Il Wedding Kollektiv & Female Friends Play Soup (Album – Neontoaster Multimedia Dept.04)
Genre/Influences: Cinematic, Lounge, Jazzy-Electro.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: This is Rome (Italy) – Berlin (Germany) formation which last year released the album “Brodo”. The original songs have been remixed with ‘female friends’ / guest singers while there are also three instrumental edits featured.
The set is credited to Il Wedding Kollektiv and appeared as a self-released CDr carrying the Neontoaster Multimedia Dept. 04 reference.
Content: The songs are pretty diversified although driven by noticeable electronic sound treatments and groovy sequences and dance rhythms. Some passages are however more into a Cinematic style. The female singers are adding a sensual touch on top of the work. There’s also one song with very passionate vocals.
+ + + : I like the work’s diversity although the groovy sequences accentuated by deep, bass lines make it pretty compact. The singers inject an extra hot touch to the work which comes mainly through on “Ipersfera Relazionale”. The instrumental version of “Sabato 16 Giugno” is another noticeable cut for its Jazzy-Lounge approach.
– – – : It’s not easy to label this production as one particular genre.
Conclusion: Whatever the genre of music this record belongs to, it sounds enjoyable and with a hot summer sensation on top.
Best songs: “Ipersfera Relazionale”, “Sabato 16 Giugno”.
Rate: 7.
Artist: www.facebook.com/IlWeddingKollektiv
About Il Wedding Kollektiv
Il Wedding Kollektiv is a Rome and Berlin based art rock and electronic project that started from an idea by Alessandro Denni. It mixes electronics, lounge and cinematic writing with players drawn from the Roman avant-garde scene.
The first release, “Brodo”, was self-released in 2021 and featured singer Tiziana Lo Conte (Gronge, Goah, Roseluxx), guitarist and composer Claudio Moneta (Goah, Roseluxx) and Berlin-based violinist and saxophonist Inke Kühl. Discogs also lists Chiara Iacobazzi, Federico Scalas and Stefano Di Cicco among the members.
“Il Wedding Kollektiv & Female Friends Play SOUP” followed in 2022, reworking the “Brodo” material with guest singers and three instrumental edits. The single “2084”, credited to Il Wedding Kollektiv and Andrea Frittella, appeared in 2023, again self-released.
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