(2025, 300lmt 2CD gatefold, FK023)
CD1. Giovanni Di Domenico as a master of his instruments produces bulky sound rugged and dark atmospheres but also plainly beautiful through stark contrasts. Improvisation is therefore more as a state than an outline or shape, the timbre is the actual carrier of the form, drone is the crucial element.
CD2. Noema consists of a live recording of an improvisation based on a four-part open compositional framework. Drawing influence from a broad spectrum – ranging from the hypnotic explorations of Charlemagne Palestine to the rhythmic intensity of Meshuggah and the incandescent presence of Alice Coltrane’s musicality – the piece strikes an intricate balance between structure and spontaneity.
CD1: Giovanni Di Domenico – grand piano, Hohner organetta, pipe organ and electronics
CD2: Alex Zethson – grand piano