COM'È BELLO FAR L'AMORE DA TRIESTE IN GIÙ #4

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Opening song: ⋆｡°✩ Nada, “Ti stringerò,” 1982 ✩°｡⋆

(CP): Dear listeners, welcome back to CANALE MILVA, the web radio channel that has been exploring the format of sonic exhibitions since the summer of 2020. We start from gems of Italian music, handpicked by Giada Olivotto and Camilla Paolino, and reinterpreted by guest artists invited to work with us. The voice we just heard at the beginning of the episode was that of Nada, singing “Ti stringerò”: a song we dedicate to everyone feeling a certain thirst tonight and ready to light some sparks!

(GO): Let’s kick off the fourth sound exhibition of the column “Com’è bello far l’amore da Trieste in giù” (how wonderful to make love from Trieste and beyond), dedicated to love stories and the art of making love. As our listeners know well, this column draws inspiration from Raffaella Carrà’s song “Tanti Auguri,” released in the late 1970s by CBS Records and distributed by Messaggerie Musicali in Milan. Today’s sound exhibition features new sound pieces by Tereza Glazova, Shamiran Istifan, Sunna Margrét, and Chiara Pagano. We are deeply grateful to these artists for sharing their experiences and impressions with us. Within this vibrant framework curated by Camilla and me, the artists have crafted four sonic artworks, weaving together a tapestry of narratives and harmonies that we are about to explore. We’re delighted to announce that this episode of “Com’è bello far l’amore da Trieste in giù” will be followed by another installment in a couple of weeks. So, keep your headphones handy—you won’t want to miss it!

CP: Before diving in, we’d like to acknowledge how these new works expand the horizons outlined by previous contributions from artists and collaborators we warmly greet: Ambra Viviani, Daria Blum & Guendalina Cerruti, Marta Margnetti, Nastasia Meyrat, Djellza Azemi, Rebecca Solari, Val Minnig, Louise Bonpaix & Luigi (The Submissive Macho), Marlène Charpentié, and the collective Partout Partout. We also want to give a shout-out to Beatrice Favaretto, whose alter ego Miele took the mic live for CANALE MILVA at the project space LATERAL Roma last year, sharing erotic stories and fantasies. But let’s get back to tonight’s episode. Before we dive into these works dedicated to carnal love, we extend our heartfelt thanks to the legendary Laptop Radio, which has hosted us for over a year, as well as Marco Guglielmetti for his invaluable support. Now, let’s immerse ourselves in the sounds, words, and atmospheres crafted by Tereza Glazova, Shamiran Istifan, Sunna Margrét, and Chiara Pagano. Enjoy!

GO: Let’s begin with a piece composed for us by Sunna Margrét, an artist from Reykjavík, Iceland, now living and working in Lausanne. She runs the record label No Salad Records alongside her music and artistic projects. A multidisciplinary artist, Sunna Margret’s work spans sound, performance, and installation. For us, she composed “Ráðgáta / Riddle,” inspired by László Moholy-Nagy’s telephonic instructions to enamel factory workers during the creation of his “Telephone Pictures” in the 1920s. This sound piece is a mosaic of heated, mysterious voices describing continuous movements—a mystical answering machine where the listener is invited to decipher the riddle. Let’s listen together to “Ráðgáta / Riddle” by Sunna Margret. Enjoy!

⋆｡°✩ Sunna Margrét, “Ráðgáta / Riddle,” 5m32s ✩°｡⋆

CP: We just listened to “Ráðgáta / Riddle” by Sunna Margrét, and we thank her for taking us on this conceptual sonic journey through the intricacies of the grid. Next, we present “On Enduring Love” by Italian artist Chiara Pagano. The title of this sound piece plays on the polysemy of the verb “to endure”—meaning both “to last” and “to withstand” or “bear”—and could thus be interpreted as “On Lasting Love” or “On Surviving Love.” We leave the choice to you. In composing this track, the artist commits what some might call a sin—a concept central to identity and sexual control policies, as we know. She performs an act of blasphemy, a profanation, by distorting the choir of “Miserere” by composer Gregorio Allegri to the point of unrecognizability. These altered samples, which originate from a composition for two choirs based on Psalm 50 of the Bible, transport us into a world of darkness and mystery, where sin can be sung. Legend has it that the “Miserere” was performed during the early morning hours, in darkness, as part of the Tenebrae service during Holy Week. This liturgical service, for those unfamiliar, is recited in the three days leading up to Easter, with candles extinguished to leave the space in the dark. At the conclusion of the service, in the pitch black, a “strepitus” or “earthquake” was produced by banging hands and books against the pews. Let us immerse ourselves in this disquieting vision, guided by the distorted notes crafted for us by Chiara Pagano. Here is “On Enduring Love.”

