| 1915 The Armenian Files | ||||
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| Live album by Roberto Paci Dalò | ||||
| Released | 11 December 2015 | |||
| Recorded | May 3, 2015 | |||
| Venue | ORF Funkhaus Studio RP4 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, Experimental | |||
| Label | Marsèll Records | |||
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1915 The Armenian Files is an album by Roberto Paci Dalò, released in 2015 by Marsèll Records in collaboration with Giardini Pensili, Arthub (Shanghai/Hong Kong) and the Embassy of Armenia in Italy. It was recorded live in Vienna at the digital studio of the ORF (Austrian National Broadcasting Corporation) for the programme Kunstradio.
Background
1915 The Armenian Files is conceived about the Armenian genocide. Among the sound of the music, Daniel Varoujan's poems are narrated by Boghos Levon Zekiyan, also appearing the voice of the composer, religious and musicologist Komitas Vardapet. The record comes together with a movie, an exhibition, a radio broadcast, a multimedia concert.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Sentireascoltare | 7.2/10 |
The magazine Artribune places the album among the 25 best records of 2015. According to the magazine Neural, "in 1915 The Armenian Files a passionate and involved narrative is modulated by multiple influences and linkages, in an ultra-vivid junction of acoustic-electronic dramaturgy and immersive sensory perception".
quanto si ascolta è l’ennesima conferma della sensibilità di un musicista poco appariscente nelle cronache mondane, ma di grandissima sostanza.
-Fabrizio Zampighi, Sentireascoltare 10.01.2016
un'opera bellissima – tanto sonora quanto poetica
-Lello Voce, Il Fatto Quotidiano 28.06.2016.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mirk" | 1:10 |
| 2. | "Sirt" | 0:59 |
| 3. | "Sirel" | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Grag" | 2:19 |
| 5. | "Arak" | 5:02 |
| 6. | "Nairy" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Gaydz" | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Hosank" | 1:41 |
| 9. | "Sharjum" | 2:26 |
| 10. | "Vorodoum" | 2:21 |
| 11. | "Garmir" | 3:01 |
| 12. | "Anabad" | 4:12 |
| 13. | "Dalovian" | 1:36 |
| 14. | "Alpaghian" | 6:05 |
Personnel
- Roberto Paci Dalò – composition, clarinets, live electronics
- Boghos Levon Zekiyan – narration (recorded in 2000)
- Stefano Spada / Light Parade – beat design
- Julia Kent – cello
- Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo – electric guitar
- Daniel Varoujan – texts
Credits
- Sound Engineers: Elmar Peinelt, Markus Radinger
- ORF Kunstradio Producer: Elisabeth Zimmermann
- Mastered at La Maestà studio by Giovanni Versari
- Julia Kent and Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo recorded at O.F.F. Studio in Turin, sound engineer: Paul Beauchamp
- Produced by Roberto Paci Dalò and Mirko Rizzi
- Production Marsèll, Giardini Pensili, Arthub, Ambasciata della Repubblica d'Armenia in Italia
References
- Mazzotti, Stefania (11 December 2015). "ESCE OGGI "1915 THE ARMENIAN FILES" DEL "PREMIO NAPOLI" ROBERTO PACI DALò". gagarin orbite culturali. gagarin-magazine.it. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- Marsala, Helga (10 December 2015). "Roberto Paci Dalò, vincitore del Premio Napoli 2015, lancia nuovo live con disco. Dalla Grande Guerra al genocidio armeno, evocazioni fra suoni e visioni". Artribune. artribune.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "ROMA – 19 ottobre 2016 – MACRO: 1915 The Armenian Files di Roberto Paci Dalò". COMUNITAARMENA. comunitaarmena.it. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "1915 – The Armenian Files – die LIVE Radioversion von Robert Paci Dalò in 5.1". Kunstradio. kunstradio.at. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "Roberto Paci Dalò - 1915 the Armenian Files - Recensioni".
- Giraud, Claudia (30 December 2015). "La meglio musica del 2015. Gli album e i live dell'anno". Artribune. artribune.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- Cianciotta, Aurelio. "Roberto Paci Dalò – 1915 The Armenian Files". Neural. neural.it. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- Zampighi, Fabrizio. "Roberto Paci Dalò 1915 The Armenian Files". Sentireascoltare. sentireascoltare.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- Voce, Lello (28 June 2016). "Gli 'Armenian files' di Paci Dalò: come narrare un genocidio con parole e musica". Il Fatto Quotidiano. ilfattoquotidiano.it. Retrieved 20 April 2020.