Bi Nostalgia - Exemplum Rhythmicus (recensione BLOW UP Magazine, Novembre 2020)

 recensione BLOW UP Magazine, Novembre 2020

di Vittore Baroni

 

 

Bi Nostalgia - EXEMPLUM RHYTHMICUS [remastered 2020] out now, vinyl/& digital

 

https://lightintheattic.net/releases/7019-exemplum-rhythmicus
https://binostalgia.bandcamp.com/album/exemplum-rhythmicus

Exemplum Rhythmicus è la nuova ristampa di BI NOSTALGIA uscita oggi (originariamente pubblicato con il
nome dell'artista Luca Rigato con la Tape Label veronese
Diagrapho).
A lungo ambito e cercato dai collezionisti, è
tra i manufatti più strani e resistenti
della straordinaria scena musicale avant-garde italiana del
Anni '80. Un emblema della diversità sonora resa
attraverso il suono elettronico, distillando un
numero multiplo di tradizioni e citazioni.
Mentre molte delle avanguardie italiane di musica sperimentale hanno iniziato all'interno degli
spettri della musica popolare, che si stavano lentamente diffondendo
sempre più esplicitamente ambiziosi e stimolanti,
con il passare degli anni, BI NOSTALGIA rappresentava un
cambiamento nella marea direzionale.
Exemplum Rhythmicus faceva parte di un movimento
verso l'incorporazione di forme popolari all'interno
della musica d'avanguardia che ha attraversato il mondo
durante gli anni '80.
Tanto impegnativo e complesso quanto seducente e
invitante, Exemplum Rhythmicus tesse un mondo
senza confine, di collisione e armonia. Una visione
di possibili futuri resi nel suo presente. Un
regno melodico quasi interamente costruito
l'uso del sintetizzatore, con sottili interventi di
ritmo elettronico, pianoforte e strumenti a percussione.
Exemplum collega i territori metronomici
esplorato dai minimalisti americani e dalle esperte
armoniche coltivate di percussioni balinesi, con
lo spirito avventuroso delle avanguardie.
Disponibile per la prima volta in vinile e prodotto in
collaborazione con Luca Rigato per chOOn !!, label
specializzato in oscure, archivistiche e dimenticate
releases.
Masterizzato per il vinile e digitale da Josh Bonati con
una nuova cover dell'acclamato a designer a livello internazionale
Luke Bird e le note di copertina dell'artista.
Vendita e distribuzione di vinili da Light In The Attic.


Exemplum Rhythmicus is Bi Nostalgia’s minimal
wonder from 1990 (originally released under the
artist’s name Luca Rigato on the Veronese cassette
label Diagrapho).
Long coveted and hunted by collectors, it falls
among the strange and definition resistant artefacts
of Italy’s remarkable avant-garde music scene of the
1980s. An emblem of sonic diversity rendered
through electronic sound, distilling a daunting
number of traditions and ideas, while sculpting its
own world of creative singularity, standing apart
from the rest.
While a great many of Italy’s avant-garde and
experimental music practitioners began within the
spectrums of popular music, slowly pushing into
more explicitly ambitious and challenging realms as
the years wore on, Bi Nostalgia represented a
change in the directional tide.
Exemplum Rhythmicus was part of a movement
towards the incorporation of popular forms within
avant-garde music which swept across the globe
during the 1980’s.
As challenging and complex as it is seductive and
inviting, Exemplum Rhythmicus weaves a world
without boundary, of collision and harmony. A vision
of possible futures rendered in its present day. A
melodic realm almost entirely constructed through
the use of synthesizer, with subtle interventions of
electronic rhythm, piano and bells.
Exemplum bridges the metronomic territories
explored by American minimalists and the highly
cultivated harmonics of Balinese percussion, with
the adventurous spirit of the avant-garde.
Available for the first time on vinyl and produced in
cooperation with Luca Rigato for chOOn!!, a label
specialising in obscure, archival and forgotten
releases.
Mastered for vinyl and digital by Josh Bonati with
artwork by the internationally acclaimed book
designer Luke Bird and liner notes by the artist.
Vinyl sales and distribution by Light In The Attic.

Bi Nostalgia - EXEMPLUM RHYTHMICUS (out October 1,2020) [pre-order!!]

