Alessandro Cortini (Blindoldfreak, Sonoio, Skarn, & other projects)

[arsenic]

here's a video of Alessandro playing in Verona, Italy

[somethingelse]

[Al_Hunter]

Alessandro's live performance of Sonno is now available to buy on cassette from Mount Analog. I've bought it since I'm trying to complete a collection, but $20 overseas shipping for a cassette seems steep. It's my birthday in ten days or so, I'm using that as justification for outrageous purchases atm

[arsenic]

Alessandro's live performance of Sonno is now available to buy on cassette from Mount Analog. I've bought it since I'm trying to complete a collection, but $20 overseas shipping for a cassette seems steep. It's my birthday in ten days or so, I'm using that as justification for outrageous purchases atm

yeah I know that feeling. I bought Pearls to Pigs LP from them and I hesitated at first because of those shipping costs.
But 20$ for a 10$ cassette? I think I'll pass this one

Hopefully the next releases will be less expensive for us in Europe if he'll move to Berlin as mentioned in a recent interview.

[arsenic]

by the way, someone filmed the whole show in Verona last month and posted it on youtube. Unfortunately the audio recording is not from a soundboard as the previous video I posted

[idoru]

Second pressing of Forse 2 on opaque blue vinyl is now up for order at Important Records: http://www.importantrecords.com/imprec/imprec374

Also some copies of Forse 3 on semi-transparent purple vinyl (same as first pressing apparently) are available again: http://www.importantrecords.com/imprec/imprec418

Just ordered Forse 2 to go with my others

[Al_Hunter]

Second pressing of Forse 2 on opaque blue vinyl is now up for order at Important Records: http://www.importantrecords.com/imprec/imprec374

Also some copies of Forse 3 on semi-transparent purple vinyl (same as first pressing apparently) are available again: http://www.importantrecords.com/imprec/imprec418

Just ordered Forse 2 to go with my others

Thanks. I have my Twitter set up to alert me when Important Records tweets so I must have missed this somehow. I've ordered my copy of Forse 2 to go with 1 and 3.

[Al_Hunter]

I've received Forse 2 so now have the full set. They're great in a kinda weird, warm, tranquil way. I also bought a copy of the Scientist red 7" off Discogs and received email confirmation from Mount Analog that my horrendously expensive cassette that I have no means to play is on its way. It's all been a bit quiet since Risveglio was released, anyone have any ideas what Ally is up to?

[RJK]

received email confirmation from Mount Analog that my horrendously expensive cassette that I have no means to play is on its way.

I still haven't heard anything about my order. I sorta forgot I ordered it.

[Al_Hunter]

I still haven't heard anything about my order. I sorta forgot I ordered it.

I was expecting it to ship sooner, just got an email last night saying it had shipped so I guess yours won't be far behind!

[idoru]

I was expecting it to ship sooner, just got an email last night saying it had shipped so I guess yours won't be far behind!

I asked about mine a week or so ago. They said they'd fired their mail order personnel & were backed up whilst trying to figure out a new system. I've not heard anything since so hopefully mine will be shipping too if some are going out now.

[hologram parade]

tape finally showed up!

[RJK]

Just got an email back that my order was "misplaced" and they don't have my cassette anymore. I'm so depressed.

Edit: Just got an email that they found my cassette! I'm so ecstatic!

[BRoswell]

http://secretthirteen.org/interview-...andro-cortini/

[neorev]

Wish we got more Sonoio material

[arsenic]

https://boomkat.com/products/various...rld-of-secrecy

On the first tape Alessandro Cortini pursues the electro-acoustic spectres of his Forse volumes and the Sonno / Risveglio couplet with an hour of new music spiralling down foggy alleys of primitivist, viscous drone and collapsing banks of curdling, atonal synth noise. It’s the most unsettling work yet from Cortini, tentatively stepping through those comforting analogue recordings into a world gradually consumed by noise and dissonance. If it offers us any clues as to where he might head next - it’s a tantalising prospect.

is this really new music?
but £28.99 for four cassettes? Sigh..

[implanted_microchip]

Seriously can someone explain the whole appeal of cassettes to me? Why there's this sudden surge in cassette-only releases and versions of things? Did everyone but me get some used car from 1991 or something? I honestly have no idea why this is becoming a thing and feel terribly out of the loop about it.

[arsenic]

Seriously can someone explain the whole appeal of cassettes to me? Why there's this sudden surge in cassette-only releases and versions of things? Did everyone but me get some used car from 1991 or something? I honestly have no idea why this is becoming a thing and feel terribly out of the loop about it.

no idea, but I agree with you. I love owning a physical copy of the music I listen to, but if I have to choose between a cassette, a cd and a vinyl, I'll pick the vinyl without even hesitating.

(is duplicating a cassette still a thing? I remember doing it once when I was a kid about 15-20 years ago or so haha)

[virushopper]

Wish we got more Sonoio material

I'm still waiting on new Modwheelmood!

[arsenic]

Alessandro will be playing at Primavera Sound festival 2016!

[fillow]

Wow. This lineup kicks major major ass, in my opinion.

[hologram parade]

compact cortini

[BRoswell]

[BRoswell]

[orestes]

So many pedals!

[BRoswell]

[shin2chi]

https://twitter.com/imprec/status/705821339232411652
"Merzbow / Alessandro Cortini collab LP mock up."

[arsenic]

https://www.facebook.com/events/941095245998087/

Alessandro will be playing in Paris on April 1st

[shin2chi]

Blonde Redhead - Pen Ultimatum (Slumberman Remix)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/post/ids...0-cc6db750f034
https://www.facebook.com/sonoio.org/...75586819144826

[ItsJustDave]

Slumberman - Mono-Acidic available on bandcamp now

https://bunker-panzerkreuz.bandcamp....nzerkreuz-1030