My dream is to have electrical powers
[Being eight years old and sinking into a half-sleep made of whispers]

"Now... Now...
Present, past, future.
As an adult, now, as a child.
My dream is to have electrical powers."

(Lyrics by Ryu Mariano)

Composed and performed by Matteo Mariano (2020) http://macrogramma.com
Voices: Ryu Mariano, Yuuki Mariano & Yoshie Asanuma

Reworked version performed by Andrea Porcu (Music For Sleep) https://mforsleep.bandcamp.com/

Original track previously released on "Selected Ambient Works From Italy" compilation - Tiny Drones For Lovers Label http://bit.ly/3pmiURW



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Il mio sogno è di avere i poteri elettrici
[Avere otto anni e sprofondare in un dormiveglia fatto di bisbigli]

"Adesso... Adesso...
Presente, passato, futuro.
Da grande, adesso, da piccolo.
Il mio sogno è di avere i poteri elettrici."

(Testi: Ryu Mariano)

Composto ed eseguito da Matteo Mariano (2020) http://macrogramma.com
Voci: Ryu Mariano, Yuuki Mariano & Yoshie Asanuma

Versione rielaborata eseguita da Andrea Porcu (Music For Sleep) https://mforsleep.bandcamp.com/

Traccia originale precedentemente pubblicata nella compilation "Selected Ambient Works From Italy" dell'etichetta Tiny Drones For Lovers. bit.ly/3pmiURW



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Il mio sogno è di avere i poteri elettrici

Cat.#: LONTANO-S-CD12
Release date: 16/06/2020
Format: CD, Digital

[Perché Dormiamo?]
Although in very different forms, sleep is an aspect of experience that unites all living beings.
Despite the many extremely plausible theories to explain the phenomenon, sleep still remains one of the greatest mysteries of science.
So, why do we sleep?

[Sisyphos]
Could the punishment inflicted by the Gods on the man who dared to challenge them, coming to deceive without completely dispelling death, be a metaphor for the law of conservation of energy?

[Costruzione1]
A song created a long time ago, starting from small loops left by chance inside a loop station. After years of forgetting about the song, I found it again and discovered it’s much longer and layered than I remembered leaving it.
As if in all this time the modules that built it had gradually replicated themselves and made it grow like a plant. Maybe a distorted memory.
Maybe it wanted to live.
credits
released June 16, 2020

Performed & recorded by Matteo Mariano between 2005 & 2020
Noriko Ogawa: voice on "Perché Dormiamo?", recorded in 2007
Mastered by Andrea Porcu

Thanks to Rich Dodgin

Cover art: "Portrait of God" by Chiara Di Salvo - www.chiaradisalvo.com
(Gran Paradiso sand, pigment, oil, china, gold leaf on wood - 2018)

Matteo Mariano - www.macrogramma.com

Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Copyright © 2020 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Trittico

Macrogramma "La meccanica degli oggetti" is now available!
https://lontanoseries.bandcamp.com/album/la-meccanica-degli-oggetti
(release date: 15th December 2021  - Limited Edition Cassette + DL)

[ENG] Soundtrack for "UNDICI" by Dario Panzeri. 
- SIDE A "La meccanica degli oggetti"(The mechanics of objects): the personal acknowledgement of how helpless we are against the emotional connection between cause and effect.
- SIDE B "Due collisoni" (Two collisions): NYC - September 11th 2001, first collision (08:46), second collision (09:03).

[ITA] Commento sonoro a "UNDICI" di Dario Panzeri. 
- SIDE A "La meccanica degli oggetti": la constatazione personale di quanto siamo inermi davanti alla connessione emozionale tra causa ed effetto.
- SIDE B "Due collisoni": NYC - 11 settembre 2001, prima collisione(08:46), seconda collisione (09:03).

