When Italian trio One Circle first appeared on left_blank last year with Flight To Forever, it was difficult to know where to place their music. Brandishing an experimental sound somewhere between abstract dubstep and melodic Border Community-style techno, the trio’s hard-edged yet woozy sound could perhaps be best loosely described as “trance”, something that makes sense in relation to the respective solo projects of its members. Lorenzo Senni for example made an album of “deconstructed trance” for Editions Mego, Vaghe Stelle is becoming increasingly known for his lysergic high definition melodies, while soundtrack composer A:RA arguably added a touch of baroque atmosphere to their sound.
The collaborative project of Lorenzo Senni, Vaghe Stelle and A:RA will release Transparency later this month.
In this month’s Scratching the Surface column, Scott Wilson investigates a uniquely queasy strain of experimental electronics to have come from Italy in recent years from the Wo Land and Gang of Ducks labels, and artists including Vaghe Stelle, Dave Saved and One Circle.
With left_blank firmly established as an outpost for experimental electronics pivoting around principles of house and techno, the label continues to embrace its confident remit of emerging producers over renowned ones with this latest transmission from One Circle. It marks the debut release for a trio of Italian artists who already have some levels of achievement to their name. Lorenzo Senni has previously appeared on Editions Mego, while Vaghe Stelle popped up on Monkeytown, and A:RA has previously been found composing soundtracks. Interestingly, those disparate but recognisable reference points actually intersect logically on this six-track effort.