XCD-060 Luca Formentini – Tacet

Whatever happened to silence? This is a question that Luca Formentini provides his own answer to on his debut album for Extreme, “Tacet”; an album of exquisite grace and enveloping textures.

Aiding him on this exploration is a stellar cast of musicians including Markus Stockhausen, Steve Jansen (Japan, Nine Horses), Steve Lawson, Deborah Walker and Frank Moreno.  Each of these musicians bring their unique talents to an album that is unified by a shared understanding that silence is a space that is much sort after in today’s hectic existence.

Formentini is a revered musician in his own right, playing the guitar in a distinctive style that combines resonance, processing and improvisation to produce a raw and intuitive music that speaks to the senses.  His guitar of choice is fretless electric and this allows him to explore the spaces in between, much like his music does on “Tacet”.

Formentini has the wonderful position as a musician who can create comfortably in the styles of contemporary composition, ambient and improvising ensemble player.  This diversity of talent reflects his origins as a rock and electronic musician who has always maintained his unique voice as an artist and only ever performed original compositions.

“Tacet” has arrived at a time when we are much in need of silence.  As society continues to speed up, “Tacet” creates a silence that allows us to stop and breathe and be refreshed by its organic beauty.

(The word ‘tacet’ is Latin for “it is silent”. It is also a musical term to indicate that an instrument does not play for a long period of time, typically an entire movement.

Audio Samples

Liner Notes

Thou – LF: electric and fretless guitars, microsounds, harmonica, Deborah Walker cello – Mixed and edited by Luca Formentini and Paolo Costola

Layer ( first) – LF: electric guitar – Mixed and edited by Luca Formentini and Paolo Costola

Deep Test – LF: electric and fretless guitars, micronoises, voice – Mixed and edited by Luca Formentini.

Frame – LF: electric and fretless guitars, Steve Jansen: electronic drums – Mixed and edited by Luca Formentini and Paolo Costola

Sensing the mirror – LF: electric guitar and micronoises, Markus Stockhausen: trumpet, Giovanna Gabusi: voice – Mixed and edited by Luca Formentini and Paolo Costola

The fragile second – LF: electric guitar, Steve Lawson: electric bass ( recorded live) – Mixed and edited by Luca Formentini

Misha – LF electric guitar – Mixed and edited by Luca Formentini and Paolo Costola

July – LF electric guitar – Mixed and edited by Luca Formentini and Paolo Costola

Skin for the angel – LF: electric and fretless guitars, micronoises – Mixed and edited by Luca Formentini and Paolo Costola

Tacet – LF: electric guitar, Markus Stockhausen: trumpet ( recorded live) – Mixed and edited by Luca Formentini and Paolo Costola

Coastlight – LF: electric and fretless guitars, Deborah Walker cello, Frank Moreno drums – Mixed and edited by Luca Formentini and Cristian Piccinelli

Jealous – LF acoustic guitar and drum machine – Mixed and edited by Luca Formentini and Paolo Costola

Layer ( resonance) – LF: electric guitar – Mixed and edited by Luca Formentini and Paolo Costola

All tracks recorded by Luca Formentini at Selva Capuzza – San Martino della Battaglia – Italy in 2005 and 2006

All songs written by Luca Formentini except for:
Tacet and Sensing the mirror by Luca Formentini & Markus Stockhausen
The fragile second by Luca Formentini & Steve Lawson

Mastering by Dario Caglioni
Artwork by Giovanna Gabusi

Special thanks to: Deborah Walker, Frank Moreno, Giuseppe Verticchio, Alex Camanini, Jeff Larson at Zonemobius.com, Cristian Piccinelli, Paul Lentzen at Spl and Joe Mendelson at Gramercypost.com.

Produced by Luca Formentini
©Publishing by Multiforce – Sony Music

Luca Formentini official website: www.unguitar.com