Rimane by Cosimo Querci

“'Rimane' is a layered listen that deserves to be traversed frequently, in order to uncover fresh truths and arcane details contained within its labyrinthine walls." Jeremy Allen - Electronic Sound Magazine

"As debuts go, Rimane is a winner with cult status written all over it; the artist leaving us wanting more of this musical world that he’s created in the ancient valley region of Casentino. Those Italian roots have been taken to far off and imaginative places; a psychedelic world of possibilities." Dominic Valvona - Monolith Cocktail

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"With Rimane, Querci is the creator of something free and nomadic. It’s krautrock for the hills, infused with the kind of LSD grooves that take you to fictitious places. Except they aren’t, because what Querci creates here is a new reality. Fans of Can and Faust, rejoice because the Italian has created new dimensions here without a shred of pastiche. He’s essentially done to krautrock what Rodriguez did for folk music all those years ago." - Sun13

"It’s hard to believe this release came out this year. It sounds like a lost, forgotten masterpiece from 1970s Italy - a truly unique and wonderful fusion of kraut, psych, prog, and canzone d’autore. Even the cover screams 1974. I saw someone online describe it as a “future cult classic”, and I may agree. Amazing stuff. " Pink Cotton Candy Records Denmark

"On the one hand, the dub derivation of post-punk that supports (and deviates from) elusive melodies; on the other, the motorik reiteration of Can, understood as an alien and mystical groove. DIY by vocation and necessity, romantically underground by elective affinity."
Mauro Fenoglio - Rumore Mag

‘Between yesterday and today, between memory and presence, between here and who knows where, “Rimane” is one of those albums that, true to its title, should truly remain.’ - SentireAscoltare

Early support and airplays by Gilles Peterson, Nathan Gregory Wilkins on NTS, Tom Ravenscroft on Rinse FM, Gilliflower on XRay.FM, Zaereo on Worldwide FM, Jeff Conklin - Ambient Audiophile, Garbage Time on WFMU


In a mesmerising swirl of psychedelic songwriting shot through with lo-fi dub sensibilities, Quindi Records proudly present the debut solo album of Cosimo Querci. Taking cues from the motorik pulse of krautrock and the hypnotic romanticism of the 1970s Italian underground, Rimane offers a modern, singular approach to grandiose composition grounded by a naturalistic, earth-rooted sound.

Turin-based, Tuscany-born Querci decamped to an old barn in central Italy's Casentino region to record Rimane, playing electric twelve-string guitar, electric organ, bass and singing himself while Walter Bellini assisted with drums and percussion. Long, winding songs emerged from the sessions, bathed in the shimmer of delay and reverb, catching the dub-fusion spirit of post-punk but applying it to sweeping, majestic melodies with a melancholic beauty.

As well as the meandering narrative of each song, stylistically, Rimane roams freely through Querci's personal stew of influences. The insistent bass throb and driving guitar chops of 'Telepatica Pretesa' call to mind soundsystem spirituality, while 'Rimanemai' spirals with a more whimsical groove as it shifts from one passage to the next. 'Nina Ferale' opens with an extended passage of ambient meditation in the American minimalist tradition, nodding to Fourth World mysticism before the Can-schooled upthrust of the main song takes off. Determined to avoid being pigeon-holed, Querci charges 'Caotico Drammatico' with epic string swells and the relentless loop of a knotty drum machine as he plots a long and winding course through unabashedly beautiful landscapes brushed with the dying light of the day. 'Manina Nera' closes proceedings with the record's most concise, heavyweight pulse — a thrumming kick, looming bass and an intoxicating surge of sustained organ chords carrying Querci's treated, cooly detached vocals, sung exclusively in Italian.

The end result is an album that manages to combine widescreen, luxurious soundscapes with a sincere, DIY attitude, presenting the sound of Cosimo Querci as a vital extension of the alternative Italian songwriting tradition.

Experimental singer songwriter born and raised in Prato, now based in Turin