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- Supertele
- Uova Di Gatto
- Santa Chimera
- Ll Tagliacode
- Rompi Capo
- Ehi Amigo Serve UnŽautoradio?
- Horror Vacui
- Oltre Il Profondo
- Prima Le Signore
- Wodkatronik
- Outro
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 Andrea Sartori is one of the originators of the Homework Festival held in Bologna, Italy which promotes cutting edge electronic music often performed with the accompaniment of real instruments. The festival’s program is very much a reflection of Sartori’s own views on music. Although he has had much success producing tracks more on the minimal side of things under his DeepAlso guise, it is experimental yet accessible music that seems to be his specialty. Sartori’s talent didn’t go unnoticed by the good people at the techno imprint Persona, and his debut LP is definitely a breath of fresh air in the label’s techy catalogue.
Without beating around the bush, I’ll make it clear that ‘Il Tagliacode’ is brilliant in every respect. The LP confirms the old saying that the best music is fully appreciated after a few good listens, preferably at different times of day and night. The album utilizes many different genres including classical jazz (the artist actually worked with a number of jazz musicians for the purpose of this record), and because all of it is based on a very solid electronic foundation, this musical collage is anything but chaotic. The main attraction here are the jazz arrangements on the title track, the composition of which would fit perfectly into the soundtrack of a classic whodunnit movie. At the same time, it brings about associations with smoke filled jazz bars in New Orleans. What’s more, Satori’s music takes listeners out of the aforementioned bars to the chillout rooms of the best clubs in the world. And again, jazz is the name of the game but with the prefix “nu” on ‘Horro Vacui’. Other highlights include the stripped down ‘Oltre il Profondo’ with its stirring ambient intro and the slow and deep ‘Prima le Signore’. The Italian producer finishes things off with the optimistic ‘Wodkatronic’ which is based on a delicate and almost trivial melody on top of a lively (compared to the other cuts) and broken beat. This album is undeniably unique. But one thing has to be kept in mind before listening - there is no point in giving it just one chance.  Comments[0]
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Review: Andrea Sartori - Il Tagliacode
