reviews
Cure. A good and significant record, the se-
cond of the Secret Sight, which faces a phase
of evolution. Songs slide off quickly leaving
good feelings.
secret sight
“shared lonelines”
Shared Loneliness is the second lp of
Secret Sight. Presented as a work of “evo-
lution and maturity”, the Anconetan trio
faces issues of decadence and alienation
with a re-elaboration of the post-punk/
new wave of debut. Born in 2014 as the
Coldwave project, Secret Sight begins their
journey realizing shortly the Day.Night.
Life debut album (Red Cat records). The
band then separates from vocalist Matteo
Schipsi, deciding
to continue as a
trio and start wor-
king on the second
work, whose pro-
duction is entru-
sted to Alessan-
dro Ovi Sportelli’s
hands (Prozac +,
Baustelle, Diafram-
ma, Zen Circus).
The new album will be released for the
French label Unknown Pleasures Records
(CD Edition) and Manic Depression Re-
cords (Vinyl Edition). After the introduc-
tory Lowest Point the record starts on
dark tones and clearly influenced by the
new wave in Stage Lights, actually very
light but very fast. Speed is
also among
the features of Blindmind, which refers
to some commonness with more recent
groups, such as Editors. Fallen keeps on
high emotional levels, highlighting the
rhythm section. Some slowdown occurs
with Flowers, part of the most melancho-
lic of the album. Instead, Swan’s Smile
returns to feelings, while Over kicks on
drumming to get life-long cycles. Western
modes and resonant guitars for a very ani-
mated Surprising Lord, before closing
with Sometimes, with some echoes of The
deison & Mingle
“tilaventum”
After several years of its conception, Tila-
ventum is ready; it is a project designed by
Sandra Tonizzo who, together with Deison
& Mingle, pays homage to the river Taglia-
mento; a place of the soul described in 11
snapshots that over time have collected the
sound contributions of various musicians /
friends who share the same love for the river.
“Apparently a common river (from the pas-
sage to one of its bridges you can only look
like a gray expanse of stones) is an extremely
precious ecosystem and it is considered to
be the last intact river corridor of the Alps.
For its primordial conformation is studied
by researchers of all over the world to rena-
turalize other urbanized rivers.The history
of this river descends into a tangle of blue
meanders that change continually and from
one season to the next
give different coordina-
tes: Cambodia without
the temples spikes, the
Caribbean with ice in the
water and that from abo-
ve look like the human
arterial system”. The lp,
as it is customary for the two experimental
and avant-garde, opens with Arteria, a con-
tinuous stream of sounds that is occasionally
interspersed with deep introspections. Ti-
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limenti makes the lighter grip, but as the
sensations taper, underground movements
grow. Rarefact emotions are those tho-
se transmitted by Agane, while breaking
the banks with La Piena, which however
is not as torrid as one might expect. Sot-
terraneo returns to a more intimate and
modest mode, but there is some emerging
phenomenon in the coming. Grave is soft
and electric, lazy and in chiaroscuro. Pie-
tra viva, in opposition to earlier rather
“stable” tracks, promotes sound growth.
Growth leads to a track between industrial
and metal as 21.00.12, followed by a re-
turn to some tranquility with Savalon. We
travel to the final with th e soft and ethere-
al Nel tuo letto, before the river’s journey
ends with Ajar e Aghe, the only episode
sung by Anna Comand with delicacy and
almost timidity. Another remarkable work
by Deison & Mingle, who this time photo-
graphs the flow, even temporal, of a great
river using always weapons but also a sen-
sibility flow-sensitive.
the command to update the page to the
computer ). Within its nine tracks, the
constant theme is the difficulty of establi-
shing authentic relationships with others
and the attitude of pretending in all social
and personal contexts. The first track of
the disc is 2 Prede, a special opening fe-
aturing tribal beats, pischedelic sounds,
a widespread sense of challenge. Theatri-
cal and almost progressive (but without
being nostalgic) is On the Net, another
song with consistent rhythms.Some quie-
ter sensations and a remarkable groove
marks E la Pioggia
Lava l’aria. Quello
che è addosso starts
at full speed, brin-
ging quite dramatic
feelings. L’alieno
prepares for rhythm
changes and shows
different scenarios,
using electrical and
electronic ideas. Greater detachment in
a cosmic Siderale, where the shoegaze
ascendants appear in more clear evidence.
Electro beats are the ones of Favola Noir,
which receives impulses almost from dan-
cefloor. Black Bloc proves to be more ag-
gressive, advances some hypothesis about
the true nature of the movement mentio-
ned in the title, and tears the tones with
the help of a funky guitar. The album’s exit
door is Goodbye, soft and sung in English,
on dreamy trails. Shoe’s Killin ‘Worms ma-
nage to diversify their energies in different
directions, catching on different influences
and obtaining a disc with many faces and
obvious inspiration.
shoe’s killin’ worm
“f5”
Shoe’s Killin’Worm are born in Foggia in
2004 as a minimalist trio of indieshoegaze
and electronic inspiration with a line-up
of voice, guitar and piano-synth pro-
gramming. Since 2008, the band has been
playing stable with bass and drums.
After publishing two self-produced works
(Box with View and s / t 2012), they now
see their new album labeled Seahorse Re-
cordings entitled F5 (with reference to
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