I met Antonio Trinchera many many moons ago, in Southern Italy in the mid '90es, and I never forgot his name because he was one of the more interesting artists in his area, one of those cats who push the boundaries and move beyond what everyone else is doing. As with a lot of people from that time and those places, I've completely lost track of him and his musical endeavors until recently I randomly came across his music on the web and got back in touch with him again. Unsurprisingly (or not) he has continued to make music and just released this new record on Irish label Psychonavigation records.
"Voce Falena" is eleven tracks of blissful and ethereal ambient music with plenty of diluted and floaty soundscapes, some chill downtempo beats and even occasional bursts of new jazz/fusion (his background shows) and some intimate piano moments. These beautiful atmospheres are occasionally enriched by lively beats and more soloistic guitar playing.
At first it all comes off as enchanting and worry-free and maybe at best unintentionally vaguely troubled... It just so happens that Trinchera's approach is much more disenchanted and draws inspiration from the slow and steady loss of rights and freedoms across nations. Inspired by a trip to Egypt before Egypt was in the turmoil it is now, he observed the absence of certain freedoms that most of us grew up taking for granted and reflected on what might happen to the rest of us if we allowed those freedoms to continuously be tested, weakened and thinned out by those who are in power.
Unfortunately Trinchera missed the chance of explaining his thought process to everyone else and so, sadly, those who listen to this CD and don't know him or haven't read this review will see songs titled "Egypt", "Sevilla", "Cantus Paris" and might think that it's some kind of new age travel CD. Obviously there is a lot more to this than meets the eye, so go ahead and explore for yourself. It is worth your time!