NEW
PROJECTS :
HIC SUNT LEONES presents
Winter Solstice’s Spores
A reprint of two classic albums
Two milestones of Alio Die's discography are available again after a long hiatus. Sit Tibi Terra Levis/
Introspective and The
Hidden Spring satisfied completely this desire of immediate expression;
truth calls for realization, and the feeling of 'spring water' contained in
these albums has for me still something magic after such a long , long time.”
“In the course of life we encounter a kind of special state of consciousness
– a moment at the threshold of a deep spiritual experience. At the border of
the conscious mind (and perhaps with an initial feeling of disorientation),
emerges a strong attraction toward a newly encountered state of being: a state
that we feel is crucial in some way, and toward which we subconsciously strive,
over the protests of normal rationality. On the other side of this threshold,
beyond that apprehension, there is a sedimental layer of inner preparation which
makes us ready for that moment. The energy evoked during artistic creation has
always held similar qualities to this process; and listening again to these
early works, it becomes clear to me just how vital to my music’s flow is this
process of transformation and awakening. I feel that this same process informs
the art of Joseph Uccello, which elegantly accompanies the music of these two
re-releases.
Alio Die, December 2008
ALIO
DIE – Sit Tibi Terra Levis/Introspective; CD in 6 panel digipak limited
to 333 copies
Both
of them packaged in a three sides digipack !!
HSL
047 "COSMOSPIR" is the first solo album by the Polish singer INDIA
CZAJKOWSKA - 13 compositions displayed her beautiful voice creating an
interesting and unique mixture..that is dreamy and intimate,a personal style,with
different links with far echo of medieval and oriental music,but also ambient
and experimental.
Cosmospir is a precious concoction made of classical instuments combining piano, cello, vocals, guitar, and flute with a dash of electronic assistance. Is that all? It's an attempt to call the deepest, intimate layers of the psyche, one's own internal space related to time, bringing narrative in an invented but individual language. It's a way of breaking through to a hidden side, where we can get to know ourselves and the invisible mist surrounding 'reality'. Behind this mist there is an open space and we have much more to do with it than with anything in (our) everyday existence, even though we’ve just realised it there...
D.M.Schneider
HSL
048 "TEMPUS REI" is the second part of Castle sonorisation serie by
ALIO DIE, an epic and intense album with two long tracks, where the usual drones
and loops, zither and field recorings go deep intoxicated into an old time
surrealism.
AVAILABLE
:
The
new work by ALIO DIE it is part of the Castle's sonorisation series, titled AURA
SEMINALIS. The album had very enthusiastic feedback!
An
epicentre of a mystic atmosphere and an ascension arcane purity. Three sides
digipack.
The
first solo CD by ZEIT will be a true revelation..after the two album in
collaboration with Alio Die with a more acoustic quality, in 'WAVES FROM THE
SKY' Tommaso Cimò undertake electronic orchestrations with insert og guitars
and bass perfectly integrated, you can find attachments with the best mystic and
cosmic music of the 70', traslated with subtle sensibility in new territories
with a very fine touch. Three sides digipack.
The
new CD by STEFANO SCALA 'IMPERMANENCE' have is focus on Tibet, where Stefano
Scala went for musical researches and recordings some years ago, An album that
is more close to the Hic Sunt Leones releases then the previously 'Il Tempo del
Sogno'.
'Eleusian
Lullaby' by ALIO DIE e MARTINA GALVAGNI is now released on Projekt in a
beautiful digipack. The collaboration was started with a beautiful 16 minutes
track already included in the french compilation 'Song for Alienor' released on
Cynfeirdd (LTD 275 copies). This work that will see Alio Die involved for the
third time with an original and dreamy female voice, it include three long
acoustic tracks played by kalimba, zither and psaltery, with various little
instruments and field recordings; a detailed work with multilayered mixed sounds
and nuances, that give to the warm and beautiful voice of Martina a special
context space of intense magic.