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Music composed and performed by Matteo Mariano (2021)
Mastered by Andrea Porcu
Cover art by Dario Panzeri (http://dariopanzeri.org)

Matteo Mariano - http://www.macrogramma.com

Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Copyright © 2021 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

La meccanica degli oggetti

Album - Format: CD, Digital - Releases January 20, 2023

Everyday life is often filled with many small anxieties that we deal with by simply pretending they do not exist.
Sometimes they thicken beyond the horizon of our field of vision, turning into a sense of impending danger, a floating leviathan, an immense bird of prey hiding in the clouds above the skyscrapers ready to grab us. Our only defence is to try to ignore it, hoping that oblivion will slowly devour it, relegating it to another plane of existence.
And sometimes, it is simply like dreaming of suffocating...

Music by: Matteo Mariano (Macrogramma - macrogramma.com)
Mastered by: Andrea Porcu
Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Cat.#: LONTANO-S-CD29
Release date: 20/1/2023
Format: CD, Digital

Copyright © 2023 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Buy on Bandcamp

Asphyxia

MAGNETIC SERIES – Album – Format: CD, Digital – Releases September 20, 2024

“I’ve always had a deep connection with magnetic tape. Since the end of the ’80s, when I was just a kid, musical experimentation was inextricably linked to that medium, to the tapes that filled my days. Every recording, every edit, every sound etched onto those tapes represented my first naive steps into the world of music. It was a way to explore, to get to know myself and the sounds I could create.

Then, in the late ’90s, the introduction to Minidiscs and, later, HD recording changed everything. Daily interaction with tape seemed like a thing of the past, forgotten in favor of newer, more immediate, and versatile technologies. But that magic, that physicality, was hard to replace.

Over the years, I’ve watched with curiosity as magnetic tape made its return to the tables of ambient and experimental music creators. I realized that many had already rediscovered and embraced this medium, while for others, it had never really gone away. I, on the other hand, was much slower to return. But it was precisely through the works of other artists that I found the drive to immerse myself once again in this dimension, more convinced than ever.

Since 2020, after some attempts to incorporate tape elements into my compositions, I began to explore this path more seriously. I started creating tracks where the use of magnetic tape wasn’t just an accessory, but an expressive end in itself. “Magnetic Series” is not a concept album in the traditional sense, but rather a collection of tracks created between 2020 and 2024, united by a common thread: the manipulation of tape in various forms, from cassette loops to reel-to-reel, from slowed-down/speed-up tracks to entire mix passed through tape.

Beyond the allure of nostalgia and the fun that this medium provides, magnetic tape offers something unique: an intransigence that digital lacks. While digital allows you infinite possibilities, tape forces you to make definitive choices, pushing you into a creative process that permits no compromises. And perhaps it’s this very unyielding nature that makes it so fascinating and valuable.“

Music by: Matteo Mariano (macrogramma.com)
Mastereing: Andrea Porcu
Photo & Desig: Moreno Pirovano
Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Cat.#: LONTANO-S-CD47
Release date: 20/9/2024
Format: CD, Digital

Copyright © 2024 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Magnetic Series

Macrogramma "La meccanica degli oggetti" is now available!
https://lontanoseries.bandcamp.com/album/la-meccanica-degli-oggetti
(release date: 15th December 2021  - Limited Edition Cassette + DL)

[ENG] Soundtrack for "UNDICI" by Dario Panzeri. 
"La meccanica degli oggetti"(The mechanics of objects): the personal acknowledgement of how helpless we are against the emotional connection between cause and effect.

[ITA] Commento sonoro a "UNDICI" di Dario Panzeri. 
"La meccanica degli oggetti": la constatazione personale di quanto siamo inermi davanti alla connessione emozionale tra causa ed effetto.
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Music composed and performed by Matteo Mariano (2021)
Mastered by Andrea Porcu
Cover art by Dario Panzeri (http://dariopanzeri.org)

Matteo Mariano - http://www.macrogramma.com

Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Copyright © 2021 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Macrogramma "La meccanica degli oggetti" is now available!
https://lontanoseries.bandcamp.com/album/la-meccanica-degli-oggetti
(release date: 15th December 2021  - Limited Edition Cassette + DL)

[ENG] Soundtrack for "UNDICI" by Dario Panzeri. 
"Due collisoni" (Two collisions): NYC - September 11th 2001, first collision (08:46), second collision (09:03).

[ITA] Commento sonoro a "UNDICI" di Dario Panzeri. 
"Due collisoni": NYC - 11 settembre 2001, prima collisione(08:46), seconda collisione (09:03).

