I had been waiting with curiosity for the debut album of this Roman (or almost Roman) trio and I should say that my patience has been amply rewarded by this cd, released by the prestigious Canadian label Ambiances Magnétiques.

A Global Taxonomical Machine is-thus supported by an outstanding package-an album made of sound graffitis, bits and pieces perennialy torn between order and disorder: their appearance made more fascinating by their unstable equilibrium; their sound structures-albeit quite daring- never undermining the simple listening pleasure. The first track, Bear Witness Against Themselves, immediately echoes what has just been said, with its bagpiper’s theme that dissolves into uncontrolled voices, coughs and metallic resonances. Light the Fires of Insubordination keeps the tension quite high, with a spectacular contrast between a noisy first part and a second one made of imperceptible, almost silent pulses. However, it’s the very beatiful melody of Ad Esempio, played on clarinet (Roberto Fega?)-and continually abused by illogical, unmelodic sounds-that constitutes the highest point of this cd. Afterwards, every probability enters the realm of possibility, and that applies as well to the classically jazz rhythm of the opening section of Dipinto sul Nulla, although only “avant le désastre”, that is before the sudden change that transforms the track into a rolling Gimme Some Lovin’ for the city of the digital utopia. Partly because of that, the following Behind Me-a subtle lesson in minimal ambient-ology-comes out as the most predictable moment of the whole album. Tension gets high again with Eme, the most contorted track of the cd: always variating, it is a true punch under the belt to every idea of stability. After that follows a brief repetitive piece titled Exaust Utopias and an 8-second fragment reminding me of Starfucker’s (Creare Metafore). The cd ends with the draping lines of Euglena-in my opinion the best track with Ad Esempio. A highly recommended disc, the ideal companion to a few solo releases of each member of the trio, Unoccupied Areas by Elio Martusciello (on ReR), Arg by Arg/Graziano Lella (on SIRR.ecords) and Metafonie by Roberto Fega (on Aleatory Prod.).

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