Eternally Frozen, by Andrea Belfi

Eternally Frozen

by Andrea Belfi

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Eternally Frozen consists of a series of canon based compositions for brass ensemble, percussion and synthesizer by Andrea Belfi. The canon is an ancient compositional technique in which an initial melody is imitated at a specified time interval by one or more parts, creating illusionary never-ending musical journeys.

The work is inspired by the evocative image of the Deprong Mori, a mythological bat with the alleged ability to fly through solid matter by bending atoms by it’s natural skill of audio echolocation. The myth suggests that one of these bats had been “eternally frozen” in a wall of solid lead in 1952 by the researcher of the Rockefeller University, Donald R. Griffith. This story is exhibited in a display at the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles, an institution renowned for both speculative, fantastical reinforcement of mythology and playful and beguiling distortions of mysterious could-be truths.

Both the canon and the “frozen” Deprong Mori are man-made illusory simulations of eternity. Their attempt is to create mirages, where the insinuation of facts is more meaningful than the reality.

After many years of sonic explorations with percussion, drums, and electronics, Belfi is here projecting himself as a composer through the direction of an astonishing brass ensemble in the realization of these canonic works. There are evident echoes of the works of Arthur Russell, Miles Davis, Moondog, William Basinski, and the Italian soundtrack tradition of Ennio Morricone and Egisto Macchi.

"Eternally Frozen" is released physically via Maple Death and digitally by Bow.

Maple Death Records is a Bologna based label that has been at the forefront of the European underground community since its inception in 2015. With over 60 releases in its catalogue it has been slowly building a path through experimental, noise, primitive punk, proto-techno, alien grooves and weird folk, bringing together artists that do not fit any category, a home for outsiders with unique visions and strong narratives.

Bow is the new label funded and curated Andrea Belfi, devoted to a hypnotic rhythms and electroacoustic textures.

credits

released March 10, 2023

Robin Hayward - Tuba
Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø - Trombone
Elena Kakailogu - French Horn

Kaleidoskop Ensemble (Boram Lie, Ildiko Ludwig, Anna Faber, Mia Bodet, Mari Sawada, Yodfat Miron, Isabelle Klemt, Daniella Strasfogel): strings and choir on 1

Emanuele Porcinai: co-production on 3
Henrik Havelka: recording
Giuseppe Ielasi: mastering
Marco Anulli: additional mixing on 1-2-4

Elisabetta Porcinai: cover art and design

Tom Schumann: video trailer and live pics

Thanks to Museum of Jurassic Technology Los Angeles, Hilary Jeffery, Dean Roberts

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Andrea Belfi Berlin, Germany

“You have no concept of just how much a lone kettle drum can blow your mind until you've heard Andrea play one.” – Mary Anne Hobbs via The Guardian

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discography

Eternally Frozen

Mar 2023
Strata

Jul 2019
Anticline - Ben Lukas Boysen Rework

May 2018
Ore

May 2017
Cera Persa

Jun 2016
Natura Morta

Nov 2014
Qualcosa di simile al nero

Jun 2012
WEGE

Feb 2012
KNOTS

Feb 2008
BETWEEN NECK AND STOMACH

Sep 2006
Ned n°2

Oct 2001

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