REVIEWS/RECENSIONI:

"Come guardare un gran film italiano - uno di Michelangelo Antonioni, qualcosa che hai visto decenni fa, qualcosa di per lo più dimenticato, ma che di fatto è stato registrato nella tua memoria per anni...Moderna musica d'avanguardia, free jazz, l'eredità degli art rockers Demetrio Stratos e Area e la colorata tradizione musicale del cinema italiano miscelati in questo moderno e a momenti oscuro e nervoso, ma sempre bellissimo album"
 
"Like watching a great Italian movie - one from the Michelangelo Antonioni collection, something that you saw decades ago, something almost forgotten, but in fact recorded in your memory for the ages....Modern avant-garde music, free jazz, the legacy of Italian art rockers Demetrio Stratos/Area and colorful Italian cinema musical traditions all mix together in this modern, and in moments dark (noir) and nervous, but always beautiful album"
Voto: 4 stars out of 5
Slava Gliozeris, Jazzmusicarchives, U.S.A., Maggio 2012
 
"This is a great live-in-the-studio recording. Modern avant-jazz at its finest"
 
"Una grande registrazione in presa diretta. Moderno jazz d'avanguardia al suo meglio"
Voto: 4'5 stars out of 5
Darryl Weppler su Jazzmusicarchives, Aprile 2012
 
"Suoni dalle meduse ... Prima di tutto, l'assenza di simmetria ... una tipologia di arte contemporanea.
La ricerca vocale non è lontana dagli esperimenti che Demetrio Stratos stava facendo negli anni '70, anche perché Claudio Milano è uno dei pochissimi cantanti al mondo che ha la possibilità di cantare in quel modo ... Sono rimasto sorpreso nel sentire quello che fa per pochi secondi al minuto 3 di "Planula Larvae", ho ascoltato prima quel tipo di suono solo nell'album "Concerto all'Elfo"...
I testi sono scritti dal bassista. Un'esempio tra tutti, un titolo come "Bile Dal Po", è in grado di colpire come un martello ...
“Diploblastic” merita una menzione per la linea di basso sulla quale gli altri strumenti creano un ambiente ideale in grado di trasportare l'ascoltatore nel loro mondo ...
i primi minuti di "Radially Symmetrical Cnidarians" sono a metà strada tra la musica classica contemporanea e un mantra e, infine, la traccia di chiusura "(C) Tenophores" presenta il basso e il violoncello a dare un "beat" agli altri tre strumenti (che lavorano su frequenze acute) per i primi tre minuti”
 
“Sounds from the jellyfish...First of all, the absence of symmetry...a kind of contemporary art
The vocal research it's not distant from the experiments that Demetrio Stratos was doing in the 70s, also because Claudio Milano is one of the very few vocalists in the world who has the possibility to sing in that way...I've been surprised to hear what he does for just few seconds at minute 3 of "Planula Larvae", as I have heard that kind of vocals only from Stratos in "Concerto all'Elfo" before...
The lyrics are written by the bassist. One thing for all, for Italian speakers, a title like "Bile dal Po" (Gall from the Po) hits like a hammer...
“Diploblastic” deserves a mention for the bass line on which the other instruments to create an ideal atmosphere able to transport the listener in their world...
the first minutes of "Radially Symmetrical Cnidarians" halfway between contemporary classics and a mantra and finally the closing track "(C)Tenophores" with bass and cello giving a "beat" to the other three high-pitched instruments for the first three minutes”
Voto: 4 stars out of 5
Luca Polidori, Jazzmusicarchives, U.S.A., Marzo 2012
 
"Il Radiata 5tet improvvisa con la consapevolezza di una band al completo, sviluppando lentamente pulsazioni, respirando ritmi ed armonie tonali in maniera molto organica ... come un respiro che pulsa con il tempo dell'improvvisazione intorno ai toni della terra"
 
