The Best Of 2016

01 NEW ORDER - Complete Music

02 SORGE - La Guerra di Domani

03 GABRIELLES WISH - Debunking The Myth Of Being A Slave

04 Marlene Kuntz - Lunga Attesa

05 Pixies - Head Carrier

06 Robert Paul Corless - Volumes

07 Diaframma - Siberia Reloaded 2016

08 Spartiti - Austerità

09 Incognito - In Search Of Better Days

10 Afterhours - Folfiri o Folfox

11 Egle Sommacal - L'Atlante della Polvere
12 G4shi - Stairs
13 Wu Ming Contingent - Schegge di Schrapnel
14 Fourplay - Silver
15 Drake - Views
16 J Balvin - Energia
17 The Rippingtons - True Stories
18 Cerrone - Red Lips
19 Rihanna - ANTI
20 Robert Glasper and Miles Davis - Everything's Beautiful

21 Luke Howard - Two Places 22 Immaginisti - Immaginisti 23 Gregory Porter - Take Me To The Alley (deluxe) 24 David Bowie - Blackstar 25 Zo! - SkyBreak 26 Sia - This Is Acting 27 Pooh - The Collection 5.0 28 Phonte and Eric Roberson - Tigallerro 29 DJ Snake - Encore 30 Future - EVOL 31 Lemongrass - Beauty 32 Crispy Ambulance - Random Textures 33 Morgan e Bluvertigo - I Grandi Successi 34 Elio E Le Storie Tese - Figgatta de Blanc 35 Pet Shop Boys - Super 36 Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble - Under The Tree 37 Drama B - Vybez 38 Laura Mvula - The Dreaming Room 39 Starless - Starless 40 dvsn - SEPT 5TH

41 Kaytranada - 99.9%
42 Hecq - Night Falls
43 Badbadnotgood - IV
44 Ambarchi Pupillo Pilia - Aithein
45 Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti - Inumani
46 Gidge - Lulin
47 All India Radio - The Slow Light
48 Carbon Based Lifeforms - ALT:01
49 Furns - Only Through Your Eyes
50 FM-84 - Atlas

In 2016 there has been a lot of great music, the only thing missing was time to hear it all, even this post comes much later than the usual Christmas.
New Order did again the album of the year. It's true the songs are from the previous year's Music Complete, but they're all extended versions, not only extended mixes, but with additional elements. They've always been a band giving their best at the 12" length, and this album makes no excepetion, all the songs are even better than the originals.
The Top 10 saw the return of indie. Pixies came back with a great album though not all at their best standards. Gabrielles Wish released a fantastic EP with a couple of really beautiful ballads. Their prolific leader Robert Paul Corless released more than a dozen albums of instrumentals!
Massimo Volume frontman Emidio Clementi debuted his new project Sorge mixing his poetry with electronica thanks to Marco Caldera. Their guitarist Egle Sommacal released a new wonderful solo acoustic album and collaborated with the Wu Ming Contingent which released a superb post punk album. The other guitarist Stefano Pilia did nice experimental records with Immaginisti (formerly known as Cagna Schiumante) and Ambarchi and Pupillo.
Marlene Kuntz came back rocking with an inspired record and Diaframma made a new version of their legendary album with excellent additional tracks featuring Gianni Maroccolo from Litfiba. The new album by Afterhours is amazingly beautiful and one of the debuts of the year is Spartiti, the new project of Max Collini from Offlaga Disco Pax with Jukka Reverberi from Giardini di Mirò.
The best non-indie album has been Incognito's contemporary funk masterpiece but there has been plenty of eclectic records in 2016 as well, a year which saw a huge step forward in hip hop and pop blended with it. G4shi is a bright new hope, Drake and Rihanna released two excellent duets on their great albums, it would be interesting to get a full album of their duets. Innovative and exciting records in the genre came from Zo!, Phonte and Eric Roberson, Future, Drama B, dvsn, Kaytranada.. some of this artists have various links with Drake.
Even mainstream pop had quality albums, like the new from Sia and, on the dance side, DJ Snake which confirmed Justin Bieber is not your enemy. This will be remembered as the year we lost Prince, George Michael and David Bowie who had just released a great album. Italian prog and AOR legends Pooh closed their 50 years long career with a compilation. Bluvertigo also released a compilation which should have anticipated a new album after the new great single premiered at the Sanremo festival, but the new album has been then put on hold after new problems emerged within the band. Pet Shop Boys and Elio E Le Storie Tese came back with two albums which are good but slightly disappointing for their standards.
Fourplay and The Rippingtons gave us two smooth jazz masterpieces. Gregory Porter did a sophisticated soul gem.  J Balvin certainly made the best reggaeton album of the year. Disco legend Cerrone came back with two afro funk releases which sound amazingly fresh. Proper afrobeat came from the Akoya Ensemble. Robert Glasper did a fantastic album with Miles Davis material.
A bit lower in the chart there's proper chillout like Lemongrass, but as this year I missed time to hear more music I've yet to hear the new releases from favourites of the genre like Afterlife and Cantoma.
There have been great albums in the darkest ambient genre by the likes of Luke Howard, Hecq, Gidge and Carbon Based Lifeforms.
This year will bring a new Slowdive album, and this alone is enough a great reason to have great expectations!

