Dear friends Covid-19 is dangerously impacting the social-economic category of musicians. No concerts, poor political and social consideration, uncertain earnings. As a consequence, an ever-growing number of musicians, especially those from the experimental area, are trying to promote their music on BandCamp in digital format only. It is increasingly difficult for me to follow and…
Category: Stefano Pilia
Storia, postmodernismo, citazioni: tre Blind per la chitarra, Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Joe Death e Blind Sun su #neuguitars #blog
Come definire lo stile di Blind Willie Johnson? Gospel o Blues? Bella domanda, dal punto di vista formale infatti la sua musica e il suo modo di cantare possono esser considerati blues, ma i testi delle sue canzoni derivano direttamente dagli spirituals e dagli inni, sono parabole bibliche, preghiere, invocazioni al Signore. La storia di…
History, postmodernism, quotes: three Blinds for the guitar, Blind Willie Johnson, Blind Joe Death and Blind Sun on #neuguitars #blog
How to define Blind Willie Johnson’s style? Gospel or Blues? Good question, from the formal point of view in fact his music and his way of singing can be considered blues, but the lyrics of his songs derive directly from the spirituals and hymns, they are biblical parables, prayers, invocations to the Lord. The story…
L’eterno cerchio di “In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni”di Stefano Pilia, Die Schachtel, 2019 su #neuguitars #blog
https://stefanopilia.bandcamp.com/album/in-girum-imus-nocte-et-consumimur-igni https://www.soundohm.com/product/decay-music-n-2-in-girum-imus-nocte-et-consumimur-igni-lp/pid/35098/ “Ma niente traduceva questo presente senza via d’uscita e senza riposo come l’antica frase che ritorna integralmente su sé stessa, essendo costruita lettera per lettera come un labirinto da cui non si può uscire, di modo che essa accorda così perfettamente la forma e il contenuto della perdizione: IN GIRUM IMUS NOCTE ET CONSUMIMUR IGNI. Giriamo…
The eternal circle of “In girum imus nocte et consumimur igni” by Stefano Pilia, Die Schachtel, 2019 on #neuguitars #blog
https://stefanopilia.bandcamp.com/album/in-girum-imus-nocte-et-consumimur-igni https://www.soundohm.com/product/decay-music-n-2-in-girum-imus-nocte-et-consumimur-igni-lp/pid/35098/ “But nothing translated this present without a way out and without rest like the ancient phrase that returns entirely to itself, being built letter by letter like a labyrinth from which you cannot get out, so that it matches so perfectly the shape and the content of perdition: IN GIRUM IMUS NOCTE ET…
Stefano Pilia live @ All’Improvviso September 30th 2019 Viterbo Italy on #neuguitars #blog
Neuguitars Blog is proud to show you the concert made by Stefano Pilia in Viterbo at All’Improvviso, September 30th 2019. Recording made by Antonio Tonietti. Stefano Pilia played his last record “Girum Imus Nocte Et Consumimur Igni” (We turn round in the night and, behold, we are consumed by fire), his solo guitar work released…
Talking About Records: Guitars An Anthology of Experimental Solo Guitar Music (2010, Setola di Maiale Sm1840-1850) on Neuguitars Youtube Channel
Guitars An Anthology of Experimental Solo Guitar Music was released in 2010 by the Italian indipendent label Setola di Maiale, with solos played by Stefano Pilia, Anders Lindsjö, Olaf Rupp, Neil Davidson, Michal Dymny, Manuel Mota, Marco Tabellini, Chris Iemulo, Alvari Lume, Hannes Buder, Gilles Laval, Peter Stenberg, Brian Mitchell, Nicotina, Pablo Montagne, Roger Sundström,…
Stefano Pilia and Massimo Pupillo @Lumiere Pisa 09.11.2018 on #neuguitars #blog
Stefano Pilia & Massimo Pupillo, elettronica e chitarre concerto Offsetfest preview video Franco Chiocca, registrato alla sala Lumiere di Pisa Canon G 40 + Rode Videomic Pro
Healing memories and other scattering times by Stefano Pilia, Lastvisible Dog, 2005
VisionaryGuitars Reviews Blog Chitarra e Dintorni If you want to listen to this record, don’t act like me. Don’t choose a summer blinding day of sun. Better listen to it in autumn, even in one of those misty days, when the heavy colored leaves mixed themselves around to the grey uniforms of the fog and…