-----------------

Music composed and performed by Matteo Mariano (2021)
Mastered by Andrea Porcu
Cover art by Dario Panzeri (http://dariopanzer.org)

Matteo Mariano - http://www.macrogramma.com

Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Copyright © 2021 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Due Collisioni

Due collisioni

Album - Format: CD, Digital - Releases January 20, 2023

Everyday life is often filled with many small anxieties that we deal with by simply pretending they do not exist.
Sometimes they thicken beyond the horizon of our field of vision, turning into a sense of impending danger, a floating leviathan, an immense bird of prey hiding in the clouds above the skyscrapers ready to grab us. Our only defence is to try to ignore it, hoping that oblivion will slowly devour it, relegating it to another plane of existence.
And sometimes, it is simply like dreaming of suffocating...

Music by: Matteo Mariano (Macrogramma - http://macrogramma.com)
Mastered by: Andrea Porcu
Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Cat.#: LONTANO-S-CD29
Release date: 20/1/2023
Format: CD, Digital

Copyright © 2023 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Asphyxia - Continuous mix version

Asphyxia - Section I

Asphyxia - Section II

Asphyxia - Section III

Asphyxia - Section IV

Dormant Fear

Tape In C Locrian

Old track taken from "Eterociclica" (circa 1999). A description of the suggestions inspired by the molecular structure of the Thiazole molecule.

Electric guitar, real-time loops and electronics.

Tiazolo (1999)

--- Dario Sleeps (and Dreams of Eating) ---

This is a track that is very dear to me, composed at the beginning of October 2001.

The title comes from the fact that on the night I wrote this piece, my dear friend and artist Dario Panzeri was staying at my house. While I was composing he was sleeping on the sofa. When I finished, he woke up and told me he had a strange dream about eating a baby.

In a way, this piece could be seen as an unintentional attempt to tap into his dream from the outside. Or vice versa...

The sounds are quite raw and Mix and master are quite poor. I used the default soundbank of Apple QuickTime, along with the default reverb plugin from Cubase VST for Mac. Over the years, I’ve tried many times to replace the original sounds with higher-quality ones, but nothing ever felt quite right—nothing could recapture the mysterious atmosphere of the first version, which was meant to be just a draft but ultimately remained unchanged.

Dario Dorme is part of the soundtrack for The Mills of God Grind Slowly (2001–2004), a short film consisting of seven video animation episodes by Riccardo Arena. It serves as featured music for the episode in which a reworked version of Magritte’s painting L'Empire des lumières slowly transforms into its opposite.

For those interested in learning more about Dario’s and Riccardo’s work, I highly recommend visiting their websites—you won’t regret it.

http://www.dariopanzeri.org
https://www.riccardoarena.org

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--- Dario dorme (e sogna di mangiare) ---
Questo è un brano che mi è molto caro, composto all'inizio di ottobre del 2001.
Il titolo deriva dal fatto che la notte in cui ho scritto questo brano, il mio caro amico e artista Dario Panzeri era ospite a casa mia. Mentre componevo, lui dormiva sul divano. Quando ho finito, si è svegliato e mi ha detto di aver fatto uno strano sogno in cui mangiava un bambino.
In un certo senso, questo pezzo potrebbe essere visto come un tentativo involontario di entrare dall'esterno nel suo sogno. O viceversa...
I suoni sono piuttosto grezzi e il mix + master sono piuttosto scadenti. Avevo usato la soundbank predefinita di Apple QuickTime, insieme al plugin di riverbero predefinito di Cubase VST per Mac. Nel corso degli anni, ho provato più volte a sostituire i suoni originali con altri di qualità superiore, ma nulla mi è mai sembrato giusto, nulla è riuscito a recuperare l'atmosfera misteriosa della prima versione, che doveva essere solo una bozza ma che alla fine è rimasta invariata.
"Dario Dorme" fa parte della colonna sonora di "The Mills of God Grind Slowly" (2001-2004), un cortometraggio composto da sette episodi di video animazione di Riccardo Arena. È la musica dell'episodio in cui una versione rielaborata del dipinto di Magritte "L'Empire des lumières" si trasforma lentamente nel suo opposto.
Per chi fosse interessato a saperne di più sul lavoro di Dario e Riccardo, consiglio vivamente di visitare i loro siti web: non ve ne pentirete.
www.dariopanzeri.org
www.riccardoarena.org

