Francesco Giannico

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http://www.hysm.altervista.org/

http://www.myspace.com/francescogiannico

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video by Francesco Giannico music by Francesco Giannico & Fabio Orsi photo cover by Nicola Colonna

There are activities and experiences that need to breathe once more off to have the duration of oxygen. Reconciled with the slow sunrise and sunset in The last drop of soul, video-installation of Giannico Francesco and Fabio Orsi, young Italian artists engaged for years in terms of electronic music and video, first of all wants to be a fracture of the presence of things, recovery of cognitive and affective relationship with the phenomenal reality against the progressive atrophy of experience as a mutilation, distortion, loss of openness to the complexity of the world, including increased speed of the absolute in today's society. The work consists of two videos that show the slow rise and death of the day (Sunrise, Sunset), projected onto 2 screens arranged facing each other, two white pillows on the floor and headphones for the user. The videos and the recording of the sounds were made by the two artists in an agricultural community (coop "Robert Owen") located near Taranto, a city of south-east of Italy, between the (day) and (day) in June 2009. In both videos the raised point of view and the fixed camera emphasize the minimum movements of mostly natural elements such as clouds, birds, the foliage of the trees, while the presence of man is mentioned only indirectly, by a power line, the road and masonry buildings in Sunrise, as well as from smokestacks and blast furnaces of the steel factory, the airplane or the artificial light that can be seen in the distance at sunset. The music resulting from the reworking of the sounds recorded live during the 2 different moments of the day, dashed the variety of pure emotions, enhancing the atmosphere of the scenarios. Fluid sound textures mark the lights that color and paint the day. As voices from the past, as images wich have the flavour of distand lands, all the elements are mixed together buidling sound paintings that become just memories, coming from the imaginative past, living in the true present reality and fading away into the dreamy fragile future. No one is listening to the dead leaves souls, no one is watching the life of small things. All change, as a fake loop.

DVD 23 MIN c.a. 16:9 - pal CHAOTIC MINIORCHESTRA 'A KIND OF TRIBUTE TO JOHN CAGE' ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: VIDEO Francesco Giannico MUSIC CHAOTIC MINIORCHESTRA (Luca Marziliano, Fausto Monteleone, Luigi Coppola, Marina Longo ; Simona Cartanì, Lucia Frascella, Jacopo Manigrasso) MUSICAL CONTRIBUTIONS KIM CASCONE FRANCESCO GIANNICO FABIO ORSI AMY DENIO HEXLOVE BEN CHATWIN Coproduced by "Lab Lib Association" and HYSM Records http://www.assolablib.it -- http://www.hysm.altervista.org/ ▀ ▄ █ ▌ ▐ ░ ▒ ▓ ■▀ ▄ █ ▌ ▐ ░ ▒ ▓ ■▀ ▄ █ ▌ ▐ ░ ▒ ▓ ■▀ ▄ █ ▌ ▐ ░ ▒ ▓ ■▀ ▄ █ ▌ ▐ ░ ▒ ITALIANO "A KIND OF TRIBUTE TO JOHN CAGE
è un lavoro realizzato nell'ambito del Laboratorio di Ecologia del Suono tenuto da Francesco Giannico in Italia a Carosino(TA) nella regione Puglia. Il laboratorio s'inserisce nel progetto "CAETE" del' Associazione "LAB LIB" (http://www.assolablib.it) vincitore del bando della regione Puglia "Principi Attivi". Il Dvd mette insieme musiche e video eseguite per la maggiore dai ragazzi che hanno partecipato al laboratorio di "Ecologia del Suono" e che hanno costituito per l'occasione una Miniorchestra Caotica ed in più contributi musicali di musicisti nazionali ed internazionali. La musica è realizzata con campioni audio di strumenti non convenzionali , oggetti riciclati che la Miniorchestra Caotica ha suonato (buste di plastica, lattine , pentole , giocattoli , etc…) seguendo più o meno lo spunto offertoci da John Cage nel celebre video "WaterWalk", da qui l'idea di un tributo almeno a livello ideale. A questi suoni sono state applicate due sovraincisioni: una costituita da suoni ambientali registrati durante la mappatura del paese di Carosino ed una ulteriore rappresentata dall'insieme dei vari contributi musicali pervenuti da vari artisti nazionali ed internazionali per supportare il progetto. Il video ha seguito più o meno lo stesso percorso delle musiche, trattandosi di fatto degli stessi paesaggi oggetto della registrazione, montati poi a mo' di videarte.

