Andro Manzoni

Recorded live on 17 and 18 April 2019 in a former cattle barn on a farm in Lesno Brdo, Slovenia. The smaller space gave the percussion snappiness in the higher registers and quicker passages, while the arched ceiling provided interesting and unexpected resonances and responses.

The village atmosphere – church bells, birds, the occasional tractor or plane – added extra liveliness to the recording and guided the music as well. Apart from the recording crew, there was no audience. Headphones recommended.

Andro Manzoni was born and raised in Punat on the island of Krk, Croatia. His artistic direction has been shaped by long exposure to the punk scene, studies at a music conservatory, his own experimenting and a constant passion for psychology.

Recently, his work has focused on audio installations, the development of rhythmic expression, and the interaction between artists’ personal goals, abilities and perceptions of art interpretation.

“I owe great thanks to God Almighty and my family for their support and guidance.”

Spaces is a collection of in-situ sound and music recordings guided by a simple premise – one performer, one instrument, one space – capturing the synergy between the musician, the space and the music that emerges in acoustically compelling places. Each session unfolds live over a day or two, with no audience and no studio overdubs. By relying on location field recorders and a minimal microphone setup, we bring studio-grade capture into remote, off-grid locations – leaving the sound honest, unprocessed and defined by the space itself.