Digipak Release
"Alison Wait is the gift of the past. Remembrances
of long gone days. Childhood memories amplified through
the glass of melancholy. A journey hand in hand with what
has been and will never return. Dark ambiences melt with
guitars & lush synths - come with us to the place where
Alison Waits…"
Review by Richard Gurtler:
"The name Alison Wait probably wouldn't catch my eye, but
fortunately I was pointed to this release by one of my
friends on Discogs, thanks Eric! Let's start straight away,
because we have here another mastepiece "Made in Italy".
Alison Wait or just Alison is most likely a woman's or child's
name, but behind this project are hidden Filippo Spadoni and
Alessandro Tusino. Highly evocative dark minimal ambience is
beautifully supported with ethereal guitars, numerous samples
and field recordings (dripping water, bird calls, child's or
adult's voices and cries...) and processed vocals (some
sounding like radio walkie talkie transmissions... or are
they samples?). This is exactly a kind of album when it's a
pity I don't understand the native language of composers,
because the track list (most of it), liner notes and most of
the voice samples are in Italian language, but this must be a
story about long forgotten memories and beloved toys from a
childhood. There is a lot of melancholy, intimacy and warmness
in each of the 8 pieces on this album, with precisely balanced
gentle synths, occasional strings and always suitable voices,
samples and field-recordings. Pieces like "Tu Sei La Luna",
"Senza Fiato", "Quando Non Ci Sarò" or "Last Words Settembre"
are not only very nice examples of this, but also my most
favourite pieces on the album along with tranquil "Un Fiore
Nero Pieno Di Profumo". "Dove Esistono Solo I Ricordi" is well
composed ambient album deserving a high recommendation. Very
nice and personal work, Filippo & Alessandro!!! Not to forget,
the CD comes in glossy 4-panel digisleeve with inner sleeve
featuring some really beautiful paintings and photographs
from a childhood."
--Richard Gürtler (Feb 02, 2011, Bratislava, Slovakia)
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