Varies

Part of the compilation:
"a tiny tribute to Lou Ottens: lo​-​fi​-​ambient tunes for tape and instruments",
released by the label Tiny Drones For Lovers.

About "tiny tribute to Lou Ottens":

"Each track was created using at least one tape.
This is a tiny tribute to that great inventor who was Lou Ottens. His invention of the cassette influenced the mixtapes culture, but above all it gave musicians the possibility to create new worlds by working on tapes and their specificities. A hug mr. Ottens and a huge thank you from Tiny Drones."

community a tiny tribute to Lou Ottens: lo​-​fi​-​ambient tunes for tape and instruments

Double Prélude

From "Ursa Major II" EP by Phoan, track released October 31, 2021
Composed, performed and recorded by Angelo Panebianco and Matteo Mariano in 2021.
Original cover art by Dario Panzeri  (http://dariopanzeri.org)

https://phoan.bandcamp.com/album/ursa-major-ii

Ursa Major II

Apophenia

Apophenia (Phoan feat. Macrogramma)

We live in an era when non-musical sounds no longer exist. Each musician in this compilation comprehends the concept of noise in their own way: the noise of traffic, the grinding of strings, the sounds of nature, the hiss of the tape.

released December 17, 2021

Toni Dimitrov (Macedonia) The owner of the labels: www.post-global.com and elanvital.bandcamp.com

Dionisaf (USA) dionisaf.bandcamp.com

NK x [Ųvás Gøød It] (Ukraine) nkxmusic.bandcamp.com

Fine Resonance (Russia)

Alessandro Barbanera (Italy) alessandrobarbanera.bandcamp.com

DRGBL5 (Russia) soundcloud.com/drgbl5

Boban Ristevski (Macedonia) soundcloud.com/boban-ristevski

Macrogramma (Italy) soundcloud.com/macrogramma

Mastering: Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)
Photo, artwork and cover design: Dionis Afonichev (Dionisaf)

Label playlist on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/6NhkzsiLGCStuOkSjCfvso

Patreon: www.patreon.com/chitrarecords

Noises of Nature

Warm And Safe Here (While It's Still Raining Out There…)

"Un libro dei minuti" was included in this fantastic benefit compilation of almost three hours of ambient, noise & drone, with 24 tracks from 24 different artists. An opportunity not to be missed to do good and to listen to anti-conventional music made from the heart.

https://tinydronesforlovers.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-sergei-a-benefit-compilation-of-heartfelt-music-for-a-friend

Music for Sergei: a benefit compilation of heartfelt music for a friend​.​.​.

Un libro dei minuti

Un Libro Dei Minuti (HI-FI Version)

Ending Credits from "Ritual Objects", a documentary by Anna Tyurina.
“Ritualnye prinadlezhnosti”, Russia, 2011, 61 min, Beta SP, Portrait

Staff:
Screenplay, producer, director: Anna Tyurina
Editor: Matias Musa
Sound & music: Matteo Mariano
Director of photography: Anna Tyurina

Ritual Objects (Ending credits - 2011)

Roughly played DEMO coming from somewhere in 2011.
Tape: TDK Ferric 60 (1997 - 2001) - Dolby B.

ENDING CREDITS Proposal (Cassette Tape DEMO - Circa 2011)

Demo track from 2007, made with the purpose of being used for a band. The track was never finished or performed. Despite good intentions I got carried away and overdid the overdubs (a tendency I struggle to get rid of even now). I made an effort to leave everything as unaltered as possible from the 2007 mix. The only thing I was forced to add was the bass part; before there was a horrible midi placeholder and it was missing in many parts. I tried to play it the way I would have played it in 2007 and it still remains a bit naive since I am not a bass player.
The drums were made from a sample CD found at a friend's house, I don't know where they came from. It probably also has loops in it from the library of the old Apple Soundtrack Pro...

Skomorokh

Skomorokh (DEMO - Circa 2007)

Originally saved under the working title of 'Microspunto 13', this piece started out as a test of a Steinberger guitar I built from scattered parts found on the internet. I still own that guitar and it is one of my favourites and most used guitars ever.
The track was made in my home studio in late August and early September 2010 and never made it beyond the DEMO stage.
There is also an alternative version of the track with an electronic drum section created by Tommaso Fiori. I'm looking for it in the archives, as soon as I find it I'd like to put that one online too.

Summer 2010 (DEMO - September 2010)

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)

Excerpt from "IGACR (Incarichi governativi a corto raggio)"
[Short-range government assignments]
Cover by by Riccardo Arena and Claudio Sinatti (2002).
http://www.riccardoarena.org | http://www.claudiosinatti.it

Soundtrack for Video Live Set with video by Riccardo Arena and Claudio Sinatti, for Sunwukung collective, presented for the first time in May 2002.

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Estratto da "IGACR (Incarichi governativi a corto raggio)"

Soundtrack per Video Live Set con video di Riccardo Arena e Claudio Sinatti, 
per il collective Sunwukung, presentato per la prima volta nel maggio 2002.

Identikit

Identikit (2002)

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

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

Magnetic Series

Tape in A minor

Tape in A Minor

Tape in G Dorian

Tape In G Dorian

Extended version of the track "Catedral", composed for the original soundtrack of the film "La Nevada", directed by Anna Tyurina and Juan Matías Musa.

Composed and performed by Matteo Mariano (2020) 

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

Catedral (extended Version)

Catedral

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 E Flat Lydian

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