Italian electro-acoustic composer BJM Mario Bajardi is set to release his new ‘Inverse’ EP on the 28th November 2014 via ONDE Electronic Contents.
Mario
Bajardi is a man of many musical talents. He is a violinist, film score
composer and award winning music producer. Early in his career he was a
finalist at the International Competition of Electronic’s Pierre
Schaeffer Prize and ICMC - these awards are given to the artist who
explore new horizons in music. His music and sound composition approach
is constantly evolving as seen in the case of ‘Metamorph’ an
electro-acoustic and designed sound library Mario coproduced for
Twisted Tools. His ‘Inverse’ EP will be his second EP for ONDE following
last year’s ‘Glass Orchestra’ EP and his debut album ‘Archives’ which
was released in 2012.
https://soundcloud.com/onde-ec/crusty
‘Inverse’
opens with ‘Rest’ featuring vocalist Eleze who has previously released
on Ministry of Sound and Ego. The intro is awash with ambient textures
as a gentle piano and Eleze’s crystalline voice float on the surface of
the background swells. The female vocals and ambient textures bring to
mind Bonobo’s recent tracks with the vocalist Szjerdene. The high
comparison continues on the following track ‘Standing’ which was taken
from a theatrical soundtrack, for ‘Riccardo III W. Shakespeare’ which
was composed and produced by Mario in 2013. The pizzicato strings and
long wavering notes rise and fall together before fading away into
‘Interlude’ which opens with a snippet of natural recordings. Cinematic
swelling strings then morph into electronic pulses and waves before the
two intertwine.
Drawing
from a wide range of influences gives Mario a broad palette of
inspiration to draw from. He lists some of his own influences as
composers like Bach, bands like The Cure and fellow film scorers such as
Hans Zimmer. His cinematic approach can be found on ‘Crusty’ which
opens with what sounds like a field recording of faint sounds of the
city. It then builds and swells with the same emotion found on Jon
Hopkins’ Mercury Music Prize nominated album ‘Immunity’. ‘Crusty’ then
progresses into an industrial style breakdown before bursting back into
the light and back to life with Mario’s signature strings.
‘Inverse’
features glitchy electronic pulses with an array of buzzing sounds
flitting around the track - sinister low synth rumble before being
joined by a burst of background strings which break through the
futuristic white noise. ‘Inverse’s chaotic use of electronic sounds is
reminiscent of Luke Abbott’s recent releases on the Border Community
label. ‘Missing’ then closes the EP with plucked strings and fast
strokes of the violin’s bow creating a tension building that creates an
evocative and cinematic final track.
Sound
artist and producer, Carlo Ascrizzi, creates a slow burning remix of
‘Crusty’ which introduces dark skittering drums and glitches,
deconstructing and stripping away the brightest elements; switching the
mood of the track from midday to midnight. His interpretation gives us intricate and complex sound textures, reminiscent to his sonic works
