Canzonieri - Pastorale by KUBORAUM

CANZONIERI - All Creature RAUM005 2xLP/Digital, Kuboraum Editions release date: June 27th 2025 Folk isn't exactly a genre and it isn't always an aesthetic, it's the lore that's curled around the roots of myths, ballads and anecdotes, burying itself just inches beneath the surface of contemporary culture. On their debut album, Canzonieri brush away some of the dust from Western civilization, excavating forgotten sonorities, philosophies and motifs to figure out what impact this knowledge might have on a chaotic, apocryphal modern reality. Processing familiar acoustic instruments and utilizing an arsenal of idiosyncratic self-built devices, acclaimed artist Emiliano Maggi and musical artist Cosimo Damiano - both members of Italian surrealist quartet Salò - survey the uneven, challenging landscape that surrounds them, calling attention to the conflicts and illusions that underpin art in all its forms. They take a widescreen view of centuries of musical evolution, juxtaposing simplicity and complexity, past and present, city life and the pull of nature to distill the essence of folk - emotional histories that are whispered from person to person. Now available via Kuboraum Editions on Bandcamp. Written, performed and produced by Canzonieri (Emiliano Maggi, Cosimo Damiano) Additional production on ‘The Hearing Trumpet’ by Daniele Guerrini (Trumpet), ‘Soft By, Soft Slow’ by Pietro Pompei (Vibraphone), ‘Rana Locusta’ by Lara Dâmaso (Voice), ‘It’ll Shine When It Shines’ by Maria Violenza (Keyboards) Recorded by Cosimo Damiano Mixed by Tommaso Cancellieri at Rocchi Studios Mastered by Giuseppe Tillieci at Enisslab Pressed by AFG Record Manufacturing Cover Art by Emiliano Maggi Design by Cecilia Troiani Photography by Daniele Troiani RAUM005 – All rights reserved (P) + (C) Kuboraum Editions 2025