S A R R A M's 'Silenzio': A Lockdown-Born Album of Drone and Field Recordings

During the lockdown in Sardinia, musician Valerio Marras conceived and produced 'Silenzio,' the new album for his solo instrumental project S A R R A M. The 40-minute album comprises eight tracks blending drone music, sound design, field recording, ambient music, and electronics. Each track serves as a soundtrack to testimonies in Czech, Farsi, Sardinian, and German from people Marras met on tour, including Thomas Malotin (Czech, wrote a poem about life within four walls), Elaheh Mohammadbaghban (Persian, political discourse on pandemic management), Diego Pani (Sardinian, in Washington DC during the pandemic and George Floyd protests), Dimitrios Kaitsis (recounted his 2020 ups and downs), and Sarah Kristof (new routine in Austria). Three instrumental tracks feature Gabriele Gasparotti, Daniele Borri, and Giona Vinti. Marras created sounds from home environment recordings. The cover art came from a photo by Paolo 'Animamundi' Sanna, and the inner artwork by Claudio Spanu of Nubifilm. Released digitally in September, the CD came out on October 4.