Francesco Fornarelli _ pianoforte
Andrea Massaria _ chitarra _ pedali
Marcello Magliocchi _ batteria _ trap

Registrato il 10 settembre 2021. Registrazione, missaggio e mastering presso Sorriso Studios, Bari (Italia). Tecnico del suono: Tommy Cavalieri.

Per maggiori informazioni:
https://database.shareimpro.eu/en/person/francesco-fornarelli
www.orchestratai.com/artists/marcello-magliocchi
www.andreamassaria.com

"(...) The music on Urban Edges, an album recorded in Bari by the trio of Francesco Fornarelli on piano, Andrea Massaria on guitar and pedals, and Marcello Magliocchi on trap drums, represents a hybrid made up of acoustic free jazz for piano and drums on the one hand, and electronic experimentation on effects-modified guitar on the other. Each of the two elements in this hybrid throws a sharp light on the other, in the process allowing its essential qualities to stand out. From free jazz the music obtains a nervous intensity that comes out particularly powerfully on the track Instant Perception. On this dense, urgent piece of collective improvisation skittering piano and drums lay a foundation for a heavily reverb-drenched, otherworldly sounding guitar. On several pieces the voices divide up to highlight the trio’s constituent stylistic elements. On Free Rules, a piano-and-brushes opening gives way to a wide open, free form guitar solo. On Blurred Sounds, a long middle section is given over to a desert soundscape of thinly etched electronic sounds. Underpass is a fine solo feature for Fornarelli’s pianism; the bright atonality and skittering energy of his conventional playing is countered by occasional forays into pure percussive thumps and taps, inside the piano playing, and pedal-down rumbling. Although the album is frequently marked by an attitude of turbulent exploration, there are quiet moments as well. Blinking Lights is a piece of sparse, reserved playing, which benefits especially from Magliocchi’s subtle sense of color and space." Daniel Barbiero, Percorsi Musicali, 2023.

01 _ Free Rules
02 _ Urban Edges
03 _ Underpass
04 _ Crosswalk
05 _ Dark Street
06 _ Blinking Lights
07 _ Instant Perception
08 _ Blurred Sounds

(C) + (P) 2023

Francesco Fornarelli _ piano
Andrea Massaria _ guitar _ pedals
Marcello Magliocchi _ drums _ traps

Recorded on September 10th, 2021. Recording, mixing and mastering at Sorriso Studios, Bari (Italy). Sound engineer: Tommy Cavalieri.

For more info:
https://database.shareimpro.eu/en/person/francesco-fornarelli
www.orchestratai.com/artists/marcello-magliocchi
www.andreamassaria.com

"(...) The music on Urban Edges, an album recorded in Bari by the trio of Francesco Fornarelli on piano, Andrea Massaria on guitar and pedals, and Marcello Magliocchi on trap drums, represents a hybrid made up of acoustic free jazz for piano and drums on the one hand, and electronic experimentation on effects-modified guitar on the other. Each of the two elements in this hybrid throws a sharp light on the other, in the process allowing its essential qualities to stand out. From free jazz the music obtains a nervous intensity that comes out particularly powerfully on the track Instant Perception. On this dense, urgent piece of collective improvisation skittering piano and drums lay a foundation for a heavily reverb-drenched, otherworldly sounding guitar. On several pieces the voices divide up to highlight the trio’s constituent stylistic elements. On Free Rules, a piano-and-brushes opening gives way to a wide open, free form guitar solo. On Blurred Sounds, a long middle section is given over to a desert soundscape of thinly etched electronic sounds. Underpass is a fine solo feature for Fornarelli’s pianism; the bright atonality and skittering energy of his conventional playing is countered by occasional forays into pure percussive thumps and taps, inside the piano playing, and pedal-down rumbling. Although the album is frequently marked by an attitude of turbulent exploration, there are quiet moments as well. Blinking Lights is a piece of sparse, reserved playing, which benefits especially from Magliocchi’s subtle sense of color and space." Daniel Barbiero, Percorsi Musicali, 2023.

01 _ Free Rules
02 _ Urban Edges
03 _ Underpass
04 _ Crosswalk
05 _ Dark Street
06 _ Blinking Lights
07 _ Instant Perception
08 _ Blurred Sounds

(C) + (P) 2023