Christina Giannone
Christina Giannone es una compositora experimental y artista sonora afincada en Brooklyn, Nueva York con siete discos a su haber.
Ha sido galardonada como compositora musical en varios festivales de cine, como el New York International Film Awards, el Tokyo Film Awards y el Obskuur Ghent Film Festival.
«The Opal Amulet» fue editado el 30 de mayo pasado por el sello australiano de vanguardia Room40, dirigido por el músico Lawrence English. Consiste en cinco tracks que se insertan en las atmósferas oscuras del ambient-drone, en donde Giannone utiliza sonidos de sintetizador digital y grabaciones de campo.
En una entrevista para el webzine “Fifteen Questions”, nuestra protagonista señala que en su trabajo: “Disfruta ampliando los límites del sonido, superponiendo tantas capas como pueda y manipulándolas una y otra vez, al tiempo que me esfuerzo por mantener la integridad de la pieza para que tenga sentido como canción”.
“The Opal Amulet” ofrece varias capas de sintetizador y efectos procesados y manipulados, cuyo resultado es una masa sonora transformada y convertida en polvo cósmico y que toma la forma de un drone que se expande con fuerza en “Illusory Figure” que abre el disco. Le sigue “Iridescent Dust” que muestra los colores del arco iris pero en tonos oscuros, pues nos encontramos en un agujero negro, aunque tenemos el amuleto de ópalo que nos protege. “Vaporous Ritual” continúa con este viaje incierto y vacilante que “Death Ambient” -que cierra este disco- profundiza con ese zumbido inerte y distante.
Christina Giannone transforma el sonido en espesas capas de ruido que adquieren un cuerpo amorfo y una atmósfera impenetrable.
Christina Giannone is an experimental composer and sound artist based in Brooklyn, New York with seven albums to her credit.
She has been awarded as a music composer in several film festivals, such as the New York International Film Awards, the Tokyo Film Awards and the Obskuur Ghent Film Festival.
“The Opal Amulet” was released last May 30 by the Australian avant-garde label Room40, run by musician Lawrence English. It consists of five tracks that are inserted in the dark atmospheres of ambient-drone, where Giannone uses digital synthesizer sounds and field recordings.
In an interview for the webzine “Fifteen Questions”, our protagonist points out that in her work: “I enjoy pushing the boundaries of sound, layering as much as I can and manipulating those layers over and over, while at the same time striving to keep the integrity of the piece so that it makes sense as a song.»
“The Opal Amulet” offers several layers of synth and effects that are processed and manipulated, the result of which is a mass of sound that is transformed and turned into cosmic dust and takes the form of a drone that expands with force in “Illusory Figure” which opens the album. It is followed by “Iridescent Dust” which shows the colors of the rainbow but in dark tones, as we find ourselves in a black hole, although we have the opal amulet that protects us. “Vaporous Ritual” continues with this uncertain and hesitant journey that “Death Ambient” -which closes this album- deepens with that inert and distant drone.
Christina Giannone transforms the sound into thick layers of noise that acquire an amorphous body and an impenetrable atmosphere.
https://christinagiannone.bandcamp.com
