Luca Di Mira: keiboards, synth, Fender Rhodes, electric & classic guitar, harmonium, strigs arrangements, electronic beats . GUESTS: Patrick Zimmer (Finn), Christophe Stoll (Nitrada), Matilde Davoli, Populous, Corrado Nuccini, Lorenzo Lanzi, Litza Demirova, Marija Drincic.
Influences
Joy Division, Max Richter, Hood, Swod, Cindytalk, Godspeed you Black Emperor!, My Bloody Valentine, Specemen 3, Loop, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Nico (Desertshore, my favourite!), Dead Can Dance, Brian Eno, Murcof, Notwist, Blonde Redhead, Iso 68, 13&God, Ennio Morricone, Samuel Barber, Ryan Teague, Rachel's...
Best known as the keyboard player of Italys premier post rock combo "Giardini di Mirò', wowing fans and sceptics alike with their formidable long players and impressively intense live performances, Luca Di Mira has now come up with his first ever solo outing, Flowing Seasons.
Sharing nothing but an undercurrent of deep melancholy with his main band, the album reveals Di Miras prodigious song-writing talents. Its first track, Song For Beginning, a gradually unfurling pop song bolstered by the luscious beats of Northern Italian electro hop specialist Populous, already hints at the general direction the record sets out to pursue.
While the song leaves us with the niggling suspicion that individual sounds are constantly trying to slip away, this impression is reinforced by Cut-Out-And-Keep Quarrels where Patrick Zimmers (finn.) fragile vocals are almost drowned out by the sparsest of acoustic guitars a long, strangely crepuscular song undermined almost imperceptibly by the hum of an old-fashioned organ.
And this overall sensation seems to reflect Di Miras understanding of what pop is all about old-fashioned, yet in a pleasant, elegant way far removed from stale conservative values.
For example, the instrumental In Deep Sea might begin with a Keith Jarrett-esque piano chord and portentous sound fragments, yet Di Mira slowly mutates the dull sketch into a fascinating, distorted etude, while Mixologist & Waifs, gradually building up in the best Shoegaze tradition, unfurls a warm carpet of strings for the uncharacteristically mild ambient rustle contributed by Hamburg-based 2nd rec artist Christophe Stoll (Nitrada).
The dynamics layered by Di Mira - without ever deviating from his hushed trails - are impressive: in his compositions light-drenched melodies rise from the void, from crackles and meandering sounds, culminating in the albums most obviously poppy track, Thick Skin, carried by singer Jacqueline Tunes mesmerising harmony.
It is this contrast between Di Mira denial of palpability, between sections where the tracks seem to evaporate, and his unashamedly catchy melodies, which makes Flowing Seasons so downright splendid. Finally, With the Passing of the Seasons - an almost seven-minute-long, imaginatively arranged suite featuring cello, violin and clarinet - demonstrates the true extent of the talent and diligence Di Mira has invested in his impressive masterpiece.
(Rasmus Engler)
E' online "If You Are Tired Don't Risk,Stop Please", nuovo brano dei Camera 237 compreso nell'album di prossima uscita "..inspiration is not here!" registrato all'Alpha Dept studios, Bologna, da Francesco Donadello(GDM)
Il cd di Flowing Seasons credo di averlo "consumato" a forza di ascoltarlo. Aspetto con ansia, aspetto al più presto un nuovo lavoro e un nuovo cd da consumare.... e magari un concerto a Roma.... :)
Sto ascoltando il vostro Flowing season,non senza avvertire come un immersione delle sensazioni sortemi nel mare,proprio come recita quel brano,"nel profondo".E non è poco davvero in luce al fatto che sto studiando Linguistica storica.No davvero.Grazie.
Giardini di Mirò, New Year's Eve EP- free download Si chiude il 2007. Nel corso dell’anno, qualcuno se ne sarà accorto, abbiamo fatto un disco nuovo e un altro tour. Poi gli incontri. Ce ne sono stati tanti con tantissimi di voi. Abbiamo vissuto giorni intensi, passati tutti d’un fiato. Poi, trascorsa l’estate, abbiamo sospeso il live di “Dividing Opinions”. Giusto il tempo di rigenerare energie e produrre nuove musiche. In questo periodo, con perfetto tempismo, s’è realizzata la collaborazione con il Museo del Cinema di Torino che ha portato alla sonorizzazione del film “Il fuoco”. E’ stato un anno intenso e generoso per i Giardini di Miro’. Vogliamo quindi ringraziarvi non solo a parole ma anche con una sorpresa. Dal 31 dicembre è possibile scaricare questo nuovo EP contenente un inedito (”No one’s to blame” - feat. Paul Anderson) e ben 4 remix a cura di Isan, Offlaga Disco Pax, Mickey Eats Plastic e Mapstation.
Scarica il disco (dal 31 dicembre) su www.giardinidimiro.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
hi to everyone. from december 31 you could taste our new ep directly from our website www.giardinidimiro.com it's free...yes free...it's 2007, isn't? so it's free for you, we also accept small donation.
Cang Xin is a bona fide shaman; he holds the profound belief that all things have spirit – both animate and inanimate objects – and is a member of an order of enlightened holy men who have the ability to enter various forms at will. As one of China’s most celebrated performance artists, Cang approaches his work as a means to promote harmonious communication with nature. His works have included bathing with lizards, adorning the clothing of strangers, and prostrating himself on icy glaciers: each act representing a ritual of becoming the other.