Dario Dorme (2001)

An Uncalculated Impurity (2003)

Created in 2003, An Uncalculated Impurity was a video/live set built around the real-time staging of R. L. Stevenson’s novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

I composed the entire soundtrack, inspired by the aesthetics of silent cinema and designed to interact live with the projections by By TATIANA, STEREODACTYLUS, UNZ, BO130, GGT, and MICROBO.
All sounds were produced using a very early version of HALion, running Akai libraries from the previous decade — a setup that today feels almost archaeological.

The performance lasted about one hour.
After many years, I decided to gather the original musical material on SoundCloud, preserving it exactly as it was in 2003.

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Un’impurità non calcolata (2003)

Realizzato nel 2003, Un’impurità non calcolata è un video/live set basato sulla messa in scena in tempo reale del romanzo di R. L. Stevenson Lo strano caso del Dottor Jekyll e Mr. Hyde.

Ho composto interamente la colonna sonora ispirandomi allo stile del cinema muto, pensandola per interagire dal vivo con le proiezioni curate da By TATIANA, STEREODACTYLUS, UNZ, BO130, GGT e MICROBO.
I suoni furono realizzati con una vecchissima versione di HALion, utilizzando librerie Akai risalenti al decennio precedente, in un contesto tecnico ormai quasi archeologico.

La performance aveva una durata di circa un’ora.
Dopo molto tempo ho deciso di raccogliere su SoundCloud il materiale musicale originale, lasciandolo esattamente com’era nel 2003.

18 - Vita Mondana (Social Life)

14 - L'Omicidio di Danvers Carew (The Murder of Danvers Carew)

05 - Stacco 1 (Cut 1)

03 - Jeckyll Entra In Scena (Jeckyll Enters The Scene)

21 - L'Ampolla II (The Ampoule II)

23 - Luce | Specchio | Maschera (Light | Mirror | Mask)

15 - Stacco 3 (Cut 3)

09 - Stacco 2 (Cut 2)

11 - Incontro Con La Bambina (Meeting With The Girl)

20 - Stacco 4 (Cur 4)

13 - La Prostituta (The Prostitute)

17 - La lettera (The letter)

Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano http://macrogramma.com
Original cover art by Dario Panzeri http://dariopanzeri.org

I have a fairly clear memory of the making of Evolution. It is a track inspired by an original story by Dario Panzeri. For the composition I was guided by the score and by a pattern created with guitar and delay. I remember that at a certain point, thinking about the ending, I coined a subtitle: "And we continue to imagine ourselves infinitely". Now the meaning is not quite clear to me...
***
Ho un ricordo abbastanza definito della realizzazione di Evoluzione. È un brano ispirato ad una storia originale di Dario Panzeri. Per la composizione mi sono fatto guidare dalla partitura e da un pattern creato con chitarra e delay. Ricordo che a un certo punto pensando al finale avevo coniato questo sottotitolo: “Ed infinitamente continuiamo ad immaginarci”. Ora mi sfugge in parte il senso...

from macrogramma volume 1, released August 18, 2019
Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano in 2001

all rights reserved

macrogramma volume 1

Evoluzione

Sleep Whisperers

Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano in 2019. http://macrogramma.com
Original cover art by Dario Panzeri (2020). http://dariopanzeri.org

