Better than a Mirror
When you write about a group that you have always been haunted by and you have mentioned so often that even your closest friends have become annoyed with you, it's hard not to be accused of flattery or partiality.
Of course, if someone knows how to convey emotions and evoke images with such ease as Massimo Volume, it's easy to look like a disciple…but when a group is mentioned by many others today as one of the bands that influenced them the most, it's hard to think that yours truly may fail to have a critical perspective. When Emidio Clementi, lead singer/speaker, spits in your face sentences from his soul so fluidly it's not simple to remain indifferent.
The latest work by Massimo Volume, ‘Cattive Abitudini’ (after years of silence and side projects), demonstrates their great interest in sound research. Mimi’, Egle and Vittoria, enhanced now by Stefano’s guitar, don't leave room for uncertainty and guide us on a journey that lasts eleven tracks which touch all the shades of darkness and light.
‘Le Nostre Ore Contate’ and 'Fausto' do not give rise to half-measures or decisions of convenience. Massimo Volume: you either love them or hate them, but if you love them, they're definitely no flash in the pan.
Stay tuned!
Jacopo Ravagnan
English translation by Karin Andrea Halliwell
Artists permanently (and randomly) "on air" at present date: Massimo Volume(Italy), Senpai(Italy), Dude Plays Saxophone(USA), Toundra(Spain), Maxena Tace(Italy), Sawako (Japan), The Cleopatras (Italy), Hollowblue(Italy), OPA(USA), Nora Keyes (USA), Simona Gretchen(Italy), Facciascura (Italy), hiiragi fukuda (Japan), Stardog(Italy), I Got A Violet(Italy), The Agrarians (USA); Feldmaus (Russia); Red Velvet (Italy - France); Eigenheimer (Holland); Drugs Made Me Smarter (Mexico); Kelvin & Speedy Peones (Italy); Tidy Kid (USA); NIMM (Italy); MorningPaper (Italy), Edgar Graves (Czech Republic), Marshmallow (Croatia), David Morley (England/Belgium); Bancale (Italy); Antony Raijekov (Bulgary); Amélie (Italy); Celestial Aeon Project (Finland); Channel in Channel out (USA); Madrigali Magri (Italy), Gimme 'hat Moonshine (Belgium), Krakenti (Latvia), Wheelchair Discotheque (Latvia), TheOneOnTheIsland (Slovakia), Maok (Slovakia), LaBon (Slovakia), Jordan Jordan (Slovakia), Social Society (Slovakia), Batte (Norway), Orange Crush (Norway), Oriental Music System (Hong Kong), Iamsum (Hong Kong), Rex Cody (Hong Kong), Donkey Valium (Hong Kong), Smiling Buddhas (Hong Kong), O-M (Hong Kong), Hvoya (Ukraine), Automatic Pilot Required (Brazil), Yogi (Brazil), Light Merchants (South Africa), The Slowmovies (Italy); I am this (USA); Kråkvind (Sweden); Planet Brain (Italy); Lebatol (UK); Sarah Schuster (Italy); Krt 963 (Italy-Japan); Flap (Italy); Nicker Hill Orchestra (Italy); Menrovescio (Italy); Annabel (USA); Karmatest (Italy); The Dada Weatherman (France); Diablo Swing Orchestra (Sweden); Japanese gum (Italy); Above the tree (Italy); Volcano Playground (Canada); Linz (Italy); Anomie Belle (USA), Christophe Marc (France), Death Valley Sleepers (Denmark), Jeremy Sparrow (Denmark), Zoon van snooK (England), Systemton (Germany), Matti Bye (Sweden), Manuzik (Japan), Chances (Italy), Hometaping (Great Britain...?), Ping (Norway), Frey (New Zealand), Manhan (Japan), One Chef (Sweden), Mijagi (Poland), Pandacetamol (Scotland), Lu-Sin (Argentina), Thomas Solgaard (Denmark), Wonderboy (France), Los Hermanos Butaca (Argentina), La Biyuya (Argentina), Negro Fluo (Argentina), Sempai (Italy), Riccardo Vianello (Italy), Wolther goes stranger (Italy), Eildentroeilfuorieilbox84 (Italy), Buzz Aldrin (Italy), Stefano Roveda (Italy), Rosso! (Italy); manzOni (Italy).
