TESSUTI plays Frith & Björk

by Paolo Angeli

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Another extraordinary release by Sardinian virtuoso Paolo Angeli, this time featuring compositions by Fred Frith and Bjork all played solo in real time (though when you hear it, it's hard to believe it) on his highly customised and extended, electrified, giant Sardinian folk guitar. A tour de force of technique and at the same time highly musical; and there is so much going on here at any given time that it is difficult to relate what your ears tell you to just one Frankenstein instrument. Dense enough that it rewards listening to a few songs at a time, though you could probably also dance to it.

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1.	La Pianta del Piede 02:22	buy track
2.	Ahead in the sand 07:40	buy track
3.	Unravel 07:03	buy track
4.	The hand that Bites 08:24	buy track
5.	Mezzo Passo 02:31	buy track
6.	Lelekovice 01:55	buy track
7.	Desired Constellation 06:05	buy track
8.	Danza di un fermaciuffi 01:55	buy track
9.	One day 03:52	buy track
10.	Tessuti 01:47	buy track
11.	Athena mina 02:43	buy track
12.	Navajo 04:38	buy track
13.	In umido 01:46	buy track
14.	Ancor Song/The hand that bites 05:13	buy track
15.	Hyper-ballad 05:05	buy track

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Arranged By, Producer – Paolo Angeli
Artwork – Ale Sordi
Edited By, Mastered By, Producer [Associated], Engineer [Sound] – Roberto Monari
Executive-Producer – Chris Cutler
Mixed By – Paolo Angeli, Roberto Monari
Photography By – Nanni Angeli
Soloist, Guitar [Prepared Sardinian] – Paolo Angeli
Written-By – Björk (tracks: 3, 7, 9, 14, 15), Fred Frith* (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 12, 14), Angeli* (tracks: 1, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13), Cora* (tracks: 4), Parkins* (tracks: 4)

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released February 15, 2007

Recorded on 29-30 May, 2006 at Castello di Mongiorgio using 14 direct outputs. No overdubs and no loops, except track 2 (guitar loop from 5.46 to 6.20), track 6 (radio) and track 12 (ghost voice).

Sardinian virtuoso Paolo Angeli plays compositions by Fred Frith and Björk - all played solo in real time on his highly customised and extended, electrified, giant Sardinian folk guitar.

Distributed in UK by ReR MEGACORP.
Distributed in USA by ReR USA.
Distributed in Japan by LOCUS SOLUS.
Made in USA

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Paolo Angeli

Whatever you want to call it, nobody else is doing it quite like this. Paolo Angeli, the Sardinian sorcerer, manually magics beautiful, multi-layered music from his unique prepared guitar: a hybrid orchestra of an instrument with strings going in all directions, foot-pedal-controlled motorised propellers and hammers to create shimmering drones and bass-lines as he bows, strikes, plucks and strums ... more

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