Lunophone - Surroundings CD
SKU
33-AltrOck 064
Dario D'Alessandro: vocals & lyrics (1-12), electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11), classical guitar (2, 7), synthesizers (1-9, 11), piano (7), glockenspiel (7-8), tambourine (11), artwork & layout
James Strain: bass (1-12), drums (1-12), electric guitar (1-2, 4-12), fretless guitar (4, 7, 12), electric oud (4), sitar (4), piano (4, 6, 8), rhodes (2, 6, 10), fuzz organ (1, 9, 10), synthesizers (3, 7, 8, 10), MIDI orchestra (2, 4, 12), gamelan gangsa (4), Nuvo DooD (6, 7), percussion (1, 4, 6, 7, 12), mixing & mastering
“Lunophone is a new musical project born from the collaboration between Dario D'Alessandro (Homunculus Res) and James Strain (Rascal Reporters). Six compositions from each member result in a total of 12 songs which were played and arranged from their respective locations in Italy and Ireland.
The result is an intriguing fusion of styles united by common tastes and feelings that lead the two musicians to craft a blend of progressive jazz-rock with influences from Canterbury/RIO and characterised by bizarre, eclectic, capricious and melancholic avant-pop song structures.
The album marries lively and fun rock music with delicate and intricate soundscapes, occasionally featuring microtonal elements due to Strain's use of fretless and Middle Eastern instruments. The songs themselves are shifting and moody, with undulating shapes and articulated structures, further complicated by the ambiguous lyrics written and sung by D'Alessandro.
The richness of the arrangements and the melodic sophistication lend a dense and pulsating quality to the music, with layers and subtleties waiting to be discovered and savoured with each listen.
Lunophone evokes the notion of a sound emanating from the Moon, bewitching and mysterious.”
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- UPC8019991892015