lucciole by autumna

Audio relections of 3 weeks wanderlust in Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, Italy .

field recordings made in -

Marciana Marina (1)
La Spezia (2)
Forli (3)
Pratovecchio (4, 7)
Pontremoli (5)
Ravenna (6)
Fivizzano (8)


(1) without breathing - field recording made on the pebble beach of Marciana Marina, Elba. Marciana Marina is one of those small port towns you see on postcards. Walking around the place, especially near the coast, the vistas take your breath away.

https://www.google.com/maps/search/Spiaggia+Marciana+Marina/@42.8058827,10.1885164,15z/data=!3m1!4b1?entry=ttu

(2) platform 4 - field recording made in La Spezia station, coming back from Cinque Terre, waiting for the train to Aulla. Announcements of arriving trains.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/La+Spezia+Centrale/@44.1113532,9.8108569,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x12d4fca0606b5cef:0x1e16329e2d876b11!8m2!3d44.1113532!4d9.8134318!16s%2Fg%2F11h1d53t8?entry=ttu

(3) frana - field recording made in Forlì, in one of the passages on the central square, Piazza Saffi. Having a drink, late afternoon, the usual hustle and bustle of locals and tourists, all of a sudden a couple starts arguing. Everybody stops talking, turns around and looks their way. ‘Frana’ means landslide in Italian, commonly found on signs alongside roads to warn people about possible falling debris.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Piazza+Aurelio+Saffi,+47121+Forl%C3%AC+FC,+Itali%C3%AB/@44.2226836,12.03797,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x132b578e2852ac2b:0x6f22e05149571318!8m2!3d44.2226836!4d12.0405449!16s%2Fg%2F119vdyj21?entry=ttu

(4) game of shark - field recording made by the swimming pool at Agriturismo Poppiena, Pratovecchio. English family playing games in the pool.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Agriturismo+Poppiena/@43.7937524,11.7259702,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!3m8!1s0x132b9fe6703fecf9:0xd5cd7ecf0025030d!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d43.7937524!4d11.7285451!16s%2Fg%2F1tf09srd?entry=ttu

(5) baby spiders - field recording made on a terrace in the historic centre of Pontremoli, in one of the squares, just after the weekly market finished. Stalls being packed up, people hurrying to do final shopping, locals and tourists ordering coffee … With at the heart of this web of controlled chaos, a group of children quietly playing, as if nothing was happening.

https://www.google.com/maps/search/Centro+Storico+Pontremoli/@44.3971994,9.7975424,12z/data=!3m1!4b1?entry=ttu

(6) aperitivo
field recording made in a gallery near restaurant Ca’ de Vèn - Via Corrado Ricci, Ravenna. Shops closing up and people having the traditional aperitivo before going to dinner.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Via+Corrado+Ricci,+48121+Ravenna+RA,+Itali%C3%AB/@44.4160176,12.1973429,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x477df950e5ad4c9d:0x71ce147249a66647!8m2!3d44.4160176!4d12.1999178!16s%2Fg%2F119wjs5jr?entry=ttu

(7) signora maria - field recording made at Agriturismo Poppiena, Pratovecchio. Having a late night drink and chat with Maria, proprietor of Agriturismo Poppiena. Conversation topics ranged from work, to life and love.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Agriturismo+Poppiena/@43.7937524,11.7259702,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!3m8!1s0x132b9fe6703fecf9:0xd5cd7ecf0025030d!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d43.7937524!4d11.7285451!16s%2Fg%2F1tf09srd?entry=ttu

(8) litho - field recording made at the natural pool and waterfall discovered at the hydroelectric station of Arlia, near Fivizzano. Random encounter with Litho, a speedo wearing gentleman in his early seventies, lounging by the natural pool, with an irresistible urge to strike up conversation.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Centrale+Idroelettrica+di+Arlia/@44.2599054,10.1363677,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x12d53d9030580d33:0x6660e5d0dbe7597f!8m2!3d44.2599054!4d10.1389426!16s%2Fg%2F11f03__zpt?entry=ttu

(9) systemic - vip of frana, intended as a synopsis of (1) through (8).

ambient resistance.

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