for amplified string trio and electromechanical devices

Repertorio Zero
Milano, Piccolo Teatro
04/11/2013

Two references are at the base of Regnum animale. The first is the Medieval tradition of bestiaria, intended as multi-faceted catalogues of miscellaneous beings, among which different relations can be defined. The variety and heterogeneity of the bestiaria i strikingly evident in early examples, that are topsy turvy lists of fantastic creatures, existing animals, stones and plants. A second reference for the work is taxonomy, that is, the systematic description of living organisms that dates back to Linnaeus’ Systema Naturae as the Rationalistic possibility of ordering the polymorphous (and many times teratomorphic) appearance of nature. One of the foundational aspects of taxonomy in the so-called “binomial nomenclature”, that provides for each organism a name specifying its place in relation to other organisms by means of the couple genus et species.
The heterogeneity of bestiaria is at the origin of both the setup and the organization devised for Regnum animale. Th former includes traditional acoustic instruments (string trio, but played with a variety of special techniques), surrounded by an amass of computer-driven, electro-mechanical devices built from discarded and scavenged every- day objects. For what concerns the organisation, indeed the general model is the catalog: Regnum animale is thus a sequence of 28 short pieces, each one dedicated to an imaginary animal. Here the sec- ond model –taxonomy– enters into play: all the pieces have the same duration, and each one has received a name following the binomial nomenclature. Hence, Regnum animale is also a systematic report about the creatures found in a terra incognita.


Mauro Lanza / Andrea Valle - "Regnum Animale" (2013)

3D Meditation is a sonic experiment and a music project, exploring the hidden sounds of metal plates such as Tam-Tam and Gongs.
"Seeking Micro-songs of metal structures"

In Collaboration with Thanos Karakantas

3D MEDITATION Part I

Radio Opera presents .... MISS SATURATION ....

..... a digital hero performing a virtual fairytale of her becoming and living in a digital world.

Studio Recording

Radio Opera presents Miss Saturation....drive

##PROGRESS##

Video by Natasha Papadopoulou
Original Score by Yiannis Loukos
Viola by Eleftheria Togia

Sweet decay

Radio Opera presents Miss Saturation on her percussive way.
A story about starting
Percussion : Stefanos Theodorakis

Percussive Miss Saturation

time is a swollen now

Jay Glass Dubs on the remix duties with an experimental deconstruction, lifted from the inaugural Trial & Error release.

'Hollow Systems' is out October 27th on Trial & Error.

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Hollow Systems

Premiere: Bonebrokk – Choose Ur Illusion (Jay Glass Dubs Version) [Trial & Error]

'Cool Your Jets' is a start to a mix series intended to relieve your thoughts from strain and take you on a calming journey through soundscapes and lullabies. Lean back, close your eyes and dive into a 1-hour trip imagining clouds drifting by and leaves rustling in the wind. We hope you enjoy!
Stay home, stay positive! 🙏

LA ZONA w/ Fabiola Feyt & David Burr ('Cool Your Jets', LZM001)

(*1985) is composer and piano player of classical contemporary and electronic music. Since 2010 he is involved in production of motion picture music and he is very active in the fields of visual art, film and advertising within international collaborations. He also composes, records and presents avant-garde music around Europe. He lives and works in Athens.