This first reference (ATE001) is a reissue of Corsica Ribella, which is the second album by Ghjuvan Petru Graziani (GP.G) in collaboration with the poet Rinatu Coti.
Limited to 300 copies, the reissue includes the restoration of the cover as well as an 8-page booklet containing sketches, poems and exclusive interviews with the artists translated into three languages (French/English/Corsican).
Below a bit more about the artist Ghjuvan Petru Graziani (GP.G) :
Born in Corsica, with a childhood in Toulon, then planer and toolmaker at the Renault Billancourt factory, GP.G created the Groupe Culturel Renault which had an impact in the political strike of 1971.
Multi-faceted artist, GP.G is known among other things for his activist music label Les Disques Vendémiaire with which he produced a few big names in free jazz such as JEF Gilson, François Tusques, Cossi Anatz and ByardLancaster.
Corsica Ribella record is born in 1983 when G.P.G was back in Corsica. He was at this time highly committed to the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC). Corsica Ribella is then the first Corsican electronic disc ; a clever mix of electronics, poetry and field recording. Jazz-funk influenced, the LP is a cosmic ballad oscillating between ambient and leftfield with large instrumental parts against backdrop of nationalist demands, an ode to freedom.
ATE001 est une réédition de Corsica Ribella, second album de Ghjuvan Petru Graziani en collaboration avec le poète Rinatu Coti. Limitée à 300 copies, la réédition comprend la restauration de la pochette ainsi qu’un livret de 8 pages contenant pour la première fois les croquis, les poèmes et des interviews exclusives des artistes traduites en trois langues (français/anglais/corse).
Naissance en Corse, enfance à Toulon, puis raboteur outilleur à l’usine Renault Billancourt, GP.G crée le Groupe Culturel Renault qui aura un impact dans la grande grève de 1971. Artiste touche-à-tout G.P Graziani est connu entre autres pour son label activiste Les disques Vendémiaire avec lequel il a produit quelques pointures du free jazz comme J.E.F Gilson, FrançoisTusques, Cossi Anatz ou Byard Lancaster.
A son retour en Corse parallèlement à son engagement pour le FLNC il créa un nouveau label avec Rinatu Coti. Ils sortiront ensemble le tout premier disque électronique Corse en 1983 dans un environnement musical très traditionnel. Corsica Ribella est un savant mélange d’électronique, de poésie et de « field-recording ». D’influence jazz-funk, l’album est une balade cosmique oscillant entre ambient et leftfield avec de grandes parties instrumentales sur fond de revendication nationaliste, une ode à la liberté.
Credits :
Music by : Ghjuvan Petru Graziani, Patrick Beaurain
Poems : Rinatu Coti
Vocal : Rinatu Coti
Design : Ghjuvan Petru Graziani
Cover Restoration & booklet : Alan Briand
English traduction : Pierre Don Giancarli
French traduction : Paul Dalmas - Alfonsi
Corsican Traduction : Marceddu Jureczek
Remaster : Wouter Brandenburg
Transfer music : David Bergot
Reissue Producer : Antoine Albertini
Acknowledgement : Rinatu Coti, Ghjuvan Petru Graziani, Patrick Beaurain, Martine Taugeron, Paul Dalmas-Alfonsi, Marceddu Jureczek, Pierre Don Giancarli, Jean-laurent Albertini, Alan Briand, Wouter Branderburg, David Bergot, Simeon Albertini, Pascal Paolini, Sampieru Stefanaggi, Pierre-André Geronimi, Dave Kouliche et Valentine Bastide.
Includes unlimited streaming of Corsica Ribella
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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