Limited edition including a
double LP compilation and a 168-page
publication
gathering a complete documentation on
Tarantismo, a project
dedicated to a centuries-old choreo-musical
ritual
from Southern Italy, to exorcise women of a mysterious evil caused by the bite of a
spider.
FLEE is proud to present its new project:
Tarantismo: Odissey of an
Italian Ritual. Dedicated to Tarentism, this project tells the story
of a centuries-old
dance and
music ritual from Southern Italy, mobilizing
frenetic rhythms and maniac dances, to exorcise women of a mysterious evil
caused by the bite of a spider.
Trans-disciplinary, this effort of documentation and artistic
re-interpretation of one Europe's most mysterious trance phenomenon is
comprised of a double LP vinyl compilation and a hardcover Italian/English
book.
A gatefold record:
This double LP captures original field recordings of musicians-exorcists
registered by Diego Carpitella, Ernesto de Martino and Alan Lomax in the
late 1950's in Puglia as well as six unique reworks by contemporary vanguard
electronic musicians and
producers such as: Bjorn Torske & Trym Søvdsnes (NO), LNS (CA), UFFE
(DK),
KMRU (KE), Bottin (IT), and Don't DJ (DE).
A hardcover book:
With nine essays focusing on various dimensions of the ritual, this
bilingual publication gives the voice to artists, photographers,
sociologists, anthropologists, and catholic priests. Witnesses, experts or
actors of the history of this music exorcism, the book contains the
contributions and exclusive photographs of: Chiara Samugheo (
Pier
Paolo Pasolini's photographer), Edoardo Winspeare, Claudia
Attimonelli, Pamela Dia- mante, Luigi Chiriatti, Salvatore Bevilacqua, Gino
Di Mitri and Mattia Zappellaro.