"Metafonia" is the Italian word that identifies the phenomenon known in parapsychology as "electronic voices". Metafonia VI is the first track in order of publication, and the last in order of numbering, of a series of compositions inspired by this phenomenon.
Each piece was made starting from vocal samples recorded and processed in real time with a laptop (and with the addition of some synths). The only voice behind these pieces is mine (at least I think, and above all I hope, even if I can never be completely sure), recorded while I was improvising random phrases, as if I were my own medium.
I waited a long time before deciding to finish and release this series of songs, the gloomy atmosphere of this end of October 2020 made me realize that it was time to let them go.
The project is to release all the tracks, one or two at a time, between today and the evening of October 31st (as per pagan tradition), to collect them in a single album that will be available on Bandcamp ...
---
"Metafonia" è la parola italiana che identifica il fenomeno noto in parapsicologia come "voci elettroniche". Metafonia VI è la prima traccia in ordine di pubblicazione, e l'ultima in ordine di numerazione, di una serie di composizioni ispirate a questo fenomeno. 
Ogni brano stato è realizzato a partire da campioni vocali registrati ed elaborati in tempo reale con un laptop(e con l'aggiunta di un po' di synth). L'unica voce alla base di questi brani è la mia (almeno credo, e soprattutto spero, anche se non potrò mai esserne del tutto certo), registrata mentre improvvisavo frasi casuali, come fossi il medium di me stesso. 
Ho aspettato diverso tempo prima di decidere di terminare e pubblicare questa serie di brani, l'atmosfera cupa di questo fine di ottobre 2020 mi ha fatto capire che era arrivato il momento di lasciarli andare. 
Il progetto è di rilasciare tutte le tracce, una o due per volta, tra oggi e la sera del 31 ottobre (come da tradizione pagana), per raccoglierle in un unico album che sarà disponibile su Bandcamp...

Released October 18, 2020

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Metafonie Volume 1

Metafonia VI

Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano (2019/2020) http://macrogramma.com
Original cover art by Dario Panzeri (2020) http://dariopanzeri.org

AN ELECTRONIC VOICES ALBUM

"Metafonia" is the Italian word that identifies the phenomenon known in parapsychology as "electronic voices".

- Metafonia II, IV and V are the less edited tracks, in order to leave the spirit of improvisation unchanged. Ideally these three represent a second volume within the first volume.

Each piece was made starting from vocal samples recorded and processed in real time with a laptop (and with the addition of some synths). The only voice behind these pieces is mine (at least I think, and above all I hope, even if I can never be completely sure), recorded while I was improvising random phrases, as if I were my own medium.

I waited a long time before deciding to finish and release this series of songs, the gloomy atmosphere of this end of October 2020 made me realize that it was time to let them go.

---

"Metafonia" è la parola italiana che identifica il fenomeno noto in parapsicologia come "voci elettroniche".

- Metafonia II, IV e V sono le tracce meno editate, in modo da lasciare invariato lo spirito dell'improvvisazione. Idealmente queste tre rappresentano un secondo volume dentro il primo volume.

Ogni brano stato è realizzato a partire da campioni vocali registrati ed elaborati in tempo reale con un laptop (e con l'aggiunta di un po' di synth). L'unica voce alla base di questi brani è la mia (almeno credo, e soprattutto spero, anche se non potrò mai esserne del tutto certo), registrata mentre improvvisavo frasi casuali, come fossi il medium di me stesso.

Ho aspettato diverso tempo prima di decidere di terminare e pubblicare questa serie di brani, l'atmosfera cupa di questo fine di ottobre 2020 mi ha fatto capire che era arrivato il momento di lasciarli andare.

Released October 31, 2020

all rights reserved

Metafonie

Metafonia II

Performed & Recorded by Matteo Mariano (2019/2020) http://macrogramma.com
Original cover art by Dario Panzeri (2020) http://dariopanzeri.org

AN ELECTRONIC VOICES ALBUM

"Metafonia" is the Italian word that identifies the phenomenon known in parapsychology as "electronic voices".

- Metafonia II, IV and V are the less edited tracks, in order to leave the spirit of improvisation unchanged. Ideally these three represent a second volume within the first volume.

Each piece was made starting from vocal samples recorded and processed in real time with a laptop (and with the addition of some synths). The only voice behind these pieces is mine (at least I think, and above all I hope, even if I can never be completely sure), recorded while I was improvising random phrases, as if I were my own medium.

I waited a long time before deciding to finish and release this series of songs, the gloomy atmosphere of this end of October 2020 made me realize that it was time to let them go.

This is the first collection of songs made with this technique of editing random vocal recordings. Others to come.
---

"Metafonia" è la parola italiana che identifica il fenomeno noto in parapsicologia come "voci elettroniche".