"Like a breathing pulse with time to improvise around the situation and ground tones.... for Claudio a voice is more than that, it also is an instrument, with an equally balance place in an ensemble as any other instrument. Claudio’s role isn’t bigger as anyone else’s place into the whole. The Radiata 5tet improvises with a big awareness of the full band, slowly developing pulses, breathing rhythms and tonal harmonies in a very organic and like I said breathing way of change. Just occasionally Claudio’s expressions are associated with words, he keeps silent elsewhere and he is as close in harmony to the cello as the cello is to the double bass to the trumpet and sax. Often cello and bass find bowed harmony improvisation, then invites to a bit more rhythmical progression, sax and trumpets can follow this or finds its own place of improvisation, a bit faster if necessary. The band hangs in between a chamber-ensemble, a contemporary improvisational band, harmony seeking tonal-aware band, it is a bit free music, but without the need to be special, strange or contradictory"
Voto: 3 stars out of 5
Gearl Van Waes, Psychedelicfolks, Belgium, Marzo 2012
 
"Radiazioni e aureole di una nuova avanguardia sonica.L'avanguardia del jazz contemporaneo e le teorie innovative della musica concreta... Nelle mani di questo ensemble, l'ideale della decostruzione è stata ricostruita e riproposta con grande ingegno."
 
"Radiations and aureoles of a new sonic avantgardeThe avantgarde of contemporary jazz and innovative theories of musique concrete ... In the hands of this ensemble, the ideal of deconstruction has been rebuilt and revived with great talent."
César Inca Mendoza Loyola, Autopoietican/Portalesquizofrenia, PERU, Aprile 2012
 
"Musica surrealista come un’opera d’arte, estrema,sconvolgente in tutte le sue parti sia nell’uso della voce che nei contributi strumentali"
 
"Music as a surrealist work of art, extreme,shocking in all its parts both in the use of the voice that in the instrumental contributions"
Voto: 8
Tiziana Tesio, Saltinaria, Aprile 2012
 
"La musica scorre, attraverso dinamiche diverse e assorbe i nostri sensi, così alla fine ci troviamo dentro il suo mondo, siamo parte di essa.Che grande album questo del Radiata 5tet, altamente raccomandabile per chi ama la musica d'avanguardia con qualche tocco di jazz ... musica che aprirà gli occhi della vostra mente lasciando volare l'immaginazione ...."
 
"The music flows, putting different passages and absorbing our senses, so finally we are within the musical world, we are part of it.What a good album from The Radiata 5tet, highly recommendable for those who like avant-garde music with some jazz touches...music that will open your mind’s eyes and let your imagination fly...."
Guillermo Hernández Urdapilleta, Prog Sphere (U.S.A.), Aprile 2012
 
“Una proposta astrusa e cerebrale, tra atmosfere metafisiche e torride cellule avant-jazz di scuola ESP... adorabile”
 
" "Aurelia Aurita" is an abstruse and cerebral proposal, between metaphysical atmospheres and torrid cells of avant-jazz... Lovely!"
Enrico Ramunni, Rockerilla #380, Aprile 2012
 
“In "Aurelia Aurita", i moduli del jazz contemporaneo, sono decostruiti e ricostruiti”
Voto: 8
Daniele Ferriero, Rumore #244, Maggio 2012
 
"E' divertente sentire come l'inizio timido di alcuni silenzi possa finalmente esplodere attraverso il free jazz e l'energia di interazione, con il ruggito di fiati e archi in un'autentica gioiaImmagino come Claudio Milano possa rovesciare gli occhi al pari di Christian Vander dei Magma quando picchia sui tamburi come un animale, abbandonando tutte le cose terrene"
 
"It is funny to hear as the beginning of some silences finally explode through the free jazz and the interaction energy, with the roar of winds and strings in a real font of joy...I can imagine Claudio Milano while he reverse his eyes as Christian Vander of Magma does when he beats the drums like an animal, abandoning all earthly things"
Volkmar Mantei, Ragazzi.de, Germany, Aprile 2012
 
