4 - Scale, Foglia Rinsecchita by Sound is my shelter

Claudio Parodi A tree, at night Luscinia Discos lus_31

listen to fourth track at https://soundcloud.com/sound-is-my-shelter/4-scale-foglia-rinsecchita

buy CD: 10 euro via PayPal to soundismyshelter@libero.it

review at http://www.cookylamoo.com/boringlikeadrill/

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VITAL WEEKLY
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number 1025

CLAUDIO PARODI - A TREE, AT NIGHT (CD by LUSCINIA DISOCS)

Claudio Parodi is an Italian composer, sound artist, improviser and multi-instrumentalist. He made
very different statements up till now. I remember a solo album, ‘Heavy Nichel’ for solo clarinet
for Creative Sources. Another one, ‘Prima del Torzo’ (2015), had a prominent role for field
recordings. This time Parodi made a very vocal- and text-oriented work. Knowledge of the Italian
language is essential for this work, built around spoken word as it is mainly spoken in Italian,
besides a bit in English. Text and music are by Parodi. In all nine tracks Parodi plays thumb piano
and shakers, evoking African atmospheres. The vocals come from Luigi Marangoni and Bobby Soul –
artist name for Alberto de Benedetti, plus a few guest appearances. The voice of Marangoni is
most of the time in the forefront, reading a story. In the background we hear Bobby Soul, singing
in a gospel and soul inspired way, repeating short English phrases. It is a minimalistic work that
Parodi offers here, that moves somewhere between music and radio play or ‘Hörspiel’. Although I
didn’t understand a bit, there is some hypnotic magic in this work that affected me and made me
forget what it is all about. Especially where Parodi makes layers of spoken and sung vocals, he
celebrates the beauty and expressiveness of the human voice. A plain narrative work. “The
relocation in a new house is the excuse to make a portrait of the new neighbourhood which is a
mirror of a part of the country and a social reflection as our cities became empty as book shops
and cinemas close”. A work of clear vision and inspired execution. (Dolf Mulder)
Address: http://www.luscinia.org/

review at http://grisli.canalblog.com/archives/2016/03/16/33522573.html

review at http://www.chaindlk.com/reviews/?id=9095.

Claudio Parodi
A tree, at night

Luigi Marangoni voice
Claudio Parodi thumb piano, shakers, voice (tracks 2, 3, 6 and 8)
Bobby Soul voice

very special guests on track 8
Carlo De Benedetti voice
Ratti as himself

1 – A tree, at night 6’17”
2 – Il Sediosauro 5’59”
3 – corridoio, la Donna Bicipite 5’32”
4 – scale, Foglia rinsecchita 5’09”
5 – Sutra di Guscio di Lumaca 6’56”
6 – Il Maniaco della Pulizia 3’55”
7 – Sentenza n. 2255 6’02”
8 – The red bad cat gang 5’04”
9 – Feather of an eagle 3’31”

total running time 48’25”

text and music by Claudio Parodi (SACEM)

contacts:
cla.parodi@libero.it
https://myspace.com/claudioparodi
www.facebook.com/claudio.parodi.313