Alio Die
Since the late '80s, Stefano Musso has recorded deep, evocative experimental ambient and electro-acoustic soundscapes under the name Alio Die. Combining sweeping electronics with found sound and acoustical treatments that have echoed through the recent works of composers such as Robert Rich, Tetsu Inoue, and Brian Williams, Musso has assembled a rich and varied collection of recordings for such labels as Projekt, Timebase, Fathom, and his own Hic Sunt Leones label. Based in Milan, Musso studied art and electronic composition there, founding Alio Die in 1989 as a live performance act and eventually self-releasing a debut, Under an Holy Ritual, in 1992. Enthusiastically received in his home country, Holy Ritual expanded Musso's international presence significantly in 1993 when it was licensed by the popular U.S.-based goth/darkwave label Projekt. The connection brought a crossover audience to Musso's music, and -- together with artists such as Asmus Tietchens, Vidna Obmana, Coil, and A Produce -- helped ready ears for such mid-'90s dark ambient/isolationist outfits as Lull, Final, Download, and Lustmord.
Musso subsequently released three additional solo albums, including the first full-length -- Suspended Feathers -- issued by the celebrated, limited-run Amplexus label. A shadowy, cavernous, intensely detailed fusion of acoustical elements, step-and-repeat sample treatments, sparse, echoing percussion, and deep, atmospheric sound design, Suspended Feathers presented Musso at his very best, playing ambient's static tendencies off of shifting melodic and textural passages that suggest movement without sacrificing the music's vague, entropic formlessness. In addition to full-length and compilation appearances, Musso has contributed to releases by Vidna Obmana and Steve Roach, and teamed up with Robert Rich in 1996 to record the full-length work Fissures for Stephen Hill's Fathom label. More collaborative efforts appeared during the new millennium, including Echo Passage with Vidna Obmana in 2000, Apsaras one year later with Amelia Cuni, and Mei-Jyu in 2005 with Jack or Jive.
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Distillation of Time
Ambient - Released by Hic Sunt Leones on 9 Mar 2022
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Sitar Meditations
Ambient - Released by Hic Sunt Leones on 6 Dec 2014
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Quot dies resurgo
Ambient - Released by Hic Sunt Leones on 1 Apr 2022
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The Threshold of Beauty
Ambient - Released by Projekt on 31 May 2019
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Amidst The Circling Spires
Ambient - Released by Projekt on 21 Jan 2014
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Deconsecrated and Pure
New Age - Released by Projekt on 1 Mar 2012
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Transcendental Geometries
Ambient - Released by Hic Sunt Leones on 3 Nov 2023
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Spirals of Light
Ambient - Released by Hic Sunt Leones on 3 Sep 2022
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Fissures
Electronic - Released by Valley Entertainment on 1 Jan 1997
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Under An Holy Ritual
Ambient - Released by Projekt on 1 Jan 1992
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Seamlessly Bliss
Ambient - Released by Hic Sunt Leones on 7 Feb 2016
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Praha Meditations
Electronic - Released by Hic Sunt Leones on 1 Nov 2010
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Raag Drone Theory
Electronic - Released by Hic Sunt Leones on 21 Jul 2007
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Horas Tibi Serenas
Electronic - Released by Hic Sunt Leones on 7 Apr 2010
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Transience Merger
Ambient - Released by Hic Sunt Leones on 7 Oct 2020
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Suspended Feathers
Electronic - Released by Hic Sunt Leones on 23 Sep 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo