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Benzoni/Mauri/Reali/Romano: I/O
by Frank Rubolino
Regardless of which geographic region or country they reside, improvising artists continue to push the envelop of originality and musicality by exploring the endless possibilities of sound reproduction. The Italian electronically infused quartet I/O is on just that sort of mission. Drummer Paolo Benzoni ignites the staccato music with abrupt thrusts while guitarist Luca Mauri plays with similar disconnected phraseology. Paolo Romano handles the jarring bass work, and Andrea Reali contributes throaty voice utterances as a fourth instrument of this ...
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