Parallax, by João Orecchia & Sicker Man

Parallax

by João Orecchia & Sicker Man

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256 Pi this is really good! lot of chaotic energy coming through in these performances, a lot of it can be rather off-putting and sour but there's still clearly some heart beneath all of it and it's got a very nice organic sound palette Favorite track: a flowing blow.

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1.	a flowing blow 06:23	buy track
2.	high brow low brow 01:23	buy track
3.	blue empathy 06:12	buy track
4.	no arrival pt 2 05:15	buy track
5.	reeling sky pt 2 01:15	buy track
6.	trash can do 05:27	buy track
7.	empty up 01:18	buy track
8.	the trojan horse 05:37	buy track
9.	short one 01:57	buy track
10.	restless sea 08:06	buy track
11.	BONUS TRACK the sun disappeared this morning 04:30	buy track

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Parallax sounds like to two planets orbiting different galaxies, meeting at intervals to resonate and interchange. Two different points of view which make a unique and precise vision together.

“The music of the future is already developed, but the minds of the people on earth must be prepared to accept it.” (Sun Ra)

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João Orecchia and Sicker Man have been working together since 2003, when they met through a classified ad in a Berlin newspaper. They immediately connected through improvisation and analogue electronics, forming a vast and intricate musical communication style.

They played clubs in the Berlin underground, such as NBI and Zentrale Randlage, as well as festivals like early editions of the Biesenthal Festival and Fusion Festival. Alongside individual tracks on Blank Records samplers in the 2000’s, the duo self released a number of recordings, which they distributed in local record stores through the city.

Their second full length album Pluton/Neptune was released on cassette by Miami based Other Electricities in 2020. These recordings are a nod back to the early days: ambient noise textures from a wild collection of sound sources. At the same time, it functions as a link to what would come next. By this time, João’s main instrument had become the modular synthesiser and Tobias started concentrating on the instrument that was his entry into the Berlin experimental scene: the electric cello.

Soon after João moved to Johannesburg (SA) they recorded the album It’s only Wasteland, Mum at 7V Studio in Bockenem, Germany, which can be seen as the culmination of their early work. Using mainly acoustic instruments, Wasteland was a perfect example of improvised folktronica. Though their contact became more sporadic due to the distance, they have continued to meet up to improvise and record new material.

Throughout the pandemic, separately from each other, they engaged more and more with artists like Ornette Coleman and Bennie Maupin, which presented as a lucky surprise in the recording sessions. João had been learning the bass clarinet and working to incorporate the instrument with his modular system. Tobias had specialised on multiphonic and glitch-orientated effect pedals with his electric cello. The next step for the duo became obvious when they met in 2022 to record their new album Parallax.

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released June 9, 2023

João Orecchia: Bassclarinet, Modular System
Sicker Man: Electric Cello, Electronics

Mastered by Lupo Lubich
Cover Artwork by Eeviac

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