MATTEO LIBERATORE Solos CD avant garde guitar for fans of Tzadik

Description / Details Solos is a sonic exploration of the acoustic guitar. But that glib description gives short shrift to the daring and abstract worlds unearthed from within the instrument by Matteo Liberatore (using such unconventional tools as metal springs, alligator clips, a bass bow, and a kick drum beater). The mountainous, medieval region of Abruzzo, Italy, where Matteo grew up, inspired an overarching darkness in his sound as much as being the son of an architect fostered his deep appreciation of textured expression and modern art movements. Now resident in Brooklyn, Matteo's new album draws from his early experience of life in America - the rawness of a world where incredible art and expression flourish alongside money market-driven politics. Matteo’s other projects (including his experimental electronic band, Una Lux, described by Entertainment Weekly as “Caravaggio Meets Portishead”) have involved electric guitar and synthesizers, so this acoustic album is something of a departure. Guitarist-composer Elliott Sharp, who mixed and mastered Solos, calls it a “fantastic record”, with “surface, depth and texture”. more about it Matteo Liberatore is a boundary-pushing guitarist and composer from Italy, living in Brooklyn, NY. His avant-garde style explores the crossroads of free improvisation, contemporary classical music and noise using guitar and electronics. Matteo studied classical guitar under Maestro Marco Salcito at Conservatorio di Foggia and philosophy at University of L'Aquila. As part of a duo releasing records and performing in Italy, he won competitions such as Concorso Nazionale di musica B.Barattelli in Popoli (PE), (2005), Concorso Nazionale di Musica Capitanata in Apricena (FG) (2005), and Teramo International Chamber Music Competition (2005). Matteo's current solo project draws from his early experience of life in America - the rawness of a world where incredible art and expression flourish alongside money market-driven politics and where tense capitalistic ambition reigns supreme. Matteo s sound and performance is abstract... deconstructing sound, expectations and beauty in form. CONDITION Disc and art are in excellent condition. Not a promo. SHIPPING In the US: $4.00 for the first CD, .25 each additional. This is for media mail. $4.25 first, .50 each additional for first class. Just let me know if you'd like another sort of shipping, I won't overcharge. In the UK and other places faraway from Minnesota: $17.00 for the first CD, $1.50 each extra. For a priority flat rate box, I'll just charge the exact price. If you buy a bunch it definitely becomes the cheapest option. THANKS SO MUCH!!

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