Name: Fine
Brand: Sonoio

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Bonus disc: No

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dais120

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2018-07-27

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Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

69439870914

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

DAIS 120 CD

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669439870945

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Sonoio

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Dais

Prior to releasing a string of influential and widely acclaimed solo records under his own name on labels such as Important and Hospital Productions, Alessandro Cortini (Nine Inch Nails) self-released two albums under the name Sonoio (It’s Me) in 2010 and 2011 in limited runs. Praised for their complex and rich pop sound, strong vocal delivery and thoughtful compositions with impeccable production values, Sonoio’s Red and Blue (and the accompanying remix albums Non Red and Non Blue) made heavy use of Cortini’s expert manipulation of the Buchla synthesizer, releasing the single Enough, and remixing Ladytron’s Houdini before setting off on tour in direct support. As activity with Nine Inch Nails, the demands of touring, and his other solo endeavors began to pick up, production on the third and final Sonoio installment was delayed. In 2014 however, after years of silence, Sonoio posted the single and video for the song Thanks For Calling exclusively on sonoio.org and quickly reignited rumors and hope for the release of the third album. Four years have passed since then, and Dais Records is proud to announce – finally - the exclusive release of Sonoio s third and final effort: Fine. Opening track I Don’t Know and the mournful follow-up Left set the stage for the emotional ride, with reverbed synths over an acute mid-tempo beat – accompanied by astonishingly strong vocals, which those accustomed to Cortini’s instrumental works will likely be happily shocked by. Next, the aforementioned single Thanks For Calling starts slow, building over 4 minutes with Cortini whispering, speaking, building strength into the gorgeously delivered line: “falling to pieces” before the track explodes into a driving anthem. The album then quite literally descends into Pieces, an instrumental effort that brings to mind Aphex’s Ambient Works – a submerged lullaby of electronics before re-emerging into Vitamin D, an energetic and pulsing track that snaps the listener to attention. A pattern of smart and intentional pacing and rhythm becomes apparent, as the listener is taken down through moody, effective dirges (Bad Habit, Under The Sea) and lifted up into a surprising guitar piece What’s Before. I Don’t Know (Coda) is the album’s effective and final track, with Cortini’s vocals muffled and echoing “I’m in the mirror, let me in....” before emerging loud and clear above a wash of howling synths. Personal, layered and complex, Fine achieves greatness as both a singular example of deep and inspiring pop music, and as the final album – the closing chapter in the story of Sonoio.

Fine

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