david monacchi “paesaggi di libero ascolto” compact disc

• la selva degli orologi (12:33)
  
• acqua (13:13)
  
• ciclo circadiano (24:00)
  
• intorno all'origine (15:43)

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david monacchi paesaggi di libero ascolto ag11 cd david monacchi’s eclectic approach to sound include both the acoustic and the electronic world. the real and the artificial. he easily mix them together and, working with a lot of different sound sources, he’s able to define a rich and ever-growing palette of “sound colors”. his primary research with field recordings forms his “travelling baggage” of inspirations. his meticolous action and dedication gives the exact coordinates of his method, so well balanced between the “natural” (chaotic) and the “built” (rational). this collection represents an observation point on the electro-acoustic side of his work. la selva degli orologi, is an enchanting landscape of mechanical objects brought to life by mean of a clear musical sensibility. acqua, for water concrete sounds, is an exploration and a cinematic journey thru the first source life. ciclo circadiano, for environmental sounds, is the sum of years of on-site natural recordings, assembled and re-worked, in a genuine “concrete” way, over the 24-hours division of the day. intorno all’origine represent a sort of “darwinian” summation, a path that the author rides, going thru different states (the archaic recalling, the real images, the artificial soundscapes, the new sound experiences) finally finding his personal way of making music. paesaggi di libero ascolto (free-listenings landscapes) is the colourful portrait of a joyful musical mind, that deserve an attentive listening. biography sound designer, composer and researcher in the field of sound recording and eco-acoustics. the specifics of monacchi’s research come from the field recordings of natural sonic environments all over the world, which, after laboratory electro-acoustic analysis and composition, become concerts and multimedia installations. studied electronic music at conservatory of music of pesaro - italy under e. giordani and attended advance courses in composition under w. branchi and s. sciarrino, in electro-acoustics under b. truax and at ircam - paris. he won several international competitions like russolo-pratella, locarno film festival, multiple sound festival-maastricht and was awarded the “erato farnesina” grant by the ministry of foreign affairs for the “world soundscape project” in vancouver. since 2000, taught the course of musical communication iv and the lab of sound recording techniques and applied sound design at the university of macerata (italy) - faculty of communication sciences. in collaboration with greenpeace, went to amazon to collect 3d sound samples of the entire 24 hours cycle into the main environments of the equatorial primary forest. through almost 20 hours of extremely rich sound material, he composed the electro-acoustic opera “fragments of a sonic world in extintion” which toured theatres and contemporary music venues. he collaborate as sound designer and composer to the project tevereterno curated by kristin jones, and to the sonorization of urban spaces and archaeological areas with architect l. cannella. as recording engineer, he’s the director of the coclearia mobile recording studio, which works on productions of early, classic and contemporary music. his research activity and compositions have been broadcasted on several radio programs such as italian national radio2 and rai international, and on tv programs such as the national italian television rai 3 program "fuori orario".   pubblicato / released 03/12/2005