SOLARE EARLY TAPES

SOLARE EARLY TAPES

After many years Ciro Perrino discovers the demo’s of Solare. These demo’s from 1978 are criticized by the artistic director of the record company, where he signs his first contract as soloist, criticized because of a.... too spatial sound.
In fact Ciro has used extensively very aesthetic echo effects from the universe.
He wants to create a background, a sound wall that has to be very impressive for him. This has to match with the design of his compositions and the atmosphere close to his feeling. He He is forced by this criticism to change course against his will and to make significant changes.

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        The melodic parts don’t harmonize with each other as he has intended.

        He extensively uses his two synthesizers, the EMS AKS and the Mini Moog. These have a leading role in his latest projects ST. TROPEZ and LA COMPAGNIA DIGITALE. Now he is forced to reduce the spatial sound. Yet it was then a good choice.

        He doesn’t regret, because now he has the opportunity to rediscover an new album from long ago.

        Ciro edits the demo’s with advanced systems. This to improve the quality of the sound, after the tapes have been stored for years.

        For Ciro it is important to bring back the song Neptunus to the original state. He had to omit that song because of the sound quality. This has to do with the limit of an LP to 40 minutes of music. Neptunus returns as intended.

        Now the planets are complete again. Without Earth because Ciro already planned to write an opera dedicated entirely to planet Earth. On the original tape the music of the planet Earth is model for the Saturn rings. The order on the SOLARE EARLY tapes is now as Ciro wants.

        Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, the Saturn rings, the planet Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

        Another important point is the image on the cover. He has now has the cover, he wanted in 1979. When the record company asks permission to place the picture of the Pleiades,  NASA seems to have the rights to this picture. NASA refuses  permission to publish this picture. So Ciro has to select another picture.

        Of a befriended photographer, he may use a beautiful picture of the Pleiades. The picture has been made with the advanced equipment of his friend. In the same time Ciro discovers the demo’s of Solare. Magical!

        Now Ciro has the original compositions and the image on the cover, exactly as intended in 1979.

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