Andrea Belfi might be better known to some of you through his recent work with David Grubbs (Gastr del Sol, Bastro, Red Krayola) and Stefano Pilia and their excellent Onrushing Cloud LP released in 2010, and yet some of you might have witnessed Belfi here at the very same place, NK, last time he was round these parts. Either way, this spectacular location has a knack of hosting some memorable shows and tonight has all the right ingredients. Joining Belfi are Clifford Torus (drums, synth) and Marinos Koutsomichalis (sound/visual artist).
Andrea Belfi is a drummer, electroacoustic musician and composer. His projects and collaborations extend to diverse musical fields, from rock to electroacoustic experimentation, from avant-folk to radical improvisation, from audio/visual performance to sound installation.
In his live set AB faces the audience with an essential drum set, surrounded by synthesizers, a loop station, some contact microphones, an harmonica and two small-size speakers. The acoustic elements and the electronic ones mingle, intertwine and sometimes switch places: the acoustic sounds are treated as they were electronic, and the actual electronic ones are played at the very moment. Rhythmic patterns go beyond the mere beat as AB shapes them in cycles, ever-circling but ever-changing, both reassuring and surprising.
This is Belfi, a track called Extraevil:
