Revision by Mario Lino Stancati

Revision, Mario Lino Stancati's third release with Unexplained Sounds Group, unveils a captivating series of recordings spanning the years 2017 to 2021. While some of these tracks have graced podcasts and digital compilations, they have never before been available on CD. This extensive body of work illuminates the electronic and concrete music facets of Stancati's artistic journey, complemented by daring explorations into field recordings, vocal anomalies and electronic innovations. “Revision” weaves a mesmerizing tapestry of improvisations and compositions, where beauty and harmony can arise only from the depths of artistic intuition. The absence of formal constraints places Stancati's music in proximity to the pioneering experiments of electronic music visionaries, all the while remaining seamlessly integrated into the chaotic tapestry of modernity that surrounds us.

Mario Lino Stancati, born in Italy in 1981, holds a degree in "Disciplines of the Arts, Music and Theater". He is a versatile artist, known for his roles as an actor, director, playwright, poet, musician, and composer. In 2007, he established the renowned theatre company "Hotel de la Béance". In 2009, he penned the novel-poem "Lo Mal d'Umore" followed by the philosophical anthology "The Thought and the Voice of Philosophers: from Kant to Heidegger" in 2010. In 2014, he crafted the poetic outline "In Equilibrium on Nothing", among other notable works. These literary creations have profoundly shaped his musical journey, which defies categorization within any single genre. Stancati's musical talent extends to film as well. He composed the evocative soundtrack for Chiara Rigione's 2020 short film, "Orfani Del Sonno", and contributed his musical prowess to the poetry film "The Clapping Tree", filmed and edited by Jutta Pryor in Australia. Stancati also created music for the video maker Camelia Mirescu, and the visual artist Luca Giordana. Notably, Stancati's inaugural official album, "Cross The Desert", was released by Unexplained Sounds Group in 2020. It was followed by his second album, "Vairagya", also released on the same label in 2022. His also music appeared on several compilations of the Unexplained Sounds network of labels such as USG, Eighth Tower Records, ZeroK, further solidifying his position as a noteworthy musician, and composer.

Tracklist

1.	Ad Maiora!	3:04

2.	Pagina bianca	4:33

3.	The Ghosts of Fort Santiago Manila	3:34

4.	AUSWEG	6:07

5.	Alla finestra	3:01

6.	The Exorcism of Regan MacNeil	2:26

7.	Amorire	4:44

8.	Natura e Astrazione	4:28

9.	Fermala	4:33

10.	Foce Sola	3:37

11.	The blasphemous laboratory	4:08

12.	Matriloquium	6:09

13.	Distruzione Creativa	3:20

14.	GIMA	3:00

Credits

released November 2, 2023

REVIEWS

VITAL WEEKLY
Here we have the third album by Mario Lino Stancati for this label and the first one to reach me. Born in 1981, he's an actor, director, playwright, poet, musician, and composer. From what I understand from his biography, he's quite active in all of these areas. This new album spans the years 2017 to 2021, some previously released (mainly online), and the fourteen pieces were made with "field recordings, vocal anomalies and electronic innovations". While no such thing is mentioned, I believe the music is rooted in the world of modular electronics, buzzing and cracking away. External sounds, let that be field recordings or vocal anomalies, are fed to the music, locked together, hissing and granulating no end. The good is that Stancati keeps his pieces concise, somewhere between three and six minutes, and each of these pieces is a world of its own, and together, they form a miniature universe. There are no massive differences between these pieces, and at the same time, they each have a character of its own, especially in a few pieces in which he narrates a text, such as in 'Matriloquium'. There is a tendency to stay on a somewhat stronger side (read: louder), but noise isn't what motivates Stancati, I think. He seems more interested in balancing the louder stuff and the music he plays carefully. It never becomes ambient, though. Stancati relies too much on musique concrète techniques of organising the chaos to do these long spun quiet bits. It's a lovely release, with some pretty strong music, sitting next to music that could use further exploration, but, as said, throughout, it is a very coherent album. It's almost an hour long, and it never becomes boring. (FdW)

Energumene
lesenergumenes.blogspot.com/2024/02/mario-lino-stancati-revision.html

This Is Darkness
Revision, is the 3rd Mario Lino Stancati release with the Unexplained Sounds Group, and features recordings from 2017 to 2021. This album is a great place to start exploring the music from this talented artist, giving the listener an insight into his extensive body of work of electronic and concrete music. Some of it is far from easy listening, but that’s sort of the point – with the absence of formal constraints allowing Stancati to take us on audio journeys like no other – where the chaotic nature of the world around us is reflected back at us. Impressive!

So What
sowhatmusica.wordpress.com/2024/01/18/mario-lino-stancati-revision

energumene
lesenergumenes.blogspot.com/2024/10/vaaristyma-2014-2024.html

Published by ©Unexplained Sounds Group
Curated and mastered by Raffaele Pezzella
Cd layout by Matteo Mariano
Cat. Num. USG090
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