ENGLISH - A KIND OF TRIBUTE TO JOHN CAGE is a work realized during the laboratory of Ecology of Sound directed by Francesco Giannico in Carosino, a small village near Taranto (Puglia, Italy). This workshop is part of the project called "CAETE" from an idea of the "LAB LIB" association. The DVD combines music and video composed mostly by childrens who partecipated to the workshop "Ecology Of Sound". They built phisically, with the help of national and international musicians, a chaotic mini orchestra. The word "chaotic" means that the music is composed with audio samples recorded from unconventional instruments, recycled found objects like plastic bags, pots, toys, etc., played by the orchestra trying to follow the basic idea of the famous video "Water Walk" of John Cage. Then these sounds were processed through two overdubs: one with the field recodings made during the sound mapping of Carosino, the other one with the musical contributions of national and international artists who have supported the project. The video follows the same path of the music, the images were processed digitally and they are closely related to the sound mapping of the village.

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The fluttering of distant memories comes to life through the sounds of Francesco Giannico, whose blend of electronics and acoustic instruments paint beautiful pictures of lost times. His musical approach is described as a cinematic journey which pushes the boundaries of digital media even further by incorporating smooth melodies and gentle textures. More traditional instruments such as guitar and piano are constantly present into Francesco’s music, within interrupted structures or long and dreaming sonorous carpets.

More info at at Porter Records

"22 maggio ore 22 francesco giannico ..http:www.myspace.com/markhamn An electroacoustic live set in three times 1)Sounds of social crisis 2)Sounds of economic crisis 3)Sounds of natural crisis INIZIO ORE 22 INFO 3495012612 L’evento rientra nell’ambito della rassegna Electronic Fridays, iniziativa dedicata alla musica elettronica indipendente e alle arti visive organizzata da Andrea Mazzotta con la collaborazione della Libreria Ergot Interno4 Verranno esposti i lavori del collettivo pittorico composto da Matteo Buscicchio, Massimo Buscicchio, Carlo Politi, Agrippino Costa. presso libreria ergot interno 4 piazzetta falconieri Lecce <..>." BIO Francesco Giannico, best known as Mark Hamn, originates from Carosino a small town near Taranto, in the southern part of Italy. He's graduated in "Musicology and Musical Heritage" at the University of Lecce with a thesis on "History of film music". Musically he was born as an indie-guitarist, but an unexpected convergence with experimental electronic music some ten years ago changed his musical orientation, driving him into a different direction. During the recent years several of his works were published on the Internet in the form of free downloadable albums by popular net labels, including the italian Sine3pm. His musical approach is better described as a cinematic journey which pushes the boundaries of digital media even further by incorporating smooth melodies and gentle textures. More canonical instruments such as guitar and piano are constantly present into Mark's music, within interrupted structures or long and dreaming sonorous carpets.

by Francesco Giannico and Stefano Spataro..
A HYSM PRODUCTION

..(ENG)4 Sonatas for electroacoustic thoughts is a microcosmos of modified sounds, folk-derived loops, noise nebulas in which it is not easy to see the light. The soundscapes are rough and elusive, but well-balanced, and never excessive. The work (4 tunes for a total length of about 20 minutes) comes from a collaboration between Francesco Giannico and Stefano Spataro.
In a pragmatic sense, the album is a mix of field recordings of an audio/video installation about Taranto's Ilva (made by Francesco Giannico) and electronic oscillations/acoustic hints (by Stefano Spataro).
Nonmaterial sounds, layered over and over, folk memories and Interstellar Space strikes clash with discordant string lines and melodic scraps of an unspecified nature... A calm promenade in the unease of sound.
(ITA) 4 Sonatas for electroacoutic thoughts è un microcosmo di suoni preparati , loop di matrice folk, nebulose noise all'interno delle quali è difficile intravedere la luce. I paesaggi sonori si mostrano ruvidi e incerti ma equilibrati, mai eccessivi. Il lavoro, che consta di 4 tracce per la durata di circa 20 minuti , è frutto della collaborazione tra i due musicisti Francesco Giannico e Stefano Spataro.
Nel concreto l'album si rivela come un incrocio tra materiali sonori di un'installazione audio/video sull'Ilva di Taranto di Francesco Giannico e i fremiti elettronici e gli accenni acustici di Stefano Spataro.
Suoni evanescenti e stratificati di volta in volta, reminiscenze folk e incursioni alla Interstellar Space che si scontrano con linee d'archi dissonanti e frammenti melodici di varia natura per una  serena passeggiata nell'inquietudine dei suoni.