- Metafonia II, IV e V sono le tracce meno editate, in modo da lasciare invariato lo spirito dell'improvvisazione. Idealmente queste tre rappresentano un secondo volume dentro il primo volume.

Ogni brano stato è realizzato a partire da campioni vocali registrati ed elaborati in tempo reale con un laptop (e con l'aggiunta di un po' di synth). L'unica voce alla base di questi brani è la mia (almeno credo, e soprattutto spero, anche se non potrò mai esserne del tutto certo), registrata mentre improvvisavo frasi casuali, come fossi il medium di me stesso.

Ho aspettato diverso tempo prima di decidere di terminare e pubblicare questa serie di brani, l'atmosfera cupa di questo fine di ottobre 2020 mi ha fatto capire che era arrivato il momento di lasciarli andare.

Questa è la prima raccolta di brani realizzati con questa tecnica si editing di registrazioni vocali casuali. Altre a venire. 

Released October 31, 2020

all rights reserved

Metafonia V

Metafonia IV

My dream is to have electrical powers 
[Being eight years old and sinking into a half-sleep made of whispers]

"Now... Now...
Present, past, future.
As an adult, now, as a child.
My dream is to have electrical powers."

(Lyrics by Ryu Mariano)

Composed and performed by Matteo Mariano (2020) http://macrogramma.com
Voices: Ryu Mariano, Yuuki Mariano & Yoshie Asanuma

Original track previously released on "Selected Ambient Works From Italy" compilation - Tiny Drones For Lovers Label bit.ly/3pmiURW

---

Il mio sogno è di avere i poteri elettrici
[Avere otto anni e sprofondare in un dormiveglia fatto di bisbigli]

"Adesso... Adesso...
Presente, passato, futuro.
Da grande, adesso, da piccolo.
Il mio sogno è di avere i poteri elettrici."

(Testi: Ryu Mariano)

Composto ed eseguito da Matteo Mariano (2020) http://macrogramma.com
Voci: Ryu Mariano, Yuuki Mariano & Yoshie Asanuma

Traccia originale precedentemente pubblicata nella compilation "Selected Ambient Works From Italy" dell'etichetta Tiny Drones For Lovers. bit.ly/3pmiURW

Il Mio Sogno È Di Avere I Poteri Elettrici

Composed and performed by Matteo Mariano 

(2021) http://macrogramma.com

MAGNETIC SERIES – Album – Format: CD, Digital – Releases September 20, 2024

“I’ve always had a deep connection with magnetic tape. Since the end of the ’80s, when I was just a kid, musical experimentation was inextricably linked to that medium, to the tapes that filled my days. Every recording, every edit, every sound etched onto those tapes represented my first naive steps into the world of music. It was a way to explore, to get to know myself and the sounds I could create.

Then, in the late ’90s, the introduction to Minidiscs and, later, HD recording changed everything. Daily interaction with tape seemed like a thing of the past, forgotten in favor of newer, more immediate, and versatile technologies. But that magic, that physicality, was hard to replace.

Over the years, I’ve watched with curiosity as magnetic tape made its return to the tables of ambient and experimental music creators. I realized that many had already rediscovered and embraced this medium, while for others, it had never really gone away. I, on the other hand, was much slower to return. But it was precisely through the works of other artists that I found the drive to immerse myself once again in this dimension, more convinced than ever.

Since 2020, after some attempts to incorporate tape elements into my compositions, I began to explore this path more seriously. I started creating tracks where the use of magnetic tape wasn’t just an accessory, but an expressive end in itself. “Magnetic Series” is not a concept album in the traditional sense, but rather a collection of tracks created between 2020 and 2024, united by a common thread: the manipulation of tape in various forms, from cassette loops to reel-to-reel, from slowed-down/speed-up tracks to entire mix passed through tape.

