Rambelli, Fabio & Dirk Wachtelaer
Through The Clouds, A Beautiful Light
The album marks a further step in the collaboration between the two musicians, exploring new and surprising sonic territories. At the heart of the project is the u, an ancient mouth organ of Asian origin, with a luminous, overtone-rich timbre, reconstructed only a few decades ago after more than a thousand years of abandonment. Alongside it, Dirk Wachtelaers drums and percussion move fluidly between traditional techniques, extended techniques, and aleatoric processes, giving rise to a free and deeply immersive dialogue. Through the Clouds, A Beautiful Light is likely the first work to bring the u and drums together in a free improvisation context, opening a listening space where sound is in constant transformation, moving through melodic fragments, suspended resonances, and irregular pathways. The sixteen tracks trace a journey that passes through fog, thresholds, fractures, and sudden moments of clarity, culminating in a final light that envelops and reassembles.