The Best Of 2015 (and Merry Christmas)

01 NEW ORDER - Music Complete

02 MASSIMO VOLUME - Luce Mia

03 GABRIELLES WISH - Hypnagogic

04 Emidio Clementi - Notturno Americano

05 Swervedriver - I Wasn't Born To Lose You

06 Gabrielles Wish - Propaganda

07 ElDera - In Memory Of You

08 Johnny Marr - Adrenalin Baby (Johnny Marr Live)

09 Paul Hardcastle - The Chill Lounge, Vol. 3

10 Jake Evans - Day One



11 Robert Paul Corless - Robert Paul Corless + Volume Two and singles
12 Stefano Pilia - Blind Sun New Century Christology
13 Halftribe - Memory Module
14 Alex H - There's No Turning Back
15 Karima - Close To You (Karima Sings Bacharach)
16 Verdena - Endkadenz Vol. 1 + 2
17 Four80East - Positraction
18 Bjork - Vulnicura
19 Il Teatro Degli Orrori - Il Teatro Degli Orrori
20 Hot Vestry - A Scene In Between

21 Fabi Silvestri Gazzè - Il Padrone della Festa Live 22 Various Artists - Hackney's Finest (original soundtrack) 23 Anthony Mea - True 24 Lemongrass - Meditation 25 Jacob Gurevitsch - Lovers in Paris 26 Brian Wilson - No Pier Pressure 27 Cesare Malafatti - Una Città Esposta 28 Dan Solo - Classe A 29 City Lies - Camera 30 Henrik Lindstrand - Steppeulven 31 Killing Joke - Pylon 32 Simply Red - Big Love 33 Pitbull - Dale 34 Post CSI - Breviario Partigiano 35 Toto - XIV 36 Disclosure - Caracal 37 The Hamsters - Branches EP 38 The Names - Stranger Than You 39 Fabryka - Sparkles 40 Wire - Wire 41 Scisma - Mr. Newman 42 Ernest's Liver - Ernest's Liver 43 Nonostante Clizia - La Stagione Animale 44 Nek - Prima Di Parlare 45 Jazmine Sullivan - Reality Show 46 Novalima - Planetario 47 LTN - People I'll Never Forget 48 Giovanni Caccamo - Qui Per Te 49 Aly & Fila - The Chill Out 50 Andrew Odd - Life

