Room 25

Self

The Shifting Patterns of Things

Chapter II - Take a Deep Breath

Dryland is an album born during an unexpected return to the artist’s roots, in the Friulian countryside: the tracks took shape while alternating with long walks along the grava—the vast stretches of pebbles typical of the North-Eastern plains. In this landscape, only seemingly arid and dry, water flows invisibly underground, only to resurface with power in spring. The pieces of Dryland mirror the nature of those places: solid rhythmic structures, drawing on dembow and reggaeton beats, yet crossed by currents of ambient atmospheres, distant and liquid melodies flowing between kick and snare. The result is a suspended balance between danceability and dreamlike suggestions, between bursts of enthusiasm and shades of melancholy.

Sonambient is the alias of Andrea Buzzi, a producer originally from Friuli and now based in Turin. His sound blends UK Bass, distant dub echoes, and shifting ambient noises. The project was born in 2012, and since then he has performed across Italy with live sets and DJ sets, released music, and collaborated on installations, performances, and sound projects. With the Stasis collective, he curates events that merge club culture and audiovisual experimentation. In 2024 he launched MAREINTERNO, a live series dedicated to intimate forms of ambient music. Over the years, he has brought his sound to various festivals and contexts, including C2C, SYS Palermo, TUM, Kernel Festival, Vorspiel/CTM Festival – Berlin.


Chapter II - Take a Deep Breath

Reverse Engineering