Acta GeoGraphica, by Andrea Valle

Acta GeoGraphica

by Andrea Valle

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1.	Il Gran Paese - Descrittione, I 01:07	buy track
2.	Il Gran Paese - Descrittione, II 01:10	buy track
3.	Il Gran Paese - Descrittione, III 01:05	buy track
4.	Il Gran Paese - Descrittione, IV 01:09	buy track
5.	Il Gran Paese - Descrittione, V 01:07	buy track
6.	Il Gran Paese - I-Ovest- Da Nord a Sud 01:09	buy track
7.	Il Gran Paese - II-Sud: da Ovest a Est 01:10	buy track
8.	Il Gran Paese - III-Est: da Sud a Nord 01:10	buy track
9.	Il Gran Paese - IV-Nord: da Est a Ovest 01:09	buy track
10.	Il Gran Paese - V-Spirale 01:09	buy track
11.	Il Gran Paese - VI-Bustrofedico 01:09	buy track
12.	Il Gran Paese - VII-Circolare oscillante 01:10	buy track
13.	Il Gran Paese - I-Delle pietre 01:10	buy track
14.	Il Gran Paese - II-Delle piante 01:09	buy track
15.	Il Gran Paese - III-Delle bestie 01:07	buy track
16.	Sopra l’archibugiar in valle - I-Solo e notturno 01:32	buy track
17.	Sopra l’archibugiar in valle - II-laberinti palustri 02:02	buy track
18.	Sopra l’archibugiar in valle - III-a lo scoppiar 01:32	buy track
19.	Sopra l’archibugiar in valle - IV-Immoto alfin 03:01	buy track
20.	Sopra l’archibugiar in valle - V-tra i soffi 01:02	buy track
21.	Sopra l’archibugiar in valle - VI-su riva ascoso 01:00	buy track
22.	Sopra l’archibugiar in valle - VII-c’a la valle s’invola 02:29	buy track
23.	Escursioni sulla frangia, I 01:21	buy track
24.	Escursioni sulla frangia, II 01:25	buy track
25.	Escursioni sulla frangia, III 01:22	buy track
26.	Escursioni sulla frangia, IV 01:20	buy track
27.	Escursioni sulla frangia, V 01:24	buy track
28.	Escursioni sulla frangia, VI 01:23	buy track
29.	Bordi del fumo, I 00:51	buy track
30.	Bordi del fumo, II 00:51	buy track
31.	Bordi del fumo, III 00:51	buy track
32.	Paesaggi su pergamena, I 02:47	buy track
33.	Paesaggi su pergamena, II 02:47	buy track
34.	Paesaggi su pergamena, III 02:47	buy track
35.	Paesaggi su pergamena, IV 02:47	buy track
36.	Paesaggi su pergamena, V 02:47	buy track
37.	Foresta rossa 03:36	buy track

about

GeoGraphy, an environment for algorithmic composition I worked with for almost a decade, is at the base of all the series of Acta GeoGraphica (2001-2007). Each series is generated starting from a unique imaginary landscape, a sort of map of “pulviscular” sound objects. The numbers of each series define different trajectories that literally explore the same space. At the end, the latter emerges as a virtual, “compossible” soundscape, integrating the different perspectives.
Composing here is like film-shooting: it is like using a travelling.

Il Gran Paese (2001), Sopra l'archibugiar in valle, I-VII (2002), Escursioni sulla frangia, I-VI (2003), Bordi del fumo, I-III (2003), Paesaggi su pergamena, I-V (2005), Foresta rossa (2007).

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Sounds recur from track to track, but occupy different positions in the mix, as if heard coming from a different direction or at a greater or lesser distance. The effect is perhaps comparable to navigating the three-dimensional virtual world of a video game: through a process of exploration, which in this case requires close and repeated listening, one learns to orient oneself.
- Nathan Thomas for Fluid Radio

Each imaginary landscape, and the album as a whole, is driven by rhythm and texture more than melody or overarching structure. The compositional method leaves the results somewhat detached from human emotion, yet there remain moments that are very evocative nonetheless. Though its been 5 years since these experiments came to a close, and you should continue to check out the work Valle’s done since, these 37 imaginative tracks are a worth the exploration.
- Joseph Sannicandro for A Closer Listen

Acta GeoGraphica is dramatic computer music. With this composition Andrea shows exactly how computer music can be both intellectually rigorous and emotionally engaging. These are wonderful sounds. Get lost in the many pieces. Put it on shuffle or treat it as a series of suites (as the artist intended) either way you cannot lose.
- Beach Sloth

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released July 5, 2007

Recorded and mixed by Andrea Valle
Originally issued by Ripples in 2012

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Andrea Valle Piedmont, Italy

Some music with algorithms, physical computing, scavenged objects, free improvisation, experimental composition.

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