During this very particular year, Ginevra Nervi understood that one of the most important things to her and to her creative process is creating special connections with other artists from all over the world, and Klastós talks exactly about the connection between everyone and everything.
The pandemic demonstrated perfectly, more than ever, how humans need to be connected to each other, how humans are not able to stay alone for long times and how this makes us vulnerable. We need to communicate and always interact with something new and different from our personal perspectives of things.
In this “rework project” I see exactly what the concept represents.
THE REWORKERS
Chevel said that reworking Ginevra's music came out quite fast and instinctive. He created a strong contrast between her vocal tones and his cold, synthetic and glossy sounds. It's something he always looks for when he produces, giving a contrast of feelings, whether it is with opposite layers or some kind of questions and answers between elements and melodies.
Alev Lenz got emotional; she felt the fragile moments of "Annihilation" and took her personal journey.
Midori decided to keep Gaslighting how it is as much as possible but giving other dimensions on it by reconstructing her beats and adding some synth phrases or piano backing chords.
Midori said: "My most personal favorite is the middle part consisting entirely of her vocals and my piano, which I thought would be a highlight and give a nice contrast to the other parts. I would say it is not just a rework, but more about a collaboration.”
Lara Sarkissian found that it was very interesting to make use of the usual woodwind instruments she turns to in her productions - which are already lyrical, almost voice-like - and chop in between Ginevra's moving vocals.
ARTWORK / GPS
Ginevra's quote
I chose to stick in a code as a graphic element within the artwork that would stimulate the listener's curiosity. It looks like a coded message and some of it is. Copy and paste the location and you will find out.
Roussillon's Beigua GeoPark is the specific place from which I came up with the name of the record - Klastós.
The clastic sedimentary black rocks characterize an area of the natural park I am emotionally connected to.
There's a visceral bond with these lands.
Over the years I have realized how much living in a "rural" dimension has greatly influenced my artistic path, my background, feeding my soul day by day.
I chose to gather all these feelings and show you a very special place for me, peeking from this virtual door.
I asked Dario (Chevel), Midori, Alev and Lara to do the same.
I really liked the idea of feeling closer to them, listening to their reworks, getting deep into their sound philosophy while I was watching the images of their "special places".
Once i obtained the geographic coordinates then, they were also inserted into the artwork graphics.
Anyone can go and search for those places and, perhaps, tune in more intimately with the artist.
The producer uses field recordings, samples, live instrumentation, and digital soundscapes to create songs with environmental themes. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 13, 2024
