"rayuela"
degoya
Liburia Experimental 08
Format: digital - Cd audio/digipack
released 15/11/2023
Set to be released on November 15, 2023, under the Liburia Records label, both in physical and digital formats, "Rayuela" marks the latest musical endeavor from degoya, an Italian musical duo with a journey dating back to 2019. This project has been made possible thanks to the contributions of NUOVOIMAIE.
This creation, which unfolded between March and June of 2023, is a product of various recording sessions characterized by complete improvisation. These sessions involved Andrea Laudante (analog feedback, fm synthesis, live looping) , along with Francesco di Cristofaro (zurna, bansuri, hunting horn, marranzano, shvi, whistle, and Bulgarian kaval)
The editing process of the amassed material and the artistic choices leading to the final arrangement of the album's ten tracks were deeply influenced by "Rayuela," a literary masterpiece published in 1963 by the renowned author Julio Cortázar.
Cortázar's work is known for its offering of three distinct modes of reading, and degoya has mirrored this concept in the album's listening order. This experience is enhanced with specific instructions provided to the audience within the physical copy of the record.
RECENSIONI
"...il caotico ma congruo mood creato con sonorità veramente ricercate e di notevole effetto suggestivo."
Roberto Celi - MUSICMAP
"...Il compositore, il versatile e richiestissimo bassista napoletano Giacomo Pedicini s’immedesima nei protagonisti appartenuti alla letteratura “noir” o, appunto, “hard boiled”: investigatori dal carattere rude e disincantato che non si limitano soltanto a cercare di risolvere i casi, ma che lo fanno affrontando pericoli e situazioni violente, risse, inseguimenti, sparatorie, caos. "
Giuseppe Attardi - SEGNALISONORI
"...For those willing to step into Pedicini’s world, “Hard Boiled” offers an experience that is as intellectually stimulating as it is emotionally resonant. Each track provides a new perspective, a fresh angle on the complex mosaic of sound Pedicini has created. In a world where music is often polished and constrained by convention, “Hard Boiled” stands as a testament to the power of artistic freedom, a bold declaration that chaos and chance can yield profound beauty."
JAZZDAILY
"...After all, the best mysteries aren’t the ones that get solved. They’re the ones that keep pulling you back, whispering, "Listen again. You missed something".
Vito Cammaretta - CHAINDLK
"...His latest album, Hard Boiled, marks a decisive turn toward experimental territory. These provocative sounds emerge from a rich confluence of experiences with eleven tracks that defy the lines separating composition and pure sound exploration."
Michael Donaldson - THE TONEARM
"...La dimensione esplorativa è lasciata al contrabbasso, che si muove nervoso e a tratti frenetico negli spazi atmosferici aperti dal piano e dalla chitarra elettrici."
Alessandro Bertinetto -- KATHODIK
"Pedicini weet op Hard Boiled een eigen avontuur te schrijven. Gebruikmakend van gelaagde instrumentatie en met innovatieve artiesten in het achterhoofd, lukt het hem om dit met elf nummers gestalte te geven. De muziek zal niet iedereen even goed bevallen, maar voor de avonturiers en contrabasliefhebbers onder ons, is er veel te ontdekken.
FESTIVALINFO