Disasters By Choice

OUT NOW!!!!!Sparkle in Grey : A Quiet Place Label: Disaster by Choice Date of release: 11/04/2008 Support: hardbound CD with colour pullout Catalogue number: CDNUY017 Total running time: 46:25 Distributed in Italy by: Goodfellas OutherExport ([email protected])................................ .......................................................Spark le in Grey have been playing together since 2006, when founder member Matteo “Hue” Uggeri (who also has a solo electronic music project by the same name) was joined by poli-instrumentalist Cristiano Lupo (member of Norm), Alberto Carozzi (former member of Yakudoshi) – guitar and bass - and violin player Franz Krostopovic (of Pulp-ito).This album (A Quiet Place) is the corner-stone of a collaboration between people who don't necessarily share similar music tastes, but who share a similar taste for human relations. The music in this record evokes a heartening place to visit and to cherish.Sparkle in Grey do not sing, do not dance in public, do not have lyrics to hang up on teenage bedroom walls. This could be due to their passion for Kaurismaki's cigarettes, for Robert Smith's hair-style, for certain sounds in so-called experimental records that may well result from mixing mess-ups, for Piano Magic's totemic stage presence; but as much as they might not appeal to 15 – year olds they are, after all, the over-grown, boy-band version of Tuxedomoon. A Quiet Place Sparkle in Grey have recorded “A Quiet Place” in 2006 with Giuseppe Ielasi (well known for his records on Hapna and 12k in the experimental and micro-sounds scene), while collaborating with Telepherique and Maurizio Bianchi and remixing for Micecars and Ether. The six tracks on this debut album have started off as improvisations on an electronic base, and have later developed throughout live shows in Italy and abroad in squats, clubs, diners, music festivals in the woods and in a kindergarden. www.greysparkle.com www.myspace.com/sparkleingrey www.virb.com/sparkle_in_greyEssential discography: Maurizio Bianchi & Sparkle in Grey: Nefelodhis, 2007 Musica di un Certo Livello/Cold Current – CD Sparkle in Grey: A Quiet Place, 2008 Disasters By Choice – CDPromotion: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------ECHOES OF THE WHALES ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .............................."Echoes Of The Whales"..................................................... .......................... Cat. CDNUY015.................................................... ................................... Distribution: Goodfellas OutherExport ([email protected])................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................ If whales were able to make music how would it sound? We can’t be sure they would use the same resonances these two boy scouts extracted from their instruments, yet we have good reasons for believing whales music would probably be as minimal and ambient as this. Though Populous and Pierpaolo Leo are such different musical figures (the first best known for his two indie hip-hop records on Morr Music, the latter for his long time experimentations in the avant-garde milieu), they collaborated and recorded their EOTW album at home, helping themselves with all but modern technologies, aiming at the spirit of pioneers of electronic music like Raymond Scott and psychedelic-rock heroes like United States Of America. EOTW is a record of eerie folk with guitars (played by Stefano Pilia and Jukka Riverberi of Giardini Di Mirò, among others), Farfisa organs, feedbacks and digital grains merging to create a fertile resounding ground: a real extension of the natural environment. Actually, you may find listening to these echoes very fulfilling while paddling in your kayak, cleaning up a shore or trying to photograph penguins in Antarctica. --- myspace.com/echoesofthewhales echoesofthewhales.com --- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------- COMANECI "Volcano" Cat. CDNUY016 Distribution: Goodfellas OutherExport ([email protected]) ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ At the 1976 Olympics a young girl made history. With cat-like grace and a framework like a butterfly, she enchanted the public, floating between the parallels, becoming the first gymnast ever to score a perfect 10. In 2003 a three piece outfit from Ravenna, Italy chose the last name of Nadia Comaneci for their minute but strong music project. An ethereal and visceral voice. An emotional trio, secretive but surprisingly explosive. Comaneci makes quiet but evocative music. They know how to make noise without pumping up the volume. Their acoustic chamber-pop is intimate, soothing and involving. Francesca Amati’s dreamlike voice is peculiar in an already peculiar band. After two self-produced EPs, and a collaboration with director Stefano Mordini for the soundtrack of his film “Provincia Meccanica” (EMI Records) also presented at the Berlin Film Festival, the Disasters By Choice label presents Comaneci’s first full length recording, Volcano. Through twelve tracks the record synthesizes the essence of the band. Francesca’s voice is perfectly supported by the soft and effective chords of Andrea Carella’s guitar and by Jenny Burnazzi’s emotive cello. Advised for those who still feel for simple songs.----myspace.com/Comaneciband Comaneci.org ---