Chant

Formazione

Libero Mureddu piano, electric clavichord, harpsichord, positive organ, harmonium, synthesizers, voice on # 8
Antonio Borghini acoustic and electric bass, cello
Cristiano Calcagnile drums, percussion, amplified metal sheet, glockenspiel

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Biografia

Chant is a trio born in 1999 from an idea of drummer Cristiano Calcagnile.
Until 2007, Chant performed as an acoustic trio, releasing an album in 2003 for the Italian label “Caligola” that was enthusiastically received by critics for the strong interplay of the players and the original blend of compositional elements and free improvisation.
In 2007, during the recording of their second album, the trio felt a strong need to rethink their musical working method, and thus the decision of enrich their instrumental and compositional palette. That necessity brought the inclusion of electric and electronic (electric bass and synthesizers) and acoustic instruments (harpsichord, pipe organ, clavichord and harmonium) as well as the use of the recording studio “as an instrument” (a feature that is usually atypical in the improvised music field). This process consisted in one year dedicated to the pre-production of the new material, and a new, longer recording session during Summer 2008 in Finland.
This music is the result of our personal research between composition and improvisation, but with a strong intention of leaving the interplay and the simple joy of playing together unaffected.

All tracks are composed by Cristiano Calcagnile, except tracks #3, #5 and #8 by Chant.
Track #9 by Claudio Monteverdi, arr. Libero Mureddu.

Arrangement and production by Chant Trio.

Sound engineer: James Andean, Libero Mureddu.
Photos by Egle Oddo