Massimo Pupillo (ZU, Laniakea), electronic artist Luciano Lamanna and string instrument virtuoso Roberto Zanisi combine to form Creta, creating sonic works that blend sci-fi ambient atmospheres with dark bass pulses and languid Mediterranean string instruments, an unusual yet surprisingly complementary set of approaches yielding a darkly lyrical album.
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Massimo Pupillo-bass
Luciano Lamanna-electronics
Roberto Zanisi-guitar, Bouzouki, Cumbus
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UPC: 5050580684515
Label: KARLRECORDS
Catalog ID: KR 053LP
Squidco Product Code: 25417
Format: LP
Condition: New
Released: 2018
Country: Germany
Packaging: LP
"Creta is the new project by Massimo Pupillo (ZU, Laniakea), electronic artist Luciano Lamanna and string instrument virtuoso Roberto Zanisi. As trio they explore an adventurous sonic territory between COIL in their ambient moments, dark bass pulses and bucolic-mediterranean string sounds.
Creta is a new trio of artists coming from very different backgrounds: Roberto Zanisi is a finger picking guitar player and a virtuoso on strings of all kinds, including "exotic" instruments like the Turkish Cümbüs, the Greek Bouzouki or the Albanian Cifteli. Since 2003 he has been active in many contexts: he worked with Giovanni Venosta producing sound tracks for Silvio Soldini's movies, took part as soloist musician in Steward Copeland's tour "La Notte della Taranta (Night of Tarantula)", played with the American musician AMY DENIO and performed with Sainkho Namtchylak.
Luciano Lamanna's main characteristics are experimentation, analog synths, vinyl and a big love for techno. In 2015, the resident DJ at Ex Dogana, Roma and member of the Italian artist collective LSWHR launched the modular synthesizer project Balance (with Davide Ricci), and in 2017 he released the album "Divus" with ZU member Luca T. Mai, to name a few of Lamanna's many releases on labels like Earache, Boring Machines, Scuderia et.al.
And, last but not least, there is Massimo Pupillo, highly acclaimed bass maniac with Zu, Laniakea and in countless other constellations (a.o. Peter And Caspar Brötzmann, FM Einheit, Chris Corsano).
As Creta, they create outlandish sonic pieces that blend sci-fi ambient atmospheres with dark bass pulses and bucolic-mediterranean string instruments - an unique and yet coherent mix of elements that adds consequently to the oeuvres of the three artists!"-Karl Records
Artist Biographies
• Show Bio for Massimo Pupillo "Massimo Pupillo (Ostia - Roma) is a bass and double bass player and composer. Best known for being the bassist of Zu, which produced bio 15 albums with labels like Atavistic / Touch n 'Go (USA), Southern (EU), Heads (JAPAN), Ipecac Records (USA) and numerous singles and split with other labels. He collaborate in many different (musical and not only) projects, from jazz, to improvisation, avant-garde, noise, taking an interest in movies soundtracks and theater.He has join the stage and the sounds with a very long list of musicians including ... Thurston Moore, Jim O' Rourke (sonic youth), Mats Gustafsson, Paal Nilssen Love, Terrie (Ex), Katia Labeque, Giovanni Sollima, Nicola Tescari, David Chalmin, Chris Corsano, Eraldo Bernocchi and FM Einheit (Einsturzende Neubauten), Uchihashi Kazuhisa, Yoshigaki Yasuhiro, Geoff Farina, Ken Vandermark, Hamid Drake, DJ Olive, Otomo Yoshihide, Amy Denio, Gianni Gebbia, Lukas Ligeti, Fred Lonberg- Holm, Joe Lally e Guy Picciotto (fugazi), Peter Brötzmann, Caspar Brötzmann, Damo Suzuki (Can), Eugene S. Robinson (Oxbow), Steve MacKay (The Stooges), Mieko Suzuki, Oren Ambarchi, Stephen O' Malley and... yes we could go on for a long time..." ^ Hide Bio for Massimo Pupillo • Show Bio for Luciano Lamanna "Authentic maverick, or better said, a free beater. His core values can be summarised in a handfull of key words: experimentation, analog synths, vinyl and love for techno. From South to North, from raves to clubs, with a constant desire to have fun and grasp the right occasions, his career has become distinct due to its unconformity with the established norms. As sound engineer, dj, producer and remixer, he never turned down an opportunity of adding his personal touch in his and other's tracks; initiating fruitful collaborations by injecting some of his essence in various projects such as Tekno Mobil Squad, Assalti Industriali, Der Noir and Lunar Lodge. He's an active participant of the Italian collective of artists known as LSWHR. In 2015 the B A L A N C E project comes to light - a conceptual exhibition based on improvisation through the use of modular synthesizers, formed together with Davide Ricci. In 2017 together with Luca T. Mai (Zu) release the album DIVUS, published by Boring Machines. In the same year together with famous tattoo artist Luca Mamone give birth to ADSR SPQR, a tribute to the 90's rave scene focused on analog hard techno. He has made dozens of releases on such labels as Scuderia, Kobayashi, Dancefloor Killers, Earache, Industrial Strength, Hard Electronic, Mokum, Lux Rec, MRT, No Pizza Rave, Concrete, Agonia, Boring Machines, Karl Records and Subsound Records above all. His strength thus lies in the puzzle of sounds which is the fruit of the most desperate of experiences from techno, punk, industrial, wave and electronic - all of which are knowledgeably tessellated through the art of improvisation." ^ Hide Bio for Luciano Lamanna • Show Bio for Roberto Zanisi "Luciano Lamanna Born in 1977, spreading the disease since 1997. Former member of ADSR SPQR, Assalti Industriali, B A L A N C E, Lunar Lodge, Der Noir, Divus.. Sound enginner at Subsound studio in Roma, Italy. Authentic maverick, or better said, a free beater. His core values can be summarised in a handfull of key words: experimentation, analog synths, vinyl and love for techno. From South to North, from raves to clubs, with a constant desire to have fun and grasp the right occasions, his career has become distinct due to its unconformity with the established norms. As sound engineer, dj, producer and remixer, he never turned down an opportunity of adding his personal touch in his and other's tracks; initiating fruitful collaborations by injecting some of his essence in various projects such as Tekno Mobil Squad, Assalti Industriali, Der Noir and Lunar Lodge. He's an active participant of the Italian collective of artists known as LSWHR. In 2015 the B A L A N C E project comes to light - a conceptual exhibition based on improvisation through the use of modular synthesizers, formed together with Davide Ricci. In 2017 together with Luca T. Mai (Zu) release the album DIVUS, published by Boring Machines. In the same year together with famous tattoo artist Luca Mamone give birth to ADSR SPQR, a tribute to the 90's rave scene focused on analog hard techno. He has made dozens of releases on such labels as Scuderia, Kobayashi, Dancefloor Killers, Earache, Industrial Strength, Hard Electronic, Mokum, Lux Rec, MRT, No Pizza Rave, Concrete, Agonia, Boring Machines, Karl Records and Subsound Records above all. His strength thus lies in the puzzle of sounds which is the fruit of the most desperate of experiences from techno, punk, industrial, wave and electronic - all of which are knowledgeably tessellated through the art of improvisation." ^ Hide Bio for Roberto Zanisi
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Track Listing:
SIDEA
1. ... And Everything That Shines 14:03
SIDEB
1. Babe In The Egg Of Blue 8:50
2. Future Humans In Form Of Auroras 8:34
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European Improvisation, Composition and Experimental Forms
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