(2021) Alessandro Cortini - Forse
Review:
Alessandro Cortini is an Italian musician, songwriter, and composer known for participating in various industrial and alternative projects, most notably Nine Inch Nails, in addition to releasing haunting instrumental electronic music as a solo artist. After founding the electronic rock band modwheelmood during the late 1990s, he became a touring member of NIN in 2005, then departed the group in late 2008 in order to work on his solo projects blindoldfreak and Sonoio. He rejoined NIN in 2013, the same year he began a prolific run of albums under his own name, showcasing his mastery of analog and modular synthesizers. In addition to eerie yet accessible solo efforts like 2019’s Volume Massimo and 2021’s Scuro Chiaro, Cortini has released full-length collaborations with Merzbow, Lawrence English, and Daniel Avery. Alessandro Cortini’s acclaimed Forse series is available for the first time on CD including an exclusive disc of Forse performed live. Packaged in matte coated digipacks housed in a heavy duty tip-on style outer box. 2021 digital master by Stephan Mathieu. Composed on a Buchla Music Easel, an incredibly rare electronic music instrument designed by Don Buchla, the Forse series features long, romantic compositions full of voluminous, bombastic tones and dripping with thick timbre.
Track Listing:
Disc 1: Forse 1
1. Basta (08:28 )
2. Carta (05:58 )
3. Stella (06:59)
4. Nebbia (06:56)
5. Festa (03:46)
6. Resta (04:57)
7. Gloria (04:53)
8. Manca (06:44)
9. Gira (05:12)
10. Sera (08:10)
Disc 2: Forse 2
1. Canta (07:15)
2. Cerca (05:39)
3. Conta (09:10)
4. Grigia (07:30)
5. Lenta (05:49)
6. Luna (05:43)
7. Marcia (06:38 )
8. Menta (08:10)
9. Salta (08:21)
10. Strada (03:18 )
Disc 3: Forse 3
1. Conta (06:08 )
2. Rimasta (06:58 )
3. Scappa (09:57)
4. Scotta (07:15)
5. Senza Aria (12:50)
6. Retta (06:55)
7. Macchia (09:25)
8. Ritorna (04:39)
9. Bestia (04:56)
Disc 4: Forse Vivo
1. Forse Vivo (43:03)
Media Report:
Genre: electronic
Country: Italy
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits
