Spectral Unit is the collaborative multi media project of Adi Newton and Enrico
Marani.
Spectral Unit is the collaborative multi media project of Adi Newton and Enrico
Marani. Primarily Based upon Pataphysics, founded by Alfred Jarry in the Later
part of the XIX century and later the work of Rene Daumal. The project also intends to
visualise the various concepts for live performance and presentation. This
pataphysics of ghosts is particularly relevant in an era, ours, where the absence of
every possible truth is now systematic, even on a social level, hiding, if not
vanishing, within an absence. Therefore, the ghost of truth encompasses all
ghosts, and the spectral unity gives sonic form to what is closest to the hole
Daumal speaks of. Moreover, can we imagine a clear boundary between absence
and presence? Perhaps it is precisely music, being inherently invisible, that is the
ideal instrument to venture close to absence, to narrate its disappearance, to
explore its becoming, to bear witness to the widening hole that swallows every
positivism, every balance between theory and reality, and symmetrically every
social or political utopia, opening the doors to a chaotic and spectral reality.An
Album entitled PRETERNATURAL 2023 is due for release which explores along
with Pataphysics the concepts of the Landscape of memory, Parapsychology, Hauntology, Psychic Phenomenon and Archaeoacoustics
Buy SPECTRAL UNIT “Preternatural” at Rizosfera
Listen SPECTRAL UNIT “Maps of a distant Nebulae” original video at YOUtube
Listen SPECTRAL UNIT “Geometry of Apparitions” original video at YOUtube
Adi Newton
Adi Newton began his life long involvement with Sound via Painting and through a
theatre Project which began his involvement with the electronic Trio The Future
from which he founded ClockDVA and TAG / The Anti Group, both of which are
increasingly considered as one of the pre eminent pioneers of 80’s experimental
music. The CDVA acclaimed albums include the 1988 electronic masterpiece
BURIED DREAMS & the 1980 electro acoustic THIRST ,While TAGC can site the
Meontogical Research Recording series and the Ambisonic landmark Digitaria as
much appraised and in Influential works.
The Psychophysicist album is also considered as a important seminal work
devised / produced and composed by Adi newton and Andrew Mckenzie of the
Halfer Trio. Newton has recently returned to painting and intends to explore and
develop his multi discipline practice into the Art and Painting arena .While still
remaining very active within the DVA/TAGC/PSYCHOPHYSICIST projects.Has
released over the last 4 years new works inc CLOCKDVA Album NOESIS .TAGC
MEON 3 book / USB / TAG AMMA / ORGAN NEEDLES ltd Box and CD /
NEWTONES - SOLE box - Solo projects / and upcoming NEW RELEASES /
SPECTRAL UNIT with Enrico Marini / PSYCHOPHYSICIST Audio Computing &
PSYCHOPHYSICIST The Sone of Total Proximity in collaboration with Mauricio
Reyes / ltd edition Box USA . DIGITARIA The complete Ambisonic recordings
Double Vinyl . Newton Directs all above projects as well as the Multi media
production company ARE / Anterior Rizosfera Europe & the new A.I. production
company - Anterior International.
Enrico Marani
Enrico Marani began his musical experience in the 1980s by taking part in the T.A.C. project and further developed his musical journey via his solo project entitled “Samora”, wherehe combines electronic music with poetry. Together with Gavin Friday (VirginPrunes) he created the music for the installation ‘The Casement Sonata’ hosted atthe National Gallery in Dublin. For Rizosfera he has released his latest album ‘Quasar’ with graphics by artist Stefano Ricci, collaborating with guitarist Eraldo Bernocchi and pianist Silvia Corda. He is currently working on a new project, Spectral Unit, together with Adi Newton (ClockDVA, T.A.G.C.).
SPECTRAL UNIT: logo design by arch. Alessandro Canovi.
Paolo Bertoni review “BLOW UP” n°12 dicembre 2023
