Lontano by SAMORA

"Lontano" is the second album by Samora, a journey into a more tangible form of electronic music, characterized by a cinematic approach and grittier sounds compared to the debut album "The Unspeakable." The album features the collaboration of the poet, writer, and acclaimed leader of the Australian band "The Church," Steve Kilbey, who contributes to two tracks, "Oceana" and "Paul." Here, Kilbey writes and recites two hallucinatory lyrics, one of which, "Oceana," is cruelly dystopian, giving the album an international dimension. The title track, "Lontano," is accompanied by a video by Jonathan Donini that captures the essence of this work, creating visual landscapes complemented by dynamically evolving electronic textures. "Lontano" explores the depths of sonic experimentation with layers of electronic sounds fused into an emotional crescendo, transporting the listener on a sonically rich journey full of nuances that, overall, appear more restless than the debut album. "Lontano" transcends the conventions of electronic music, challenging expectations and inviting the listener to explore new sonic frontiers.


Enrico Marani has built up various artistic and sound projects over time. He began his musical experience in the 1980s by taking part in the T.A.C. experience with Simon Balestrazzi and Massimo Pavarini and giving concerts and performances in Italy. He founded Duozero, with Fabrizio Tavernelli (AFA) playing at various festivals and involving musicians such as Massimo Zamboni (CCCP, C.S.I.) writers (Davide Bregola) and actors (Marco Valerio Amico) who also took part in the recordings of the two albums; Duozero’s music was used for soundtracks and documentaries. He founded Secret Voices together with American guitarist Tim Motzer (Ursula Rucker, Jaki Liebezeit and David Sylvian) and Naked Eye with Scottish cellist Christine Hanson. In the 1990s, he participated in the Maffia Illicit Music Club collective art experience with the 2blue project together with DJ Rocca (Franco D’Andrea, Electric Tree). 2blue collaborated on the album ‘Light Transmission’ with Ursula Rucker and Dave Watts (Fundamental) on vocals and Tim Motzer on guitar. He participated in Le Forbici di Manitù dada-pop project by Manitù Rossi together with music journalist and mail artist Vittore Baroni. For the past seven years, he has developed a solo project Samora, where he combines electronic music with poetry. Steve Kilbey (Church) and Christine Hanson participated in the recordings of the five albums. Together with Gavin Friday (Virgin Prunes) he created the music for the installation ‘The Casement Sonata’ hosted at the National Gallery in Dublin. For Rizosfera he released his latest album ‘Quasar’ with graphics by artist Stefano Ricci, collaborating with guitarist Eraldo Bernocchi (Harold Budd, Bill Laswell) and pianist Silvia Corda. He is currently working on a new project, Spectral Unit, together with Adi Newton (ClockDVA, T.A.G.C.): ‘Preternatural’ is the debut album published by A.R.E. Armcomm Rizosfera Europe (Nov. 2023).

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