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OvO: Voodoo Videoo and Rewoorks

TRACKLIST 1. IntrooVoodoo mp3 download - Hue 2.Voodoo (alternative mix) - OvO 3. Remix Six - Buben 4. Vooodooo - Harshcore 5. 114 Voodoos - Sparkle in Grey 6. LombrikoVoodoo mp3 download - Larsen Lombriki 7. A Day for Reflection - Mark Hamn 8. IchiOvO - Amy Denio 9. Luminous Mix mp3 download - Luminous 10. E.S.P. Reconstruction - Andrea Marutti VIDEO. Whalesland/Voodoo Video - Invernomuto

Taken from the acclaimed "Miastenia" record .. Records, the song Voodoo is now remixed, decontextualized, reworked and covered by ten different and valuable artists from around the world. From Belarus (Buben) to U.S.A. (Amy Denio), passing through the old U.K. (Luminous) and all the various provinces of OvO's own land, Italy. Each artist took the sound of the original recordings (cello, noises, the recognizable drumming of Bruno and Stefania's screaming) and re-used them in unknown ways. Sometimes adding contemporary-style piano pieces (Mark Hamn), post-rock guitar and violin drones (Sparkle in Grey) or mysterious instrumental additions (Amy Denio). Someone else went hard on tape and concrete treatments (Harshcore and Larsen Lombriki), another with beats and electronics (Buben), passing throug the noisy dark lands of Luminous and Andrea Marutti. Moreover, OvO themselves give us a different and more powerful version of the track, and the videomakers of Invernomuto contribute with a weird and narrative video. The CD-R comes with a voodoo personal card & pin (see above images)!!! http://www.moriremotutti.com/ovo/voodoo.htm"> ..

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Mark Hamn
"To the Naked Eye"
Released 10 Jan 2008

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SOLD OUT (ITA)[muep001] Mark Hamn - To the naked eye

Dopo l'esordio per Afe / Bar La muerte Mark Hamn pubblica la sua nuova cdr release "To the naked Eye"; ) 9 tracce più una video traccia come bonus track, tutto intorno la stessa idea : l'involuzione della società postmoderna nell'era della globalizzazione , o più semplicemente, una drammatica considerazione sui nostri tempi. Electroacoustic, glitch, field recordings and guitars (ENG)[muep001] Mark Hamn - To the naked eye

Muertepop records celebrates its birthday with the first cdr release "To the naked Eye"; The musician Mark Hamn tries to aggregate the nine tracks, plus a bonus video track, around the same idea: the involution of post-modern humanity in the globalisation age, or more simply, a sour consideration about our days. Electroacoustic, glitch, field recordings and guitars remember that all of us have to change and avoid a little part of this ecological tragedy that is involving our earth. We have just to open our eyes! SOLD OUT

Francesco Giannico, best known as Mark Hamn, originates from Carosino a small town near Taranto, in the southern part of Italy. He's graduated in "Musicology and Musical Heritage" at the University of Lecce with a thesis on "History of film music". Musically he was born as an indie-guitarist, but an unexpected convergence with experimental electronic music some ten years ago changed his musical orientation, driving him into a different direction. During the recent years several of his works were published on the Internet in the form of free downloadable albums by popular net labels, including the italian Sine3pm. His musical approach is better described as a cinematic journey which pushes the boundaries of digital media even further by incorporating smooth melodies and gentle textures. More canonical instruments such as guitar and piano are constantly present into Mark's music, within interrupted structures or long and dreaming sonorous carpets. His latest work entitled "Je déchire l'ongle aux criminels" was released in April 2007 as a friendly co-production between Afe and Bar La Muerte. ....
Mark Hamn's Last Release

Mark Hamn (Francesco Giannico)
"Je déchire l'ongle aux criminels" (Released by Afe Records Bar ..La Muerte..)     2007 

Published as a friendly co-production between Afe and Bar La Muerte.

