Prima Materia
Prima Materia was an Italian overtone singing quartet founded by Roberto Laneri in San Diego, United States in 1973, and based in Rome after their return to Italy. The musicians of Prima Materia individually researched and developed unusual vocal techniques (originally used in Tantric rituals in North India, Mongolia and Tibet), based upon the use of overtones coupled with a special state of inner concentration, which was the essential condition for both the emission and control of long-sustained and complex vocal sounds.
Prima Materia was an Italian overtone singing quartet founded by Roberto Laneri in San Diego, United States in 1973, and based in Rome after their return to Italy. The musicians of Prima Materia individually researched and developed unusual vocal techniques (originally used in Tantric rituals in North India, Mongolia and Tibet), based upon the use of overtones coupled with a special state of inner concentration, which was the essential condition for both the emission and control of long-sustained and complex vocal sounds.
