Andrea Belfi - Natura Morta
Artist: Andrea Belfi
Rating: EXCELLENT
Genres: AmbientElectroacoustic Tribal Ambient
Released: 2014
Type: Album
Label: Miasmah
Link: Bandcamp

Natura Morta, "dead nature" or "still life". This album can be understood as a powerful study of the minute details of the art of electro-acoustic composition, as much as the Renaissance "nature morte" were a masterful display of the artist’s skill in portraying the glow of a ripe fruit, or capturing the light beaming on a vacant chair....

Six tracks, to be listened to as two long explorations in the art of variation and repetition. Layers of drums and percussions intertwine with synth waves making the portrait come to life, detail after detail, until a complex figure emerges from the white canvas. The constant, unsteady sounds, wavering noise, swirling cymbals, and distant feedback gently pull the listener into the picture, letting them enjoy every detail of this beautifully staged compositions.

Recorded at EMS studio, Stockholm, ZKM in Karlsruhe and at the legendary Funkhaus in Berlin, this album mixes influences from both Italian minimalism and the electro-acoustic contemporary scene. Somewhere in between the electronics of Keith Fullerton Whitman, the percussive repetitions of Jon Mueller, and the atmospheric sensibility of Pan-American.

released November 7, 2014

Editions:
2014 Original Release
Miasmah | MIALP029/MIACD029 | CD/Digital/Vinyl
  01. Oggetti Creano Forme (5:20)
  02. Nel Vuoto (3:00)
  03. Roteano (8:46)
04. Forme Creano Oggetti (4:28)
05. Su Linee Rette (10:05)
  06. Immobili (3:03)