Communion is an independent collective.
Its aim is to support and disseminate hybrid sonic worlds, possible musics originated from the clash between cultures differently set in time and space.


The project began in 2014 with the organization of periodic happenings and at the end of 2016 started a complementary activity as a record label.
The place where the collective moved its first steps and in which still works are the freed spaces of Macao, the new center for art, culture and research based in Milan.

Further mutations are to be expected.

Alessandro Cortini is an Italian musician, producer, composer, and instrument builder. 

Cortini is one of the foremost figures of contemporary electronic music, best known for his haunting, atmospheric work. Alongside being a longstanding member of Nine Inch Nails, he is highly prolific and has released a steady stream of his own heady music on luminary labels including Mute, Hospital, and Important Records for the past decade. Throughout his shadowy rise to fame, he has collaborated with the likes of Lawrence English, Daniel Avery and Merzbow (to name a few). Balancing dark ambience with smokey, pulsing rhythms, his compositions are perfectly restrained, textured and mesmeric. 

Cortini was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020 through his work with Nine Inch Nails, making history as the only Italian musician to have ever been honored with this recognition. 

In 2021, in collaboration with boutique synth builders Make Noise, Cortini released his own, custom-designed, semi-modular synth, “Strega” (Italian for ‘witch’). That same year, he used Strega to build his latest full length, Scuro Chiaro [Mute], which Pitchfork described as “pitched somewhere between purgatory and the planetarium ... consistently managing to thrill and surprise”. 

In addition to years of extensive worldwide touring, Cortini has also soundtracked fashion shows including Alexander McQueen, Dior, and several of Fendi’s presentations. In 2022, he exhibited a high-concept audio installation called “Nati Infiniti” for Sonar 2022 at Museu de Lisboa’s “Fábrica de Moagem.” A live version of “Nati Infiniti” is set to debut at Berlin Atonal in 2023.

Alessandro Cortini’s music has been licensed for use in television, film and documentaries, games, and commercials, including FX’s hit show The Bear, “Thank You Very Much” a documentary about Andy Kaufman, Samsung, BMW, Sony, and Netflix. Remixes have also been a part of Cortini’s identity – remixing the likes of Depeche Mode to Mogwai to Death Cab For Cutie, Yann Tiersen to Vatican Shadow, and more between and beyond.

Nell’universo sonoro di Souvlaki non c'è spazio per la freddezza. I suoi pezzi sono elettronici ma, come racconta lo stesso producer, «sgusciano fuori direttamente da quello che provo, senza troppe regole a controllare i sentimenti».
Nessun limite quindi, ma molta selezione, perché Nicola Piccinelli è un musicista che sa esattamente come vuole che suonino le sue tracce; canzoni che riflettono il suo mondo interiore ed i suoi ascolti onnivori. C’è un universo di musica nel background di questo giovane producer bresciano che nel 2016 ha partecipato alla raccolta Burials Collection Vol. 1 con due tracce potenti e raffinate e nel 2017 ha rilasciato il suo ultimo singolo Mybe.
Grazie all’amore trasversale per sonorità eterogenee, Souvlaki, che nel' autunno del 2018 pubblicherà il suo primo EP "Tracks" per Elastica Records, riesce ad esaltare la componente emotiva nella sua miscela elettronica, spesso coadiuvato dalla cantante Folkie, con la quale ha realizzato diverse collaborazioni.

I'm just a 20-year-old producer.
My favourite artists are: Future sound of London, Recoil, Depeche Mode, Death in Vegas, Burial, Autechre, Biosphere, Aphex Twin, Amon Tobin, Radiohead, Boards of Canada, Massive Attack, Coil and Nine Inch Nails.

Oh yes, I LOVE potatoes. Baked potatoes.

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