This has been a pretty eclectic year! New Order released their first album in 10 years and the first with Tom Chapman replacing Peter Hook, with Gillian Gilbert welcome back, and it is an amazing masterpiece beyond any expectation met with unanymous critical acclaim.
Massimo Volume have made freely available a wonderful soundtrack only as download and on SoundCloud and that's why the most beautiful track is embedded separately above. Massimo Volume leader Emidio Clementi released his first excellent solo record, a collaboration with two members from Giardini di Mirò tributing poet Emanuel Carnevali. Stefano Pilia from Massimo Volume released a solo album with his wonderful guitar skills.
The new Gabrielles Wish album Hypnagogic has been another long awaited comeback and found them on top form with inspired songs and their trademark post punk sound. The band also released Propaganda, a compilation of their electronica sessions from the start of the century. Some of their classic songs were included in the Hackney's Finest soundtrack. Gabrielles Wish leader Robert Paul Corless had a really prolific year releasing two albums and a string of singles of charmingly dark ambient.
Swervedriver have been missing for a long time, and how: this superb album reminds us why. Johnny Marr released an excellent live album and former Bad Lieutenant singer Jake Evans made a truly amazing debut, basically indie music as it really should be made today.
The comeback of great indie and post punk, then, but also more excellent chill out releases, and label of the year has certainly been Silk Music, bringing us emotional masterpieces from the likes of ElDera (debut of the year and just the best of the many promising Russian artists in this field), Halftribe, City Lies and Andrew Odd. More great music came from the master of chill out, Paul Hardcastle.
Alex H definitely released the best progressive house EP (more good music in this genre from LTN) while the best smooth jazz/fusion album came from Four80East though Karima finally did her Bacharach covers album. Jazmine Sullivan did the best forward looking RnB.
Anthony Mea made possibly the best deep house release while chill out veterans Lemongrass did a surprise ambient album. The concept of Egyptian artists releasing great chill out on Armada made sense with Aly & Fila.
Verdena and Il Teatro Degli Orrori released excellent albums of Italian alternative rock, and we also had the surprise comeback of Scisma. (Post) CSI reunited with Angela Baraldi replacing Giovanni Lindo Ferretti as singer. Another good album from the massively underrated Fabryka. Former Marlene Kuntz bassist Dan Solo released his long awaited solo debut. Two interesing debuts in the Italian underground came from Ernest's Liver and Nonostante Clizia (produced by Riccardo Tesio from Marlene Kuntz). More great music from former La Crus Cesare Malfatti.
The Sanremo festival brought two surprises: a monster single and a pretty decent album by the usually more predictable Nek, and the emerging talent of Giovanni Caccamo.
Bjork's comeback has been a real surprise, because after years and years of pretentious avant garde she finally managed to balance it with some rediscovered emotional impact, most possibly because this is a breakup album.
An interesting debut came from Hot Vestry, a band featuring Steve and Gillian Morris' daughter Mathilda at the keyboard, the EP might have been definitely produced by Martin Hannett.
The Quiet Please label gave us some excellent chill out releases in the past, this year two main artists from that label came back with different stuff: an acoustic effort from Jacob Gurevitsch and a soundtrack from Henrik Lindstrand.
Latin anthem of the year is certainly El Taxi by Pitbull and his album is also decent enough. Novalima are a band from Peru doing great afrobeat.
The legendary Brian Wilson came back with his trademark pop genius, while I was expecting a little more from other classic pop giants like Toto and Simply Red. Disclosure's debut was very promising but this second effort is a bit underachieving.
Killing Joke did an amazingly good comeback, I still prefer their classic post punk sound to the more recent harder version, but this album is inspired. More punk and post punk returns from the likes of The Hamsters, Wire and The Names.
Merry Christmas and a Happy 2016, a year which will certainly bring us more great music!

Album disponibile e date di Notturno Americano di Emidio Clementi

Da http://www.massimovolume.it/album-e-date-per-notturno-americano-di-emidio-clementi/

Uscirà questa primavera su Santeria di Audioglobe l'album Notturno Americano, tratto dallo spettacolo di Emidio Clementi (tributo ad Emanuel Carnevali) con Corrado Nuccini ed Emanuele Reverberi dei Giardini di Mirò.

L'album (che include Chanson De Blackboule, che potete ascoltare più sotto) è ora disponibile in anteprima agli spettacoli e richiedendo informazioni con un messaggio privato alla pagina Facebook di Emidio Clementi - Notturno Americano.

Ecco le prossime date di presentazione dell'album:

06 Mar 2015 (ven) FERRARA - Zuni - Via Ragno 15
13 Mar 2015 (ven) LA SPEZIA - Btomic - Via Firenze 27
14 Mar 2015 (sab) REGGIO EMILIA - Dinamo - Viale Monte San Michele 4
27 Mar 2015 (ven) PARIGI - Ciao Gnari - 333 Rue Des Pyrenees
28 Mar 2015 (sab) BRUXELLES - Piola Libri - Rue Franklin 66/68
01 Apr 2015 (mer) BOLOGNA - Locomotiv - Via Serlio 25/2
10 Apr 2015 (ven) MACERATA - Teatro Don Bosco - Viale Don Bosco 55
11 Apr 2015 (sab) ANCONA - Silos - Via Leopardi 9
12 Apr 2015 (dom) PEGOGNAGA (Mantova) - Casbah - Via Roma 20
23 Apr 2015 (gio) MILANO - 75 Beat - Via Privata Tirso 3
02 Mag 2015 (sab) GRUGLIASCO (Torino) - Casseta Popular - Via Tripoli 56
03 Mag 2015 (dom) CARPI (Modena) - Mattatoio Culture Club - Via Pio 4
15 Mag 2015 (ven) BENEVENTO - Morgana - Via Umberto I 8

The Best Of 2014 (and Merry Christmas)

01 PIXIES - Indie Cindy

02 MARLENE KUNTZ - Pansonica

03 KARNE MURTA - Swingin' Taboo

04 Egle Sommacal - Il Cielo Si Sta Oscurando

05 Anemine - MeeresWeiten

06 Il Mercato Nero - Società Drastica

07 Aandra - Meraki

08 Elizabeth Rose - Elizabeth Rose

09 Snarky Puppy - We Like It Here

10 Various Artists - Exit From The Cage

11 Michael E - Morning Sun
12 Various Artists — Latin Hits 2014 Summer Edition
13 Johnny Marr - Playland
14 The Hamsters - Bloody Hell!
15 Various Artists - The Organisation of Pop - Thirty Years of Zang Tuum Tumb
16 Cagna Schiumante - Cagna Schiumante
17 Motionfield - Optical Flow
18 Giancarlo Onorato & Cristiano Godano - Ex (Live)
19 Pharrell Williams - G I R L
20 Il Sogno del Marinaio - Canto Secondo

