The music of Italy’s Donato Epiro has an ambient glow that lies someway between the precision of electronica and the more spaced out trippiness of experimental Kosmische rock.
At the same time there is an unmistakable influence of traditional acoustic folk which gives his work a beautifully organic texture. There is a warm complexity in the way layers of intricate instrumentation blend with more primitive rhythms.
The first album I heard of his – Sounding The Sun (Stunned Records) – remains my personal favourite. This can be downloaded from the ever indispensable Microphones in the Trees blogspot. You can also sample Donato’s work on Soundcloud.
Donato runs the label Sturmundrugs Records although his releases appear on an often bewildering range of small presses, either on cassette or as limited edition cdrs.
I wanted to find out a little about the man behind this music and Donato kindly agreed to answer a few questions. (I have translated his replies from Italian). Continue reading
