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Matters of Love and Death
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by Nuccini!
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Introduction
00:37
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Your Father's Head
04:24
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Put Me In Your Shoes
04:03
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My Wild Civilization
02:42
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Tradition & Abstraction
01:42
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Sick Berth
03:22
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God Is The Spider
05:06
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Girls Are Laughing
04:13
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A Divine Example
03:53
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To Take French Leave
04:14
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- about
- If we had to pick a release to represent our versatile label catalogue, it would have to be "Matters of Love and Death", an album reflecting all styles and sounds that have wafted through the 2nd rec HQ over the last five years. Premature pigeonholers beware – any attempts at file-by-genre are unlikely to yield satisfactory results as Corrado Nuccini’s musical vision far exceeds the usual definitions of hip-hop, guitar and beyond.
Heart-rending string arrangements cling to gently distorted beats, melancholic guitar melodies sneak in behind choppy sample fragments and fragile vocals find themselves replaced by uncompromising raps. So, who is to say where hip-hop stops, post rock starts, pop makes a stand or electronica rears its tentative head?
A mere figment of Nuccini’s imagination three years ago, when the lover and student (now: 'dottore') of literature and philosophy decided to succumb to the urge of combining his aural drafts with spoken word and poetry, in 2003 he started to record a few tentative guitar sketches and delve into music software to translate his ideas into sound.
At the same time, through his collaboration with label mates Zucchini Drive, Corrado got to know Belgian wordsmith Tom de Geeter (aka Siaz) and soon came to realise that the latter’s raps made a wonderful match for his haunting instrumentals. Nomad (Cavemen Speak) and Californian emcee Bleubird were roped in for further vocal duties and make up the core team behind "Matters of Love and Death". To add some further, elusive nuances to his Opus Magnum, Corrado decided to open his studio gates to further friends and family: fellow Giardini di Mirò member Jukka Reverberi contributed guitar and bass, Scottish singer Kaye Brewster some whispered, ethereal backing vocals and radio DJs Andrea Girolami and Fabio De Luca their inimitable presenting talents. Further guests include Andrea Scarfone (guitarist of Julie’s Haircut) and rapper Filkoe, while Scott Da Ros, founder and boss of Canadian label Endemik, added some touches to the intro and Emmanuele Reverberi enriched the album with his soulful violin and trumpet play.
Directing all his guests through a musical thicket with a sure hand and even surer taste, Corrado Nuccini creates a fertile, common ground for classically trained violinists, self-confessed indie rockers and restless emcees. So, if you need any help in filing this record, don’t turn to us for suggestions – we recommend the window display. - credits
- released 08 September 2006
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