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K11: Metaphonic Portrait 1230 A.D.

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Artist: K11
Title: Metaphonic Portrait 1230 A.D.
Format: CD
Label: Actual Noise
Rated: * * * * *
This time Pietro Riparbelli as k11 made his transcommunication action in Assisi, more specifically in the Cathedral. He record and document signals and sounds coming through short-wave radio receivers in the oldest area of the building.
The numbers used in the songtitles are chosen with purpose, all related to the Gematria, the ancient system that assigns numbers to words and how they relate to each other. "300=Tau" opens this record with a meditative atmosphere crated by resonances dotted with metallic sinewaves. "888" start with drones that juxtapose until the noise enter as menace to silence, as holiness challenge sin, and drown in the end of the track. "18=lh" is the most solar track of the album and sounds like an hymn. "318" is a synthesis of drone and noise that close almost in peace.
This music has the power to evocate images of solitary exploration of obscure and abandoned fields, because is structured with a clear design in mind and don't try to use simple tactic to frighten the listener.
A note: in the video of this album there's a still when it appear the word silenzio (silence) wrote in a placard... well, this require careful listening to appreciate it. A really good record.

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