Per poi sparire in un momento
Nella spirale infinita è la nostra vita
In the luminous void between distant neon stars and spectral reveries stands Castelli, the enigmatic solo endeavour of Stefano Castelli (Clone Culture). The Milan-based musician has spun an arresting web in his latest release, La Nostra Vita, a ghostly, otherworldly voyage culled from the freshly unveiled album, Notte Davvero, now shimmering on vinyl and digital via Spittle Records / Goodfellas.
La Nostra Vita spirals outward, drenched in cold synthesizer sweeps and crystalline guitar lines. Castelli’s whispered Italian verses drift ethereally through a musical ether, an ephemeral broadcast from a universe lost yet familiar. The track, a convergence of spectral synth-pop and icy Italo-disco impulses, nods knowingly to the brooding energies of Parade Ground and the elegant scale of Ultravox, maintaining its pulse in a timeless orbit around distant glittering worlds.
Produced in collaboration with Luca Urbani (Soerba, Garbo, Fluon), the arrangement merges bold, driving rhythms with layers of lush electronics and piercing guitars, inviting listeners aboard a cosmic expedition defined by sudden bursts and graceful fade-outs. Here, existence is a cosmic spiral, perpetually intertwined in flux, freedom, and impermanence, a visionary embrace of life’s fleeting radiance.
The accompanying visual creation, directed by Stefania Carbonara, reinforces this sense of abstract cosmic unity. A mesmerizing montage juxtaposes images of rockets launching skyward, sharks slicing through oceanic depths, sprawling glaciers, and animated geometric patterns, each visual thread subtly woven into a universal fabric of interconnectedness.
La Nostra Vita is Castelli’s invocation to a transient yet infinite cosmos, a luminous journey that celebrates existence beyond the veil of perception, an essential meditation for dreamers who find solace in cosmic ambiguity and music that resonates in realms beyond the mundane.
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In 2021, Castelli stepped into the spotlight with his first EP, a stark, shimmering dispatch from the neon-lit ruins of yesterday and the distant echoes of tomorrow. The release featured 1984, a duet with Italian new wave pioneer Garbo. Notte Davvero was a record built in solitude, but Castelli writes, sings, and shapes every note himself, with production support from longtime collaborator Luca Urbani (Soerba, Garbo, Fluon), who joins him in the live lineup alongside guitarist Claudio Chiodi.
From underground sanctuaries to festival stages, Castelli has stood alongside the restless and the revelatory, performing with Curses, Korine, M!R!M, Molly Nilsson, Ultra Sunn, She Past Away, Metronomy, Dancing Plague, and Planet Funk. A voice from the past, an echo of the future, an artist caught between the two.
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