21 Cesare Malfatti - Una Mia Distrazione 22 Fabi Silvestri Gazzè - Il Padrone della Festa 23 Various Artists - Space Station Vol. 1 24 Ruggine - Iceberg 25 Jes - Unleash The Beat 26 PNFA - Sylmar 27 Dan Solo - Avrei 28 Miguel Migs - Dim Division 29 Svenj - Dreams 30 Aiemo - Forgotten Sun 31 Saint Petersburg Disco Spin Club - Galernaya Live Sessions, Vol. 1 32 Peter Pearson - Where Dreamers Go 33 Riccardo Sinigallia - Per Tutti 34 Citrus Sun - People Of Tomorrow 35 The Aston Shuffle - Photographs 36 Vessel - Le Difese 37 Various Artists - My Summer Mixtape 2014 38 Seahawks - Paradise Freaks 39 Simon Le Grec - Best Of 40 Various Artists - Late Night Tales Presents Automatic Soul 41 Perturbazione - Musica X 42 Tiromancino - Indagine Su Un Sentimento 43 Monodeluxe - Best Of 44 Mo'jardo - La Cultura 45 Thamza - On That Tip 46 Ray Lugo & The Boogaloo Destroyers - Que Chevere 47 Ficture - Roads To Everywhere 48 T.A. - Feel Me 49 Velvet - Storie 50 Jana Soleil - Lounge Nights

Another amazing year in music, we had not only fantastic comebacks like in 2013, but also some excellent debuts which proved making innovative music is still possible, and it was about time. A pretty eclectic year too, even by my standards, enjoying many different genres.
Pixies released more EPs and collected all their new songs in the Indie Cindy album. While we can dislike the way these songs have been basically released twice in a year, or we can think they don't sound as good as 25 years ago, the truth is most of these songs are as good as Bossanova and Trompe Le Monde mixed together, as the epic Silver Snail proves. Marlene Kuntz's early demos of unreleased songs have been the bootleg treasure for two decades to their fans, this year they rerecorded them (quite true to the originals) and they still sound amazing, it's unbelievable a rock'n'roll monster like Capello Lungo had remained officially unreleaed for so long. Karne Murta cut the "Las" off their name and came back with another wonderful album where they alternate between punk and the modern swing of the title track.
Egle Sommacal from Massimo Volume released his third solo album going back to the graceful acoustic sound of his first album. Debut of the year is the virtually unknown Anemine, a true hidden gem, their L'Orizzonte Rosso is simply the most beautiful track by anyone this year. Italian debut of the year comes from Il Mercato Nero, two former Ulan Bator members collaborating with Egle Sommacal.
This has been the year of chillout music for me, I've even started a blog dedicated to the genre, ChillOut Map. It's true Anemine have been released by LemongrassMusic, but I find their contemporary music to go a lot further than chillout, so the best true chillout album must be Aandra's.
If Anemine aren't innovative enough for you here are the two most amazing talents emerging this year: the first is Elizabeth Rose, a girl sounding like Bjork, Britney Spears and Janet Jackson squeezed together in what should become an international diva if there's any justice. Her single Sensitivity is possibly the most beautiful pop song this year, it has the tune, the rhythm, the sound to be emotional and sheer perfect pop. The other is Snarky Puppy, a band which has basically reinvented fusion, just watch the live video of Sleeper and you'll understand what I mean, a jaw dropping performance which is intricate without sounding pretentious, being emotional and sophisticated in fact.
Exit From The Cage is the compilation of the year, a tribute to the genius of John Cage featuring Egle Sommacal and Rickyjam (AKA Riccardo Nanni) doing a touching version of In A Landscape. On the YouTube playlist you find Cage's original, while on the Spotify playlist there's Rickyjam's version.  Michael E is another great composer of chillout bordering on contemporary music, while calling him a new Morricone would be exaggerated, this music would be perfect for soundtracks.
Another genre I'm hearing a lot, but more in clubs than at home, is Latin, the excellent Planet Records released Latin Hits Summer Edition 2014, a compilation packed with hits by the likes of Fly Project, Gente De Zona, Omega, Manolito Simonet, Maykel Blanco and Los Teke Teke. One of the best is Sammy's remix of Dile by La Nueva Escuela, a great innovative dembow collective, unusually mixing their genre with bachata in this song.
Johnny Marr carried the torch of British indie and we finally had a compilation of The Hamsters, a truly underrated original punk legend from Manchester. ZTT celebrated the thirty years of the label and at the end of the compilation The Organisation Of Pop, which features the usual suspects like Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Propaganda, 808 State and Art Of Noise, there's this wonderful track by underrated genius Andrew Poppy.
Stefano Pilia from Massimo Volume worked in two excellent avant garde supergroups: Cagna Schiumante with Xabier Iriondo from Afterhours and Roberto Bertacchini from Starfuckers and Il Sogno Del Marinaio with Mike Watt (former leader of Minutemen and Firehose) and Andrea Belfi. Motionfield released a masterpiece of dreamy ambient chillout. Cristiano Godano from Marlene Kuntz toured also with Giancarlo Onorato (former leader of Underground Life), one of the videos is a beautiful cover of Velvet Underground's classic. The best mainstream album is certainly Pharrell Williams', a genuine talent which is basically updating funk for the 21st century as in his masterpiece, Gust Of Wind. Other great records came from former La Crus Cesare Malfatti, the super trio Fabi Silvestri Gazzè, former Marlene Kuntz Dan Solo, Riccardo Sinigallia, Citrus Sun (a side project of Bluey from Incognito), and Vessel (a side project of Corrado Nuccini and Emanuele Reverberi from Giardini di Mirò). Ruggine are still a great underrated rock band. More great chillout from PNFA, Peter Pearson, Aiemo, Seahawks, Simon Le Grec and two great compilations: Space Station from LemongrassMusic and My Summer Mixtape from Melodica Recordings. Some great electro and deep house from Jes, Miguel Migs, Svenji, Saint Petersburg Disco Spin Club and The Aston Shuffle. Groove Armada's Tom Findlay released Automatic Soul, a good compilation of vintage electro soul featuring Change and 52nd Street.
Slightly disappointing, but still alright albums came from Perturbazione, Tiromancino and Velvet. Ray Lugo made us rediscover the boogaloo. More nice instrumental stuff from Monodeluxe, Mo'jardo, Ficture, T.A. and Jana Soleil.
Merry Christmas and happy 2015, a year which should bring us a brand new album from New Order since they've just signed to Mute Records!

