Novanta: Best​-​selling dreams

Italian one-man band Novanta is the brainchild of Manfredi Lamartina. He uses his guitar and iPad to pay tribute to the Nineties shoegaze. For his latest offering Best​-​selling dreams he called in outside help to fill out the sound.

Less lo-fi than its predecessor Crescendo this release will be embraced by hardcore shoegaze fans who can appreciate his intricate guitar tapestries and dreamy vocals. He takes it slow, but he keeps pushing forward. Best​-​selling dreams has cult classic written all over it.

Best​-​selling dreams is released on Seashell Records.

Tracks:

1. Light changes
2. Windows
3. Worthless whirls
4. Novanta song
5. A fever
6. 2young2die
7. Reasons
8. La maledizione degli affetti

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HCTF review of Crescendo.

Novanta: Crescendo

Novanta is a project by Milan based multi-instrumentalist Manfredi Lamartina. His new full-length Crescendo sounds pretty lo-fi, with plenty of static and off-the-shelf drum beats. Still, it makes captivating listening - the repetitiveness of his compositions is its weak spot and its strength. Shoegaze ambient EDM that will find its way to underground dance afterparties. All songs are instrumentals, except Get your fire, featuring singer Herself (Gioele Valenti), and Friburgo, with a vocal spot for Nazarin.

Lamartina takes risks eery now an then, most notably during When you doubt yourself, a track with Eastern flavored glissandi played over an industrial rhythm track, creating an interesting clash of musical moods.

Crescendo is a self-released album. Buy it (pay-what-you-want) from his website.

Tracks:

1. Le persone perbene soccombono
2. Get your fire (feat. Herself)
3. My love, a fast emotion
4. A door
5. When you doubt yourself
6. Ogni strada davanti
7. Friburgo (feat. Nazarin)
8. Abbi cura di me
9. Pierpaolo Faggiano

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