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Opus Soup: Opus Soup

AAJ Italy Staff By AAJ Italy Staff

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Il pianista e tastierista Giancarlo Tossani ha vinto il premio Top Jazz 2006, assegnato dalla rivista Musica Jazz, come migliore talento emergente del jazz italiano. Questo album autoprodotto, nato da una seduta di registrazione che nelle intenzioni doveva servire semplicemente per un demo, conferma la bontà di quella scelta e lo conferma musicista capace di organizzare bei progetti e di portarli a compimento.

Sono con lui il DJ G-Love, il cantante Matteo Gosi, il saxofonista Achille Succi e Paolo Botti, impegnato alla viola, al banjo e al dobro. Le atmosfere iniziali ci portano dalle parti degli Scritti Politti e altre band inglesi di fine anni ottanta, per poi spostarsi nel mondo della musica hip hop densa di loop, caratterizzata da suggestivi richiami elettronici e condita di piccoli stilemi jazzistici in maniera accattivante e moderna.

La sensazione è quella di essere immersi in un open space dove le cose si sovrappongono, sfiorandosi e spingendosi dolcemente, come sullo schermo di un iPad colorato di sfumature vivaci. Sempre alla ricerca dell'onda magica che sostiene il groove all'infinito, come surfisti del suono dei giorni nostri.

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Track Listing

01. Opus Soup; 02. Tuned Down; 03. Pink Elephant (to Maceo Parker); 04. Mattel Farm; 05. Vanishing Skins; 06. Sum-O-Bot; 07. Never Forget You (to David Foster Wallace); 08. Hip Hop Zero Up and Down.

Personnel

Achille Succi
clarinet, bass
Matteo Gosi
vocals
G-Love
electronics

Giancarlo Tossani: electronics; Matteo Gosi: electronics; Achille Succi: clarinet; Paolo Botti: dobro.

Album information

Title: Opus Soup | Year Released: 2011 | Record Label: Self Produced


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