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Francesco
Giannico
Giulio Aldinucci
AGORAPHONIA
Label: Dronarivm
(NL)
Catalog# DR-39
Format:
CD, album
Released:
july 18th,
2016
Bandcamp page: Dronarivm on Bandcamp
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A town
square is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a town
and it is used for community gatherings. From this basic
perspective, it is easy to notice how the soundscape of this living
center could represent not only sonically, but also from a cultural
point of view, a priceless document.
After a six months
open call, in which participants were asked for audio material
concerning the general theme of the
“square”, the recordings have been selected and reworked in order to
create
an ideal "symphony" of all living squares all over the world. After
some
months, another open call was done to collect photos about the same
theme in order to realize a coherent packaging.
credits:
Koutoubia,
samples recorded by
Fabio R. Lattuca
in Koutoubia, Marrakesh,
Morocco
Plaza de Mayo,
samples recorded by
Ana Maria Romano G.
in Plaza de Mayo, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
Shantangjie,
samples recorded by
Luca Bonaccorsi
in Shantangjie, Suzhou,
Jiangsu, China
Piazza Umberto I,
samples recorded by
Davide Di Francesco
in Piazza Umberto I, Calcata
Vecchia, Italy
Agoraphonia,
samples recorded by
Gianmarco
del Re in Kamenné Námestie,
Bratislava, Slovensko | Andrea Ricci
in Piazza Tasso, Firenze,
Italy | Giulio Aldinucci in Place du Château,
Strasbourg, France | Nobodisoundz
in Piazza Vittorio Emanuele,
Valloria, Italy
| Giulio Aldinucci in Hofvijver, Den Haag, Netherlands | Paolo Monti in Torget Square, Svolvaer, Lofoten,
Norway | Giulio
Aldinucci in Plaça dels Àngels,
Barcelona, Spain | João Mascaro
in Catedral da Sé, São Paulo,
Brazil | Roberto Galati/Federico
Mosconi in Piazza San Marco,
Venezia, Italy | Emile Milgrim
in The Arscht
Center, Downtown Miami, USA | Sound
Awakener in August Revolution
Square, Tràng Tiền street, Hanoi, Vietnam | Michel Rigati in Piazza
D'Armi, Siena, Italy | Giulio
Aldinucci in Piazzetta
dell’Arco,
Castagneto Carducci, Italy | Blanca
Rego in Plaça de Catalunya,
Barcelona, Spain | Betta Porro and
Max Jurcev in Piazza dell’Unità,
Trieste, Italy | Paolo Besagno
in Piazza Vicomorasso,
Sant'Olcese,
Italy | Giuseppe Cantelmo in Piazza Italia, Foggia, Italy | Michel
Rigati in Piazza Lanino,
Gran Baloon Torino, Italy
photo contributors:
Emilia Yanakieva,
Giuseppe Trotta,
Lyudmil Yanakiev,
Dimitris Kolyris
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"Agoraphonia
is a gently exhilarating and thought-provoking global journey, a quiet
celebration of the art of listening and perceiving."
STATIONARY TRAVELS (USA)
"A
very intriguing listening experience."
MERCHANTS OF AIR (B)
"A deeply evocative work."
AURAL AGGRAVATION (USA)
"Gli
oltre diciotto minuti della conclusiva title track suggellano appunto
l’idea sinfonica sottostante ad “Agoraphonia”, maestosa elevazione di
drone e soundscaping a esperienza d’ascolto totalizzante."
MUSIC WON'T SAVE YOU (I)
Agoraphonia was included on the top favorite releases
of 2016 list of Unkown Tone Records.
UNKNOWN TONE RECORDS (USA)
Agoraphonia was included on the "2016 in review: A
Sense of Place" list of Stationary Travels.
STATIONARY TRAVELS (USA)
Agoraphonia was included on the 2016 best album list of
Sonofmarketing.
SONOFMARKETING (I)
Agoraphonia was included on the top favorite releases
of 2016 list of Indie Rock Mag.
INDIE ROCK MAG (F)
"While
listening, one realizes that it is impossible to separate these sounds
from one another, not because they lack distinctive features, but
because any plaza, at any time, may include people from another plaza,
in another place [...] . This simple fact is so beautiful that
one wonders why we ever close our minds and borders. If only
these sounds, and these facts, could be heard, we might no longer
suffer from agoraphonia; we would no longer be afraid of foreign speech
and sound, because we would realize that we are each familiar and
foreign at the same time."
A CLOSER LISTEN (USA)
"Al
di là della suggestione legata all’intreccio di questi suoni ed alla
capacità dei due di dar vita ad una serie di animati quadri sinfonici
urbani, colpisce come “Agoraphonia” riesca ad innescare una serie di
riflessioni sui processi di mutamento dei paesaggi sonori contemporanei
e, per estensione, sul nomadismo della condizione dell’ascolto
nell’epoca postdigitale in cui siamo immersi. 7/8"
BLOWUP
(I)
"Between
them, Francesco Giannico and Giulio Aldinucci have a wealth of
experience and talent, with both names rising to become synonymous with
the world electroacoustic music [...] ‘Agoraphonia’ manages to
brilliantly blend the two styles of Francesco and Giulio, with both
artists seamlessly blending their own subtle touches with sections of
reality to create something of mesmerising quality. 8/10 "
ANTHEM REVIEW (AUS)
"A truly recommended release.  "
CHAIN D.L.K. (USA)
"Na
određeni način ovaj album jeste poetizacija odnosa privatnog i javnog,
ali i prirode dokumentarnog snimka koji, kada se jednom prevede u
prostor umetničkog preznačavanja, prestaje da postoji kao odsečak
određene vremensko-prostorne realnosti i utapa se u sasvim drugačiji
perceptivni režim u kojima se specifičnosti gube, ali i dobijaju sasvim
nova i nepredvidiva značenja."
RADIO BEOGRAD 3 (SRB)
"Such
sounds set a backdrop for potential emotions, like a
choose-your-own-vibe-adventure; be it intriguing, terrifying,
exploratory, if the allow the music to take you there, it will."
POLISH DOWNPOUR (USA)
"In
un’epoca segnata da conflitti e divisioni “Agoraphonia” suona come un
inno al superamento degli attriti e alla pacifica convivenza."
SOWHAT (I)
"As
I listen, a moving image slowly coalesces: not of any particular
square, but of a shared realm of sociality that emerges wherever humans
gather in significant number, a space we carry with us that belongs to
all of us and none of us. An idea, with physical dimensions and sonic
presence, normally encountered in a state of distraction but here
brought to attention. In this sense, “Agoraphonia” succeeds in evoking
and celebrating a form of architecture which is so essential to public
life as to become an almost universal feature of human cities, wherever
they may be around the globe."
FLUID RADIO (UK)
"Il
progetto di Francesco Giannico e Giulio Aldinucci fa propria
l'intuizione geniale e provocatoria di Cage cogliendo, tramite
innumerevoli registrazioni, campionamenti successivamente manipolati e
sovraincisi, il suono di piazze situate in luoghi diversissimi tra loro
[...] non vi è distanza tra continenti e nazioni, dove è l'uomo -
indipendentemente dal suo colore o dalla sua cultura - a essere al
centro. Probabilmente il vero messaggio di "Agoraphonia". 7"
ONDAROCK (I)
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