"Voce...sulla cui interpretazione quasi 'declamata' dei testi appare aleggiare il 'solito' Schoenberg... e strumenti dialogano, a volte quasi mimando un sussurrare sottovoce, in altre parentesi dibattendo vivacemente o addirittura 'litigando', dando vita a un insieme sonoro inquietante, dai contorni affascinanti e talvolta - perché no - anche disturbanti"
 
"Voice (on the interpretation of almost 'declaimed' texts seems to hover the 'usual' Schoenberg) and instruments interact, sometimes mimicking an almost whisper softly, otherwise talking vigorously or even 'arguing', giving rise to a set that sound scary, fascinating and sometimes - why not - even disturbing"
Marcello Berlich, Losingtoday, Aprile 2012
 
“Fantastico interplay nelle 10 improvvisazioni a partire da spunti differenti, riflettendo diversi umori e temperamenti. Assolutamente un bell'album"
 
"The Radiata 5tet surprised me with the performance by vocalist Claudio Milano, who switches from very low to high registers without a problem and has an extended vocabulary to his disposal. Fantastic interplay is to be enjoyed here in 10 improvisations that start from a diversity of ideas, reflecting many moods and tempers. Absolutely a fine album. Absolutely a fine album."
Vital Weekly #826, Aprile 2012
 
"Free Jazz, classica contemporanea, progressive rock... un appuntamento con l'arte. La melodia cresce solo nella mente di chi ascolta e i silenzi sono altrettanto importanti, come monoliti, i suoni a volte obliquamente atonali. In mezzo ci sono momenti contemplativi quando i musicisti si fermano per allungare pause e suoni duri come orologi deliquescenti. Poi l'orrore strisciante riprende il suo corso, e il quintetto costruisce un muro più occidentale per portarlo al collasso... è bello sapere che tali opere senza compromesso alcuno esistono ancora. Potente!"" an appointment with Art...without any compromise. Powerful!"
Volkmar Mantei, Musikreviews, Germany, Marzo 2012
 
"Non canto ma recitazione dadaista, ironica ed allegorica. La parola esplode e dà espressione immaginaria al proprio valoreImportante il lavoro del contrabbasso, degno sottolineatore delle situazioni, anche rumoristiche come in "Eumetazoa", dove la tromba ed il violoncello comunicano fra loro in un cadenzare lamentoso e drammaticoIl suono prende forma nel proseguo e muta l'immagine di sé come farebbe un ameba, lentamente ed inesorabilmente. Continuità sperimentale che poco lascia all'armonia intesa come ripetitività rassicurante dell'ascolto.Milano usa la Glossolalia come viatico della lingua, un sistema elaborato già da Artaud, nel quale il linguaggio primordiale, quello ad esempio del bambino, si sviluppa con ecletticità. Ascoltare "Echinoderma" per averne una prova.Difficile descrivere le sensazioni e gli sforzi artistici a parole scritte, quando un disco riesce a prenderti a schiaffi e ti vuole portare in luoghi quasi del tutto inesplorati. C'è da avere paura, ma anche da capire dove può arrivare oggi il suono con la fonetica in cattedra...Per questo resto affascinato ed applaudo alla fine dell'ascolto"
 
"Not singing, but acting Dadaist, ironic and allegorical. The word explodes and gives expression to their imaginary value...Important work done by the double bass, outliner worthy situations, even noise-like "Eumetazoa", where the trumpet and the cello communicate with each other and plaintive cadence in a dramatic....The sound takes shape and changes in continuing self-image as would an amoeba, slowly and inexorably. Milan uses the Glossolalia as viaticum of language, a system already developed by Artaud, in which the primordial language, that of the child for example, develops with versatility. Listening to "Echinoderma" to have a try.Difficult to describe the feelings and artistic endeavors in written words, when a CD can get slapped and you want to bring in places almost completely unexplored.It is to be scared, but also to understand where the sound can get today if we put the phonetic at the spotlightFor this I remain fascinated and applaud after hearing"
Massimo Salari, Rock Impressions/Non solo Prog, Marzo 2012
 
