Solo
Solyphony
Solyphony is the reinterpretation of a solo concert, performed live in 2016.
The improvised solo lasted 45 minutes and was conceived as the diachronic interpretation of all parts of a composition. The polyphony, due to the limitations of the solo performer, must become a sequence of parts improvised one after the other, without losing the sense of pulse.
The regularity of this pulse then allowed overlaying the audio and video of the various parts, recomposing polyphony synchronously.
The instrument follows the same logic. It should not be considered as a series of disconnected objects, but rather as a single musical instrument gathered surrounding the improviser.
Each of the objects comes from a journey, from a different part of the world I have traversed, from an object I have disassembled, from a job I had. I built the drums and the drum mechanics myself. The slate plates come from Liguria. The aluminum bells are tuned to the bells of old bicycles from Bologna. The glass bells from the Mercado de Sonora traveled from Mexico City in the cargo hold of an airplane, protected into the bass drum.
There would be much more to tell, but the most important aspect to note is what provides cohesion, on one hand to the conceived and played music, on the other hand to the organological composition of the instrument: the person of the improviser who conceived and built the instrument. Just as the parts of the instrument are gathered, the parts of the polyphony are collected, and the music is composed by inscribing it in the body of the instrument and the musician.
Instruments
oslesia 00
This set was used in the solo concert Solyphony.
It was transported in two suitcases. The main one weighs 18 kg, can be lifted with one hand, and can be checked in while travelling by palane: it's a complete drum set with a seat, washable rug, and additional space for customized tools and a change of clothes.
Handcrafted by myself, it is compatible with industrial spare part standards. All unnecessary springs and screws have been removed to avoid uncontrollable resonances, using stainless materials and non-toxic acrylic enamels.
This instrument has proven its durability and versatility, having been used for eight years in different contexts: concerts, education, and live and studio recordings; it has played a wide range of genres from jazz to radical improvisation, from pop to noise.
Music
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Alessio Giuliani: drums, percussion.
Maria carlas: vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, rhythm box, percussion.
Mylo Cywitz: keyboards, zither, mandolin, glockenspiel, sampler, vocals.
Recorded in Netherlands and Mexico, September 2022.
Mix and master: Mylo Cywitz.
Urban Edges
Alessio Giuliani: drums, traps, violin, flute.
Luis Ortega: doublebass, fx.
Recorded in Mexico City, 2012.
Mix and master: Luis Ortega.
Art: Sirako.
Urban Butchers
Alessio Giuliani: drums, traps, flute and screams.
Luis Ortega: bass, fx and screams.
Rodrigo Ambriz: vocals and fx.
Recorded in Mexico City, January 2013.
Mixed and mastered by Luis Ortega.
Photos by Mayra Huerta Released in 2013 by suplex
Ephemeral#2
Gianni Lenoci and the Hocus_Pocus Improvisers Orchestra
Gianni Lenoci, piano, composition, conduction. Stefano Luigi Mangia, voice. Carla Genchi, voice. Miriam Neglia, voice. Vito Galante, trumpet. Pamela Catucci, trumpet. Antonio Lo Re, trumpet. Carlo Mascolo, trombone, dijeridoo. Antonio Furio, tuba. Andrea Campanella, clarinet. Francesco Massaro, sax. Antonangelo Giudice, sax. Federico Dammacco, sax, flute. Stefania Ladisa, violin. Adolfo La Volpe, guitar, electronics. Giovanni Volpe, guitar. Giuspeppe Pascucci, guitar. Leo Binetti, synth. Govinda Gari, piano. Angelo Urso, double bass. Pasquale Gadaleta, double bass. Ananda Gari, drums. Giovanni Angelini, drums. Giacomo Mongelli, drums and percussions. Alessio Giuliani, percussions.
Recorded in concert at Conservatorio "Nino Rota" Monopoli (ITALY) June 19th, 2008 by Antonio "IL TUBISTA" Furio.
Released under creative commons license by.nc.nd by Insubordinations netlabel.