Beyond the allure of nostalgia and the fun that this medium provides, magnetic tape offers something unique: an intransigence that digital lacks. While digital allows you infinite possibilities, tape forces you to make definitive choices, pushing you into a creative process that permits no compromises. And perhaps it’s this very unyielding nature that makes it so fascinating and valuable.“

Music by: Matteo Mariano (macrogramma.com)
Mastereing: Andrea Porcu
Photo & Desig: Moreno Pirovano
Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Cat.#: LONTANO-S-CD47
Release date: 20/9/2024
Format: CD, Digital

Copyright © 2024 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Tape in A minor

Tape in A Minor

Tape in G Dorian

Tape In G Dorian

Tape In E Flat Lydian

Music For Sleep's Tape Extended Version

My dream is to have electrical powers 
[Being eight years old and sinking into a half-sleep made of whispers]

"Now... Now...
Present, past, future.
As an adult, now, as a child.
My dream is to have electrical powers."

(Lyrics by Ryu Mariano)

Composed and performed by Matteo Mariano (2020) http://macrogramma.com
Voices: Ryu Mariano, Yuuki Mariano & Yoshie Asanuma

Rework performed by Andrea Porcu (Music For Sleep) https://mforsleep.bandcamp.com/

Copyright © 2021 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

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Il mio sogno è di avere i poteri elettrici
[Avere otto anni e sprofondare in un dormiveglia fatto di bisbigli]

"Adesso... Adesso...
Presente, passato, futuro.
Da grande, adesso, da piccolo.
Il mio sogno è di avere i poteri elettrici."

(Testi: Ryu Mariano)

Composto ed eseguito da Matteo Mariano (2020) http://macrogramma.com
Voci: Ryu Mariano, Yuuki Mariano & Yoshie Asanuma

Rielaborazione eseguita da Andrea Porcu (Music For Sleep) https://mforsleep.bandcamp.com/

Copyright © 2021 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Il Mio Sogno È Di Avere I Poteri Elettrici (Music For Sleep's Tape Extended Version)

Il mio sogno è di avere i poteri elettrici (Music For Sleep's Tape Extended Version)

Although in very different forms, sleep is an aspect of experience that unites all living beings.
Despite the many extremely plausible theories to explain the phenomenon, sleep still remains one of the greatest mysteries of science.
So, why do we sleep?

Performed & recorded by Matteo Mariano between 2005 & 2020
Noriko Ogawa: voice on "Perché Dormiamo?", recorded in 2007
Mastered by Andrea Porcu

Thanks to Rich Dodgin

Cover art: "Portrait of God" by Chiara Di Salvo - http://www.chiaradisalvo.com
(Gran Paradiso sand, pigment, oil, china, gold leaf on wood - 2018)

Matteo Mariano - http://www.macrogramma.com

Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Copyright © 2020 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Perché Dormiamo?

Could the punishment inflicted by the Gods on the man who dared to challenge them, coming to deceive without completely dispelling death, be a metaphor for the law of conservation of energy?

Performed & recorded by Matteo Mariano between 2005 & 2020
Mastered by Andrea Porcu

Thanks to Rich Dodgin

Cover art: "Portrait of God" by Chiara Di Salvo - http://www.chiaradisalvo.com
(Gran Paradiso sand, pigment, oil, china, gold leaf on wood - 2018)

Matteo Mariano - http://www.macrogramma.com

Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Copyright © 2020 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Sisyphos

Costruzione1
A song created a long time ago, starting from small loops left by chance inside a loop station. After years of forgetting about the song, I found it again and discovered it’s much longer and layered than I remembered leaving it.
As if in all this time the modules that built it had gradually replicated themselves and made it grow like a plant. Maybe a distorted memory.
Maybe it wanted to live.
credits
released June 16, 2020

Performed & recorded by Matteo Mariano between 2005 & 2020
Mastered by Andrea Porcu

Thanks to Rich Dodgin

Cover art: "Portrait of God" by Chiara Di Salvo - www.chiaradisalvo.com
(Gran Paradiso sand, pigment, oil, china, gold leaf on wood - 2018)

Matteo Mariano - www.macrogramma.com

Record label: Lᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴏ Series
Publisher: ROHS! RECORDS

Copyright © 2020 ROHS! RECORDS, All Rights Reserved

Costruzione 1

Sound Designer & Composer. Creates instrumental music and soundtracks for film/videos and for art exhibitions.

Macrogramma

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