* The two recent Holidays Records releases in a special discounted bundle. Edition of 100 copies * Lullabies wrote and sang for, with, and by their son Arion. Composed and recorded by Jonida Prifti and Stefano Di Trapani. Produced by Antonio Giannatonio and Acchiappashpirt. Edited by Antonio Giannatonio. Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi. Cover artwork by Re Delle Aringhe. Jonida Prifti: vocals, toy keyboards. Stefano Di Trapani: gears, field recordings, Casiotone, piano, vocals. Special vocals: Arion. Includes "Ai miei figli e ai miei nipoti", a poem by Dania De Vincenzi.
A travel diary, in sound. Ezio Piermattei: tapes, field recordings, voice, harmonica, organ, bells, objects, piano, etc. Recorded in Tallinn, Scanno, Helsinki, Santo Stefano di Sessanio, Vilnius, Rosello, Brighton, Campo Imperatore, Jūrmala, Barreiro, Ortona, Budapest, Civitella Alfedena. Many thanks for their contributions to: Mamma, Nonna, Barbara Gileno, Emiliano Tenaglia, Angelo Barbati, Paola Marcocchia, Felice Sciorilli, Meridiana Barbati. Unintentional appearances: Tom White, Andrea Kearney, Pascal Ansell, Kieron Piercy. Remastered for vinyl by Giuseppe Ielasi. Previously released on CDr by Chocolate Monk (choc. 424, 2018). In loving memory of my mother Emilia Fischioni.
"I’ve also got a note to myself to consider the very pastoral nature of the whole set…there are no modern sounds (like mobile phones, computers, cars) anywhere on the record, and Gran Trotto could almost be an aural snapshot of the 19th century countryside."" Ed Pinsent, The Sound Projector