<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p class=""><a href="http://www.audiobulb.com/albums/AB082/AB082.htm?fbclid=IwAR2xGtisIay7fdMw4mANCVxI2kqCycib7qDsyGGnJaQThUQtjsayy96NaLc" target="_blank" data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" rel="noopener nofollow" data-lynx-mode="async" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.audiobulb.com%2Falbums%2FAB082%2FAB082.htm%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2xGtisIay7fdMw4mANCVxI2kqCycib7qDsyGGnJaQThUQtjsayy96NaLc&h=AT04-RsV0luvvHFOvOnUpQUZz7_oZq9ebDeoAXU6cpri_fDHnA5nnN8ANds5vp3Fi5c8JKmErH5OcxHQIXcDF-xZ39ltnQ4IYu9kY6qrksT33Of8jjkz8zfQ0scarBrKIe29prwySnQn8iMhGL_66FQqQBKlIZS3oksW-9O5NNOqVxm-fwDc9VYrJox1kgttPTL5eqhV9YY6dYmnbmBB-yxOfRj5C5YT1qmlbOnkBZ6TP2VwVLk3GBgg5nVz40Cwl5_ny9B5biRcIVyB3GxeEVMg71QDDt8Vjqm5xz5Bx0TGbbR45slY-qNDg2yv8icBLdiFx_H3W-Cz3NvHTWsZHHyU7QJmb14tdU1uqcitXJKpsFgZD3tufQhUMCRCz6_fv19WJvyCdK7f6hgqUSnGW6mv04RnjhjLGQQbF5x42UV93jHzOv3M7_EHbGzkMKF0cWDsQuTnCvv_KZVkZtSHowiiQrBZMsoIhoPsx6rmHyc" class="">http://www.audiobulb.com/albums/AB082/AB082.htm</a></p><p class=""> Out Now: Scintilla by Luca Formentini</p><p class=""> Its a beauty!</p><div class="text_exposed_show"><p class="">
Emotional depth and intuitive music are what Formentini is after and it
is these two elements, rather than a desire to perform with famous
names, which have brought him in musical contact with Can's Holger
Czukay and Markus Stockhausen - both known for their equally
idiosyncratic attitude. The latter connection has proved to be a
long-lasting one. After the minimal arrangements and nocturnal whispers
of debut disc "Subterraneans", Luca formed an ensemble with Stockhausen,
Steve Jansen,Steve Lawson, Deborah Walker and Frank Moreno and recorded
"Tacet", a work which sought to engage the listener just as much as it
did the performers in a dance between improvisation and composition,
between Sound Art, Jazz and Ambient,leading its audience away into a
land where these terms turned entirely irrelevant.<br class=""> Scintilla</p><p class="">
In a way, Scintilla hits the reset button on Formentini's approach to
music. The new collection is a solitary investigation, a private walk
through intense and yet delicate emotional landscapes. Some of the ideas
date back as far as 2008. Formentini would pick them up at opportune
moments and work on them in his own time,playing and recording all the
instruments at home – with the exception of some field recordings and
piano.</p><p class=""> As could be expected, many of the pieces explore the
polarity between the private and the public. Duende" and "Density of
Light", for example, were realised in the studio of his friend Stefano
Castagna, who wasn't aware a recording was taking place. Accordingly,
the sounds of doors, steps and typewriting discretely merge with
Formentini's piano sounds. "To the Seer", on the other hand, is part of a
project Formentini has been working on for years: "It's about the way
people visiting a museum react to the volume of the rooms and to the
works of art on display", he explains, "I like catching the sound of
people getting lost, disturbed or challenged while approaching strong
works of personal expression. On "To the Seer", for example, I caught
someone saying that the place is more beautiful than the artworks in
it."</p><p class=""> Scintilla translates to sparkle. According to Formentini, it
relates to the "small,spontaneous and out of control tiny flashes of
light that appear here and there in our lives. It's about using them to
help us track our journey, to help us chose our direction." But of
course, one could also understand the word to mean something more
literal, the flame to a new chapter. Either way, one thing's for sure:
This time,the fire is sure to keep burning for a whole lot longer.</p></div><div class="">
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