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Lettere Animali

by Rosso Polare

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    Red cassette with black print, hand-numbered info card on premium cardboard and photo print made by Cesare Lopopolo and Anna Vezzosi. Packed into red ziplock with aluminum foil inside, includes download code.

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No. 1 03:44
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No. 4 04:50
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No. 5 05:22
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No. 3 06:44
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No. 19 04:22
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No. 9 04:54
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No. 2 04:02
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No. 16 07:46
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No. 15 03:40
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No. 18 07:44
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No. 17 04:28

about

Occuring in rather unexplored sonic territories between field recording and organised musical momentum, a North Italian duo Rosso Polare sign with Klammklang to present their debut album Lettere Animali — a collection of meticulously crafted, immersive tracks on the margins of electroacoustic, experimental and Mediterranean folk music.

Currently based in Milan, Rosso Polare are Cesare Lopopolo and Anna Vezzosi. One from the city, the other from the countryside; growing in diverse settings, one closer to the human presence, the other to the animal kingdom. As the first had to imagine a world, building stories and construct phantasies, the latter always had it close. Having their backgrounds in visual arts and sharing mutual interest in musical expression, they've been exchanging their sounds, exuding and absorbing from each other. Thus, this album is the first ever documented report of the ongoing collaboration.

Developed through free improvisation sessions, Lettere Animali consists of eleven pieces exploring the analogy between not thinking and acting by instinct (like an animal would do) through both spontaneous interaction between musicians and next ensuing studio arrangements. These compositions might be seen as "animal letters" addressed to the listener, and that's exactly where the album name comes from. It's the music of beautiful contrasts and paradoxes: it's structured but also liberated from the usual framework of Western composition; it's highly melodic and making it easy to follow, but still remains challenging while utilizing some non-obvious timbres, rhythms and techniques. It's full of beautiful biophonic recordings, masterly integrated into the musical context, so it's a bit utopian as well. If we imagine only for a moment that it's still not too late for humans and animals to co-exist in harmony, listening to each other could be the missing link.

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released July 7, 2020

All music is written and performed by Cesare Lopopolo & Anna Vezzosi. Recorded and produced by Cesare Lopopolo.
Artwork by Anna Vezzosi.
Mastered by Alexander Pustynsky.
Words by Stas Sharifullin.

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Rosso Polare Milan, Italy

Rosso Polare are Cesare Lopopolo and Anna Vezzosi, experimental duo from Milan, Italy. One from the city, the other from the countryside; they combined ideas and constructed a peculiar musical language based on a mixture of field recording, call and response improvisation and audio manipulation. ... more

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