In the summer of 2018, while in Rome, Carlo recorded a long-form improvisation inside an old grain silo. For the recording he solely used found objects that were close by: branches, bricks, logs, metal pipes, stones, gardening tools, etc. The piece explores the reverberant acoustics of the silo and the interaction between Costa’s gestures and the sounds of the surrounding environment: cicadas, passing vehicles and planes, dogs barking, etc.
Carlo Costa has been performing solo percussion concerts since 2012 and has had the opportunity to present his solo project in Switzerland, Germany, France and the US. In the fall of 2018 he released his first solo album, Oblio, on Neither/Nor Records.
1. Silos (excerpt)
2. Silos
Carlo Costa - found objects
Recorded by Carlo Costa in Rome, Italy on July 28, 2018. Mixed by Nathaniel Morgan and Carlo Costa. Mastered by Joe Branciforte. All music by Carlo Costa. Cover photo by Carlo Costa. Inside photo by Georgia Fraleigh.
