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Sonic hacking. On lo-fi, critique through practice and fugitive ways out of capitalism

Sonic hacking. On lo-fi, critique through practice and fugitive ways out of capitalism

This is a story about music, hacking and anti-capitalism. But it is also the exact moment when sounds and words and ideas resonate in so many ways at the same time that it becomes almost impossible to organise thoughts in the form of writing. These words should be simultaneous sounds. I have been constantly crashing against the limits of language for a long time. I need something more sensible, something that can physically touch, far beyond the ambiguity and the…

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I have made a record, it’s called “la matière même du temps” and it’s out now!

I have made a record, it’s called “la matière même du temps” and it’s out now!

If you have been following me for some time, you probably know that I like to play with sounds and voices: I have been a drummer, I created, hosted and produced radio shows, podcasts and other audio projects. In 2022 I got myself a drum machine, I played with it in my spare time (which was very little in the last years, unfortunately), created sounds, songs, experiments… and, finally, an actual record, which is out today on Bandcamp! You can…

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Neoliberalism stole my virginity*? On being a teenager musician in the Nineties, Blind Melon and the future we lost

Neoliberalism stole my virginity*? On being a teenager musician in the Nineties, Blind Melon and the future we lost

Too many subjects in just one post? Probably. As obvious as it may sound, I do not even know where to start. But, since we seem to live in an emotional capitalism, let’s start this way: about a feeling: being a teenager and playing in a band in the Nineties. I grew up in a small town in northern Italy, I started playing drums when I was 14 in a band with some friends, we believed in it, we did…

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Ma va’ là podcast #3 Nowruz edition: music and more music (with two intermezzos)!

Ma va’ là podcast #3 Nowruz edition: music and more music (with two intermezzos)!

We don’t know if a bi-monthly recurrence is common for podcasts but it sounds like a good timing for us. This third podcast is mainly about music – with two different intermezzos. Recording conditions are never the best possible but, as you know, we have this punkish attitude that keeps telling us that it’s better to have something published for you to listen to instead of aiming for perfection (that never exists anyway). This podcast comes just a few days…

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