{"product_id":"marta-salogni-stefano-pilia-phren-pre-order","title":"Marta Salogni \u0026 Stefano Pilia - Phren (Pre-Order)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA structure rises from the water: an object suspended between architecture and landscape, between reflection and depth. Its surface mirrors the world around it, while within its walls another space exists, a place of listening, isolation and encounter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the first collaborative work by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarta Salogni\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStefano Pilia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, emerges as a layered and articulated sound-hymn-dialogue between Stefano’s abstract guitar work and Marta’s manipulation of tape machines. Conceived alongside the imagined space created by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarah Mazzetti\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series, a project by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaple Death Records\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCanicola edizioni\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the album becomes a form-shifting composition where memory itself is continuously transformed through resonance, repetition and reconfiguration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere, sound is not preserved as an object of the past, but treated as a living material: something capable of carrying traces, absorbing new meanings and generating unfamiliar voices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album develops from a simple yet constantly shifting principle: a sound is set in motion and then passed through a series of interconnected systems where it is delayed, altered and returned in another form. Stefano Pilia’s guitar travels through a complex chain of modular processes, composed of different stages of preamplification and filtering, before entering a tape echo system that introduces further layers of repetition, resonance and spatial displacement. These signals are then absorbed into Marta Salogni’s Revox tape machines, where additional lines of delay, modulation and environmental transformation reshape the material once again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe resulting music is not a dialogue between two instruments, but a shared system — a living architecture in which a single signal moves simultaneously through parallel and serial pathways, gathering traces of each passage. Sound becomes a material in constant motion: a gesture becomes an echo, the echo becomes a new gesture, and the distinction between origin and reflection gradually begins to dissolve.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this sense, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e enters into conversation with a lineage of artists who have explored sound, duration and recording technology as forms of memory. From the immersive harmonic environments of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eÉliane Radigu\u003c\/strong\u003ee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the fragmented archives of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhilip Jeck\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the sustained meditations of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePauline Oliveros\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, these practices reveal recording not merely as a means of preservation, but as a space where time itself becomes audible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYet where these works often approached repetition as a way of revealing erosion, disappearance or the fragile remains of recorded material, Salogni and Pilia take another direction. Their loops do not simply return to the past to witness its fading. They become generative spaces, processes through which unfamiliar harmonies, new temporalities and new voices can emerge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne piece follows a distinct path within the architecture of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ema la mia anima è testimone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is built around a custom system of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ejust intonation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, derived from a specific constellation of harmonics and undertones. Related to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarry Partch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s concept of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003etonality diamond\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the composition explores a different relationship between frequency, proportion and perception. Harmony becomes a physical structure, shaped by resonance and vibration rather than conventional tuning systems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe final movement, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ee il mio fiume scorre verso te, oh mare, accoglimi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e introduces another form of transmission. Fragments from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLamentations of Jeremiah\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e enter the piece as a distant voice, carried through layers of transformation and temporal displacement. The timeless vocal material does not appear as quotation, but as a trace, another body of sound passing through the mechanisms of the present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross six movements, the titles of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e unfold like fragments of a submerged narrative:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003esopra l'acque scavate\u003cbr\u003edove mettersi un vento\u003cbr\u003emuti nell’attesa\u003cbr\u003ela memoria vacilla\u003cbr\u003ema la mia anima è testimone\u003cbr\u003ee il mio fiume scorre verso te, oh mare, accoglimi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWater, waiting, memory and testimony become recurring currents within the work. They are not symbols to be decoded, but physical sensations embedded in the movement of the music itself, traces carried forward, altered by everything they encounter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e recalls an ancient Greek term connected to the seat of thought and feeling. In this work, memory is not understood as a fixed archive of what has been lost, but as something unstable and alive: a force capable of metamorphosis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike the imagined structure emerging from the Venetian Canal, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e creates a space where sound can gather, reflect and transform. It does not treat memory as an archive of what has been lost, but as a living material. A force that continues to transform, generate and reveal new voices from within the traces it carries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"license-label\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhren\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” is the third release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpale\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a series curated by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaple Death\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eand publishing house\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCanicola Edizioni\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, sister imprints that for last decade have been exploring and researching the intersection of music and narrative through images and sound, giving life to new dialogues between the two languages, with a visionary and militant approach. Each \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOpale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e release will see the parallel production of an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eillustrated book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, linked together by a red thread that runs through atmospheres, emotional temperatures, glimpses of content, and collected in a precious limited edition box set that include posters and unique designs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarta Salogni \u0026amp; Stefano Pilia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s album is accompanied by artwork, images and a 32 page Singer stitch binding illustrated book\/carnet d’artiste by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarah Mazzetti\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Sarah Mazzetti is an Italian illustrator and visual artist whose work moves between drawing, publishing and visual storytelling. Her illustrations have appeared in publications including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDie Zeit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and she has collaborated with brands such as Louis Vuitton and Dr. Martens. She is the author of several illustrated books, including works published by Canicola Edizioni. 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