Exàifnes è il primo lavoro discografico dell’ensemble fondato da Alessandro Sbordoni, quintetto dedito a una pratica radicale di improvvisazione intesa come composizione istantanea e dialogante. Registrato dal vivo, il disco raccoglie sette tracce che nascono senza strutture predeterminate, sviluppandosi nello spazio e nel tempo dell’ascolto condiviso. Il suono — acustico ed elettronico — diventa materia relazionale: le voci strumentali si intrecciano in un fitto gioco di rimandi, dando forma a paesaggi sonori imprevedibili, dinamici e in continua trasformazione. Tra tensione e apertura, rigore e libertà, Exàifnes restituisce un’esperienza musicale intensa e partecipata, in cui l’improvvisazione si afferma come pratica contemporanea viva e necessaria.
Exàifnes is the debut recording of the ensemble founded by Alessandro Sbordoni, a quintet devoted to a radical practice of improvisation understood as instantaneous, dialogic composition. Recorded live, the album brings together seven tracks that emerge without predetermined structures, unfolding within the shared space and time of listening. Sound—both acoustic and electronic—becomes relational matter: the instrumental voices intertwine in a dense web of interactions, shaping unpredictable, dynamic, and constantly evolving sonic landscapes. Between tension and openness, rigor and freedom, Exàifnes offers an intense and participatory musical experience in which improvisation asserts itself as a vital and necessary contemporary practice.
Credits
All music composed and performed by:
– Alessandro Sbordoni, bayan, artistic direction
– Alessandro Ciccarelli, trombone and live electronics
– Arianna Granieri, piano
– Andrea Mancini, saxophones
– Gianluca Taddei, double bass
Live impro recorded at Abbey Rocchi Studios, Rome, Italy on May 18, 2025
Mixed and mastered by Alessandro Ciccarelli
Art paintings “Exaiphnes” by Irene Melito
Graphics by Alessandro Ciccarelli
Photos by Alessandro Ciccarelli, Elena D’Alò, Marco Iacobucci, Sergio Pricci
Texts by Neri Pollastri, Alessandro Sbordoni, Daniela Tortora (text translations by Stacey Barelos)
Produced by Marco Contini
Executive production Marco Contini for Kappabit S.r.l.
Published by Folderol – www.folderol.it
With the support of Nuova Consonanza
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