{"title":"Francesco Messina","description":"Francesco Messina remains a central figure within the Italian avant-garde – part of a generation of artists who contributed to a radical rethinking of musical practices and composition.","products":[{"product_id":"raul-lovisoni-francesco-messina-prati-bagnati-del-monte-analogo-lp","title":"Raul Lovisoni \/ Francesco Messina - Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eOf all the releases on Italy's legendary Cramps Records, Raul Lovisoni and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/francesco-messina\"\u003eFrancesco Messina\u003c\/a\u003e's seminal LP from 1979 has long remained among the most beloved. \u003cem\u003ePrati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo\u003c\/em\u003e not only introduced the world to the work of two gifted composers, but also is notable for being produced by electronic pioneer \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/franco-battiato\"\u003eFranco Battiato\u003c\/a\u003e. A sister album to \u003cem\u003ePrati Bagnati\u003c\/em\u003e would be Giusto Pio's breathtaking \u003cem\u003eMotore Immobile\u003c\/em\u003e, likewise graced with the maestro's gentle hand around the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLovisoni and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/francesco-messina\"\u003eMessina\u003c\/a\u003e are both central figures within the Italian avant-garde. Part of a generation of artists who contributed to a radical rethinking of musical practices and composition, they reveal Minimalism as it's rarely known: delicate melodies, subtle harmonic interplay, incorporating diverse creative traditions and slowly giving way to an ever-expanding open space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo\u003c\/em\u003e's meditative title track, inspired by René Daumal's surrealist novel \u003cem\u003eLe Mont Analogue\u003c\/em\u003e, features \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/francesco-messina\"\u003eMessina\u003c\/a\u003e on synthesizer and Michele Fedrigotti's impressionistic piano, while on Lovisoni's \"Hula Om\" and \"Amon Ra,\" solo harp, crystal glasses and Juri Camisasca's radiant vocal drones further ascend into the stratosphere. Skirting the outer edges of ambient, new age and experimental music, \u003cem\u003ePrati Bagnati\u003c\/em\u003e has a transformative beauty unlike anything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuperior Viaduct's edition reproduces the original sleeve design and is recommended for fans of Jon Hassell, Luciano Cilio and Popol Vuh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHula Om\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmon Ra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4961884\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/francesco-messina.bandcamp.com\/album\/prati-bagnati-del-monte-analogo\"\u003ePrati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo by Raul Lovisoni \/ Francesco Messina\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Superior Viaduct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8303357821023,"sku":"SV130","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0219\/8812\/products\/SV130_web.jpg?v=1529364429"},{"product_id":"francesco-messina-reflex-12-inch","title":"Francesco Messina - Reflex 12\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/francesco-messina\"\u003eFrancesco Messina\u003c\/a\u003e is perhaps best known for his collaboration with fellow composer Raul Lovisoni on the album \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/francesco-messina\/products\/raul-lovisoni-francesco-messina-prati-bagnati-del-monte-analogo-lp\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, originally released on seminal Italian label Cramps in 1979. Along with contemporaries \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/franco-battiato\"\u003eFranco Battiato\u003c\/a\u003e, Juri Camisasca and Giusto Pio, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/francesco-messina\"\u003eMessina\u003c\/a\u003e would help reshape the world of modern composition with an organic rawness and haunting beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1979, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/francesco-messina\"\u003eMessina\u003c\/a\u003e was asked to perform at the Teatro Quartiere in Milan. As the composer writes in the liner notes, \"Due to the limited availability of key technical features, it would have been too complicated to perform \u003cem\u003ePrati Bagnati\u003c\/em\u003e, and therefore I opted for these three pieces instead. We had never actually tried them all together, so I thought about renting a recording studio the previous afternoon. In that way, we could rehearse in a suitable place and use the opportunity to record the music on tape.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnreleased for over thirty years, the recordings on \u003cem\u003eReflex\u003c\/em\u003e have an unadorned, almost improvisational feel. \"Untitled\" (featuring Lovisoni's plaintive flute) and \"I Nuovi Pescheti\" are full of meditative piano passages that lend an aura of new age, while the title track is more insistent with unfurling chords layered in real time via a reel-to-reel tape machine, resembling \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/steve-reich\"\u003eSteve Reich\u003c\/a\u003e's mesmeric phase-shifting works of the '60s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA central figure within the Italian avant-garde, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/francesco-messina\"\u003eFrancesco Messina\u003c\/a\u003e gracefully expands his country's contribution to Minimalism. This first-time vinyl release is recommended for fans of Joanna Brouk, Luciano Cilio and Charlemagne Palestine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUntitled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Nuovi Pescheti\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2048054227\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/francesco-messina.bandcamp.com\/album\/reflex\"\u003eReflex by Francesco Messina\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Superior Viaduct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39549326360678,"sku":"SV190","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0219\/8812\/products\/SV190_web.jpg?v=1644008705"},{"product_id":"francesco-messina-le-api-dellinvisibile-lp","title":"Francesco Messina - Le api dell'invisibile LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27th, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e W.25TH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/francesco-messina\/products\/francesco-messina-le-api-dellinvisibile-cd\"\u003ecompact disc\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/lovisoni-messina\"\u003eFrancesco Messina\u003c\/a\u003e is perhaps best known for his split album with fellow composer Raul Lovisoni, \u003cem\u003ePrati Bagnati del Monte Analogo\u003c\/em\u003e, originally released on the seminal Italian label Cramps in 1979. Along with contemporaries \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/franco-battiato\"\u003eFranco Battiato\u003c\/a\u003e, Juri Camisasca and Giusto Pio, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/lovisoni-messina\"\u003eMessina\u003c\/a\u003e helped reshape the world of modern composition with an organic rawness and haunting beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn November 2023, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/lovisoni-messina\"\u003eMessina\u003c\/a\u003e performed \u003cem\u003ePrati Bagnati\u003c\/em\u003e live for the first time in Milan, Italy – along with pianist Michele Fedrigotti, who appeared on the original LP. The concert was a tremendous success and led the composer to further reflect upon the music he made over 40 years ago. From his home piano – a hundred-year-old Schimmel with magnificent resonance – new pieces began to emerge out of these meditative sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\u003cp\u003eAs \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/lovisoni-messina\"\u003eMessina\u003c\/a\u003e says in the liner notes, \"The idea of making a new album wasn't the driving force at all; what mattered was trying to reconnect with the 'freedom' I had experienced back then while creating that music. I started over without haste or deadlines, simply trying to find a deeper, inner connection.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \n\u003cp\u003eW.25TH \/ Superior Viaduct is honored to present \u003cem\u003eLe api dell'invisibile\u003c\/em\u003e. From the hazy drone of \"For Florian\" and the title track to the gentle swells of \"Letter for an Absent Friend,\" the album is a lush amalgam of new age and ambient minimalism that is vividly reminiscent of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/lovisoni-messina\"\u003eMessina\u003c\/a\u003e's earlier work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title draws inspiration from a famous reflection by Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke: \"We are the bees of the invisible. We ceaselessly gather the honey of the visible, to store it in the great golden hive of the Invisible.\" It is a phrase that has long shaped the way \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/lovisoni-messina\"\u003eMessina\u003c\/a\u003e looks at his music – transforming lived experience into sound, making audible what normally eludes the eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommended for fans of Harold Budd, Floating Points and \u003cem\u003eMusic For Airports\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond Ascent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIl cielo ha versato una lacrima\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor Florian\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLe api dell'invisibile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLetter for an Absent Friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLa forma delle nuvole\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIl mulino di Amleto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=616516596\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/artwork=none\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lovisoni-messina.bandcamp.com\/album\/le-api-dellinvisibile\"\u003eLe api dell'invisibile by Francesco Messina\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W.25TH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55691993809215,"sku":"W25-23-1","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0219\/8812\/files\/W25-23_web.jpg?v=1790098696"},{"product_id":"francesco-messina-le-api-dellinvisibile-cd","title":"Francesco Messina - Le api dell'invisibile CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27th, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e W.25TH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/francesco-messina\/products\/francesco-messina-le-api-dellinvisibile-lp\"\u003evinyl\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/lovisoni-messina\"\u003eFrancesco Messina\u003c\/a\u003e is perhaps best known for his split album with fellow composer Raul Lovisoni, \u003cem\u003ePrati Bagnati del Monte Analogo\u003c\/em\u003e, originally released on the seminal Italian label Cramps in 1979. Along with contemporaries \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/franco-battiato\"\u003eFranco Battiato\u003c\/a\u003e, Juri Camisasca and Giusto Pio, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/lovisoni-messina\"\u003eMessina\u003c\/a\u003e helped reshape the world of modern composition with an organic rawness and haunting beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn November 2023, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/lovisoni-messina\"\u003eMessina\u003c\/a\u003e performed \u003cem\u003ePrati Bagnati\u003c\/em\u003e live for the first time in Milan, Italy – along with pianist Michele Fedrigotti, who appeared on the original LP. The concert was a tremendous success and led the composer to further reflect upon the music he made over 40 years ago. From his home piano – a hundred-year-old Schimmel with magnificent resonance – new pieces began to emerge out of these meditative sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\u003cp\u003eAs \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/lovisoni-messina\"\u003eMessina\u003c\/a\u003e says in the liner notes, \"The idea of making a new album wasn't the driving force at all; what mattered was trying to reconnect with the 'freedom' I had experienced back then while creating that music. I started over without haste or deadlines, simply trying to find a deeper, inner connection.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \n\u003cp\u003eW.25TH \/ Superior Viaduct is honored to present \u003cem\u003eLe api dell'invisibile\u003c\/em\u003e. From the hazy drone of \"For Florian\" and the title track to the gentle swells of \"Letter for an Absent Friend,\" the album is a lush amalgam of new age and ambient minimalism that is vividly reminiscent of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.superiorviaduct.com\/collections\/lovisoni-messina\"\u003eMessina\u003c\/a\u003e's earlier work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title draws inspiration from a famous reflection by Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke: \"We are the bees of the invisible. 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