Artribune's 2019 Music Top 10: Rap Dominates with Massimo Pericolo and Marracash
The music editorial team at Artribune has unveiled its top 10 music selections for 2019. Recognized as Revelation of the Year is Massimo Pericolo (Massimo Vanetti, born in Gallarate, 1992) for his work 'Scialla Semper', which includes the track '7 miliardi'. The title of Album of the Year goes to Marracash (Fabio Bartolo Rizzo, born in Nicosia, 1979) for 'Persona'. Verdena's '20th Anniversary Remastered Edition' is honored as the best celebratory album. Craig Leon's 'Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 2: The Canon' is named the best electronic album. The best album by a historic group is Pixies' 'Beneath the Eyrie'. Lorem's 'Adversarial Feelings' is recognized as the best AI-assisted album, while Sunn O)))'s 'Life Metal' takes best electro-rock. The best experimental album is awarded to James Leyland Kirby's 'The Caretaker', and Björk's 'Cornucopia' is noted as the best live show. Additionally, the classical segment features the Roma Festival Barocco, scheduled from November 24 to December 21.
Key facts
- Massimo Pericolo named Revelation of the Year for debut album 'Scialla Semper'.
- Marracash wins Album of the Year for 'Persona'.
- Verdena's 20th anniversary reissue is best celebratory album.
- Craig Leon's 'Anthology of Interplanetary Folk Music Vol. 2' is best electronic album.
- Pixies' 'Beneath the Eyrie' is best album by a historic group.
- Lorem's 'Adversarial Feelings' uses AI and neural networks.
- Sunn O)))'s 'Life Metal' produced by Steve Albini.
- Björk's 'Cornucopia' live show directed by Lucrecia Martel.
Entities
Artists
- Massimo Pericolo
- Massimo Vanetti
- Marracash
- Fabio Bartolo Rizzo
- Verdena
- Craig Leon
- Pixies
- Frank Black Francis
- Kim Deal
- Paz Lenchantin
- Lorem
- Francesco D'Abbraccio
- Sunn O)))
- Steve Albini
- James Leyland Kirby
- Björk
- Lucrecia Martel
- Iris Van Herpen
- Chiara Stephenson
- Tobias Gremmler
- Inoki
- TruceKlan
- Salmo
- Speranza
- Crookers
- Nic Sarno
- Night Skinny
- Luca Pace
- Noyz Narcos
- Capo Plaza
- Rkomi
- Ketama 126
- Luchè
- Giovanni Versari
- Cassell Webb
- William Stirling
- Anthony Pateras
- John Eliot Gardiner
- Alessandro Quarta
- Fabrizio Federici
- Bianca Felicori
- Valerio Veneruso
- Carlotta Petracci
Institutions
- Artribune
- Pluggers
- Universal
- Rvng Intl.
- BMG
- Infectious
- Krisis Publishing
- Southern Lord Records
- The Shed
- Ericsson Globe
- Teatro alla Scala
- Auditorium Parco della Musica
- Teatro di Villa Torlonia
- Teatro Flavio Vespasiano
- San Giorgio in Velabro
- Monteverdi Choir
- English Baroque Soloists
- Reate Festival Baroque Ensemble
- Coro da Camera Italiano
- Orchestra dei Conservatori Italiani
- Estragon
- OGR Torino
Locations
- Gallarate
- Italy
- Nicosia
- Cyprus
- Miami
- United States
- Boston
- Bologna
- Turin
- New York
- Stockholm
- Sweden
- Milan
- Rome
- Rieti
- Mexico
- Mali
- Africa
- Greece