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We have the chance to talk to Fabio Volpi , in order to define the form and the substance emerging from S/t , produced even thanks to the precious help of Paolo Romano of Ebria Records, active not only in the production of the label but in the organisation of Impro Free Minimial Core festival BaaFest too- which takes place every two years at the Stecca degli Artigiani of Milan- and above all a true added member of the group. A work totally Italian, but far-reaching.

MK: Tell me about the origins of Echran. How did you met, which affinities have approached you, which common experiences?

Fabio Volpi: Some years ago we played together in a dark group: Vidi Aquam . Than, we continued a solo career, me with _dies and the collaboration with Otolab, through industrial and repetitive sonorities with quite explicit references to ritual and shamanic music, using as a musical instrument an analogical Tascam Multi-track cassette recorder. Davide, instead, with the project Ornament , works in a more ambient environment, with obscure and very dilated drones. Successively, we felt the common need to get rid of those extreme experiences, with a “lighter” project, less intransigent from the point of view of purism, keeping anyway a certain incisiveness and personality in the choice of our sonorities.

MK: How did you meet Ebria and which importance had Paolo Romano and the pals in the production of the record?

Fabio Volpi: Paolo can be considered as the third member of Echran. He managed to translate our requests, a bit too literary and artistic, in effectual audio technical solutions. At the beginning of the recording the relationship with Ebria for distribution wasn't well defined, it has become effective thanks to the growing enthusiasm and involvement of Paolo in our studio sessions.