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The Beginning Of Everything

Fascinated on a couple of occasions by strong wind "singing" through railings... all captured crudely on my phone and integrated with drone and arpeggios. 

Kit: uKORG, Fluss, volca fm & modular, Logic Pro.
Acknowledgements:
1) Modulated vocals from "Hurrycane" (2018) by Cullah. Licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License, CC-BY.
"I am lost and still not found in the eye of the storm.... I am weary of the still in the air... now I long for the Winds out there, for the days had gone by; here I lied, wondering why I can't feel the howling Winds just outside of the eye and I screamed..."
2) Tsz Shan Monastery monks singing (2024).
3) Captured sounds of wind through railings: Canary Wharf, UK / sky 100, ICC exterior, HK.
4) Sampled Ghanaian sounds emanating from the sculpture, "Tribe and Tribulation" (2021) by Serge Attukwei Clottey.

Wind Over Rail (XL3)

A Dangerous Group ?

Remixes

Moon Energies (Mix 2024)

ARCHES

01 ARCHES

it's day time,    i'm happy,    free again.
the daylight,   is lovely,    no more pain.
out here,    i'm dancing,    sun or rain.

chorus:         then the sun goes down.
                    darkness does surround.
                    hide do not be found.
                    hush don't make a sound.

the summer,    i love it,    the long long days.
my friends come,    to play,    but no one stays.
then daylight,    starts fading,    they're on their way.

chorus

bridge spoken:    every night i hide in this cupboard, afraid to make a sound.
                             sometimes i hear them, they're all around.

they ask me,    why don't you,    escape this place.
there's a man,    he's scary,    with a hideous face.
if i run,    he's faster,    he starts to chase.

chorus

i'm waiting,    for my father,    to return one day.
i'll ask him,    to help me,    to take me away.
until then,    i can only,    hope and pray.

chorus x 2

Fear of ghosts part two (no escape)

When, at the end of July 2023, the arrival of 'Cyclone Circe' over northern Italy was announced, I was reminded of Juliette Mayniel, a French actress who had just passed away and whom I had known since 1968, when RAI aired one of the most beautiful italian TV series ever, the 'Odyssey'. In that impressive work, Juliette performed the role of Circe. 
This piece was dedicated to her and to the cyclone of the same name.

Circe is coming (final draft)

Essence Of Another Day

De Carnibus: performed & recorded by Matteo Mariano in 2007.
25.765: performed & recorded by Matteo Mariano in 2008.
Remixed in 2019. http://macrogramma.com

Original cover art by Riccardo Arena (2008). http://www.riccardoarena.org

Macrogramma Volume 3 enters more decisively into the border area between noise and music, where sound is at the same time narrative event and abstract construction.

The tracks in this release were all composed to be soundtrack for two audio-visual installations by Riccardo Arena: "De Carnibus" and "25.765" (part included in “Four Times A Tree", a vast art project presented by Riccardo Arena for the first time in Shanghai in 2008).

The tracks differ from the original ones of the period. In particular De Carnibus, with its three parts, is a much expanded version compared to what was used in the 2008 installation, which included only De Carnibus 3.

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Macrogramma Volume 3 si addentra in modo più deciso nel territorio di confine tra rumore e musica, dove il suono è nello stesso tempo evento narrativo e costruzione astratta.

Il filo conduttore che unisce le tracce qui presenti risiede nel fatto che tutte derivano da elaborati destinati a due distinte installazioni audio-visive di Riccardo Arena: “De Carnibus” e “25.765”. Quest'ultimo parte di “Four Times A Tree”, un ampio progetto artistico presentato da Riccardo Arena per la prima volta a Shangai nel 2008.

Il mix presenta molte differenze rispetto agli originali del periodo, in particolare De Carnibus, con le sue tre parti, è una versione molto ampliata rispetto a quanto fu usato nella installazione originale del 2008, che includeva la sola De Carnibus 3.

macrogramma volume 3

De Carnibus 1

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

De Carnibus 1

Macrogramma

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