Luca Perciballi - Sacred Habits [Kohlhaas Records]

Put out on the circuit on June 7th, 2k24 via the Italian label Kohlhaas Records is "Sacred Habits", the latest album outing by prolific guitarist x composer Luca Perciballi who, over the course of roughly 44 minutes and eleven consecutively numbered pieces named "Sacred Habits I - XI", explores a sonic realm of what is described as a combination of augmented guitar and foot percussion in the accompanying press sheet. The results of this exploration are as raw and stripped down as things can get, presenting a spatial landscape of oftentimes off-kilter harmonics, amplified and and slightly distorted guitar miniatures, electronically processed and somewhat surreal sounding melodies probably most suitably filed under the flag of digital Post-PostRock meets Indietronica, even touching base with elements of Dark Ambient and score'esque Deep Listening Music evolving towards washed out, vintage-sounding Ambient in pieces like "Sacred Habits IV" whereas the subsequent "Sacred Habits V" seems to sonically depict eerie mechanical movements of undisclosed origin, "Sacred Habits VII" brings forth an offering of harmonic Noize in combination with sacred ceremonial drum hits, "Sacred Habits VIII" even evokes memories of ritualistic Metal solos whereas the slow and shimmering cascades of "Sacred Habits X" provide a sense of long lost rural mythicality of yore just to name a few. Quite an interesting and oftentimes unexpected take on various aspects of what the guitar as a solo instrument has to offer and therefore recommended not only to dedicated purists. Go check.

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