Tag : experimental
Mauro Basilio’s prepared cello in the original soundtrack of the TV show by Peacock. Musics composed by Leopold Ross and Nick Chuba. Note Ross and Chuba: “In creating the score for Devil In Disguise our starting and ending place was the cello. We worked with two cellists named Hillary Smith and Mauro Basilio to achieve […]
MECHANICS, from ancient Greek Μηχανική, “The art of building a machine”
is a solo performance for prepared cello that emerges from an ongoing exploration of objects, materials, and assemblies. It seeks to develop new extended techniques, experiment with creative processes, and discover unheard sounds and unexpected behaviors of the instrument.
Mauro Basilio applies various unstable physical systems to his cello—vibrating, bouncing, and rotating objects that interfere with the musical gesture and introduce elements of chance. Electric motors, pegs, sticks, and everyday items are repurposed as extensions of the instrument, turning it into a kind of automaton that produces a responsive soundscape to comply with.
An excerpt from the live improvised performance at DIMPRO – Les Dimanches de l’Impro – Montreuil (FR), the 5th of february 2023.
The rotor for cello: a DIY, self-playing tool which awakens random harmonics.
Series of short improvisations for prepared cello.
– mnémotechnie –
free baroque jazz string trio
Yann Sury : violin
Mauro Basilio : cello
Kentaro Suzuki : double bass
Imaginary Africa Trio
world minimal jazz
Mauro Basilio : cello, loops, electronics
Jean-François Petitjean : saxophones
Guillaume Arbonville : percussions
The “Imaginary Africa Trio” album, recorded live at AZ Factory Studios in 2016, is out, under the label “Le Fondeur de Son”. With Mauro Basilio (cello, electronics, loops), Jean-François Petitjean (saxophones), Guillaume Arbonville (percussions). Recorded and premixed by Mauro Basilio, mixed by Julien Jacquin, drawn by Christoph N. Fuhrer.