Bellissima Bellissima Bellissima / Nova
by Harry Bertoia
- 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
- Bellissima Bellissima Bellissima (17:31)
- Nova (13:27)
Credits
- Harry Bertoia - primary artist