By organically blending elements of electronica and ambient music with bits of chamber music and jazz, the innovative trio of pianist Michele Cavallari, bassist Luca Fogagnolo and drummer Giuliano Ferrari has come up with a wholly unique sound on Elec3Cities, one that may establish a daring new direction for the piano trio format.
This delicate balance of electronic experimentalism and acoustic piano jazz has been evolving gradually from the group’s initial release in 2006, Adoption, and continued on 2007’s Decoupage through 2008’s Difficult to See You and 2011’s acclaimed Weather Forecasting Stone.
But the three Italian musicians take it to a wholly new level on Elec3Cities, their most overtly experimental outing to date and debut for the London-based RareNoise label.
1 – Avant Buddha
Michele Cavallari: piano, rhodes, mellotron, synth, effects, samples
Luca Fogagnolo: guitar, double bass
Giuliano Ferrari: drums, percussions ensemble
2 – Chelsea High Line
Michele Cavallari: piano, rhodes, effects, programming
Luca Fogagnolo: double bass, theremin
Giuliano Ferrari: drums
Alma Leiberg: vocals
3 – Ninth
Michele Cavallari: piano, effects
Luca Fogagnolo: double bass, bass, trombone, effects
Giuliano Ferrari: drums, electronics
4 – Pearls
Michele Cavallari: rhodes, mellotron, synth, effects, samples
Luca Fogagnolo: double bass
Giuliano Ferrari: brushes, kaoss pad
5 – Radio Show
Michele Cavallari: rhodes, organ, piano, clavinet, effects, programming, samples
Luca Fogagnolo: bass, double bass
Giuliano Ferrari: drums, percussions, tools
6 – Peaceful
Michele Cavallari: piano, effects
Luca Fogagnolo: double bass, trombone
Giuliano Ferrari: drums, electronics
7 – Our Hearts Have Been Bombed
Michele Cavallari: rhodes, synth, effects, programming
Luca Fogagnolo: bass, double bass, trombone, guitar, programming
Giuliano Ferrari: drums, glockenspiel, sax, clap, fingersnap, plastic bag, tool box, whisper, scream, effects
8 – Aspekt
Michele Cavallari: rhodes, synth, effects, programming
Luca Fogagnolo: double bass, guitar, programming, vocals
Giuliano Ferrari: drums, electronics
Jelena Fassbender: vocals
Recorded at:
Pearl Street Studio (Cambridge, MA, USA)
4th Stockwerk Studio (Berlin, Germany)
Urbana Studio (Rome, Italy)
All compositions by Chat Noir
Published by RareNoisePublishing (PRS)
Mixed by Francesco Luigi Lenci and Federico Bianchi di Castelbianco at Re:set Studio, (Berlin, Germany)
Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtletone Studio (New York, USA)
Executive Producer for RareNoiseRecords : Giacomo Bruzzo
© + ℗ RareNoiseRecords 2014