The
5° album by FIVE THOUSAND SPIRITS 'Synapse-Shaihulud' is released! The
collaboration project by Raffaele Serra and Alio Die is supported this time by
Zeit (his first solo cd will be out later this year on HSL.), released by Faria
Rec. Russia, that have already press 'The Flight of Real Image', also this time,
it is released in a special packaging with cards (LTD 750 copies).
The
artwork follow the previously two cds out in 2006 “Quantum Consciousness”
and “Schwartzschild Radius”, with full colours cards and alchemical paints.
The four electronic tracks of the album have a cosmic approach more evident here
and the music have a solar side ever.
OTHER
PROJECTS AT WORK :
The
first collaboration between AGLAIA and ALIO DIE, titled PRIVATE HISTORY OF THE
CLOUDS, will be out in 2008 on Infraction Records. It is composed of six
contemplative tracks and we are talking about the special packaging and artwork
for the release.
ALIO
DIE is working on a new collection of cds 'The Castle's Sonorisation Serie',
ambient music on the vein of 'Password for Entheogenic Experience', as well as
inspired by the medieval time, and some ancient places recently visited.
Different tracks are already recorded, keep in touch for more updates.
Two
other cds by FIVE THOUSAND SPIRITS are at work, the first will be probably out
this year on Hic Sunt Leones.
ALREADY
AVAILABLE :
Three
different Alio Die collaborations cds out on Hic Sunt Leones, June 2007:
The
new collaboration CD between ALIO DIE and ZEIT 'Raag Drone Theory' sign a new
stage of the duo, after the well receipt cd 'Sunja' some years ago. This time
the composition is more expressively inspired by indian music: one long track
completely acoustic displays a sound dialog between psaltery, zither and shruti
box, bringing into a contemplative space. Without being so far from drone and
ambient music there is a renewed in the choose of arrangments: into the research
of
natural
sounds of the acoustic instruments and improvisations. A magnetic feeling
connect the two musicians, possessed by the same roots and inspiration,
crystallising some beautiful summer moments in the wilderness and near a
sanctuary, by a tension and a passion that coloured this long trip through space
and time.
The
collaboration between ALIO DIE and JAMES JOHNSON 'Cube 7 - Sospensione
d'Estate', one long relaxing and meditative track, it is already mastered.
Enriched by multilayered textures from little sounds (rattles, tubes, flutes,
etc) plays in the wilderness, and field recordings taken last summer in
This
work started about two years ago and will be finally out in CD format by Hic
Sunt Leones in june 2007. It will continue the Enviroment Series by James
Johnson at Atmoworks.com .
A
CD by ALIO DIE e LUCIANO DAINI 'End of an Era'
It
is articulated in 7 tracks. This project was started very slow in the reciprocal
esteem in a very close musical researches and experiments, and in their
alchemical and introspective approach with sounds. Luciano Daini is active from
many years in music and living theatre and have always follow to practice his
sonorous experiments, expanded to different kinds of instruments (electronics,
arcs, brasses, flutes, percussion etc.) and recordings. In the hidden room of
his studio Luciano have recorded in the last 15 years a long series of tapes:
precious materials to start to rise in this long journey towards the light.Quite
a dark atmospheric album, where the obscurities gived the properly preparation
to some clear and intense moments.
mp3
extract and new covers, are at the pages 'Releases' and Discography'.
Alio
Die have taken part in the Projekt's 200th album, it will be a deluxe packaging,
a DVD-sized digi-pak, with three discs covering three distinct parts of the
Projekt sound. On the 'Ambient' cd there will be an unrealised track of 11
minutes by Alio Die, and will include Steve Roach, Vidna Obmana, Jeffrey Fayman
& Robert Fripp, Fear Falls Burning ... Out on august 11th.
