|
IN STOCK
|
ARTIST
TITLE
Antico Adagio: Complete 1978 Sessions
FORMAT
3LP BOX
LABEL
CATALOG #
UBK 003LP
UBK 003LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
3/6/2026
|
For the first time, all the 1978 recording sessions of Lino Capra Vaccina's legendary Antico Adagio -- including "Frammenti da Antico Adagio" and "Echi Armonici da Antico Adagio" -- collected in one definitive deluxe edition. Minimalism, and so much more. Sheets of resonance, stunning harmonic interplay, intricate rhythms rising as one. Sidelong works of pulsing, hypnotic, ritualistic drone built from vibraphones, marimbas, gongs, bells, and cymbals, threaded by the sustained vocal tones of Juri Camisasca and Dana Matus. A trance-inducing, meditative, cosmic world of sonic interplay -- the world beyond, joined with that which lays within. This music moves between modal fascinations, ritual evocations, and states of hypnotic trance, evoking the acoustic environment of Tibetan and Zen Buddhist ceremonies and the temporal structures of Noh theatre, from which Vaccina took the name of his original label, Nō. Now, fittingly, this complete collection appears on Ubi Kū, the label of the Italian Buddhist Union. Lino Vaccina (1953) first gained note as a member of Aktuala, creating a hybrid of rock, avant-garde, and ancient music while incorporating sonic traditions from across the globe. After leaving in 1974, he studied at Milano's Civica Scuola di Musica, collaborating with Franco Battiato and Juri Camisasca, and forming Telaio Magnetico in 1975. In 1978 he self-released Antico Adagio in a tiny edition and wouldn't be heard from again until 1992. From 1979 to 1985 he was percussionist with the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala under maestros such as Abbado and Ozawa. His career has been marked by an incredibly high bar of quality and a tragically slim recorded output. "Frammenti da Antico Adagio" and "Echi Armonici da Antico Adagio" contain material from the original sessions, restored and issued by Die Schachtel in 2014 and 2017. The new masters, prepared by Giuseppe Ielasi, are based on those restorations and the original material. The package includes previously unpublished photographs from the May 1978 sessions and liner notes by Mauro Radice in Italian, English, and French. Limited edition of 250 numbered copies. Deluxe 3LP box, bound in linen and embossed, featuring a large 12-page booklet with previously unseen photographs from the 1978 recording sessions, and a large four-page booklet with the original liner notes. The box graphics reproduce the original cover drawing by Dana Matus, while the three individual LP sleeves feature 19th-century Japanese naturalist paintings chosen by Vaccina himself.
|
|
|