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Delrei: Desolation and Radiation (Digital)

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Off Topic Let’s pretend that Putin or the North Korean with the unwatchable hair had pressed the fateful button, human civilization would be wiped out in the space of a few seconds and only the luckiest would survive, certainly at a high price, finding themselves faced with a scenario of solitude and desolation: what would be the perfect soundtrack for this new dimension of life? It is provided to us by Delrei , born Alessandro Mercanzin, born in 1984. When he was born we were in the midst of the Cold War, films such as The Day After or Wargames , Rocky IV were on the big screenhe fights against Ivan Drago and the nuclear threat weighs on our heads like a boulder. He immediately became passionate about music and, at 13, began playing first the acoustic guitar, then the electric one. He joined the punk band 77 Mudlarks with whom he toured Europe and the States, a brief experience with Mastica and then joined the group Universal Sex Arena (La Tempesta Dischi) until, during the pandemic, he decided to undertake a solo project with the name by Delrei. On July 7 he released Desolation and Radiation on Portland’s Projekt Records label , which specializes in introspective, ambient and darkwave music. Talented and visionary, for his first solo work he proposes an ambitious and courageous project, because exclusively instrumental albums are rarely passed on official channels and reach the masses, except for illustrious names in the world’s discography or for important soundtracks, and it is no coincidence that I mention cinema: if you have the opportunity to listen to Delrei, the emotions aroused by the melodies of Ennio Morricone , in the classics of Sergio Leone , or by the Badalamenti/Lynch combination in Twin Peaks will resurface in you. Nothing new, you will object, of course, I would add, round and round the notes are always seven, but this boy knows how to touch the right keys and put his own spin on them: after all he is self-made, he plays practically everything, skillfully guided by the hands of the producer Maurizio Baggio ( Soft Moon , Boy Harsher , New Testament ), but above all he experiments, rediscovering vintage sounds and instruments, reverbs and even a Sicilian harp. The album, composed of eleven unreleased songs, exudes mystery, as can be understood from the opening track, Solitario , which, in the best Spaghetti Western tradition, evokes the dust of the desert, as does Into the Wasteland, and raise your hand if you don’t immediately think of that genius James Wilsey (yes, the one from Wicked Game , famous for his suspended notes). Epic trumpets in Nowhere To Ride , my favourite, with the Apache style riffles of The Shadows , as well as in Far From Here , dark and anguished sounds in Ensenada and Mysterious Traveler , a modern blues in Get Lost Blues and saloon melodies in Country . In short, for this surprising album, Delrei puts on the plate his wordless vision of a world coming from the future, melancholic, full of lost dreams, imbued with dark and intriguing riffs, which paint dramatic scenes, an at times ghostly sound capable of evoke many things with a few whispered notes. A work that leaves us in suspense, waiting to see the next episode first-hand, just to stay in the cinematographic field, and which gives us hope for the future of his career because, although it dredges up sounds belonging to the past of music, it stands out for originality and imagination, which doesn’t hurt at all, surrounded, as we are, by the plastic mediocrity of the fake pop stars that Italian radios serve up to us every single day. -Stefania D’Egidio Original Italian: Facciamo finta che Putin o il nordcoreano dal capello inguardabile abbiano schiacciato il fatidico bottone, la civiltà umana sarebbe spazzata via nel giro di pochi secondi e solo i più fortunati sopravviverebbero, certo ad un caro prezzo, ritrovandosi davanti a uno scenario di solitudine e desolazione: quale sarebbe la colonna sonora perfetta per questa nuova dimensione di vita? Ce la fornisce Delrei, al secolo Alessandro Mercanzin, classe 1984. Quando nasce siamo in piena guerra fredda, sul grande schermo passano film come The Day After o Wargames, Rocky IV si batte contro Ivan Drago e la minaccia nucleare pesa sulle nostre teste come un macigno. Si appassiona subito alla musica e, a 13 anni, inizia a suonare prima la chitarra acustica, poi quella elettrica. Entra nella band punk 77 Mudlarks con cui gira in Europa e negli States, una breve esperienza con i Mastica e poi entra nel gruppo Universal Sex Arena (La Tempesta Dischi) finché, durante la pandemia, non decide di intraprendere un progetto solista con il nome di Delrei. Il 7 luglio pubblica Desolation and Radiation per l’etichetta Projekt Records di Portland, specializzata in musica introspettiva, ambient e darkwave. Talentuoso e visionario, per il suo primo lavoro solista ci propone un progetto ambizioso e coraggioso, perché gli album esclusivamente strumentali difficilmente vengono passati sui canali ufficiali e raggiungono le grandi masse, tranne che per nomi illustri della discografia mondiale o per importanti colonne sonore, e non a caso cito il cinema: se avrete modo di ascoltare Delrei riaffioreranno in voi le emozioni suscitate dalle melodie di Ennio Morricone, nei classici di Sergio Leone, o dal connubio Badalamenti/Lynch in Twin Peaks. Nulla di nuovo, obietterete, certo, aggiungo io, gira e rigira le note sono sempre sette, ma questo ragazzo sa toccare i tasti giusti e metterci del suo: del resto è un selfmade, suona praticamente tutto, abilmente guidato dalle mani del produttore Maurizio Baggio (Soft Moon, Boy Harsher, Nuovo Testamento), ma soprattutto sperimenta, ripescando suoni e strumenti vintage, riverberi e persino un’arpa siciliana. L’album, composto da undici inediti, trasuda mistero, lo si capisce dalla traccia di apertura, Solitario, che, come da migliore tradizione Spaghetti Western, evoca la polvere del deserto, così come Into the Wasteland, e alzi la mano chi non pensa immediatamente a quel geniaccio di James Wilsey (sì, proprio quello di Wicked Game, famoso per le sue note sospese). Trombe epiche in Nowhere To Ride, la mia preferita, con i riffettini in stile Apache di The Shadows, così come in Far From Here, suoni cupi e angoscianti in Ensenada e Mysterious Traveler, un moderno blues in Get Lost Blues e melodie da saloon in Country. Insomma, per questo sorprendente album, Delrei mette sul piatto la sua visione senza parole di un mondo proveniente dal futuro, malinconico, pieno di sogni perduti, intriso di riff oscuri e intriganti, che dipingono scene drammatiche, un suono a tratti spettrale in grado di evocare molte cose con poche note sussurrate. Un lavoro che ci lascia in sospeso, in attesa di toccare con mano la prossima puntata, tanto per restare in ambito cinematografico, e che ci fa ben sperare per il futuro della sua carriera perché, pur ripescando suoni appartenenti al passato della musica, spicca per originalità e fantasia, il che non guasta affatto, circondati, come siamo, dalla mediocrità di plastica dei finti divi pop che le radio italiane ci propinano tutti i santi giorni. -Stefania D’Egidio
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