Back in 2020, I sent an email to Fabio Moresco to congratulate him on his performance on a record by the band he was a member of back then. After exchanging a few messages, he - being the nice person he is - offered to play on one of my albums. For months I tried my best to come up with music worthy of the occasion and failed miserably, just out of anxiety.
I couldn’t put together any music at all, no matter how hard I tried.
Eventually, I had to give up. I was ashamed of myself, but there was nothing I could do about it.
Until, in 2022, during an online call, he just told me, “I’m still waiting for your material...”
So I decided to try again.
The concept I had the first time was based - as so much of what I do - on a photo by my uncle Sem. For this new attempt, I thought I would use a different one, but after trying for a while, I had to go back to the original picture: it was simple, beautiful, and it had the right vibe, the right spirit.
Over one year had passed when I finally finished this work in 2024. Even if throughout the process I always felt I wasn’t good enough, in the end I’m happy with the result, so it was worth it.
Thank you Sem for the inspiration your photos always are (and for everything else), and thank you so much, Fabio, for your kindness, generosity, and huge patience, you’re just amazing.
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Nel 2020 inviai un’email a Fabio Moresco per complimentarmi con lui per la sua performance in un disco della band di cui faceva parte all’epoca. Dopo aver scambiato qualche messaggio, lui, da persona gentile quale è, si offrì di suonare in uno dei miei album.
Per mesi feci del mio meglio per inventare musica degna dell'occasione e fallii miseramente, solo per l'ansia. Non riuscivo a mettere insieme nessun brano, non importa quanto ci provassi. Alla fine, dovetti arrendermi. Mi vergognavo di me stesso, ma non potevo farci niente. Finché, nel 2022, durante una videochiamata, lui mi disse semplicemente: “Sto ancora aspettando il tuo materiale...”
Decisi così di riprovare.
L'idea che avevo la prima volta era basata, come gran parte di quello che faccio, su una foto di mio zio Sem. Per questo nuovo tentativo, pensai di usarne una diversa, ma dopo diverse prove, dovetti tornare alla foto originale: era semplice, bella e aveva la giusta atmosfera, lo spirito giusto. Era passato più di un anno quando finalmente terminai questo lavoro, nel 2024. Anche se durante tutto il processo ho sempre avuto la sensazione di non essere abbastanza bravo, alla fine sono soddisfatto del risultato, quindi ne è valsa la pena.
Grazie Sem per l'ispirazione che le tue foto danno sempre (e per tutto il resto), e grazie mille, Fabio, per la tua gentilezza, generosità e grande pazienza, sei semplicemente fantastico.
I was one half of BIOnighT (a Berlin School duo that split in 2011) for twelve years. I've always recorded my own stuff,
though, lots of it and in many diverse genres. So make sure to check out all of my albums on Bandcamp, at least one is bound to belong in a genre you like!
Visit my website for more information: www.macvibes.com . For licensing, just contact me macnight@inwind.it...more
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This is one of my favorite albums (well, tracks) by this incredible artist. I particularly love the fact that at one point it turns into a fairly optimistic track, which in this genre is quite rare. It sounds fantastic! :) If you're one of his fans, you can't miss this! Mac of BIOnighT