all rights reserved

Metafonie Volume 1

Metafonia VI

Composed and performed by Matteo Mariano (2020) http://macrogramma.com
Original cover art by Riccardo Arena (2020) http://www.riccardoarena.org

A winter tune... snow falls gently at first. It begins to stratify together with winter memories, in a dramatic crescendo until it freezes, creating a permafrost of long gone pasts.

Asymphorodes Macrogramma

Cryogene

Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano (2019/2020) http://macrogramma.com
Original cover art by Dario Panzeri (2020) http://dariopanzeri.org

AN ELECTRONIC VOICES ALBUM

"Metafonia" is the Italian word that identifies the phenomenon known in parapsychology as "electronic voices".

- Metafonia II, IV and V are the less edited tracks, in order to leave the spirit of improvisation unchanged. Ideally these three represent a second volume within the first volume.

Each piece was made starting from vocal samples recorded and processed in real time with a laptop (and with the addition of some synths). The only voice behind these pieces is mine (at least I think, and above all I hope, even if I can never be completely sure), recorded while I was improvising random phrases, as if I were my own medium.

I waited a long time before deciding to finish and release this series of songs, the gloomy atmosphere of this end of October 2020 made me realize that it was time to let them go.

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"Metafonia" è la parola italiana che identifica il fenomeno noto in parapsicologia come "voci elettroniche".

- Metafonia II, IV e V sono le tracce meno editate, in modo da lasciare invariato lo spirito dell'improvvisazione. Idealmente queste tre rappresentano un secondo volume dentro il primo volume.

Ogni brano stato è realizzato a partire da campioni vocali registrati ed elaborati in tempo reale con un laptop (e con l'aggiunta di un po' di synth). L'unica voce alla base di questi brani è la mia (almeno credo, e soprattutto spero, anche se non potrò mai esserne del tutto certo), registrata mentre improvvisavo frasi casuali, come fossi il medium di me stesso.

Ho aspettato diverso tempo prima di decidere di terminare e pubblicare questa serie di brani, l'atmosfera cupa di questo fine di ottobre 2020 mi ha fatto capire che era arrivato il momento di lasciarli andare.

Released October 31, 2020

all rights reserved

Metafonie

Metafonia II

Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano (2019/2020) http://macrogramma.com
Original cover art by Dario Panzeri (2020) http://dariopanzeri.org

AN ELECTRONIC VOICES ALBUM

"Metafonia" is the Italian word that identifies the phenomenon known in parapsychology as "electronic voices".

- Metafonia II, IV and V are the less edited tracks, in order to leave the spirit of improvisation unchanged. Ideally these three represent a second volume within the first volume.

Each piece was made starting from vocal samples recorded and processed in real time with a laptop (and with the addition of some synths). The only voice behind these pieces is mine (at least I think, and above all I hope, even if I can never be completely sure), recorded while I was improvising random phrases, as if I were my own medium.

I waited a long time before deciding to finish and release this series of songs, the gloomy atmosphere of this end of October 2020 made me realize that it was time to let them go.

This is the first collection of songs made with this technique of editing random vocal recordings. Others to come.
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"Metafonia" è la parola italiana che identifica il fenomeno noto in parapsicologia come "voci elettroniche".

- Metafonia II, IV e V sono le tracce meno editate, in modo da lasciare invariato lo spirito dell'improvvisazione. Idealmente queste tre rappresentano un secondo volume dentro il primo volume.

Ogni brano stato è realizzato a partire da campioni vocali registrati ed elaborati in tempo reale con un laptop (e con l'aggiunta di un po' di synth). L'unica voce alla base di questi brani è la mia (almeno credo, e soprattutto spero, anche se non potrò mai esserne del tutto certo), registrata mentre improvvisavo frasi casuali, come fossi il medium di me stesso.

Ho aspettato diverso tempo prima di decidere di terminare e pubblicare questa serie di brani, l'atmosfera cupa di questo fine di ottobre 2020 mi ha fatto capire che era arrivato il momento di lasciarli andare.

Questa è la prima raccolta di brani realizzati con questa tecnica si editing di registrazioni vocali casuali. Altre a venire. 

Released October 31, 2020

all rights reserved

Metafonia V

Metafonia IV

My dream is to have electrical powers 
[Being eight years old and sinking into a half-sleep made of whispers]

"Now... Now...
Present, past, future.
As an adult, now, as a child.
My dream is to have electrical powers."

(Lyrics by Ryu Mariano)

Composed and performed by Matteo Mariano (2020) http://macrogramma.com
Voices: Ryu Mariano, Yuuki Mariano & Yoshie Asanuma

Original track previously released on "Selected Ambient Works From Italy" compilation - Tiny Drones For Lovers Label bit.ly/3pmiURW

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Il mio sogno è di avere i poteri elettrici
[Avere otto anni e sprofondare in un dormiveglia fatto di bisbigli]

"Adesso... Adesso...
Presente, passato, futuro.
Da grande, adesso, da piccolo.
Il mio sogno è di avere i poteri elettrici."

(Testi: Ryu Mariano)

Composto ed eseguito da Matteo Mariano (2020) http://macrogramma.com
Voci: Ryu Mariano, Yuuki Mariano & Yoshie Asanuma

Traccia originale precedentemente pubblicata nella compilation "Selected Ambient Works From Italy" dell'etichetta Tiny Drones For Lovers. bit.ly/3pmiURW

Il Mio Sogno È Di Avere I Poteri Elettrici

Il mio sogno è di avere i poteri elettrici

Composed and performed by Matteo Mariano 

(2021) http://macrogramma.com

MAGNETIC SERIES – Album – Format: CD, Digital – Releases September 20, 2024

“I’ve always had a deep connection with magnetic tape. Since the end of the ’80s, when I was just a kid, musical experimentation was inextricably linked to that medium, to the tapes that filled my days. Every recording, every edit, every sound etched onto those tapes represented my first naive steps into the world of music. It was a way to explore, to get to know myself and the sounds I could create.

