Italian composer @andreabelfi shares an acoustically infused experimental mix with us today, and it’s as striking as his rich background. The producer previously opened for acclaimed alternative musician Thom Yorke on his international tour. He has also collaborated with the likes of renowned ambient musicians like Nils Frahm and Jóhann Jóhannsson. Enjoy this hour of ten richly ambient tracks that take your mind away from thoughts of chaos and disruption for its entire duration.

Track List:
 
Gestualdo da Venosa - ‘Tenebrae Factae Sunt’
Julia Reidy - ‘Clayrvoiant’
The Necks - ‘Bloom’
Andrea Belfi -  ‘Vessels’
Bendik Giske -  ‘Live at Le Guess Who’
Mouse on Mars - ‘Cut that Fishernet’
Maria Sommerville - ‘Brighter Days’
Andrea Belfi - ‘Distante 1’
Sam Slater - ‘Darn II’
Dean Roberts - ‘Say after me’
Atahualpa Yapanqui - ‘Milonga del Solitario’

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TP Mix #149  - Andrea Belfi

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Andrea Belfi, born in 1979 in Verona, is a composer, drummer, and electronic musician in the fields of minimal, post-classical, new, and experimental music, as well as improvisation, theater, and performance.

His distinctive sound emerges from the dynamic relationship between his fluid drumming and complex electronic soundscapes, where the manipulation of time induces a sense of stillness within progression, thus rendering it ritualistic. The foundation of his music is built on perpetually shifting rhythmic and melodic arrangements that expand into spatialized orchestral sound scenarios.

His discography spans a broad range of solo and collaborative works. He released more than ten solo albums, including ‘Natura Morta’ (2014), ‘Ore’ (2016) and ‘Eternally Frozen’ (2023). He recorded drums for Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ben Frost, David Grubbs and IC3PEAK, amongst many others.

Andrea Belfi's works have been showcased internationally at numerous festivals and venues, such as Philharmonie de Paris, Barbican Centre, Unsound, CTM, Montreux Jazz, The Greek Theatre, Umbria Jazz and Paradiso, inter alia. In addition to his solo performances, he has toured extensively with artists such as Thom Yorke, serving as a live opening act during his world tour, Mike Watt, Matana Roberts, Marta Salogni, Nils Frahm, Carla Bozulich, Circuit des Yeux and others.

Belfi has collaborated with artists from various disciplines: He composed music for directors, such as Ulrich Rasche, Silvia Costa and Nazanin Noori, as well as fine artists such as Angela Bulloch, Monica Bonvicini, Tomás Saraceno and Rosa Barba.

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TP Mix #149 - Andrea Belfi

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