Nuvole Sopra La Bolognina, nuovo video di Egle Sommacal

Da http://www.massimovolume.it/nuvole-sopra-la-bolognina-nuovo-video-di-egle-sommacal/

Nuvole Sopra La Bolognina è il video, registrato dal vivo in settembre al Locomotiv di Bologna, che anticipa il nuovo album di Egle Sommacal, Il Cielo Si Sta Oscurando, in uscita il 21 novembre per Unhip Records.

E' uscito Cagna Schiumante con Stefano Pilia

Da http://www.massimovolume.it/e-uscito-cagna-schiumante-con-stefano-pilia/

E' uscito su Tannen Records Cagna Schiumante, l'album omonimo del progetto di Stefano Pilia, Xabier Iriondo (Afterhours) e Roberto Bertacchini (Starfuckers).

Oltre al vinile disponibile su Tannen Records (poche copie numerate a mano, il vinile colorato è già esurito) si può acquistare i download suiTunes (solo Euro 8,49) e in MP3 su Google Play.

E' uscito l'album de Il Mercato Nero con Egle Sommacal

Da http://www.massimovolume.it/e-uscito-lalbum-de-il-mercato-nero-con-egle-sommacal/

Il Mercato Nero è un trio composto da Manuel Fabbro (voce e basso), Egle Sommacal (chitarra) e Matteo Dainese (batteria).
I tre avevano già suonato insieme nella formazione degli Ulan Bator che pubblicò Nouvel Air nel 2003.
Il Mercato Nero ha da poco pubblicato l’album Società Drastica con la Seahorse Recordings.
L’intero album si può ascoltare in streaming gratuito su SoundCloud!

