A three track live recording made with the sole purpose to archive the audio/visual happenings at the Sintesi Electronic Art Festival, hence the labels name. All the recorded performances were hosted in the XVI Century church of “San Serero al Pendino”. First up is LeafcutterJohn and his contribution “Untitled” starts off with an exploration of sound and I guess the particular audio characteristics of the venue itself makes it hard not to. After the off and on wild excursions the composition moves onto an upfront dub number. Retina.it’s “Lost in the Church” is also set in dub mode, the difference being that they get straight to the minimal point and thereby overcome the desire to fully explore the audio characteristics and concentrating on their hypnotic groove instead. This group is also featured on the DSP compilation Avatar 41° and which was reviewed here in 2003 Last and third recorded performance is signed Terrae and what beautiful compositions they are. Gentle glitch fused with awesome atmosphere, the two part track slowly but surely builds as more and more sonic elements are added. The incorporated elements get the reverb treatment under the supervision of a minimalist mind. Terrae is also featured on the DSP compilation Avatar 41°, which was reviewed here at Electronic Desert in 2003. Sintesi Archivio is an interesting concept and by the sound of it a successful event. The CD also contains video footage, still pictures, music files, interviews, etc. collected at the event. Excellent bonus stuff! Apparently the second Festival takes place this very weekend, 5th-6th Dec 2003!
electronic desert ≡ revisited + extended