Milano da bere, paninari, Moncler and El Charro belts. Vincenzo Salvia on growing up in southern Italy and carrying the 80s like a parallel world, long before he knew how to turn it into music.
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Why I prefer making albums in a world that only wants singles
Italian producer Vincenzo Salvia on why he keeps making albums: full stories, common threads, mini-ebooks and podcasts included. A world that wants singles. Him with a bottle of red and a full menu.
I made a track in 3 days and another one in 3 years. Which one is worth more?
Twenty tracks a year. Then silence. I've been thinking about what that means, and whether the music I made fast was worth more or less than the music I made slowly. There's no easy answer. But there is an honest one.
Can you be nostalgic for something that never happened to you?
A few weeks ago I was at a dinner, sitting next to someone I'd just met. Small talk, work questions, the usual "so what do you do" that every Italian dinner table produces at some point between the antipasto and the second glass of wine. I told him I make music. He asked what kind. … Continue reading Can you be nostalgic for something that never happened to you?
The Frozen Lasagna syndrome.
Last night I was working on an Italo disco track. The usual stuff, my comfort zone, you know how it is. Honestly, a bit of a frozen lasagna situation, you know the result before you even start. At some point this arpeggio came out and I just... stopped. Each chord was doing something different. It … Continue reading The Frozen Lasagna syndrome.
“Unfinished”, my new single is out on digital.
For a long time I felt satisfied, complete, and I didn't have much to say in music. I went back to listen to my early albums. I immersed myself in those days again, I went back to relive those feelings when everything was uncertain, I still didn't know much about myself and what I would … Continue reading “Unfinished”, my new single is out on digital.
For those who collect emotions, not objects.
Black Week has started.I'm not asking you to buy everything. I'm asking you to buy something that matters. Something you'll actually listen to six years from now.Something that becomes part of your story. From November 24 to November 30, my entire catalog on Bandcamp is 40% off.Use the code BF25 on vincenzosalvia.bandcamp.com. For those who … Continue reading For those who collect emotions, not objects.
Don Vincenzo: A Minesweeper twist.
Porca miseria, I made this game and it's about one of the most Italian experiences that exists: Going to a restaurant and trying to find a quiet table far from Italians yelling like they're at a soccer stadium. I called it Don Vincenzo. It's like Minesweeper, but instead of mines there are loud Italians. And … Continue reading Don Vincenzo: A Minesweeper twist.
“Anni 80”: A nostalgic Italian Synthwave single
After a few months away from composing, I'm back with a new single. I'm stepping away from horror, Italodisco and Eurodance for a while and going back to synthwave with Italian vocals. This track is about those Saturday night Milan vibes: fogged car windows, traffic lights painting everything red, and that Italian romance that happens … Continue reading “Anni 80”: A nostalgic Italian Synthwave single
Make mistakes! Make mistakes!
It was the early '90s, and I was sitting at a piano during my recital in Potenza. The sheet music in front of me had a story of its own. A few months earlier... My teacher (I believe her name was Marialucia, or something like that) had photocopied the score onto a simple A4 sheet. … Continue reading Make mistakes! Make mistakes!
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