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Sud e Magia (LP)

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Maestro Egisto Macchi (Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza - The Group) recorded this mystical ethnographic trip to the South of Italy imbued with its rites, superstitions, magical symbols and popular mythologies in 1977 for the TV Documentary Sud e Magia.

Astoundingly evoking the intensity, magic and psychedelia of its subject with the use of inventive and unconventional techniques (aerophones, crystal glasses, prepared piano), Macchi harmonizes kindred spirits from transcendental, religious and metaphysical sound forms.

Produced in the Feeling Records Studios, Turin, which had the highest level of equipment and technicians, this pinnacle of experimenal library music is released for the first time with audio restored from the original masters tapes.

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Cat. number: CNSV02
Year: 2021

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Recorded in Turin - October 1977

Maestro Egisto Macchi (Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza - The Group) recorded this mystical ethnographic trip to the South of Italy imbued with its rites, superstitions, magical symbols and popular mythologies in 1977 for the TV Documentary 'Sud e Magia'. Astoundingly evoking the intensity, magic and psychedelia of its subject with the use of inventive and unconventional techniques (aerophones, crystal glasses, prepared piano), Macchi harmonizes kindred spirits from transcendental, religious and metaphysical sound forms. Produced in the Feeling Records Studios, Turin, which had the highest level of equipment and technicians, this pinnacle of experimental library music is released for the first time with audio restored from the original masters tapes.

This edition: 400 copies in Black Vinyl 140gm

Release notes

Recorded in Turin - October 1977 Maestro Egisto Macchi (Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza - The Group) recorded this mystical ethnographic trip to the South of Italy imbued with its rites, superstitions, magical symbols and popular mythologies in 1977 for the TV Documentary 'Sud e Magia'. Astoundingly evoking the intensity, magic and psychedelia of its subject with the use of inventive and unconventional techniques (aerophones, crystal glasses, prepared piano), Macchi harmonizes…

Tracklist
A1Sud E Magia | Titoli 1:44
A2Sud E Magia | Violento Con Grido Vibrafono 2:18
A3Sud E Magia | Sette Aerofoni4:53
A4Sud E Magia | Vibrafono Con Arco3:25
A5Sud E Magia | Organo E Corda Arpa8:00
B1Sud E Magia | Tappeto Aerofoni5:47
B2Sud E Magia | Vibrafono Con Bocca4:55
B3Sud E Magia | Pianoforte Stoppato2:56
B4Sud E Magia | Un Violoncello Magico4:53
Credits
Egisto Macchi
Composed By
Soundohm

“Blending remarkably sensitive abstraction with melodic structures, more than 40 years on it still feels radical and fresh.”

Bradford Bailey
27 May 2020
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