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Italian sound artist Caterina Barbieri has unveiled her latest LP Ecstatic Computation, released through Editions Mego. Known for their dedication to showcasing forward-thinking artists, Editions Mego is the perfect partner for Barbieri’s experimental and boundary-pushing music. Drawing on complex sequencing procedures and pattern-based music-making, Barbieri’s use of these techniques is both potent and hypnotic, reminiscent of Steve Reich’s electric period. The constant rearranging of tones and evolutions create an aural experience similar to trying to solve a Rubix cube.
Influenced by fellow Italian artist Lorenzo Senni, Barbieri often deconstructs and repurposes the sounds of trance music in her compositions. While there are moments on Ecstatic Computation that touch on beatific soundscapes, similar to Senni’s ‘The Shape Of Trance To Come’, Barbieri’s work also delves into more neurotic and paranoid territories, drawing inspiration from darkwave, minimal wave, and other Gothic styles. The result is an album that is disorientating, mesmerizing, and endlessly intriguing. Caterina Barbieri‘s Ecstatic Computation showcases an artist who fearlessly tests the boundaries of her own sound, making it a must-listen for fans of experimental music.