Then, in the late ’90s, the introduction to Minidiscs and, later, HD recording changed everything. Daily interaction with tape seemed like a thing of the past, forgotten in favor of newer, more immediate, and versatile technologies. But that magic, that physicality, was hard to replace.

Over the years, I’ve watched with curiosity as magnetic tape made its return to the tables of ambient and experimental music creators. I realized that many had already rediscovered and embraced this medium, while for others, it had never really gone away. I, on the other hand, was much slower to return. But it was precisely through the works of other artists that I found the drive to immerse myself once again in this dimension, more convinced than ever.

Since 2020, after some attempts to incorporate tape elements into my compositions, I began to explore this path more seriously. I started creating tracks where the use of magnetic tape wasn’t just an accessory, but an expressive end in itself. “Magnetic Series” is not a concept album in the traditional sense, but rather a collection of tracks created between 2020 and 2024, united by a common thread: the manipulation of tape in various forms, from cassette loops to reel-to-reel, from slowed-down/speed-up tracks to entire mix passed through tape.

Beyond the allure of nostalgia and the fun that this medium provides, magnetic tape offers something unique: an intransigence that digital lacks. While digital allows you infinite possibilities, tape forces you to make definitive choices, pushing you into a creative process that permits no compromises. And perhaps it’s this very unyielding nature that makes it so fascinating and valuable.“

Music by: Matteo Mariano (macrogramma.com)
Mastereing: Andrea Porcu
Photo & Desig: Moreno Pirovano
Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Cat.#: LONTANO-S-CD47
Release date: 20/9/2024
Format: CD, Digital

Copyright © 2024 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Tape in A minor

Tape in A Minor

Tape in G Dorian

Tape In G Dorian

Tape In E Flat Lydian

Music For Sleep's Tape Extended Version

My dream is to have electrical powers 
[Being eight years old and sinking into a half-sleep made of whispers]

"Now... Now...
Present, past, future.
As an adult, now, as a child.
My dream is to have electrical powers."

(Lyrics by Ryu Mariano)

Composed and performed by Matteo Mariano (2020) http://macrogramma.com
Voices: Ryu Mariano, Yuuki Mariano & Yoshie Asanuma

Rework performed by Andrea Porcu (Music For Sleep) https://mforsleep.bandcamp.com/

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Il mio sogno è di avere i poteri elettrici
[Avere otto anni e sprofondare in un dormiveglia fatto di bisbigli]

"Adesso... Adesso...
Presente, passato, futuro.
Da grande, adesso, da piccolo.
Il mio sogno è di avere i poteri elettrici."

(Testi: Ryu Mariano)

Composto ed eseguito da Matteo Mariano (2020) http://macrogramma.com
Voci: Ryu Mariano, Yuuki Mariano & Yoshie Asanuma

Rielaborazione eseguita da Andrea Porcu (Music For Sleep) https://mforsleep.bandcamp.com/

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Il Mio Sogno È Di Avere I Poteri Elettrici (Music For Sleep's Tape Extended Version)

Il mio sogno è di avere i poteri elettrici (Music For Sleep's Tape Extended Version)

Although in very different forms, sleep is an aspect of experience that unites all living beings.
Despite the many extremely plausible theories to explain the phenomenon, sleep still remains one of the greatest mysteries of science.
So, why do we sleep?

Performed & recorded by Matteo Mariano between 2005 & 2020
Noriko Ogawa: voice on "Perché Dormiamo?", recorded in 2007
Mastered by Andrea Porcu

Thanks to Rich Dodgin

Cover art: "Portrait of God" by Chiara Di Salvo - http://www.chiaradisalvo.com
(Gran Paradiso sand, pigment, oil, china, gold leaf on wood - 2018)

Matteo Mariano - http://www.macrogramma.com

Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

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Perché Dormiamo?

Could the punishment inflicted by the Gods on the man who dared to challenge them, coming to deceive without completely dispelling death, be a metaphor for the law of conservation of energy?

Performed & recorded by Matteo Mariano between 2005 & 2020
Mastered by Andrea Porcu

Thanks to Rich Dodgin

Cover art: "Portrait of God" by Chiara Di Salvo - http://www.chiaradisalvo.com
(Gran Paradiso sand, pigment, oil, china, gold leaf on wood - 2018)

Matteo Mariano - http://www.macrogramma.com

Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Copyright © 2020 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Sisyphos

Costruzione1
A song created a long time ago, starting from small loops left by chance inside a loop station. After years of forgetting about the song, I found it again and discovered it’s much longer and layered than I remembered leaving it.
As if in all this time the modules that built it had gradually replicated themselves and made it grow like a plant. Maybe a distorted memory.
Maybe it wanted to live.
credits
released June 16, 2020

Performed & recorded by Matteo Mariano between 2005 & 2020
Mastered by Andrea Porcu

Thanks to Rich Dodgin

Cover art: "Portrait of God" by Chiara Di Salvo - www.chiaradisalvo.com
(Gran Paradiso sand, pigment, oil, china, gold leaf on wood - 2018)

Matteo Mariano - www.macrogramma.com

Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Copyright © 2020 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Costruzione 1

Sound Designer & Composer. Creates instrumental music and soundtracks for film/videos and for art exhibitions.

Macrogramma

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