Sonologyst – Interdimensional (Album – Cold Spring)
Genre/Influences: Experimental, Abstract, Ambient.
Format: Digital, CD.
Background/Info: Unexplained Sounds Group label owner Raffaele Pezzella moves back to Cold Spring to release the newest work of his Sonologyst music project. It’s a new conceptual work inspired by scientist Michio Kaku exploring the ‘paraphysical dimension of cosmic music.’
Content: The work of Sonologyst is a new kind of sonic puzzle or sound collage mixing dark atmospheres with vintage sound treatments and Experimental music reminding me of the early 80s era. The tracks have been progressively built up by an impressive arsenal of noises and manipulated sound treatments.
+ + + : Raffaele Pezzella reveals himself as a true sound scientist. You get the impression the sounds of this work have been composed in a sonic lab instead of a studio. But I like the accessible format of the work which I think is mainly due to the dark atmospheres recovering the work. This album makes me think of an imaginary fusion between Experimental- and Ambient music but even Krautrock.
– – – : Sonologyst remains a true sonic enigma which is not always easy to catch and to endure. You better like Experimental productions when listening to Sonologyst.
Conclusion: I’m always impressed by the sonic complexity of Sonologyst compositions and this new work is not that different but it’s one of the best albums of the Italian artist in history.
Best songs: “Ad Astra”, “Through Memories And Galaxies”.
Rate: 7½.
Artist: www.facebook.com/sonologyst
Label: www.coldspring.co.uk / www.facebook.com/coldspringhq
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About Sonologyst
Sonologyst is the solo project of Raffaele Pezzella, an Italian sound artist. Founded as an experimental sound laboratory, the project explores the boundaries between science and sound, often integrating space-themed data, literature, and abstract composition.
Based in Italy, Pezzella developed Sonologyst as an evolving “scientific sonic documentary” series, a concept he set out in a 2020 Click Interview with Side-Line.
The project traces its conceptual roots to early electronic experimentation of the 1950s and 1960s, while embracing later techniques such as data sonification and psychoacoustic processing. Since its founding, Sonologyst has released a series of thematically driven albums, often built around esoteric, scientific, or metaphysical concepts. Early works include “Electrons: A Scientific Essay” (2017), a digital album exploring subatomic theory, and “Silencers: The Conspiracy Theory Dossiers” (2018), which engaged with narratives of state secrecy and paranormal investigations.
Through his label Unexplained Sounds Group, Pezzella has also curated multiple compilations of global experimental artists and maintained a steady discography of solo releases. These include “Phantoms” (2019), focused on paranormal and EVP phenomena; “Ancient Death Cults and Beliefs” (2020), examining esoteric spiritual systems; and “Shortwave Spectrum” (2023), a project centered on ghost signals in abandoned radio transmissions. The 2021 release “Dust Of Human Race” presented a dystopian narrative of extinction and planetary memory.
Cold Spring released “Interdimensional” on 8 April 2022 on CD and digital. Pezzella played analogue synthesizers, electronics and droning table, and mastered the album himself, with graphic design by Abby Helasdottir.
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