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CHAIN DLK - webmagazine
by Eugenio Maggi
Packaged in an austere b/w layout, and showing only
cryptic tags as a tracklist, I/O's debut cd
immediately and stubbornly asks you to focus on (and
lose yourself into) sound. A young quartet of drums,
guitar, voice and upright bass, I/O (Input/Output)
fragment linear playing and rhythm in nerve-breaking
sessions of free-form play (in the double sense of the
word), recorded live without overdubs. Relying on
quiet/loud dialectics, more physical parts emerge from
subdued pluckings and sparse sounds, and guitar is
then played like a percussion. Voice is no voice but a
perfect fourth instrument, with emphasys on phonetic
power rather than words or conventional singing - a
glossolalia where language is stretched, compressed
and finally mangled. Demanding and almost solipsistic
in their alchemies, I/O reminded me of Starfuckers
(especially those of "Infrantumi") or Storm & Stress,
for their oblique but physical approach to
improvisation and anti-melodic destructuring, but also
of Artaud's and Beckett's experiences in language
implosion and revitalization.
ALL ABOUT JAZZ - webmagazine
by Frank Rubolino
Regardless of which geographic region or country they
reside, improvising artists continue to push the
envelop of originality and musicality by exploring the
endless possibilities of sound reproduction. The
Italian electronically infused quartet I/O is on just
that sort of mission. Drummer Paolo Benzoni ignites
the staccato music with abrupt thrusts while guitarist
Luca Mauri plays with similar disconnected
phraseology. Paolo Romano handles the jarring bass
work, and Andrea Reali contributes throaty voice
utterances as a fourth instrument of this most
adventurous group.
The quartet sails on a sea of cacophony. The music is
spontaneous and contains no overdubbing. I/O
experimented over several months with live
electronics, yielding a series of seven songs that
combine broken lines with a minimal amount of
sustained flow. Each member gets the maximum amount of
production from the sound of the moment. Groups on
notes are articulated by Mauri on guitar, Reali picks
up on the concept and transforms it into voice
improvisations, and Benzoni and Romano set up a
droning, repetitive arrhythmic front to sustain the
hypnotic pulse.
While reoccurring phrases are stock in trade for I/O,
the band encounters endless possibilities along the
strange avenues it chooses to trespass. Mauri makes
his guitar sing out with reiterative sequences
designed to put one in a trance-like state. The spell
casting works its magic on Reali, who produces
guttural groans or high-pitched squeaks in conformity
with the whir of buzzing that abounds.
Stress on the beat also pervades this music. For
example, IOBISB uses a four-beat backdrop where one
note of the series is heavily emphasized by Mauri on a
rotating basis. On IOBIS2, Romano takes a similar
approach with arco injections that build in intensity
but continue the original sequence at magnified tempo.
Benzoni splatters this unusual soundscape with cymbal
crashes and interrupted strokes in keeping with the
bandÆs philosophy. Each selection takes a different
disjointed stance but promotes a consistently crisp
motif. The result is a recording of unique tonality
highlighting the efforts of one group in search for
newness. This music will grow on you but only after
sustained exposure.
Official Web Site:
http://www.ebriarecords.com/io/default.asp
Label Web site:
http://www.ebriarecords.com/
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