Bellissima Bellissima Bellissima / Nova

by Harry Bertoia

Bellissima Bellissima Bellissima / Nova cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: Sonambient
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 30:58
  • Community rating: 3.79/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The acclaimed Italian-American sculptor utilized his own custom-built, metallic 'Sonambient' sound sculptures to generate this terrifyingly bleak, acoustic drone masterpiece. Played by striking and brushing metal rods, the resonating overtones create an incredibly cavernous, dark ambient atmosphere completely devoid of electronic synthesizers. The private press release stands as a monumental, deeply unsettling achievement in the history of avant-garde sound art.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, cavernous, avant-garde, ambient, minimal, experimental, shimmering, percussive, metallic, long-form, improvisational

Tracklist

  1. Bellissima Bellissima Bellissima (17:31)
  2. Nova (13:27)

Credits

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