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Went to a neighborhood record shop recently and heard this over the speakers while flipping through the stacks. I couldn’t quit nodding along to its hypnotic composition and took a gamble on a copy — 100% the right choice. Big rec if you’re into Philip Glass. And the album concept is so good:
Originally released in 1979, Sei Note In Logica (Six Notes In Logic) presents a singular, sinuous piece. The composition is based on a finite set of musical notes, yet this limitation is the point of departure for a grand tour of possible combinations and enthralling timbres (marimbas, strings, reeds and human voice).
The joyous experiment of Sei Note is grounded in constant variation. Often doubled by multiple instruments, non-repeating patterns are exquisitely layered, while electro-acoustic signals transform and further refract through visceral effects. Within this conceptual framework, Cacciapaglia does not so much juxtapose rigid dichotomies — acoustic vs. electronic, melodic vs. dissonant, simple vs. complex — as fuse them into an expansive whole.
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I found this album the other day and it feels so sacred to me that I almost don’t want to share it with anyone, but……check it out…
Italian avant-garde ambient realness. Your ears need this!
singular! hidden gem! overlooked!
I have been pairing my listening with open windows so that the cicadas’ songs in Tennessee are in harmony and it is bringing me so much peace.
May 12, 2024
An absolute punishing and complex album and one I’ve put off getting into for about a year now but I’ve finally given it a listen. There’s some truly transcendental moments on this album. If you’re a fan of swans and no wave do not hesitate to give this a listen!
8.5/10
Listen if you like:
Swans
No-Wave
Experimental/Instrumental Rock
Mar 5, 2024
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This is a great intro to modern/neo-classical with an electronic twist. Try to find live recordings of his songs "Says" and "Said and Done" - the first one is basically a study in build-build-build-build and the second unfolds around the repetition of one single note. They both give me goosebumps every single time.
Recommend headphones (or big speakers) and giving it your full attention.
Feb 3, 2025
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