"Between John Zorn, Mike Patton, Einstürzende Neubauten, Debussy, King Crimson, Phil Minton, PAS and Giacinto Scelsi"
 
"Musica che striscia sotto la pelle e attraversa l'intero spettro delle emozioni...un incrocio tra John Zorn, Mike Patton, Einstürzende Neubauten, Debussy, King Crimson, Phil Minton, PAS e Giacinto Scelsi.Non ci sono garanzie ma sorprese efficaci...la voce di Claudio Milano spazia dal registro di controtenore a sfumature demoniache e gotiche e, a volte consiste solo in un ringhiare, gridare e squittire suoni. Questo quintetto è indipendente da un ordine costituito. Musica senza alcuna categoria."
Jan Willem Broek, Subjectivisten, The Netherlands, Febbraio 2012
 


Out from January 27th 2012:
www.denrecords.eu

dEN003 
The Radiata 5tet 
"Aurelia Aurita" 

The playful hysteria of John Zorn and Mike Patton meets the new Italian jazz noise scene.

A quintet born from the collaboration between Stefano Ferrian and Cecilia Quinteros a cello player based in Buenos Aires.
Join forces in this album also Claudio Milano and Luca Pissavini, both winner of the Demetrio Stratos Prize with NichelOdeon, and Vito Emanuele Galante on trumpet. Expect Avantgarde, Improvisation and some experiment in conduction of the higher level.


L'isteria giocosa di John Zorn e Mike Patton incontra la nuova scena jazz noise italiana

Quintetto nato dalla collaborazione tra Stefano Ferrian e Cecilia Quinteros, violoncellista di Buenos Aires. Ai due si uniscono Claudio Milano e Luca Pissavini, entrambi vincitori dell'Omaggio a Demetrio Stratos nel 2010 con il progetto NichelOdeon, e Vito Emanuele Galante alla tromba. Un progetto in bilico tra avantgarde, improvvisazione ed esperimenti in conduzione istantanea. Il rumore della poesia, la poesia del rumore.

http://soundcloud.com/denrecords

LUNARIA DEBUT ALBUM 
Mike Seventino found that video game in 1987.
He has been imprisoned 28 Years in it.
The Years go by but for him everything was still played in 8 bit.
Up to now , he is finally released in order to deliver this message.

"Lunaria" is a take on the big dirty synth from the 80s modern. Stock that gives the taste of dance, drive fast machines, explode under the light of neon , if lead in camisoles flashes, live at "Neo-miami". Beat big. 
"Lunaria" is the fruit of a kitschy retro neo assumes mixing sounds futuristic and electronic there is not more to say. It is the beat and synthesizer. The speed and the groove.

Lunaria est une aventure retro futuriste moderne du gros synthé des années 80 , des nappes qui donnent le gout de danser , conduire des machines vites dans une ville cyber punk a la lumière des neons.
Album musical conceptuel imaginé & composé par Mike Seventino. 

