Ezio Piermattei Gran Trotto

“Gran trotto” (literally translating to “grand trot”) is a travel diary, in sound, recorded in a diverse range of geographies, meticulously listed in the album’s credits: Tallinn, Scanno, Helsinki, Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Vilnius, Rosello, Brighton, Campo Imperatore, Jūrmala, Barreiro, Ortona, Budapest, Civitella Alfedena. Constructed from tapes and field recordings, with interventions made by a handful of musical instruments – piano, organ, bells, objects – as well as intentional contributions and unintentional appearances. These sounds are what they are and from where they are from. The result is deeply moving, threading the sounds of various environments with dedicated tones and textures, and a great deal of captured speech.

Previously released on CDr by Chocolate Monk (choc. 424, 2018). Remastered for vinyl by Giuseppe Ielasi.

“I’ve also got a note to myself to consider the very pastoral nature of the whole set…there are no modern sounds (like mobile phones, computers, cars) anywhere on the record, and Gran Trotto could almost be an aural snapshot of the 19th century countryside.” - Ed Pinsent, The Sound Projector