Musica Politica by Esecutori di Metallo su Carta

With four compositions and 40 minutes of sound, the album is inspired by protest songs and the creative season of the 1970s. It features Coming Together by Frederic Rzewski, Bertolt Brecht’s Solidaritätslied, Louis Andriessen’s Workers Union. The release is wrapped up by the 2 minutes and 40 seconds of silence titled Sciopera!. “Musica Politica” was created in response to the 2022 Italian parliamentary elections and features a mix of political and cinematic influences.

Coming Together
Music by Frederic Rzewski
Arranged and Produced by Sebastiano De Gennaro
Francesco Fusaro, voice and effects
Enrico Gabrielli, bass clarinet
Roberto Benatti, double bass
Sebastiano De Gennaro, marimba, vibraphone, Roland Juno 6, programming

Recorded by Sebastiano De Gennaro at Black Bear studio, Lissolo

Solidaritätslied

Music by Hanns Eisler, text by Bertolt Brecht
Produced by Sebastiano De Gennaro
Wind instruments arranged by Enrico Gabrielli and Marcello Corti
Francesca Biliotti, alto
Francesco Fusaro, backing vocals
Enrico Gabrielli, E♭ clarinet, backing vocals
Marcello Corti, trumpet and euphonium
Roberto Rettura, backing vocals
Sebastiano De Gennaro, timpani, percussions, synthesisers, piano, xylophone, backing vocals

Recorded by Sebastiano De Gennaro at Black Bear studio, Lissolo
Voice recorded by Enrico Gabrielli

Workers Union
Music by Louis Andriessen
Enrico Gabrielli, alto sax
Sebastiano De Gennaro, percussions

Recorded by Manuel Volpe at Teatro Non C’è, Turin (21th Oct 2022)

Sciopera!
Music by Sebastiano De Gennaro, Enrico Gabrielli, Francesco Fusaro, Marcello Corti and Roberto Rettura
Performed and Recorded by Roberto Rettura at Lo Studio Spaziale, Bologna
Artwork by Enrico Gabrielli
Mixed and Mastered by Roberto Rettura at Lo Studio Spaziale, Bologna
Francesco Fusaro, Notes and Translation
Maria Catena Mancuso, Editing