Four thick cuts of fog-riddled electronics, a quartet of fear streaked atmospherics from two men taking up the mantle of their soundtrack predecessors.
Alessandro Parisi is one of the few artists I can think of who has bucked the electronic music trend. Most people say the album is dead, the Italian says otherwise. 2013 saw him release three albums; more than many have managed in a lifetime of releasing. 2014 sees the Lux Rec and Minimal Rome veteran move to the EP. La Porta Ermetica was the debut EP for Giallo Disco and after that first here’s another. Parisi is hooking up with little known Adamennon, aka Adam Van Maledict, for a dual/split EP for Newcastle’s Flight Recorder, Il Plenilunio Del Fuoco.
The Summer sun may be shining, but these Mediterranean men are staying the shadows. The pair team up for the looming grandeur of “Il Nulla Chiama A Sè (Orior Omnia).” An inescapable threat is created, sweetened keys and organ chords culminating for a menacing movie score. That peril is ever present on the EP, hooded figures filled with malice, glistening blades and obscured skies. Van Maledict takes over with the chilling notes of “Il Rituale (Electi Initiationem).” Atmospheric, the piece pulls you in to a sinister soundscape that immediately calls to mind the greats of Goblin and Fabio Frizzi. Blood continues to curdle as virgins are strapped down for the medieval sacrifice of “Aperiens Ad Lunam (Baptismum Sanguis),” slow pulses steadying the cascading keys. Parisi takes over the credit reel. If you thought there might be some respite for the end think again. Devilish analogue weight is ever present. Sounds coil and clouds loom for the film winds down with “Caeli Rore (Purificatio).”
There are a handful of artists seeking to write music to unmade movies. Legowelt, Umberto, Anton Miaovvi are a few names who have penned soundtracks for narratives of their own invention. Alessandro Parisi is part of this new wave of musicians with a penchant for vivid sonorous scenarios, deep and textured works that nod to those past greats like Pino Donaggio. But, Adamennon is a new name; and he has immediately demonstrated his prowess. Four thick cuts of fog-riddled electronics, a quartet of fear streaked atmospherics from two men taking up the mantle of their soundtrack predecessors.
Il Plenilunio Del Fuoco is available on Flight Recorder.