A
new collaboration between ALIO DIE e SAFFRON WOOD is printed. From seminal
experiments at the research of the harmony, playing with nipped and scrubbed
cords by salterio and zither (plus marimba and fields recordings), improvising
and recording in the open spaces of the inner
SAFFRON
WOOD 'Platonica Filosofia della Temperanza' CD
First
and new solo cd by Lorenzo Scopelliti, alias Saffron Wood. An important page
full of incoscious characters and sonorous pigments bring in a evocative context
where differents acoustic instruments from the
Hic
Sunt Leones presents the new CD 'Hidden' by BUSSO DE
After
different CDr released on different labels ,finally Hidden will be printed in
CD, ltd edition of 500 copies. The music by Busso de
The
Russian Label Faria Records have re-released the MCD by ALIO DIE 'The Flight of
Real Image' (out of stock from a long time), in full lenght version: this is a
limited edition in 1000 copies in a special cardboard package with 5 cards,
inside the cover. The artwork was released by Hic Sunt Leones in collaboration
with the painter Sara Luciani. The tracking list bring together the tracks
originally included in the mcd, with two unrealised track with Saffron Wood, a
new track with Bruno Sanfilippo, a beautiful acoustic track with Luciano Daini,
and other inedits. The CD will arrive directly from
The
return by FIVE THOUSAND SPIRITS... after seven years of silence they are heard
again with two new albums 'Quantum Consciousness' and 'Schwartzschild Radius' ,
and they will not only overflowing the passed times but will leave frightened
not only some listeners. Two unbroken journeys of great intensity that Raffaele
Serra ed Alio Die have characterized with an electronic refine touch and a flood
vitality, always at the threshold of a mystery's whirlpool, two powerful
electronic mantra that in these lands have already given some kind of
dependance. Out on Sempiterna Mutatio/Hic Sunt Leones in 2006: 'Quantum
Consciousness' is already available, 'Schwartzschild Radius' will be out on 5
september.
'Enigma'
by SOLA TRANSLATIO CD The third, much-awaited CD by Opium and Alio Die is
finally out! 'Enigma' is an ambient album, with drones and dark ambient elements.
Eight imaginary landscapes wavering between the earth and the cosmos, sometimes
returning on the dark atmosphere of the first album, but with a few acoustic
elements more clear. The album begins with some obscure and enigmatic
atmospheres transitioning into more open/light tracks: looped sounds of the
played cords of the zither, tubes, treated field recordings and small sounds of
shells and bells add layers to the electronic magma. An intimate/introspective
CD.
After
the two interesting releases in collaboration with Francesco Paladino - 'Nosesoul'
with OPIUM and 'MUSICA/FIUTO', with Sean Breadin/Sedayne - HIC SUNT LEONES is
proud to present two new cds that will be out together with the new Alio Die and
5000 Spirits cds:
the
third CD by AGLAIA 'Mondi Sensibili' create a soundworld where the vibrations,
the poetry and sound teraphy bring the listener into that forgotten sound places
suggested by the title. In 'Mondi Sensibili' (Sensible Worlds), the sound
incantations caracterized by the Aglaia's music become more and more clear and
layered: the electronic sounds seem played from the wind, and their brilliance
often seem to come from the cords of an acoustic instrument.
REPRINTS
AND VINYLS :
'Under
an Holy Ritual' is finally released on vinyl, by the italian Label Smallvoices.
It was originally released on CD in 1992. This LP version will be print in 600
copies .
A
12" vinlyl with two unrealized tracks 'Aura Hora' e ' Mater Materiae' was
released at the same time also by Smallvoices and available throw our mail-order
service.
Another
reprint is finally again available by Hic Sunt Leones/Silentes. The CD 'Suspended
Feathers', released in
'Echo
Passage' the collaboration by ALIO DIE with VIDNA OBMANA it is reprinted now on
Projekt. It was originally released by the italian label Musica Maxima Magnetica
and was out of print for a long time. The reprint is printed in digi-pack with a
totally new artwork.
The
cds by Alio Die released by Projekt are available by download on i-tunes.
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the other sites where you can find Alio Die's and HSL's music are pirate's site
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