Solos
Solos is a sonic exploration of the acoustic guitar. But that glib description gives short shrift to the daring and abstract worlds unearthed from within the instrument by Matteo Liberatore (using such unconventional tools as metal springs, alligator clips, a bass bow, and a kick drum beater). The mountainous, medieval region of Abruzzo, Italy, where Matteo grew up, inspired an overarching darkness in his sound as much as being the son of an architect fostered his deep appreciation of textured expression and modern art movements. Now resident in Brooklyn, Matteo’s new album draws from his early experience of life in America – the rawness of a world where incredible art and expression flourish alongside money market-driven politics.
Matteo’s other projects (including his experimental electronic band, Una Lux, described by Entertainment Weekly as “Caravaggio Meets Portishead”) have involved electric guitar and synthesizers, so this acoustic album is something of a departure. Guitarist-composer Elliott Sharp, who mixed and mastered Solos, calls it a “fantastic record”, with “surface, depth and texture”.