Strangely enough, both Bruno Dorella of Bar ..La Muerte.. and Andrea Marutti of Afe contributed guitar and treatments on "Les Justes" - the long opening track - at an earlier stage when the album was still supposed to be released by another label.
The title of this track, and all the others as well, is a reference to the work of Arthur Rimbaud, the famous and influential french poète maudit.
"À partir est d'ici la seule solution" is a track which includes many of the elements used by Mark Hamn on this release. It begins with a looped woodwind instrument paired with laptop-generated high frequencies; a timpani roll introduces simple but effective guitar melodies and arpeggios accompanied by field recordings of water and rusty gear. The woodwind loop and timpani return in the closing section as a recording of a restless crowd in the distance discloses a sort of discomfort.
"Le besoin de la réflexion" is the shortest track on "Je déchire l'ongle aux criminels", it features fluid piano patterns finding their way through cinematic pads and various layers of microsounds.
"Malaises douces" begins with what seems to be an highly distorted guitar drone teamed up with digitally manipulated rhytmic noises. Peaceful guitar loops slowly emerge as more and more treated field recordings populate the background.
"La charnière du temps" is a lovely droney number that showcases particularly evocative qualities. It's a perfect soundtrack to accompany an old Super-8 home movie and the fading colours of what once was youth. For sure it is one of the tracks contained on "Je déchire l'ongle aux criminels" that impressed us the most.
With "Le vent fait un tour en dehors à la notification de moi" we get back into glitcher territories. This track is constructed on all sort of sound scoriae and offers a closer look on the digital side of Mark's music, so to speak. ....
"Automatism de la dernière heure" is another ambient-oriented composition enriched by rhythmic miniatures, which is a nice ending to a beautiful album of skillfully created sober and heartfelt music.....

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Read the review on "Sands-Zine"


 Mark Hamn's Previous Releases

2004  -- Released by Sinewaves   -
Croissants Fourre's Creme Chocolat by Francesco Giannico (Mark Hamn) is an evocative work,
sometimes melanhonic. Sound atmospheres full of reverbs, echoes and digital or analogical dust,
merge with concrete sounds of everyday life. It's a meditated and meditative work; in its ambiental
textures sound extracts bring back to our reality and then ferry back to the abstract shores.

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2005 - - Released by Sinewaves -
Prefixes Active and inspired mood for Francesco Giannico, aka Mark Hamn, who publishes the
second release for this net label. Eight little works, of a deep and solid style, re-echo ''Croissants
Fourres Creme Chocolat'' atmospheres dandle us with wadded and romathic sounds.

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2006 -- Released by Dharmasound -
Function Buttons -The six-track album on Dharmasound is something like a cineastic journey which
 pushes the boundaries of the digital instrument by incorporating smooth melodies and gentle textures
even further. mark's guitar and piano is constantly present within his interrupted structures, making
 this album more accessible, yet without any lack of textural innovations. a piece of music which is
highly recommended to anyone interested in discovering his work as much as it is a must have for
 those already in tune with his macromusic.

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Member Since:

luglio 29, 2005

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Francesco Giannico

Influences:

Fennesz , Zoviet France, The Hafler Trio, Asmus Tietchens, Throbbing Gristle, Bernard Parmegiani, William Basinski, Bernhard Günter, Steve Roden, Nurse with Wound, John Duncan, Pan Sonic, Mika Vanio, COH, Main, Elaine Radigue, Francis Dhomont, Taylor Deupree, Conrad Schnitzler, Sogar ....

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Afe/Bar La Murte;Muertepop,Hysm, Porter Records