Go Dugong is back on Hyperjazz Records! The new album ‘Meridies’ is the result of his ongoing investigative work into traditional Apulian music from the south of Italy, inspired by his hometown, Taranto, and the phenomenon of the Tarantella – started with TRNT (2019, Hyperjazz). On a quest to push the boundaries of traditional Apulian music, Go Dugong’s research has allowed him to rethink and rework these musical traditions of his homeland, leading to the creation of a soundtrack for an imaginative and futuristic ensemble of peasants and farmers.
For Hyperjazz Records, ‘Meridies’ represents another fundamental step in the reinterpretation of the rhythmic and musical tradition of Southern Italy, filtered through electronic synthesis and contemporary languages. Rhythmic pizzica interweave with organs, old synthesizers, lysergic guitars, and makeshift objects such as old cardboard boxes and cookware, used as side percussions to the traditional tambourine, all immersed in a psychedelic magma of deep trance and hypnosis for the purpose of “healing”.
With the support of Puglia Sounds – PS Records 2020/2021
www.pugliasounds.it
With the support of Italia Music Lab / Italia Music Export
www.italiamusiclab.com / www.italiamusicexport.com
Catalogue number: HJ994
Released November 12, 2021
Credits
01- Written and produced by Giulio Fonseca | guitars and Moog by Ricky Cardelli + additional guitar by Lorenzo Fortunati
02- Written and produced by Giulio Fonseca | flute, melodica, harmonica by Ricky Cardelli
03- Written and produced by Giulio Fonseca & Ricky Cardelli | flute, Moog, keys, organ by Ricky Cardelli
04- Written and produced by Giulio Fonseca | tambourines, vocals, and lyrics by Alfio Antico; accordion, Jew’s harp, double cane clarinet by Giampiero Nitti
05- Written and produced by Giulio Fonseca | noises and drone by Mai Mai Mai
06- Written and produced by Giulio Fonseca | Trumpet by Francesco Fratini
07- Written and produced by Giulio Fonseca
08- Written and produced by Giulio Fonseca | Lucanian key bagpipe by Giampiero Nitti
09- Written and produced by Giulio Fonseca
10- Written and produced by Giulio Fonseca | organ by Apollo Negri, sitar by Claudio Cardelli, guitar and tambura by Ricky Cardelli
11- Written and produced by Giulio Fonseca
12- Written and produced by Giulio Fonseca
Mixed and recorded by Giulio Fonseca except:
Tambourines and vocals on “Esorcismo” – recorded at Alfio Antico’s home in Ferrara
“Esorcismo” and “Tarantismo” mixed by Pierpaolo Moschino at Fluido Studio
Trumpet on “La Montagna Sacra” recorded by Francesco Fratini
Guitar on “Sacarà” recorded by Lorenzo Fortunati
Noise and drones on “Randagio” recorded by Mai Mai Mai
All the parts played by Ricky Cardelli were recorded at Synthposio Studio
Mastering by Massimiliano Nevi at Bitbazar, Rome
Artwork by Francesco Longhi