Tara’s determination and drive to succeed also began early. She moved to New York City on her 18th birthday, her sights set firmly on Broadway. When the audition dates for Fame were announced, the creative community in the Big Apple was set on fire with excitement. Despite an initial nervousness, Tara knew the time was right to climb up another rung on the ladder of show business. After waiting for ten hours, she sang from the heart, and won the role of Serena Katz.
Fame toured Europe, and Tara found herself journeying through several countries which were very different than the one in which she had been born. 
One night, as Tara made her way toward the tram which would take her back to her hotel, she heard the sound of hurried footsteps behind her. Turning, she saw a young girl, breathless with exertion, running to catch up with her. The girl’s parents followed, similarly exhausted. The child looked at Tara, her eyes shining, and held out a notepad and pen. Suddenly, Tara realized what she was being asked to do. With a feeling almost too enormous to describe, she signed her first autograph, standing right there in the snow. 
It was a moment of realization. Tara knew then, that her responsibility was much bigger than the stages she stood on. Young people looked at her as an influence, which was a fact she would never be tempted to take lightly.
After the Fame tour, Tara found herself participating in a number of different ventures, including a co-writing project at Brentwood Benson Music Publishing. She collaborated with Dove Award winning writers like Sue Smith, gaining validation and experience in the process. Music licensing companies now use her songs in various types of media, including independent films, advertisements and on television. At this time, Tara’s catalog contains over 500 original songs.
Over the course of her professional singing career, Tara has appeared at a wide array of venues, including the Kravis Center, the Cruzan Amphitheater, the NBA Bobcats Stadium, the Time Warner Cable Arena and the Oracle Coliseum. She has had the pleasure of performing for A-list celebrities like Simon Cowell, Sugarland, Brittney Spears, Tiger Woods, L.A. Reid, Scooter Braun and Reba McEntire, her captivating voice transporting her to prestige.
While at Palm Beach Atlantic University - where she gained her Bachelor of Arts in Music - Tara was given the opportunity to expand her knowledge of theater and dance, as well as explore an eclectic selection of choral genres. She now uses that training, along with her life experience, in her work at Tara Simon Studios, where she teaches performing arts to individuals of all ages as a specialty coach. Tara considers enabling the success of others an integral part of success, and a vital component in the energy cycle of any community.
Music can mark a decade, an era, or an amazing moment in time. It speaks in a universal language which is understood by all, regardless of race, belief system, political affiliation or nationality. Music can bring a society together; music is life itself. Tara intends to continue finding new ways to use her musical talent to merge energy and humanity. She believes that music is a fundamental bridge-building tool, capable of creating a unity that will change the world for the better.


Blocksworld is a lighthearted build-and-play system for kids and grownups alike that brings the imaginative play of toy blocks to your iPad's touch-screen, allowing you to bring your digital creations to life. Snap together colorful 3D blocks to create anything you can imagine - from crazy characters to cars, space rockets, animals, robots, planes, monsters, and much more - and then bring your creations to life and play with them! Simple drag-and-drop controls make it easy to add interactivity and animations to anything you make. Tap "Play" and get ready to smile as your creations walk and talk, jump, drive, fly, shoot lasers, fire rockets, or even explode.

Mood Rings - VPI Harmony (June 25, 2013) and Pathos y Lagrimas (April 26, 2013) available via Mexican Summer here: http://www.mexicansummer.com/shop/mood-rings-vpi-harmony/

"The debut album from this Atlanta-based five-piece is certainly not easy to pigeonhole. Shifting seamlessly from taut post-punk to lush 60s balladry, and starry-eyed guitar pop to moody guitar squall, VPI Harmony is the sound of a band meticulously studied in their influences, and unafraid to expand, combine and re-imagine the sounds of their musical loves into their own signature package. Take for instance the way album opener “Dark Flow”, whose lilting guitar notes and stately drum rolls drifts with floaty falsettos straight into the tightly wound, breathy lead single “Pathos y Lagrimas”, replete with glossy guitars and an air of sexy mystery. Or the way in which “Promise Me” switches from peppy, Sarah Records jangle into dreamy girl-group heartbreak in under a minute. 

Moving from the loose, lo-fi quality of their debut EP Sweater Weather Forever in 2011, VPI Harmony was recorded, mixed and mastered in-studio at Gary’s Electric in Brooklyn. The upgrade has done wonders for enhancing the band’s sound, and helping to fully realize and emulate their seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of pop production. Fellow Atlantan musician, Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox on his hometown buddies: “Mood Rings rip the captions off the stairs and explode moonlight panels with alcohol and mint. This is not political music. These are not ringtones. There is no mystery man in the plasma tent. The floor tom is the new kick. Don’t forget the scale of mercury.”

