In his collection of music writings Quasi una Fantasia Adorno describes the melancholic radiance of Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana by comparing it to the dazzlingly white villas of the Italian southern coast: Migrants who go to the Argentine from Southern Italy…
Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo [The Wet Meadows Of Mount Analogue] by Lovisoni & Messina is the record that inspired me to start Mediterranean Minimalism. For me, minimalism a là Mediterranea describes a gentler version of American repetitive music, less…
In Italy Franco Battiato (1945-2021) enjoys the status of a secular icon. More than a musician, he is considered by many as a guru of sorts and nicknamed “il Maestro” [The Master]. He was half shaman, half robot; contemplating Eastern…