In a rare move, our favourite celestial pianist, Leonardo Barilaro opens his latest release Spusa de pesse with spoken word details fused with cerebral sounscaping.
You might have read our review of The Space Pianist‘s epic Genesis EP and Not 66 days without a note, however Spusa de pesse serves for a different experience.
A fusion of Italian and English spoken word samples immerse us entirely, almost as if it is the conversions before taking off into space. The spoken word is fused with synths and samples, creating a dynamic and sometimes brutalist experience.
The final thirty seconds of the song features an arpeggiated high synth that also feels like a video game or space telephone. Speaking on the release, Leonardo says, “The track features a nuance of retro-futuristic sounds.”
We find the intensity of the track in juxtaposition to the artist’s main body of work, and love the subversive element that would make for a magnificent moment during a live show. The incredible featured artwork is by Chiara Rovoletto.
Spusa de Pesse is inspired by the reading, as ‘beta-tester’, of the book “Auf Wiedersehen Sgranphogemund – The Italian Journey of Reversed Goethe”, to be published on Amazon. The author, going by the art name of Asiago Wurzburg, is a young writer and astronomy enthusiastic currently based in Italy.
The short story selected for the release gives a glimpse of the difficulties of walking alone in life and of how a simple event can change our path, the so called ‘butterfly effect’ (referred as ‘bai’ in Italian). The music also highlights with a pinch of irony how love can give and can take. The voice over in the recording is performed by Asiago Wurzburg himself.
One audible soundbite says “funny guy”, and we love that, as this piece from Leonardo Barilaro is perhaps the most comedic one that we have experienced to date. Spusa de pesse is part of Leonardo’s yearlong journey project, Space Piano Music Everyday. We have added Spusa de pesse to our New Music Spotlight playlist along with songs from Genesis EP and Not 66 days without a note.