Paolo Angeli: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
October 19, 2015 by ANASTASIA TSIOULCAS Paolo Angeli has a whole toy shop aboard his guitar: He s got hammers, pedals, propellers, springs, drone strings and even a couple of cellphone ringers at his disposal. The base of it all is a sixstringed instrument from his native island of Sardinia, and the seed of Angeli s sonic creations is traditional Sardinian music. But in the same way that he s turned his guitar into something new, Angeli twists and turns that tradition into musical magic, in creations that skim over jazz, experimental, improvisational, classical and punk embracing all, yet not quite belonging to any. All those toys let him create a palette of supersaturated colors and unbelievably varied textures. Angeli, who s based in Barcelona, describes his setup as a oneman band for the new The setup may be futuristic, but the music he creates is deeply human warm and full of humor and wit, just like Angeli himself. S u is available now. iTunes:
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