Firetail

After a three year wait, Italian artist/producer Firetail, aka Andrea Vascellari, has returned, with a new EP, Nylon. The three tracks are an original take on ambient music, having been performed entirely in one take and utilizing only a classical guitar. Eschewing the normal banks of synths, Vascellari creates a mesmerizing soundscape of varied sonic vibes. Lush and pleasing, he takes the classical guitar into otherworldly textures and soothing melodic structures, that at times suggest violin and cello. An altogether imaginative and welcome experience. Stream and buy Nylon at the link below.   https://floorshimezipperboots.blogspot.it/2018/03/firetail-nylon.html

Firetail is the endeavor of Andrea Vascellari, who recorded this 14-minute EP in one take earlier this month. Aptly titled, Nylon features just classical guitar, albeit heavily processed. The result is a set of three short drones. The source material for each can be discerned with careful listening – vibrating, rattling, and scraping of strings. But from there Vascellari uses delays to overlap tones into rolling waves of sound that ebb and flow. While minimalist in nature, Nylon encompasses both pastoral and mildly harsh moments. Vascellari is at his best when unleashes rapidly morphing walls of noise that demand the listener’s attention. Still, Nylon can be enjoyed on many levels, and the detail therein will reward those who are looking for immersive or observational musical experiences. https://avantmusicnews.com/2018/02/25/amn-reviews-firetail-nylon-2018-bandcamp/

After a 3 years hiatus, I revived my ambient-alterego Firetail recording a brief EP called Nylon. Every song has been played using just a classical guitar, and recorded directly in one single take. Minimal as Stars Of The Lid, droney as Labradford, spacey as Flying Saucer Attack.   Nylon by Firetail

With each gentle ring of the guitar Firetail’s “So Far” ascends to the heavens. Nothing on “So Far” moves quickly. Adhering to a slowcore/drone aesthetic the songs gain their impact through sheer power. The expertly arranged songs are canvases painting austere landscapes. Restrained to its very core by using a select amount of textures Firetail uses the minimal approach to maximal effect. For these are songs that are quietly emotional with their impact exploring elements of decay, with every gesture slowing dying away to reveal a deep autumnal beauty.  Somber in tone is the glacial pacing of “End=Beginning”. Reminiscent of Stars of the Lid’s early rock-orientated work the song shines with regal beauty. “Floating Around” hovers about with great physical power. Oddly mournful is the saddened hues of “Calculator” with a careful sound that seems to be exploring empty bleak terrain. Nearly silent is the very quiet restrained work of “Ajax”. Merging elements of the world and of Fire...

Dall'intimità silenziosa di un progetto slowcore di grande impatto alla costruzione di immense cattedrali droniche. Da Lullabier a Firetail lungo un percorso che vede Andrea Vascellari cambiare pelle e inaugurare una nuova casa discografica, la VeniVersus. La sua costante attività compositiva viene racchiusa in questa raccolta definitiva comprendente tutto il materiale stampato dal musicista trevigiano dall'inizio della carriera ed è una gioia per i sensi. Una sorta di eterea sinfonia avvolta lungo infiniti accordi di chitarra trattati con l'uso di un processore in grado di dilatare l'istante del piacere trasformandolo in sette movimenti di pura spazialità dronica. Game of drones.

Andrea Vascellari ammette che la sua militanza, come Lullabier, nel roster di Oltrelanebbiailmare, sublabel della Silentes, lo ha evidentemente incoraggiato ad esplorare lidi ambientali affini al bel catalogo dell'etichetta veneta. "So Far" dona fisico formato, sia pur CDR, a tre immateriali EP tra il 2013 e il 2014, due tra l'altro realizzati per la prestigiosa Silber, con il bonus della più ispida Narcolepsy . La quiete di End=Beginning , dalle presumibili implicazioni mistiche, in Floating around si spinge oltre fino all'impalpabile, Calculator  più che altrove irrobustisce la percezione di una chiara discendenza Eno, l'ascendente drone music di Ajax con una discreta presenza della chitarra rimembra Yellow6, con Little droner boy , sedici minuti tra voci nella distanza, blanda oscurità e rullate marziali, che è tra i momenti più suggestivi e la partecipazione al sampler "QRD - the guitarists" con The forest album by Alan Sparhawk  che è la più vi...

Essentially the one-man-band project of Italian musician Andrea Vascellari, Firetail clearly follows a “less is more” theory of composition. A fine showcase for Vascellari’s production abilities, the group’s music is very minimalistic in nature and generally fits in well with what I might expect from the ambient music genre. 2015 compilation So Far assembles everything that Vascellari has done under the Firetail moniker (he also performs under the name of Lullabier), much of which has a noticeable post-rock quality since it plays similarly to what one hears in the background of tracks from groups like Godspeed You! Black Emperor. This album won’t appeal to mainstream tastes, but it’s very solid for what it is – a fact that probably shouldn’t have shocked me since it was Firetail who produced one of 2014’s better Christmas-themed Silber Records albums. The by-and-large soothing So Far compilation begins with “End=Beginning,” a piece built around a pulse of yearning melody played on...