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May 8th, 2008
Nicola Ratti's new album "From the Desert Came Saltwater" is out on Anticipate Recordings.
Nicola Ratti’s music is based upon the search for a personal language that is capable of joining together basic song structure, electro-acoustic experimentation, and the use of sounds extracted from the environment in which we live with a sensibility that ranges from improvisation to the almost artisanal construction of sound. Voice and words compete to create a result full of nuance and discovery within compositions open to both formal and emotional points of view.
Born in Milan in 1978, Nicola began his musical career playing guitar and singing lead vocals for the band Pin Pin Sugar, a math-rock group in which he played until their eventual break up in 2004.
Born in Milan in 1978, Nicola began his musical career playing guitar and singing lead vocals for the band Pin Pin Sugar, a math-rock group in which he played until their eventual break up in 2004.
The search for descriptive methods within a contemporary field through the use of sound, and the ability to “create environment” with sound and its identity as an territorial element are points where the activity of the musician and the architect converge. Nicola Ratti has had the opportunity to work on these themes within various exhibitions and events dealing with architectural and urban spaces.
VIVIMI
Triennale Milano 16/05/07 - 01/07/07The exhibit “ViviMI Citta di Citta” describes the change of Milan’s metropolitan area and that of its inhabitants by presenting images and settings of the near future. Through a path divided into four parts, that leads toward a theatrical space animated by film segments, sound and music, the exhibit presents an observation in and around the future of the “Citta di Citta”. This path brings the visitor to a more complete idea of the territory and will hopefully provide some solutions for the future of the city and its surrounding areas.
The work consisted in a collection of specific ambient sounds capable of describing the present metropolitan area of Milan and in the composition of music and sound for videos representing the dynamics and time flow of the territory in question. Video by Toboga Srl
Sound by Nicola Ratti
The work consisted in a collection of specific ambient sounds capable of describing the present metropolitan area of Milan and in the composition of music and sound for videos representing the dynamics and time flow of the territory in question. Video by Toboga Srl
Sound by Nicola Ratti
GDC
The Politecnico of Milan, Cantiere Isola and MTA associated have organised a week of meetings and exhibits dedicated to the memory of the architect Giancarlo De Carlo. For the occasion, NR has composed pieces set to fragments of urban descriptions by the architect himself. The music was performed by NR during the reading of these descriptions by Andrea De Carlo at the Casa della Cultura, Milan, on October 12th, 2007.
Ronin "Vogliamo anche le rose OST" 2008, Warner Bros
AAVV "Summer tour remixes" 2008, Anticipate
Ronin "Lemming" 2007, Ghost Records
AAVV "Fadiiing Echoes" 2005, Afe Records
Pin Pin Sugar "Latex Duellos" 2003, Megaplomb/Bar la Muerte
AAVV "Summer tour remixes" 2008, Anticipate
Ronin "Lemming" 2007, Ghost Records
AAVV "Fadiiing Echoes" 2005, Afe Records
Pin Pin Sugar "Latex Duellos" 2003, Megaplomb/Bar la Muerte
28/06/08 w/ giuseppe ielasi @ festival del vento, costa vescovato (al)
02/06/08 w/ chet martino, andré arraiz rivas
+ giuseppe ielasi, alessandro bosetti @ teatro i, milano
22/05/08 + claudio rocchetti, andrea belfi @ il buffet de la fabbrica, losone (ch)
06/04/08 w/ chet martino, andré arraiz rivas @ locomotiv bologna
05/12/07 + cats hats gowns, I am vowel @ le barbizon, paris
12/10/07 + andrea de carlo @ casa della cultura, milano
08/07/07 + giuseppe ielasi, dean roberts, andrea belfi @ baa fest, pavia
21/06/07 + giuseppe ielasi, dean roberts @ vigna san martino, napoli
28/01/07 + comaneci @ la discarica, reggio emilia
22/01/07 @ palazzina di esterni, milano
02/12/06 + ronin @ hybrida, tarcento
01/12/06 + ronin @ morya - brescia
24/11/06 + ronin @ makkia, urbino
23/11/06 + ronin @ monospaziobar, pescara
18/11/06 + ronin @ buridda, genova
04/07/06 + oren ambarchi @ teatro i, milano
03/07/06 + phill niblock, oren ambarchi, giuseppe ielasi @ o'artoteca, milano
20/05/06 @ musica nelle valli, san martino spino
11/03/06 + xabier iriondo @ sound metak, milano
10/12/05 @ arci blob, arcore
10/11/05 + andrea belfi @ A+M bookstore, milano
02/07/05 @ tagofest, massa marittima
29/04/05 @ lab12, vigevano
26/02/05 @ libreria acustica, monza
28/01/05 @ baraonda, segrate
23/01/05 + giuseppe ielasi @ malacarne, verona
22/01/05 + giuseppe ielasi @ arci mascherona, genova
07/10/04 @ auprema, cinisello balsamo
+ giuseppe ielasi, alessandro bosetti @ teatro i, milano
22/05/08 + claudio rocchetti, andrea belfi @ il buffet de la fabbrica, losone (ch)
06/04/08 w/ chet martino, andré arraiz rivas @ locomotiv bologna
05/12/07 + cats hats gowns, I am vowel @ le barbizon, paris
12/10/07 + andrea de carlo @ casa della cultura, milano
08/07/07 + giuseppe ielasi, dean roberts, andrea belfi @ baa fest, pavia
21/06/07 + giuseppe ielasi, dean roberts @ vigna san martino, napoli
28/01/07 + comaneci @ la discarica, reggio emilia
22/01/07 @ palazzina di esterni, milano
02/12/06 + ronin @ hybrida, tarcento
01/12/06 + ronin @ morya - brescia
24/11/06 + ronin @ makkia, urbino
23/11/06 + ronin @ monospaziobar, pescara
18/11/06 + ronin @ buridda, genova
04/07/06 + oren ambarchi @ teatro i, milano
03/07/06 + phill niblock, oren ambarchi, giuseppe ielasi @ o'artoteca, milano
20/05/06 @ musica nelle valli, san martino spino
11/03/06 + xabier iriondo @ sound metak, milano
10/12/05 @ arci blob, arcore
10/11/05 + andrea belfi @ A+M bookstore, milano
02/07/05 @ tagofest, massa marittima
29/04/05 @ lab12, vigevano
26/02/05 @ libreria acustica, monza
28/01/05 @ baraonda, segrate
23/01/05 + giuseppe ielasi @ malacarne, verona
22/01/05 + giuseppe ielasi @ arci mascherona, genova
07/10/04 @ auprema, cinisello balsamo
Bellows
Giuseppe Ielasi and Nicola Ratti explore the limits of electroacoustic music through a very heterogeneous modality, moving freely between improvisation and composition. Bellows, released on the Swedish label Kning Disk marks the beginning of an effective collaboration where Ielasi and Ratti confront and confute their compositional habits and their musical language.Ronin
Ronin plays moving songs and sountracks for imaginary (or real) movies. It is a Bruno Dorella's project (OvO, Bachi da Pietra) founded in 1998. Nicola Ratti plays with them since 2005 both live and studio works. Currently Ronin are: Bruno Dorella gt, Chet Martino bs, Enzo Rotondaro bt, Nicola Ratti gt.w/ Andrea Belfi
The collaboration between Nicola Ratti and Andrea Belfi aims at extending the live dimension from “one man band” to duo. Ratti’s pieces evolve sweetly, and mutate until they extend their traditional song form to an improvisational (non)form. Belfi’s improvisation mutates and evolves within its wholeness like a single song, in which rhythmic and melodic elements are deconstructed and then reassembled in their temporal extension.
