The project is named after the word sparks once used to define marconimen, marconists or radiotelegraphists, in the early years of the XX century. It’s a tribute to the pioneers of radio transmission in the Morse code era. About the album, some materials are completely acoustic from recordings made within a ten-year time frame. 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8, are tracks once made in 1995 as part of the Rai program Audiobox. Shpil and Sparks recorded live at the Phonurgia Nova Festival in Arles, 1996. EMN40 as a multi-channel audio/video installation for the Ensemble Musique Nouvelles 40th anniversary, Bruxelles 2002. Yiddish lyrics of Gospel written by Chaim Tauber. released October 1, 2007

Roberto Paci Dalò – clarinet, bass clarinet, voice, samples
Tom Cora – cello
Takumi Fukushima – violin, japanese narration
Claudio Jacomucci – accordion
Jean-Marc Montera – electric guitar
Fabrizio Spera – drumsRecorded at Centro di produzione Radio Rai, via Asiago 10, Rome, April 1995 as part of the program Audiobox curated by Pinotto Fava and Pino Saulo (1 to 3, 5, 6, 8). Sound Engineer: Claudio BaldasseroniTracks 7 and 9 recorded live at the Phonurgia Nova Festival, Arles, France, 1996.EMN40 created as a multi-channel audio/video installation for the Ensemble Musique Nouvelles 40th anniversary.All music composed and produced by Roberto Paci Dalò
Published by L’Arte dell’Ascolto
Mastered by Roberto Paci Dalò at Velvet Factory Rimini, with the collaboration of Andrea Felli

SPARKS by Roberto Paci Dalò has been produced on the occasion of Roberto Paci Dalò’s solo exhibition ‘Sparks’ on view at Palazzo delle Papesse Siena between 6 October and 25 November 2007

Images:
Stalingrado Polaroid] by Patrizio Esposito; Rimini Old Harbour by Roberto Paci Dalò, EMN40, still from the video.
Design Michela Bracciali

Tom Cora, in memoriam
Dedicated to Lu Yue

© 2007 Horus Music, Palazzo delle Papesse