Let's start by saying: "concrete music for concrete people!" and even if it's not that much it will give you an idea of what you're going to listen. Claudio Rocchetti comes from Italy and is one of the most interesting, active and above all personal musicians of the "experimental jet set" (check his website). If on his solo debut the most of the song had a sort of framework constantly manipulated according to Claudio's will, on "I could go on singing" the musician plays much more patiently with noises and silence. If on his previous record Mr. Rocchetti could remind the collection "Cinema pour l'oreille" that came out on Metamkine, this 3" reveals he's much closer to the musical ideas that belonged to John Cage. Field-recordings, audiocassette, turntables (the real power point of his live performances), radio, objects, mouth dosed wisely like every expert "chef" should, therefore if you're looking or something noisy and chaotic that's not your cup of tea. Both of the songs have a rare gentle taste which many concrete musician are lacking nowadays, this work could be listed in the dictionary among the definitions for "self control".

Another fine 3" on Wallace and it's again visceral music. While musicwise Tangatamanu reminds "new age/ambient" music much more than "isolationism", the use of repetitive patterns has the same discipline of the Claudio Rocchetti's works. Tangatamanu reminds of Morton Feldman, Can, Popol Vuh (above all their works for Herzog's movies), Cornelius Cardew, just to name a few, but there's also a big minimalist feeling haunting the ten tracks of this mcd. Reading the list of the instruments (Prepared piano, guitar effects, bamboo flutes, seashells, percussions, flautos de barro, electronics) you can get the idea the "seventies-sensation" is there and it's true, but thanks to god it's not an useless "kraut-freak-wonnabe". To complete the picture of this cd consider it consists in the music for two installations realized by Studio Azzurro: therefore if you're into contemporary art maybe you know what to expect. Sit down, relax and read your old zen meditation manual this could be the soundtrack.