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Live recording gives Invaders, Qu’est-ce que c’est? a compelling point of departure: performance comes before the decisions that shape it for vinyl. That order matters. Rather than treating a recording as the finished object, BEFORE MIDI leave room for a second stage of work, bringing the immediacy of a take into a form intended for peak-time play.
Italia90 Records provides the home for the release, which brings together the work of DJ and producer Viziale and multidisciplinary composer Barabbah. The pair’s approach puts their different practices in the same frame: a recorded performance is also material to be reconsidered for a set. Among the titles are 808 Laboratories and Le Streghe di Moncalieri, alongside the title track.
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For a DJ, that combination of live recording and subsequent arrangement is the draw. The record’s purpose is practical, but its starting point gives that purpose a human dimension: a performance is captured, then shaped with the demands of vinyl play in mind. It should appeal to selectors interested in the meeting point between the recording session and the booth, especially when a set calls for material prepared with peak time in mind.
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