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Mortar Devotions - Operazione Piovra: The Lead Chronicles

23/5/2020

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dark ambient
Eighth Tower Records 
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Mortar Devotions is a collaboration between the two members, Manuele Frau and Nicholas Pucciarelli, of the experimental ambient project Nona Et Decima and Aleksei Tsernjavski alias Огни. Operazione Piovra: The Lead Chronicles is inspired by one of the darkest pages of Italian history. The five tracks are a soundtrack reflecting  the period of social and political turmoil (the war between the mafia and the Italian government) that lasted from the late 1960s until the late 1980s. These times were also known as the years of lead.

The Helsinki based trio uses a cinematic approach in their compositions. We can’t deny that a somehow claustrophobic 70s feeling is created in the music. The ambient sounds are darkened with noisy and industrial inputs conceiving a weird, dirty and old-fashioned atmosphere. Although the music on this recording is about a very dark period, the sounds are less dark and sometimes tripping, compared to the inspiring era. 

With the varied tensions and the use of electronic effects  Mortar Devotions sounds more experimental than dark (ambient). They hold on to the mysterious ambiance creating a strange elaborating deep listening trip. Highlight of the album is Part IV where post rock and electronica fuse into a spooky riddle of sonic vibes.  

The more subdued sound of Mortar Devotions has a welcome escaping effect still holding on to the darker sides of the spectrum.  This is Dark(er) Ambient eased with experimental inputs, percussion and industrial fragments. Operazione Piovra: The Lead Chronicles is a slow but absorbing cinematic work that keeps the listener focused.

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