Maurizio Marsico, Monofonic Orchestra
Pre-Monofonic Orchestra (12")
Format12"LabelLuce SiaGenreElectronic
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*2025 stock. 250 copies limited edition* Maurizio Marsico presents Pre-Monofonic Orchestra, a paradoxical title that suggests both limitation and expansion. Working within self-imposed restrictions of monophonic synthesis, Marsico creates orchestral textures that shouldn't exist, building complex harmonies from single-voice sources through overdubbing and processing.
The album demonstrates how constraint breeds creativity, with each track exploring different strategies for creating polyphonic illusions from monophonic sources. The result is both a technical achievement and an artistic statement, proving that in experimental music, the orchestra exists not in the number of instruments but in the imagination of the composer.
Format
Released on black 12” vinyl, in a numbered limited edition of 250 copies with insert and download code.
Recorded in the electronic music composition classroom of the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi between 1977 and 1979
Release notes
Released on black 12” vinyl, in a numbered limited edition of 250 copies with insert and download code. Recorded in the electronic music composition classroom of the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi between 1977 and 1979
| A1 | Quattro | ||
| A2 | Almost Chips | ||
| A3 | Tre | ||
| B1 | Cinque | ||
| B2 | Uno |
- Elena M. Rosa Lavita
- Artwork By, Layout
- Attila Folklor
- Mastered By
![Daniele Ciullini – [23] Re-Edit](https://cdn.soundohm.com/data/products/2026-07/NjktNTMzNi5qcGVn.500.jpg.avif)
![Gianluca Becuzzi – Voices [for solo voice]](https://cdn.soundohm.com/data/products/2026-10/gianluca-becuzzi-voices-for-solo-voice-cd-jpg.jpg.500.jpg.avif)