October 2, 2020 (physical & digi) 

Bi Nostalgia - EXEMPLUM RHYTHMICUS [remastered 2020] 

pre-orders: 

vinyl https://lightintheattic.net/releases/7019-exemplum-rhythmicus

digital https://binostalgia.bandcamp.com/album/exemplum-rhythmicus 

 

Mastered for vinyl and digital by Josh Bonati with
artwork by the internationally acclaimed book
designer Luke Bird and liner notes by the artist.
Vinyl sales and distribution by Light In The Attic.

[re-TLOTG 10] Bi Nostalgia - The Seeping Mouth (now on Bandcamp !)

[re-TLOTG 10] Bi Nostalgia - The Seeping Mouth Inspired by Yukio Mishima's novels. Recorded at the Room, 22nd November 1985 Mixed by Bi Nostalgia 5th February 1986 Originally includes a 20-page booklet with writings and notes. Artwork by Roberta "Chewed Pencil" Bordignoni. Remastered by Bi Nostalgia, April 2016 Artwork re-modeled by Giuseppe Verticchio

[re-TLOTG 03] Endless Nostalgia - The Art of Nothing (now on Bandcamp !)

[re-TLOTG 03] Endless Nostalgia - The Art of Nothing All tracks are produced and arranged by Endless Nostalgia Recorded at the Room, between 1984-1985 Graphic design by Endless Nostalgia and Roberta "Chewed Pencil" Bordignoni New Impressionists logo by TLOTG bi nostalgia = vocels, instruments, tapes david e.h. = basses, guitars carl pride = guitars paolo "julian dolphin" tosetto = synthetizers

Happy Birthday 39th ENDLESS NOSTALGIA !

Happy 39th Anniversary ENDLESS NOSTALGIA!

For this birthday, the first "TWO DAYS OF LIGHT" cassette / album will be available for free until 15.04.2020
on Bandcamp

 

ENDLESS NOSTALGIA - Small Domestic Tunes CD on bandcamp

Cassingles, Demos + Incomplete last tracks
Recorded at the Room, between 1986 & 1989
Bi Nostalgia     vocals, programming
David e.H.    synthetizers

Remastered by Bi Nostalgia, June 2014-April 2016
Artwork re-modeled by Giuseppe Verticchio



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28FGdhYaV9o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPvQuP8gWrg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvGyIclDeGw&app=desktop&persist_app=1&hl=en&gl=US&client=mv-google

LUKE X's AH NAHM Inc. - Zapping Melodies of the 21st Century (an instrumental introduction to the)

on Bandcamp

Written & Produced by LUKE X's AH NAHM
Recorded between February-October 1991 at The Room
Mixed by LUKE X's AH NAHM & Simone Mancini, September 1992

LUKE X        synthetizers, programming, samplers
BOB        samplers, additional programming
URIZEL        samplers, synthetizers, tapes

Original artwork by Jupiter Jones & Urizel

Remixed & Remastered by Bi Nostalgia, March/April 2016
Artwork re-modeled by Giuseppe Verticchio

THEE THREE RINGS - Sect. One - A Release of Power [2CD] "Imaginary folk music for ritual's ambients"

Tapes, records, percussions, instruments, treatments
Re-created and performed by:
BI NOSTALGIA
BOB
URIZEL

special guests on "About chorus of tears":
ST.SALZANI, PIERRE *
* by R's B courtesy

Mixed by Bi Nostalgia & Urizel at the Room, August 1985

Remastered by Bi Nostalgia, March 2016
Artwork re-modeled by Giuseppe Verticchio

Ristampe 2017 : ENDLESS NOSTALGIA su http://zangiriheads.hatenablog.com/

http://zangiriheads.hatenablog.com/
Un blog giapponese decisamente interessante per le scelte musicali....

nel post dedicato alle best reissues of 2017

La ristampa di "Two Days of Light" è al 34° posto !!

