There are works that don’t entirely belong to the time in which they were created. They remain suspended like restless entities, waiting to be evoked when the world is ready to listen to them. “Über Artaud” by Capricorni Pneumatici is one of these.
Recorded in a single day at the end of August 2022, Variants is a compact yet layered work, in which Capricorni Pneumatici tackle the very concept of “variants” — musical, biological, political — with surgical clarity.
… The title piece opens the release, and it’s almost 19 minutes, the longest one. With the sound of the soprano saxophone recorded in a cave and heavily processed along with the DX7, this is a very moody, dark ambient piece. It is not a strict drone, but it sounds …
Witchcraft by Capricorni Pneumatici is not just an album, but a sonic ritual that brings to light ancient practices and beliefs, enveloping us in an atmosphere of uneasiness and fascination.
A text explains: ‘Recorded in an underground location containing vitrified cement tanks’; it is further specified that the capacities of these tanks varied: some enormous, others smaller, and that they had openings both above ground level and below at depths of five or six meters, resulting in a truly unique …
… Strange that I missed Capricorni Pneumatici, even though I am a Capricorn myself. The Italian duo inspired by Crowley, Lovecraft’s Azathoth and ‘Necronomicon’, Artaud’s ‘Tutuguri’, and William Blake’s prophecy had the makings of more than just a hidden gem in the 80s, from “Capricorni Pneumatici” and “Al-Azif” (1987), “Über …
Nell’ambito del post-industrial, versante esoterico, non solo italico, i primi due lavori di Capricorni Pneumatici hanno notevole rilevanza. Le cassette erano complementari, uscirono entrambe nell’87 per la propria 666, e ospitavano le sessioni che il duo milanese aveva esperito all’interno di un luogo sotterraneo chiamato The Cave, in due giorni …
With a project name taken from a book by Aleister Crowley and an instrumentation consisting of compressors, PVC pipes, hammers, buckets, water, steel, aluminum bottles and all kinds of metal and plastic junk, we do not have to make a drawing that Capricorni Pneumatici does not produce everyday sounds. … …
“Banging around in a massive concrete tank is about as industrial as a motherfucker can get. Incredible use of field recordings turned into something more tangible and composed. Also impressive, this dates back to 1987, yet holds its own if not surpasses most modern attempts of a similar design.”
… Here, the recordings were made in an underground assembly of cement tanks that serve not merely as a backdrop but as an integral component of the sound. The tanks varied in size and were equipped with openings above and below ground level. This architectural peculiarity provides the album with …