Corde Oblique

Corde Oblique
Background information
Origin Naples, Italy
Genres Ethereal Neofolk (Darkwave) Mediterranean progressive, folk
Years active 2005–present
Labels Prikosnovenie, World Serpent, Infinite fog, ARK, Dark Vinyl, Caustic records
Website www.cordeoblique.com
Members Riccardo Prencipe

Corde Oblique are one of the main Ethereal Progressive Neofolk band from Italy. They are the solo project of Riccardo Prencipe (composer, art historian) with vocal contributions from numerous female singers and actresses.[1] They play ethereal music in a neoclassical dark wave style, with heavenly vocals.[2] Their music is inspired by the ancient italian visual arts. They have released 6 albums; their last studio album is called "I maestri del Colore", and was conceived as a wooden palette used for mixing colors with sounds, the sounds of the colors are evoked by using lot of different musical instruments and musical styles. Almost all existing music tonalities have been used for the songs; moreover every title refers to a different color and the graphic design is inspired to one of the most famous italian art history encyclopedias released in the '60s.

History

Riccardo started in 1999 with his first neomedieval gothic band band LUPERCALIA. they released the first album "Soehrimnir" with the english label World Serpent distribution (Death in June, Current 93, Antony and the johnsons, Nurse with wound) and the second album "Florilegium" with the portuguese label Equilibrium Music. in 2005 Riccardo started with the his idea of "Workshop of sound", an opened team with many artists to collaborate with.

Concerts

Corde Oblique performed in festivals in Italy, China, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland and Albania, sharing the stage with bands like: Bauhaus, Anathema, Opeth, Coph Nia, Moonspell, Ataraxia, Persephone, Spiritual Front, QNTAL, Kirlian Camera, Of the Wand and the moon, and more. Here a summ of places and festivals where they proformed since 2005: Auditorium Parco della Musica (Rome), La Loco (Paris), Gotischer Saal (Berlin), Casa del Jazz (Rome), Archeological Museum (Naples), Schauspielhaus (Leipzig), Culture Centre (Shanghai), La Locomotive (Bologna), Museo Madre (Napol), Tanzbrunnen Theatre (Koeln), Auditorium del Museo di Capodimonte (Naples), Museum Centrale Montemartini (Rome), Theatre Mediterraneo per il Comicon festival (Naples), Stazione Birra (Rome), Giffoni Film Festival (Giffoni), Qube (Rome), Cultural Centre of Huy (Belgio), Casina Vanvitelliana (Bacoli), Teatro centrale di Valona (Albania), Villa Pignatelli (Naples), Oratorio di San Quirino (Parma), Villa Fondi (Piano di Sorrento), Arco di Traiano (Ancona), Università degli Studi (Florence), Casa della Musica (Naples), Giardini Estensi (Modena), Nanshan recreation and sports theater (Shenzhen, China).

Collaborations with artists and photographers

The band performed at the Comicon Festival together with the painter Milo Manara, for the presentation of his book on Caravaggio.

The cover picture and all pictures of the album "florilegium" are photos from the german photographer Achim Bednorz.[3]

The cover picture of the album "Respiri" is a photo from the japanese photographer Kenro Izu.[4]

The cover picture of the album "I Maestri del Colore" is a photo from one of the main italian photographers: Franco Fontana.

China Tour

in December 2015, Corde Oblique were the first independent band to be invited for a tour of 9 concerts in China:

4 December – Changsha

5 December – Nanjing

6 December – Xiamen

8 December – Canton

9 December – Guangzhou

10 December – Tianjin

11 December – Beijing

12 December – Suzhou

13 December – Shanghai

in April 2018 the band performed in China again. They were part of the Nanshan Pop Festival 2018, their show was at the big stage of the Nanshan recreation and sports theater, in the city of Shenzhen, near Hong Kong.

History of art

The music has a deep connection with the history of art. As art historian Riccardo Prencipe (Ph.D.) worked for the critic texts for the exhibition in the National Museum of Capodimonte about the Lute Player by Jan Vermeer and hold few lectures about ancient musical instruments through paintings, frescoes and statues (middle age and ancient Rome), he is also an art history teacher at high school.

List of guests and contributions[2][5]

In many years Riccardo wrote music and lyrics for many voices and musicians. Here a list of some musicians featured on Corde Oblique's abums:

  • Caterina Pontrandolfo - Vocals on all albums
  • Duncan Patterson (Anathema) - Mandolin on "A hail of bitter almonds"
  • Walter Maioli (Synaulia) flutes on "A hail of bitter almonds" and "I maestri del Colore"
  • Donatello Pisanello (Officina Zoé) accordion on "A hail of bitter almonds"
  • Floriana Cangiano - Vocals on all except Respiri and "I Maestri del Colore"
  • Simone Salvatori (Spiritual Front) - Vocals on Volontà d'arte
  • Sergio Panarella (Ashram) - Vocals on Volontà d'arte
  • Spyros Giasafakis (Daemonia Nymphe) - vocals on "A hail of bitter almonds" and "Per le strade ripetute"
  • Luigi Rubino (Ashram) piano on all albums
  • Claudia Florio - Vocals on Volontà d'arte
  • Catarina Raposo - Vocals on Respiri and Volontà d'Arte'
  • Denitza Seraphim (Irfan) - Vocals on "I Maestri del Colore"
  • Quartetto Savinio - appearance on "I Maestri del Colore"
  • Giuseppe Frana (Micrologus) - Vocals on "I Maestri del Colore"
  • Edo Notarloberti (Argine, Ashram) - Violin on all albums
  • Annalisa Madonna (live vocals)
  • Umberto Lepore (live bassist)
  • Alessio Sica (live drums)

Discography

Studio albums

  • Respiri (ARK Records/Masterpiece, 2005)
  • Volontà d'arte (Prikosnovenie/Audioglobe, 2007)
  • The Stones of Naples (Prikosnovenie/Audioglobe, 2009)
  • A Hail of Bitter Almonds (Prikosnovenie/Audioglobe, 2011)
  • Per la Strade Ripetute (Prikosnovenie, The Stones of Naples/Audioglobe, 2013)
  • I Maestri del Colore (Infinite fog, Audioglobe, 2016)
  • Back through the liquid mirror - Live in the studio (Dark Vinyl, Audioglobe, 2018). Asian edition (CD/DVD Dying art productions 2018)

Vinyl

  • Mille anni che sto qui (7" Caustic records 2017)

Digital albums

  • Richiami a Mezzo Mare (2013)
  • Itri (2015)
  • I Maestri del Colore, Vol. 2 (2016)

References

  1. ↑ "Metal Music Underground". Metal Music Underground. 2010-03-14. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  2. 1 2 "Prikosnovenie - Corde Oblique". Prikosnovenie. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Lupercalia - Florilegium". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  4. ↑ "CORDE OBLIQUE - «Respiri»". www.arkrecords.net. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  5. ↑ "Corde Oblique". Retrieved 2011-04-21.
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