Description
After his debut “Mare Aperto”, Amsterdam-based Gropina returns to the light with a four tracks 12” EP out on Paesaggi Records.
“Microcosmo” is a synth melody with a slow-rolling Roland 606 drum-machine rhythm, Quena flute by Hamburg saxophonist Linus Kleinlosen, ambient pads, and natural field recordings. The atmosphere of the song brings you into a dewdrop in a blade of grass in the early morning hours right after the twilight of a sunny day. Following we fade into a dreamy dancefloor jam called “Awumbuk” where bittersweet chords are backed with a Yamaha RX5 rhythm, a groovy FM baseline from a Yamaha DX100, and Roland D50 Lush pads. On the flip, we can find an adventurous downtempo break jam called “Natura Naturans” marked by trance-y elements, a solid bassline, and an evocative flute melody. The journey ends with “Omen” which is a dark slow jam characterized by a live processed drum machine groove with a hint of wave influence and a metaphysical vibe to it.
Side B and the riso-printed insert depict the head of the bifid siren from the Romanesque church of S.Pietro in Gropina. In Christian symbology, the fish-tailed siren represents the seductive power of the senses and illusion, which distracts man from the spiritual realm by attracting him to ephemeral pleasures. The siren, like every human-animal hybrid creature, is the duality of intellect-primordial instincts and the conflict between the double nature of man.
Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: Paesaggi Records, MaSpaventi Studio, One Eye Witness Distribution
Catalogue Number: PSGG003
Record Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
| No | Title | Duration |
| A1 | Microcosmo | 5:02 |
| A2 | Awumbuk | 5:28 |
| B1 | Natura Naturans | 5:47 |
| B2 | Omen | 7:00 |
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