GS - Sparkle in Grey: The Calendar

Sparkle in Grey	The Calendar	2014
PAUPER EDITION CD in recycled gross cardboard, with hand stamped graphics and a 28 page calendar booklet + an extra CD, ‘Whispering the Calendar’, enriched by a unique hand painting as well as a 42x60 cm game-poster Limited to 25 numbered copies	Price: 35 €
NORMAL EDITION CD in recycled gross cardboard, with hand stamped graphics and a 28 page calendar booklet Limited to 425 copies	Price: 12 €
Download (MP3/FLAC )	Price: 7 €
TRACKS: 1. Ianuarius / Spheniscidae 2. Februarius / Mugil cephalus 3. Martius / Formicidae Letreille 4. Aprilis / Delphinus Delphis 5. Maius / Columba Livia 6. Iunius / Pan Paniscus 7. Quintilis / Onymacris Unguiculatus 8. Sextilis / Hippopotamus Amphibius 9. September / Ciconia Ciconia 10. October / Sula Sula et Sula Nebouxii 11. November / Homo Sapiens Sapiens [Just Like Anything, by Jackson C. Frank] 12. December / Glis Glis	ALBUM PREVIEW: CREDITS: Recorded by Alberto Carozzi, Matteo Uggeri and the other involved musicians. Mastered by Ian Hawgood in October 2013. An album created, played, recorded, mixed, drawn, designed and blessed between 2007 and 2014. Drawings and artwork by Matteo Uggeri, words and colours by Gaia Margutti. Made with the help of Paola Parrino, Riccardo Margutti, Roberta Casini, Roberto Uggeri, Pietro and Viola Tartarelli. Special thanks to Matt Bower. LABELS: Grey Sparkle Old Bycicle Records Under My Bed Lizard Moving Records + Gattolino Books (publishing house) PRESS SHEETS: Press sheet English (PDF) Press sheet German (PDF) Press sheet Italian (PDF) Press sheet French (PDF)
DESCRIPTION: This record is a perpetual calendar. Every track is a month. Every song matches an animal. Evert beast teaches us how to live better and happily. A playful and wise bestiary to be read and listened to. 2014
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REVIEWS, COMMENTS and more: Buscadero, Blow Up, MWSY... "This album admits no comparison." PROG ARCHIVE (Philippe Blache) "Beautiful folky songs combined with field-recordings." VITAL WEEKLY (JKH) "Un altro piccolo capolavoro per un progetto ormai divenuto punto di riferimento per la scena sperimentale italiana e non solo." DARK ROOM MAGAZINE (Ferruccio Filippi) "Un lavoro aggraziato e fuori dal tempo, nel vero senso della parola." MUSIC WON'T SAVE YOU (Raffaello Russo) "Nous sommes face à une œuvre forte, rare et poétique." À DECOUVRIR ABSOLUMENT (Gérald de Oliveira) "C'è la poesia mozzafiato dell'infinito racchiuso in queste tracce" BUSCADERO (Lino Brunetti) "[...] una cover di Just Like Anything di Jackson C. Frank da lacrimoni agli occhi." BLOW UP (Guido Gambacorta) "Ne chercher pas de comparaison avec d’autres, je crois qu’il n’en a pas" PROFIL (Richard Hawey)
FORMATS: NORMAL EDITION Each copy of the CD comes with: - recycled gross cardboard; - hand stamped graphics; - 28 pages calendar booklet. Limited to 425 copies PAUPER EDITION The 'Pauper edition' comes with: - CD "The Calendar" in recycled gross cardboard, with hand stamped graphics - pro printed 28 pages calendar booklet; - an extra CD, ‘Whispering the Calendar’, enriched by a unique hand painting by Matteo Uggeri; - all copies numbered and signed; - 42x60 cm Poster with the "Ciurfolona game". Limited to 25 numbered copies - SOLD OUT