Kubrick Cube is one of the compositions from Bjm Mario Bajardi’s new album ‘Aura’.
All the tracks, each different from the other, reflect the emotional diversity of human beings: each composition is a distinct aura, a unique vibration that speaks of joy, melancholy, impulses and expectations.
A constantly evolving mosaic of sound.
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Fabio D’Onofrio is an Italian composer and multi-instrumentalist. He has composed music for films, short films, theater, commercials, and video games.
Cosmos in Cosmos is Fabio’s first EP after a long series of original soundtracks.
After a long research carried out on both synthesizers and acoustic instruments, Fabio developed an approach to electroacoustic music made of evolving timbres with symphonic echoes.
Cosmos in Cosmos follows the sign of this concept where ethereal textures and melodic arpeggios follow each other to tell a journey in orbit between lights and shadows, paths and routes as the beginning of an exploration of which the point of arrival is unknown.
The cosmos within the cosmos is nothing other than man, who is a product of the universe, of which he has the same essence and is subject to the same laws.
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Guests (in order of appearance)
Leila: voice on Highway samurai/Dusty tapes
Donato Nicolaci: guitar on Highway samurai/Dusty tapes/Morning guru
Maria Ingrosso: soprano on Héritage/Dusty tapes
Federico Leo: drums on Dusty tapes.
Dedicated to my dad.
Written by Andrea Senatore: voice, synthesizers, piano, bass, percussions, field recordings.
Recorded by Andrea Senatore @ CynicLabo (Lecce, Italy)
Produced and mixed by Peppe Petrelli
Mastered by Gianluigi Gallo @ Soundwalk Studio (Lecce, Italy)
www.andreasenatore.com
Released & marketed by ONDE electronic contents (2020)
All tracks published by Iter-Research di Paolo Bigazzi (2020)
THREE SINGLES WERE EXTRACTED FROM THE ALBUM
Special thanks to: Paolo Bigazzi Alderigi, Peppe Petrelli, Leila Bahlouri, Federico Leo, Donato Nicolaci, Matteo ‘zinzin’ Spano, Marta Zacchino, Silvano Senatore, Licia Ingrosso, Maria Ingrosso, Carlo Vitale, Marco Micella, Valerio Calsolaro, Eugenio Fioretto, Daniele Natale.
Label assistant: Francesco Maria Falcone
Photo and graphics by Mariano Equizzi
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Mario Bajardi is a man of many musical talents. He is a violinist, film score composer and award winning music producer. Early in his career he was a finalist at the International Competition of Electronic’s Pierre Schaeffer Prize and ICMC – these awards are given to the artist who explore new horizons in music. His music and sound composition approach is constantly evolving as seen in the case of ‘Metamorph’ an electro-acoustic and designed sound library Mario coproduced for Twisted Tools. His ‘Inverse’ EP will be his second EP for ONDE following last year’s ‘Glass Orchestra’ EP and his debut album ‘Archives’ which was released in 2012.
‘Inverse’ opens with ‘Rest’ featuring vocalist Eleze who has previously released on Ministry of Sound and Ego. The intro is awash with ambient textures as a gentle piano and Eleze’s crystalline voice float on the surface of the background swells. The female vocals and ambient textures bring to mind Bonobo’s recent tracks with the vocalist Szjerdene.
The high comparison continues on the following track ‘Standing’ which was taken from a theatrical soundtrack, for ‘Riccardo III W. Shakespeare’ which was composed and produced by Mario in 2013. The pizzicato strings and long wavering notes rise and fall together before fading away into ‘Interlude’ which opens with a snippet of natural recordings.
Cinematic swelling strings then morph into electronic pulses and waves before the two intertwine.
Drawing from a wide range of influences gives Mario a broad palette of inspiration to draw from. He lists some of his own influences as composers like Bach, bands like The Cure and fellow film scorers such as Hans Zimmer. His cinematic approach can be found on ‘Crusty’ which opens with what sounds like a field recording of faint sounds of the city. It then builds and swells with the same emotion found on Jon Hopkins’ Mercury Music Prize nominated album ‘Immunity’. ‘Crusty’ then progresses into an industrial style breakdown before bursting back into the light and back to life with Mario’s signature strings.
‘Inverse’ features glitchy electronic pulses with an array of buzzing sounds flitting around the track – sinister low synth rumble before being joined by a burst of background strings which break through the futuristic white noise. ‘Inverse’s chaotic use of electronic sounds is reminiscent of Luke Abbott’s recent releases on the Border Community label. ‘Missing’ then closes the EP with plucked strings and fast strokes of the violin’s bow creating a tension building that creates an evocative and cinematic final track.
Sound artist and producer, Carlo Ascrizzi, creates a slow burning remix of ‘Crusty’ which introduces dark skittering drums and glitches, deconstructing and stripping away the brightest elements; switching the mood of the track from midday to midnight. His interpretation gives us intricate and complex sound textures, reminiscent to his sonic works
Mario’s sheer talent shines through in his music which balances elegant electronics with evocative natural instrumentation. His experience of composing for film gives his music a cinematic feel with textures overlapping and sounds floating in from all angles. His years of hard work have led to this expertly realised body of work. BJM Mario Bajardi’s ‘Inverse’ EP is one of this year’s most accomplished and impressive collections of music.