The Best Of 2013 (and Merry Christmas)

01 NEW ORDER - Lost Sirens

02 PIXIES - EP1

03 MASSIMO VOLUME - Aspettando i Barbari

04 Marlene Kuntz - Nella Tua Luce

05 Prefab Sprout - Crimson/Red

06 My Bloody Valentine - m b v

07 Litfiba - Trilogia 1983-1989 (live)

08 Jungle Radio - Jungle Radio

09 Johnny Marr - The Messenger

10 Exit Calm - The Future Isn't What It Used To Be

11 Pet Shop Boys - Electric
12 Santo Niente - Mare Tranquillitatis
13 Diaframma - Preso Nel Vortice
14 Various Artists - La Tempesta al Rivolta 2013
15 Virginiana Miller - Venga Il Tuo Regno

16 Cosmo - Disordine
17 New Order - Live At Bestival 2012
18 Peter Hook And The Light Live At Christ Church Macclesfield 23rd Jun 2013
19 Peter Hook And The Light - Live At Manchester Cathedral
20 Elio E Le Storie Tese - L'Album Biango

21 Rubberbear - Let's Move Somewhere Else EP
22 Section 25 - Dark Light
23 In Zaire - White Sun Black Sun
24 Diaframma - Studio Sessions (95-96)
25 David Bowie - The Next Day
26 Paolo Spaccamonti e Stefano Pilia - Frammenti / Stand Behind The Men Behind The Wire
27 Gianni Maroccolo e Claudio Rocchi - VDB 23 / Nulla è Andato Perso
28 Storm Of Change - Hidden In Plain Sight
29 Various Artists - Distant Drums
30 Major Lazer - Free The Universe

31 Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
32 MIA - Matangi
33 Wire - Change Becomes Us
34 Grizzly Bear - Shileds B Sides
35 Blastema - Lo Stato In Cui Sono Stato
36 Various - SOS For Gaza
37 Deetron - Music Over Matter
38 Cut Copy - Free Your Mind
39 Depeche Mode - Delta Machine
40 OMD - English Electric

This has been the most amazing year in music for at least two decades. We have had some really amazing comebacks and this has made possibile to place my three favourite bands ever as the top three of this chart, for the first time.
New Order released some fantastic outtakes from their last album. While we wait for new material, we've had four new great songs from Pixies, the first proper release in 22 years. The best full length album of new songs comes from Massimo Volume, Marlene Kuntz confirmed themselves as another top Italian band with an excellent album.
Prefab Sprout released an absolute masterpiece, first new songs in 13 years, while we've had to wait 22 years from a new fantastic album by My Bloody Valentine and even more to see the original line up of legendary Italian band Litfiba playing live again.
Debut of the year must be Jungle Radio's self titled album, Johnny Marr and Exit Calm came back with two excellent albums. Pet Shop Boys released a surprisingly good album after the disappoining Elysium.
Santo Niente, Diaframma and Virginiana Miller made three really convincing returns in Italy, Cosmo from Drink To Me did a wonderful solo effort. Elio E Le Storie Tese came back with an album which is a bit disappoining by their stellar standards, but still pretty good.
While New Order and Peter Hook released live albums, Tom Chapman, the bassist who has replaced Hook in New Order, released a very promising EP with his side project Rubberbear, and the former Revenge bassist Brian Whittaker released nice songs with the name Storm Of Change. Two other convincing returns came from veterans David Bowie and Section 25.
Stefano Pilia from Massimo Volume released an album with In Zaire and one with Paolo Spaccamonti, Gianni Maroccolo from Litfiba did an amazing collaboration with Claudio Rocchi and various guests.
I've had the chance to hear many other albums, mainly through Deezer (which helped me discover a lot of great chill out and smooth jazz too), and some of the best include dance stuff like Major Lazer, Daft Punk, MIA, Deetron and Cut Copy, the comeback of Wire, the emerging talents of Grizzly Bear from America and Blastema from Itay. I've also heard two more disappointing albums by Depeche Mode and OMD, but that's hardly any news since those bands have lost inspiration a long time ago.
Merry Christmas and a happy 2014, which looks promising again with new albums from Gabrielles Wish and Las Karne Murta coming soon!

Tour di “Aspettando i Barbari”: i Massimo Volume a La Tempesta al Rivolta

Da http://www.massimovolume.it/tour-di-aspettando-i-barbari/

I Massimo Volume parteciperanno al festival La Tempesta al Rivolta, il 7 dicembre presso il Centro Sociale Rivolta di Marghera (Venezia), con Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti, Il Teatro Degli Orrori, Bachi Da Pietra,Hardcore Tamburo ed altri ancora. La prevendita è aperta sul sito di Sherwood.