http://moodringsmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/MoodRings


The Whereabouts are a young, energetic four piece Rhythm & Blues, Rock band from Kingscourt in Co. Cavan, Ireland.
Officially formed in 2013 by four best friends who have been playing music together since high school, The Whereabouts were influenced by their parents (also musicians), and their love of such bands as The Rolling Stones, Dr Feelgood, The Doors, The Beatles, The Kinks and Chuck Berry.
The Whereabouts are:
Wayne Watters Reilly – Lead Vocals, Guitar and Harmonica
Joseph Adcock – Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals
Scott Sheenan – Lead Guitar
Dara Curtis – Drums
Shortly after forming, The Whereabouts entered a national competition and were placed 2nd overall. Spurred on by their success in the competition, the lads decided to record an E.P. of original songs and a music video.
The music video came to the attention of rock legend Kim Fowley in California who recommened the band to Steve Strange (Coldplay, Black Eyed Peas, Blur, Kodaline), Stirling McIlywaine (Daughtry), and Andy Gould (Rob Zombie, Pantera, Linkin Park, Guns & Roses). The Whereabouts signed a management agreement with Strange, McIlwayne and Gould and began their professional career as a band.
Over the last 2 years The Whereabouts have performed and worked with some of the biggest names in the business such as Kodaline, Stereophonics, Daughtry, Imagine Dragons, UB40, Imelda May, Hudson Taylor, Eagles Of Death Metal, Electric Six and Ian Broudie.
The Whereabouts have toured extensively across Ireland, Northern Ireland and England, playing at such prestigious venues as Electric Picnic, Belsonic, Daytripper, Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Indiependence Festival and NYF Dublin. From The INEC, Killarney to The Olympia, Dublin, Mandela Hall, Belfast to The Roundhouse, London, The Whereabouts have ignited the stage and wowed fans with their electrifying performances.
Featured live on RTE Television, on TV3 and on national and international radio stations such as RTE Radio, BBC Radio Ulster (Stuart Bailie), BBC Radio 2 (Dermot O’Leary), playlisted on KROQ in the USA, and featured in The Blues Magazine, The Whereabouts have covered a lot of ground in a short space of time.
With a potent cocktail of musicianship, youthful energy and a collective drive and hunger to ignite the world’s stages and airwaves, The Whereabouts are blazing a powerful trail. Keep watching, because The Whereabouts are about to explode onto a stage near you!


 

These Two brothers inspired by EDM giants such as Daft punk Swedish House Mafia, Hardwell, Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike set out to chase their dream on September 2011. They have been around but they decided to stay underground for a while before they started making a name for themselves in the underground scene at house parties, graduation parties and pool parties paying their dues for about 1 and a half years, gaining confidence, eventually deciding to shoot for the Kenyan EDM scene. In this period of time they have opened sets for three international acts such as Craig Connelly(U.K), Richard the Third (S.A) and Saint Peak (Switzerland). They have also graced a stage with Mafikizolo, Mi casa, Sauti sol, Just a band, Jack Rooster, Cortege and Protégé at Blankets and Wine and Played along local respected acts such as Ken roots, Factory Djs, Chucky, Labman, Kumi, AOK, Joe Mfalme, DJ U.V and many more. 
They have also played in Rwanda at the K club and ABC club, as well as played on Air at Hot 96 as guests of Coco Di Rasta, and the much coveted BLANKETS AND WINE festival that took place for a whole weekend on the first weekend of January in 2013. 
Away from the decks and events, Lovekey and Riyo spend their time enhancing their music production, skills as they aim towards producing music under Big EDM record label signings. They are working to expand their territory on a local scale with companies like IMAGINE-NATION where they currently work under, 6am, Kenya Nights and so on and on an international scale working to break ground in different countries.
With also the release of the new track ‘Natives’, this saw them get a large number of following on their socials and great comments from big artists around Kenya and also abroad. Their earlier releases debuted in early 2014 to much acclaim. Music enthusiasts and club-goers alike started to gravitate to their blast-worthy beats and huge deejays and producers began to support their music. Their recent podcast show debuted in late 2014 and already has been getting a lot of attention. Their latest release Natives is already looking like a third big hit from LOVEKEY & RIYO. Be sure to keep up with LOVEKEY & RIYO' music and upcoming events. With the hard work these boys are putting in, we can’t stop them because they are a time bomb waiting to explode anytime. So you better watch them out whenever they’re in town.





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