Inferno From My Occult Diary

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Total Tracks: 5   Total Length: 47:01

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07.28.11
(etre), Inferno From My Occult Diary
Label: Porter Records / IODA

It requires a bent mind in a weird mood to become simpatico for these soundscapes from Italian artist Salvatore Borrelli, but at the right moments they can be hypnotic, or disturb your typical listening patterns. There are electronics, tape loops, cross-faded and manipulated voices and instruments, and grainy field recordings, layered, folded and opened like a sonic origami. Individual songs are dedicated to various fringe European artists both historical and contemporary, and the entire work is “dedicated to all people who haven’t voiced their life.” Fortunately the music doesn’t feel quite so pretentious. Check out “We Do Boring Things Together,” probably the most “accessible” track, and leave your preconceptions at the door.

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November.18.2011

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(etre) is the project of Italian experimental musician Salvatore Borrelli and “Inferno From My Occult Diary” is his strongest work to date. (etre) layers a multitude of instruments, electronics and field recordings to create a dream like snap-shot of a particular time and place in his life. His musical approach is based on new and old methods of reworking soundscapes including minimalism, improvisation and electro-acoustic. Emotionally “Inferno From My Occult Diary” evokes a dark ritualistic tone but with cracks of warmth and humanity scattered about. http://www.porterrecords.com/id106.html

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