After his latest conceptual efforts, most notably the cathedral series of release, Pietro Riparbelli returns to the format of a proper album with a cohesive release planned as a single piece in six parts. The concept of vacuum is a complex one as it's related to the absence of perceptive experiences as gravity or resonances and also to the human condition of solitude.
The quiet noises of "Senza forma" which could be field recordings or object are doubled by a slowly moving synth line vaguely reminiscent of an old OST as it uses sounds which, for historic reason, are related to some old sci-fi movie, a genre based on the concept of void. In the first part of "Primo percorso" the role of the noises and the synth is reversed as the sample is in the foreground and the synth is in the background while the second part of the track features only the synth. "Distacco" is based on the strong reverb of the musical elements and this creates the sense of being immersed in an empty place. "Deserto meraviglioso" juxtaposes lines of synth and "Emanazione" further develops this direction until it border the field of some kosmische musik but with a stronger sense of the psychological element rather than the space one. "Secondo percorso" closes this release with the return of the radio signal that was central in past Riparbelli's releases so it creates a link with them.
This album shows a narrative element that was absent in previous releases by this artist and, with the use of synth, marks the beginning of a new musical phase. In times when music is consumed in small song bits, it's a release that has to be listened in full and this means something really important: it was planned prior to be performed. An impressive release.