A tender, dreamlike collaboration between Stefano Pilia on guitars and Oliver Mann on vocals, expanded with Mick Turner's guitar, Zona MC's vocals and lyrics, and brass from Christopher Grace on trumpet, Freya Hombergen on horn and Jackson Bankovic on trombone, shaping nine intimate pieces where electro-acoustic texture, art-song fragility and experimental folk merge in a quiet meditation on friendship, memory and distance.
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Stefano Pilia-guitars
Oliver Mann-vocals
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Zona MC-vocals, lyrics
Christopher Grace-trumpet
Freya Hombergen-horn
Jackson Bankovic-trombone
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Label: Tsss Tapes
Catalog ID: tst061
Squidco Product Code: 37494
Format: CASSETTE
Condition: New
Released: 2026
Country: Italy
Packaging: Cassette
Recorded by James Cecil. Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi.
"Sculptural, dreamlike and intimately detailed, Precious Moments is the fourth album by singer and composer Oliver Mann - this time in collaboration with acclaimed Bologna electro-acoustic composer and guitarist Stefano Pilia.
A tender remembrance across nine short tracks exploring the affinity and thrills of friendship in a time when we all have internalised distance, the album features guests Mick Turner (Dirty Three / Mess Esque / Cat Power) and a scene stealing cameo by Italian avant rap genius Zona MC."-Tsss Tapes
Precious Moments brings Australian singer and composer Oliver Mann together with Bologna-based guitarist and electro-acoustic composer Stefano Pilia for a set of nine brief, closely held pieces shaped around friendship, memory and distance. Mann's voice moves through the music with a fragile, theatrical intimacy, while Pilia's guitars create a suspended field of resonance, texture and shadow.
Originally released on Eastmint and reissued on cassette by Tsss Tapes, the album expands its dreamlike chamber atmosphere through Mick Turner's unmistakable guitar presence, Zona MC's vocal and lyrical contribution, and brass colors from Christopher Grace, Freya Hombergen and Jackson Bankovic. Recorded by James Cecil and mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi, the music feels both tender and strange: a sculptural song cycle where electro-acoustic detail, art-song poise and experimental folk drift into quiet, luminous forms.
Artist Biographies
• Show Bio for Stefano Pilia Stefano Pilia is a Genoa-born, Bologna-based guitarist, composer, producer and electro-acoustic musician whose work investigates the sculptural properties of sound, its relation to space, memory and suspended time, and the expressive possibilities of guitar, bass, recording and studio process. ^ Hide Bio for Stefano Pilia • Show Bio for Oliver Mann Oliver Mann is an Australian singer, composer and songwriter whose work moves between art song, experimental composition and intimate vocal music. His recordings include Oliver Mann Sings, The Possum Wakes at Night, Slow Bark and his collaborative work with Stefano Pilia. ^ Hide Bio for Oliver Mann • Show Bio for Mick Turner Mick Turner is an Australian guitarist, artist and producer best known as a founding member of Dirty Three, with a long solo career and collaborations connected to Cat Power, Mess Esque, Tren Brothers and Melbourne's post-punk and experimental music scenes. ^ Hide Bio for Mick Turner • Show Bio for Zona MC Zona MC is an Italian rapper and experimental vocalist whose work connects underground hip-hop, electronic music and breakcore-leaning production, with releases including Ananke, BreakHop, Caosmo, Scrivere col sangue, Porconomia and Storia della RAPubblica. ^ Hide Bio for Zona MC • Show Bio for Christopher Grace Christopher Grace is a trumpeter credited here as part of the album's brass ensemble, appearing alongside horn player Freya Hombergen and trombonist Jackson Bankovic in arrangements that add chamber-like depth and color to Mann and Pilia's intimate sound world. ^ Hide Bio for Christopher Grace • Show Bio for Freya Hombergen Freya Hombergen is an Australian horn player and music therapist whose background includes training and performance through the Australian National Academy of Music, with work spanning classical performance, collaborative projects and therapeutic music practice. ^ Hide Bio for Freya Hombergen • Show Bio for Jackson Bankovic Jackson Bankovic is an Australian trombonist from Orange, New South Wales, trained at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Australian National Academy of Music, with performance experience including major Australian orchestras and a position with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. ^ Hide Bio for Jackson Bankovic
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Track Listing:
SIDE A
1. Blood Red Rubies Set In Ebony 6:33
2. Diamond 2:17
3. Precious Stone 3:09
4. Riverstones 1:09
5. Tre Tagli 3:10
SIDE B
1. Gli Affetti 1:56
2. Tesori e Difetti 2:13
3. Little Ada's Donkey 6:15
4. L'Ambra di Pilia 3:10
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