Label: Divergo, stella*nera
Catalog#: n. 3
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Italy
Released: 1991
DISCOGS OFFICIAL
A1 Satellite
A2 Stella Maris
A3 She Wears Shades
A4 Snake Theory
A5 Swallows' Tempest
B1 O.A.L.
B2 Blue Weaver
B3 Random Security
B4 La Luna (demo)
1955年ヴェネチア出身の鍵盤奏者/プロデューサーGigi Masin。91年に発表された本作「The Wind Collector」は、盟友Alessandro Monti（aka Unfolk）との共作名義ですが、前スプリット作と変わらずRuinsの鍵盤奏者Alessandro Pizzinが加わったトリオ編成での演奏、DivergoのオーナーMarco Pandinによるプロデュース。ブルース/フォークからミニマルなコンテンポラリー・ミュージックにアプローチしたような哀愁/ロマンチシズムの漂うサウンドは、「Harold BuddがプロデュースしたJohn Martyn」と例えられるように、古くから敬愛するJohn Martynなどのギターサウンドがルーツに挙げられるようです。航海の指標（北極星）を意味するA2 "Stella Maris"、Laraajiを思わせるチターのオリエンタルな音色が基調になったA3 "She Wears Shades"、名曲 "Clouds" 路線の淡々としたPoly 800のシーケンスとピアノが織り重なるB2 "Blue Weaver" など、アドリア海やカナル・グランデに映る空、肌をなでる潮風、そんなヴェネチアの風景を知らずとも、どこか遠い記憶の海原が浮かぶ美しいトラックが並びます。初作よりタイトルに使われている「Wind」は、変化への意志。そして、船の行き交う港街の生活や風景（「Otto Prospettive Veneziane」ではその風景を8曲で描いている）を意味するポリシーでもあり、Pizzinを含むトリオで89年から90年にかけて行ったレコーディング/実験的なノイズセッション（Nick DrakeやJohn Martynの曲を取り上げている）のプロジェクトもWind Pjt.と呼ばれています。
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musica elettronica intimista, definita come "una lunga canzone d'amore spaziale". masin, pianista e compositore veneziano, è un autore "cult" il cui nome è stato improvvisamente scaraventato sulle riviste musicali dopo che l'islandese bjork ha utilizzato alcuni campionamenti dai suoi dischi...
soft and touching electronic music, described as "a long love song from outer space". venetian pianist and composer gigi masin seems to be best known for his samples and loops (see bjork's hit "it's in your hands").
via stella*nera catalogo
stella*nera:
Autonomous anarchistic label run by Marco Pandin under different guises since the early 80's. Early incarnations included Rockgarage Records (which evolved out of the Italian Fanzine), Catfood Press, P.E.A.C.E., Divergo and art as hammer until he settled with stella*nera in the 2000's. The various releases edited and produced since then were, and still are, not distributed in regular record shops: they are available only via mail order, and all proceeds go to a/rivista anarchica, an anarchopacifist monthly magazine published regularily since the early seventies. Marco Pandin is a contributing editor since 1984. Many of stella*nera most recent releases were produced in collaboration with the Venetian alternative art magazine aparte, whose members are involved in the organization of the anarchist art biennale exhibition. --Divergo is one of the old names of stella*nera.
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O.A.L. digitally remastered version by unfolk alessandro monti
1990 interview: Pixel Party n.0 - Ranch 5, Mestre (Venice, Italy) by TheAlienodeBootes
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