Iter by Calgolla
Iter, Calgolla's latest concept album, is an intense and layered sonic journey into the contradictions of the contemporary human condition.
With a musical language that combines alt-rock, post-rock, post-punk, spoken word and forays into performance art, the group constructs a complex work that defies any simple definition.
The record deals with themes such as migration, inner transformation, social alienation, ecological collapse and a sense of loss, layering lyrics and sounds into a coherent but fragmented narrative, like the time it tells.
The lyrics are taken and adapted from Viaticus, a graphic poem written by the singer together with visual artist Giacomo Della Maria, reshaped to adhere to tense, dense and visionary soundscapes.
The nine tracks of Iter thus form a journey that crosses different languages, styles and moods, like stages of an initiatory path that reflects the precariousness of modern life.
An album that refuses to offer answers, but invites immersion, surrender and transformation through listening. It is a meditative, multi-layered exploration of transformation, perception and resilience in the fragmented reality of modern life. With nine tracks and several languages, Iter (‘journey’ in Latin) traverses internal and geopolitical, sacred and profane landscapes, layering spoken words and sound collages into a deeply expressive experience. The guitars weave textures that are now ethereal and now abrasive, while the rhythm section builds a pulsating framework that supports and amplifies the evocative atmosphere of each piece. Iter does not merely recount the decay of our time, but attempts to bring it to life, immersing the listener in an emotional flow that blurs the boundaries between dream and nightmare, between meditation and chaos. An album that refuses to offer answers, but invites immersion, abandon and transformation through listening.
Tracklist
| 1. | Morning Star | 5:44 |
| 2. | Iter | 5:24 |
| 3. | Erdelose Pflanze | 4:31 |
| 4. | Frantic Movement | 5:51 |
| 5. | Calm Waves | 4:29 |
| 6. | Puppeteer | 4:41 |
| 7. | Pupilla Digitale | 3:49 |
| 8. | Zenobius I,16 | 5:23 |
| 9. | Dicotomìas | 5:56 |
Credits
Released via Vina Records
Distributed by Believe
Emanuele Calì: electric guitar, vocals, samples
Yerko Ursic: bass guitar
Felipe Melo: drums
Marco Papa: electric guitar
Recorded by Yerko Ursic and Emanuele Calì between July 2023 and January 2025 at Subterranea Studio in Artistania, Berlin
Produced by Emanuele Calì
Mixed by Vasili Karachalios
Mastered by Konstantinos Fragkopoulos (Shellac Studio)
Artwork designs by students of the Parzival-Schule in Berlin
The lyrics of Puppeteer were written with poetress M.Grazia Tonetto
The outro of Erdelose Pflanze is by Phallucipher (Alexandra Maciá and XrysafeniaX)
License
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Calgolla was born from an attempt to combine different contemporary sub-genres of rock music with the spoken word, influenced by the beat poetry of the 1960s and the poetry slams.
It is a project that works on the song form, winking and trying to integrate more open musical forms (free-jazz, neue music, math rock). To this end, the songs often feature long outros.