Out Now = ENDLESS NOSTALGIA - Live Studio 1985 [re-TLOTG 14]

Endless Nostalgia  - Live Studio 1985

01. Struggle in Sight       
02. Words & Silence       
03. Love under will       
04. Your casual way       
05. Better life           
06. Ability           
07. Me & My Alter Ego       
08. Educate your emotions   
09. Kundalini           
10. Tragic Beauty       
11. Love Love the Boat       

Recorded April/May 1985
Mixed at the Room, May 1985

Bi
David
Carl
Julian
Emily

 - In Memory of Paolo Tosetto (1963-2007) 
 - In Memory of Emilio Pizzocoli (1966-2016) 

Remastered by Bi Nostalgia, April 2016
Artwork re-modeled by Giuseppe Verticchio

For contacts & order - info on www.silentes.it

store.silentes.it/store.htm

email: info@silentes.it

CD out now = THEE THREE RINGS - Sect.One: A Release of Power

[re-TLOTG 04]
THEE THREE RINGS - Sect.One: A Release of Power

double CD limited reissue, 60 copies only

 

 

 

"Imaginary folk music for ritual's ambients"

Tapes, records, percussions, instruments, treatments
Re-created and performed by:
BI NOSTALGIA - BOB - URIZEL

Mixed by Bi Nostalgia & Urizel at the Room, August 1985

Remastered by Bi Nostalgia, March 2016
Artwork re-modeled by Giuseppe Verticchio

 

For contacts & order - info on www.silentes.it

store.silentes.it/store.htm

email: info@silentes.it

 

CD out now = ENDLESS NOSTALGIA - The Art of Nothing

[re-TLOTG 03] 
ENDLESS NOSTALGIA - The Art of Nothing

CD limited reissue, 60 copies only

Remastered by Bi Nostalgia, February/April 2016
Artwork re-modeled by Giuseppe Verticchio

All tracks are produced and arranged by Endless Nostalgia
Recorded at the Room, between 1984-1985

Graphic design by Endless Nostalgia and Roberta "Chewed Pencil" Bordignoni
New Impressionists logo by TLOTG

For contacts & pre-order - info on www.silentes.it

store.silentes.it/store.htm

email: info@silentes.it

out now = BI NOSTALGIA - Anthems for Losers

[re-TLOTG 02] 
BI NOSTALGIA - Anthems for Losers

CD limited reissue, 60 copies only

Recorded at the Room, May 1984

Recorded & Mixed at the Room, June 1984
Original Cover by Massimo Giacon

Remastered by Bi Nostalgia, April 2016
Artwork re-modeled by Giuseppe Verticchio

For contacts & pre-order - info on www.silentes.it

store.silentes.it/store.htm

email: info@silentes.it

01. Destiny of Civilian    04:41
02. Destiny of Civilian (outroscape)    00:17
03. A Silent Day    02:36
04. Civilisation    03:16
05. Horror Colour    02:12
06. Theatres & Fears    03:18
07. New Girls-Neutron    00:50
08. Yukio Mishima's Waltz    01:29
09. Your Casual Way    03:31
10. Tomorrow Never Knows (TNK)    03:00
11. Disease    03:34
12. The Unknown Shadow    01:27
13. Boys called Me    01:44
14. Tell Me that you love me    04:02
15. Anthem for a Loser    00:46
16. Gymnopédie (Satie's Adaption)    02:26
17. Land    02:44
18. Find Me    03:17
19. Somewhere    02:05
20. I Linger with my finger Jingle    00:19
21. I Linger with my finger Jingle (and Write a letter)    00:24
22. Remember Always    04:55
23. Sense of Life    02:55
24. Epilogue    06:07

bonus tracks:
25. M.M. Biosolution For Today Lament I    *    01:27
26. M.M. Biosolution For Today Lament II *    03:17
27. M.M. Biosolution For Today Lament III *    03:26
28. Horror Colour (EN's remix) (bonus track)    02:18

* M.M. Biosolution For Today Lament
(taken from "V/A - Trax Tooth & Nail" tape k7, 1984)

 

out now = LUKE X's AH NAHM - Life into SpHerma

[re-TLOTG 01] 
LUKE X's AH NAHM - Life into SpHerma

CD limited reissue, 60 copies only

Recorded in various locations, during April/May 1982
Produced, Recorded & Mixed by AH NAHM

LUKE X        vocal, synthetizer, tapes
BOB        tapes, objects
URIZEL        tapes, drum machine, synthetizer

Remastered by Bi Nostalgia, April 2016
Artwork re-modeled by Giuseppe Verticchio

Per contatti e prenotazioni

info & pre-orders on www.silentes.it

store.silentes.it/store.htm

email: info@silentes.it