⋆｡°✩ Chiara Pagano, “On Enduring Love,” 7m18s ✩°｡⋆

GO: We have just listened to “On Enduring Love” by Chiara Pagano, and we extend our heartfelt thanks for taking us on this evocative sonic journey. Now, we move on to a piece by Tereza Glazova, created for our series and titled “Mia Thermopolis.” And who could forget her? The bespectacled, uncombed heroine (much like many of us, let’s admit it) from the early 2000s film, where the daughter of a single mother discovers she’s the princess of Genovia (though sadly, unlike us), and undergoes a transformation at the hands of a leather-vested hairstylist. Tereza Glazova, born in 1996 in Latvia, now resides in Zurich. She has crafted the sound compilation we are about to listen to starting from her exploration of viral trends and local lifestyles shaping youth identity and influencing collective memory. This sonic work serves as an atmospheric backdrop for a synthetic wander through sites of all kinds and categories. Let’s lose ourselves in this musical selection and enjoy the experience together.

⋆｡°✩ Tereza Glazova, “Mia Thermopolis,” 19m27s ✩°｡⋆

CP: We have just listened to “Mia Thermopolis” by Tereza Glazova, and we thank her for her participation. Closing tonight, we embark and fly on the wings of “D.J.o.A. (Doves, Jinns or Angels),” track composed by Shamiran Istifan in collaboration with Jamira, Yesh, and narrator Rojda Yavuz. The voice of the latter tells the ancient Kurdish legend of Mem and Zin (“Mem û Zîn,” 1692): a love story that resonates with the timeless tragedy of “Romeo and Juliet.” The tale explores romance as both an escape and a journey toward belonging, while Yesh’s angelic singing—evoking the iconic soundtrack of the 1996 film “Romeo + Juliet”—carries listeners through shifting emotional states, mirroring the turbulence of limerence. Limerence, a cognitive and emotional state defined by intense longing for another person, is a central theme in both Mem and Zin’s story and that of Romeo and Juliet. Sadly, the limerence between Mem and Zin, like that of Romeo and Juliet, does not culminate in the fulfillment of desire. Instead, it becomes an intricate blend of passion and death, where human yearning for connection finds its resolution. Love, in this work, is portrayed as a profound and paradoxical force—where the ecstasy of union is inseparably tied to the shadow of loss. Hold tight and prepare yourselves for “D.J.o.A. (Doves, Jinns or Angels)” by Shamiran Istifan.

⋆｡°✩ Shamiran Istifan, “D.J.o.A. (Doves, Jinns or Angels),” 13m52s ✩°｡⋆

GO: This was “D.J.o.A. (Doves, Jinns or Angels)” by Shamiran Istifan, which concludes the fourth sonic exhibition of “Com’è bello far l’amore da Trieste in giù,” airing on CANALE MILVA since the summer of 2021! Thank you so much to all our listeners, but especially to the artists and their collaborators who contributed to the production of this new episode of CANALE MILVA.

CP: We again thank Laptop Radio for their hospitality, as well as our generous sponsors Pro Helvetia, Cantone Ticino – Fondo Swissloss, and Oertlil Stiftung for their support of our annual programming. A heartfelt thank you also goes to the local association Magica Opalini, without whom we wouldn’t be on air, and Marco Guglielmetti for the precious help! Don’t miss the next episode, which, as Giada mentioned, will be out very soon and will feature artists Léa Katharina Meier and Valeska Romero Curiqueo, as well as the duo RM, former REAL MADRID. We can’t wait! For tonight, we’re wrapping up but we leave you in good company with Nada’s “Ti stringerò”—this time live! Stay tuned!Closing song: ⋆｡°✩ Nada, “Ti stringerò,” 1982 (LIVE) ✩°｡⋆