Tutte le date confermate del tour:

08 nov 2013 (ven) RONCADE (TV) – New Age Club – Via Tintoretto 14
09 nov 2013 (sab) MOSCIANO SANT’ANGELO (TE) – Pin Up – Via Francia 12
15 nov 2013 (ven) BRESCIA – Latteria Artigianale Molloy – Via Marziale Ducos 2b
16 nov 2013 (sab) FIRENZE – Auditorium Flog – Via Mercati 24b
21 nov 2013 (gio) ROMA – Black Out – Via Casilina 713
22 nov 2013 (ven) NAPOLI – Casa della Musica “Federico I” (Teatro Palapartenope) -
Via Barbagallo 115
23 nov 2013 (sab) CONVERSANO (BA) – Casa delle Arti – Via Jaia 14
29 nov 2013 (ven) MODENA – Vibra – Via IV Novembre 40a
30 nov 2013 (sab) VERONA – Interzona – Via Scuderlando 4
05 dic 2013 (gio) SEGRATE (MI) – Magnolia – Via Circonvallazione Idroscalo 41
07 dic 2013 (sab) MARGHERA (VE), dalle ore 18 - Centro Sociale Rivolta (La Tempesta al Rivolta festival, con Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti, Il Teatro Degli Orrori e Bachi Da Pietra) – Via Fratelli Bandiera 45
13 dic 2013 (ven) TORINO – Hiroshima Mon Amour – Via Bossoli 83
14 dic 2013 (sab) BOLOGNA – Estragon – Via Stalingrado 83

Gli ingressi costano tutti 12 Euro eccetto quelli del Rivolta (15) e dell’Estragon (8).

Ecco una playlist de La Tempesta con gli artisti che parteciperanno a La Tempesta al Rivolta, tra cui i Massimo Volume con la title track di Aspettando I Barbari.

Il video de La Cena dei Massimo Volume in anteprima su Repubblica TV

Da http://www.massimovolume.it/il-video-de-la-cena-in-anteprima-su-repubblica-tv/

Ecco il video de La Cena dei Massimo Volume realizzato dal regista, fumettista e illustratore Gianni Pacinotti, in arte Gipi, in anteprima su Repubblica TV.

Streaming completo di Apettando I Barbari dei Massimo Volume su XL

Da http://www.massimovolume.it/streaming-completo-di-apettando-i-barbari-su-xl/

Da oggi è possibile ascoltare in anteprima esclusiva sul sito de La Repubblica XL lo streaming completo e gratuito di Aspettando I Barbari, il nuovo album dei Massimo Volume in uscita il 1° ottobre.

Il singolo La Cena è condivisibile tramite SoundCloud. Sul sito de La Tempesta si può ascoltare il brano ed ordinare l’album. Il regista, fumettista e illustratore Gianni Pacinotti, in arte Gipi sta lavorando al video.

Su Rockit c’è ancora il commentario track by track dell’album a cura di Emidio Clementi, con estratti dei testi di ciascun brano.

Su Rockit in anteprima La Cena e track by track di Clementi – MASSIMO VOLUME OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Su Rockit in anteprima La Cena e track by track di Clementi – MASSIMO VOLUME OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Massimo Volume - Aspettando I Barbari: copertina e vinile trasparente limitato

Da http://www.massimovolume.it/aspettando-i-barbari-copertina-e-vinile-trasparente-limitato/

Ecco la copertina di Aspettando i Barbari, il nuovo disco dei Massimo Volume, in uscita il 1° ottobre su La Tempesta (distribuzione Master Music: info@mastermusicrecords.it ).

Due sorelle si abbracciano in quello che una volta si sarebbe definito un interno borghese. Una ha il capo riverso sulla spalla dell’altra, gli occhi chiusi, l’atteggiamento di totale abbandono. La sorella la tiene stretta a sé, protettiva. Ha lo sguardo vigile, come se fosse stata attratta di colpo da un rumore, da qualcosa che fra un attimo spezzerà l’intimità della scena. Aspettando i barbari si riflette bene nel quadro di copertina di Ryan Mendoza. Lo sguardo privato di brani come La cena, La notte, Silvia Camagni, Da Dove Sono Stato pare invaso da un’inquietudine incombente, che porta con sé echi di guerra e di distruzione.

Con la rivelazione della copertina Tannen Records apre i pre-order dello splendido vinile 180 grammi di “Aspettando I Barbari” dei Massimo Volume. Solo le prime 200 copie sono in vinile trasparente.

Aspettando i Barbari, il nuovo album dei Massimo Volume in ottobre

Da http://www.massimovolume.it/aspettando-i-barbari-il-nuovo-album-in-ottobre/

I Massimo Volume proseguono nella lavorazione del nuovo album, che si chiamerà Aspettando i Barbari e uscirà in ottobre, e intanto ci lasciano dare una sbirciatina nello studio:

 

Die For Me con Emidio Clementi e Manuel Agnelli per la prima volta su internet

Da http://www.massimovolume.it/die-for-me-per-la-prima-volta-su-internet/

Ringraziamo Anna de Manincor per la gentilissima disponibilità che ha permesso di rendere disponibile su internet, per la prima volta, Die For Me, il filmato da lei diretto e sinora pubblicato solo su una videocassetta allegata al libro raccolta di racconti dal titolo omonimo pubblicata da Gallo&Calzati nel 2003.
La voce narrante è di Emidio Clementi, il testo è di Manuel Agnelli degli Afterhours, la musica di Manuel Agnelli e Massimo Carozzi di El Muniria.