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This is the first transmedia project under ONDE: http://www.komplex.city/
Honorary mention at Filmteractive 2014.
Komplex, 28 is an interactive “site specifc” urban storytelling re-thinking Augmented Reality. 28 leans on a reflection and a years-long practice of a close-knit crew composed by Mariano Equizzi (writer, director), Paolo Bigazzi Alderigi (Music, sound design and production), Luca Liggio (production and editing).
“28” is a cross-genre downtempo track.
The electroacoustic piano theme is driven by an old-school groove melted with electronic elements and reverse pads conducing in a fog, noir landscape. “Plotkin” is an hypnotic series of loops and noise layers who compose an amorphous disturbing melody, followed by “Dottor Benway” who explore the sense of disorder by the groove
and guitar samples weaving, with an analog bass sustain. “AirPod” realize Komplex funk propensity who pinch Kraftwerk like metronomic groove. “Man Camera” is an Idm/funk industrial way to explore techno groove diving into a dark atmosphere. He’s behind the lens.
“Schnabel” is an old school hip-hop groove-style walking with a series of reverse textures and an hopeful distorted rhodes melodies in a giant reverberant metallic condominuim. “Phobosgrad” is an orchestration of several layers of arpegiated synth lines, and obscure enharmonic elements conducting to an hopful ending melodies. Empowaring Audience, Warping City, that’s Komplex commitment.
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BJM Mario Bajardi is the music project of Palermo based artist and producer Mario Bajardi. As BJM, Bajardi blends melodies into an electroacoustic soundscape where realistic tone and perturbing noises reach a fullness, or essential emotional music novels.
After a long series of live acting, theatrical show, Tv and documentary music scoring, installations, and music productions maded during last decade, and after his first conpept album “Overture Arcaica”, in 2012 his sounds process sees the release of the series of the “Archives”, first chapter: “Electroacoustic”.
‘Archives’ is a journey around his huge past decade music productions, and it collects the best of, with more than one new compositions like “Rest”, “Danzante”, “Sonata” plus remasterd version of ICMC 2002 winner “Bjm Violin Studio 7”, and many times mentioned “Bjm Piano Studio”, (Cemat, Luigi Russolo).A great melt of 17 instrumental compositions, presenting pieces for solo piano, to pure sound design, with a consistent melodic sensibility.
Surely the wait has been well worth it.
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Tone Float deliver fine underground slabs of house as well as powerful gems that we are sure will get the attention on the danceflloors around the globe. DNE means Descreambling Nova Express, inspired from the W. Burroughs novel, taken fron the soundtrack of “DNE” indie movie produced by Leb Film, an Italian historical team who bring the cyberpunk literature and transpose it into images.The DNE videoclip will be out exclusively on You tube Channel. We kick of with the Club mix Full of deep but warm vibes and sounds arranged and processed to maximise the feel good energy. The track drops as the processed words wash over whilst the track than builds back to smile inducing moments. The Original mix is linked with wave sounds and groove, with the lovely voice of Jessica Zen, going for the dubbier edge and certainly on a darker tip. Remix go to label friend and very cool Dj, Neil Quigley. His mix utilises the warmth of the Club mix, but with tougher beats and essential sounds selection that reach an elegant texture.
Komplex Descrembling mix is a journey around a mellow bass sounds and melodic pads, melted in a sound design structure typical mark from electronic emergent live cinema group-Komplex. A great release with a variety of quality gems that will warm up your winterTone Float deliver fine underground slabs of house as well as powerful gems that we are sure will get the attention on the danceflloors around the globe. DNE means Descreambling Nova Express, inspired from the W. Burroughs novel, taken fron the soundtrack of “DNE” indie movie produced by Leb Film, an Italian historical team who bring the cyberpunk literature and transpose it into images.
The DNE videoclip will be out exclusively on You tube Channel. We kick of with the Club mix Full of deep but warm vibes and sounds arranged and processed to maximise the feel good energy. The track drops as the processed words wash over whilst the track than builds back to smile inducing moments.
The Original mix is linked with wave sounds and groove, with the lovely voice of Jessica Zen, going for the dubbier edge and certainly on a darker tip. Remix go to label friend and very cool Dj, Neil Quigley. His mix utilises the warmth of the Club mix, but with tougher beats and essential sounds selection that reach an elegant texture.
Komplex Descrambling mix is a journey around a mellow bass sounds and melodic pads, melted in a sound design structure typical mark from electronic emergent live cinema group-Komplex. A great release with a variety of quality gems that will warm up your winter.
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Written and Produced by Salvatore De Luca e Paolo Bigazzi Alderigi
Artwork/Photo: Eugenio De Rosa
This amazing project from Italy present four powerful Tech-house and Progressive tracks full of uplifting melodies that we are sure will get the attention on the danceflloors around the globe. The original mix moves on a percussive melody assembled with evocative texture and mantra-processed voices, in a great grooving structure.
Club mix is full of deep vibes and sounds arrangend and processed to match the rest of texture and the amazing timbre of Ultramantra spoken reading ( by the man on the beach?)…. Ultramantra Ep is accompanied with an amazing remix by one of the big and legendary Italian artist and friend Fulvio Perniola (Fathers of Sounds) that pushed the track into a pressure deep Kick groove and beautiful instrumental environment. In Pursuit is a journey around a mellow bass sounds and melodic pads, melted in a typical Tone Float waveflux.
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