Bastion by Bastion (Valerio Cosi/Jukka Reverberi)

Bastion are a duo formed in 2008-2009, one half is the multi-instrumentalist/saxophonist Valerio Cosi and the other one is Jukka Reverberi (best known for his relevant work in the Italian post-rock band Giardini di Mirò). They made their eponymous debut for Interregnum Records in 2009 (out on a CD digipack edition) but the band never had a chance to tour at that time. Their only live appearance was at MI ODI Festival in Milano, Italy, 2009 (a rare trio formation with the Grammy-winning Francesco Donadello on modular synthesizers) - sharing the stage with OvO, Zu, Cripple Bastards, Xabier Iriondo and many others.
On the surface, "Bastion" appears as (possibly) the darkest, heaviest and bleakest work coming from both artists involved: four tracks that are deep into doomy drones, early Throbbing Gristle ("Second Annual Report" and "Heathen Earth"), Suicide at their most hallucinated form and lot of obscure industrial references may be easily found in their sound. From "Ohm" to the closing "Red Star" (slowly building throughout its 15 minutes and ending with an ear-splitting feedback), "Bastion" is an unexpected departure from both artists' catalogues.
This version is a remastered version (with brand new artwork), curated by Valerio Cosi.

Tracklist

1.	Ohm	8:55

2.	69, Blau und Weiß	8:42

3.	Dancing Bones	6:45

4.	Red Star	15:24

Credits

released March 16, 2021

New Artwork By [Design] – Valerio Cosi
Loops [Saxoloop], Voice, Electronics, Guitar, Synthesizer, Edited By, Mastered By, Recorded By, Other [Strategies] – Valerio Cosi
Voice, Electronics, Noises [White Noise], Other [Manipulated Sounds, Toy Microphones], Recorded By – Jukka Reverberi
Notes

Recorded in Italy, early 2007 - first edition mastered in summer 2008.
CD edition released by Interregnum Records, 2009.
Remastered for a Bandcamp digital-only release in March 2021.

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