riccardo dillon wanke “to r.s.” compact disc

• theme and variations (9:44)
  
• turtle (11:46)
  
• joke (15:16)
  
• finale (17:26)

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riccardo dillon wanke: to r.s. sedcd057 | released in 2010 | 500 copies wanke continues to amaze us with his sensitive, detailed and spacious sound works. "to r.s." follows up his lauded debut "caves" on sedimental with another stunner. for “to r.s.”,  wanke uses electric and acoustic guitars, acoustic piano, objects and natural sounds. the 53 minutes of this unique piece divided in four parts combine static compositions, drones and looped music. structurally viewed as a classical composition, the music takes shape with flat harmonic profiles and acoustic events that are layered and coupled together in elliptical and hypnotic loops and echoes. the piece is dedicated to and inspired by robert schumann's music.  born in genova, italy in 1977, established in milan from 1982 until 2005, lives and works in lisbon. multi-instrumentalist and composer. he has been working in the experimental music field since 2000 (long term collaboration with giuseppe ielasi, stefano pilia, francesco dillon, renato rinaldi, david maranha, manuel mota, rafael toral among others). he is member of medves group and set up a trio with david maranha and manuel mota, "dru" and collaborate with italian classical cellist francesco dillon with whom he co-founded 'amuleto'-collective. his work with guitars, acoustic and keyboards (piano and rhodes) and sax has started from pure radical improvisation and has drawn to the investigation of drones sounds, static and looped music related to the minimalism.

ricardo dillon wanke “caves” compact disc

• e (13:17)
  
• join (5:50)
  
• caves (9:27)
  
• jest (9:08)
  
• old man (7:52)

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riccardo dillon wanke - caves (sedcd051) riccardo dillon wanke’s caves was composed and recorded in 2006 in alfama (historical district of lisbon, portugal) using acoustic and electric guitars, saxophones and natural sound elements starting from pure radical improvisation evolving into the investigation of drones and static and looped music related to minimalism. at the center of these works are the binaural beats in musical composition, the results lying between classical composition, minimalistic improvisation and a “folk”sensitivity. the five tracks of caves explore this in various ways. its music plays with the relation between different geometries: expanded drones and concrete sounds, acoustic melodies and looped music. the project is music with a sort of irrational tension within a composed piece, built as a musical space made with few elements. on the surface, its aura seems immediately knowable and known yet wanke has delivered a much more complex, nearly radical gesture. wanke was born in genova, italy in 1977, was established in milan from 1982 until 2005 and now lives and works in lisbon. he began to study piano 1986, playing saxophone (tenor and alto) in 1994, and then guitar in 2001. he has been working in the experimental music field since 2000 (long-term collaborations with giuseppe ielasi, francesco dillon, stefano pilia, david maranha, renato rinaldi, christian alati, andrea belfi, margarida garcia). he is member of medves group.