Alessandro Stefana
Poste e Telegrafi
Important 2007

01. Western Soda
02. Semi Tostati di Cielo
03. Motel
04. Poste e Telegrafi Blues
05. Fiori Campionati
06. Whales Cemetery
07. Titoli di Coda

Poste e Telegrafi is the debut solo album from Italian guitarist Alesandro Stefana. Featuring an allstar cast including Mark Ribot & Leo Abrahams, Stefana evokes a dreamy world of instrumental perfection and beauty. Inspired by the work of Ennio Morricone, Ry Cooder, Simon Jeffes, Steve Reich and Brian Eno, he has created a thoroughly modern Western world within his compositions and arrangements. With constant references to traditional music and rural blues he utilizes electric and acoustic instrumentation with tremendously compelling results. Acoustic, electric, and pedal steel guitars along with banjo, kalimba, baliphones and found objects were all carefully combined with some primitive electronic instruments such as an arpeggiator, omnichord and home made vinyl loops. His sound is entirely original yet clearly rooted in traditions such as Film Music, Blues, Experimental, Ambient and Avante Garde musics. -Important

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This is a really nice release. There isn't anything incredibly spectacular about it... doesn't fully boast grandeur of any kind. Precisely the reason why it works, methinks. Sounds never getting pushy (or kitschy for that matter), instead giving plenty moments of near-effortless pleasure/satisfaction. Instrumentation is rather laid-back, layed out carefully around the players, conveying just enough emotion to make you believe in what they're doing - and everything's wrapped up soon enough to leave you with a positive impression. Melancholic music for sure, but with a nice warm sunlight coming in... plus some slight tackiness for a touch of spice.