Il Sogno Del Marinaio, con Stefano Pilia, Mike Watt e Andrea Belfi

Da http://www.massimovolume.it/il-sogno-del-marinaio-con-stefano-pilia-mike-watt-e-andrea-belfi/

Il Sogno Del Marinaio è un progetto di Mike Watt (ex Minutemen) con Stefano Pilia (Massimo Volume) e Andrea Belfi.
L’album di debutto del trio, La Busta Gialla, uscirà il 29 gennaio e sarà disponibile, sia in CD che in download, tramite il sito dell’etichetta di Watt, la Clenchedwrench.
E’ possibile ascoltare un brano in anteprima, The Tiger Princess, sul sito di Relix.

Nuova raccolta di racconti di Emidio Clementi

Da http://www.massimovolume.it/nuova-raccolta-di-racconti-di-emidio-clementi/

In novembre uscirà per Playground la nuova raccolta di racconti di Emidio Clementi, “La Ragione Delle Mani“. Maggiori dettagli a breve.

Unhip compilation con inediti di El Muniria ed Egle Sommacal

Da http://www.facebook.com/events/185192178267202/

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• Questo mese (aprile 2012) è possibile scaricare gratis dal sito di La Repubblica XL la compilation che festeggia i 10 anni di attività della Unhip Records. Tra gli altri brani, inediti di El Muniria (con Emidio Clementi), Egle Sommacal (nuova versione di Cancellato), Blake/e/e/e (con Marcella Riccardi), e poi Giardini Di Mirò, The Notwist, Low, The Zen Circus, Settlefish ed altri ancora… http://videodrome-xl.blogautore.repubblica.it/2012/03/29/compilation-di-aprile-unhip-records/

Massimo Volume al Rivolta, tutto il concerto!

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Massimo Volume - Live @ La Tempesta al Rivolta

Sabato 3 dicembre 2011 Massimo Volume si sono esibiti dal vivo al festival La Tempesta al Rivolta, ovvero la festa delLa Tempesta Dischi al CS Rivolta PVC di Marghera, Venezia. Quello che potete vedere in questi 42'25'' è la documentazione audio e video dell'intero travolgente set, ripreso da Sherwood Web Tv e trasmesso in diretta streaming proprio sul portale di Radio Sherwood. Nell'Hangar dalle 22:45 alle 23:30, Massimo Volume hanno eseguito i seguenti brani: Robert Lowell Coney Island Senza un posto dove dormire La belleza violata Le nostre ore contate Litio Il primo dio Meglio di uno specchio Tra la sabbia dell'oceano Fuoco fatuo www.sherwood.it www.latempesta.org Read more at www.youtube.com

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Compilation gratis de La Tempesta

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Free Download. La Tempesta

LA TEMPESTA. SCARICA QUI LA COMPILATION

01. Le Luci della Centrale Elettrica - Per combattere l’acne , tratto da: Canzoni da spiaggia deturpata 02. Sick Tamburo – E so che sai che un giorno, tratto da:  A.I.U.T.O. 03. The Zen Circus – I qualunquisti, tratto da: Nati per subire 04. Il Pan del Diavolo – Il centauro, tratto da: Sono all’osso 05. Massimo Volume – La bellezza violata, tratto da: Cattive abitudini 06. Moltheni – Corallo, tratto da: Ingrediente Novus 07. Tre Allegri Ragazzi Morti - La faccia della luna tratto da: Primitivi del futuro 08. Aucan - Storm (Video edit), tratto da: Black Rainbow 09. Uochi Toki - I mangiatori di patate, tratto da: Libro Audio 10. Smart Cops - Il cattivo tenente, tratto da: Per proteggere e servire 11. Il Teatro degli Orrori – Compagna Teresa, tratto da: Dell’impero delle tenebre 12. Giorgio Canali & Rossofuoco – La solita tempesta (feat. Angela Baraldi), tratto da: Rojo 13. Altro – Passato, tratto da: Aspetto 14. Fine Before You Came – Fede, tratto da: Sfortuna 15. Il cane – La settimana ha i giorni contati, tratto da: Metodo di danza 16. Cosmetic - Non siamo di qui – In ogni momento 17. A Classic Education – Baby, It’s Fine, tratto da: Call It Blazing 18. One Dimensional Man - Too Much, tratto da: A Better Man 19. Gionata Mirai - Allusioni #3, tratto da Allusioni 20. Coro Anni Dieci – Villa Tempesta