SONOIO

SONOIO
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres Alternative rock
Electronica
Years active 2010–present
Labels Independent
Associated acts Modwheelmood
Blindoldfreak
Nine Inch Nails
Big Black Delta
Ladytron
Muse (band)
The Mayfield Four
Puscifer
Website SONOIO
Members
Alessandro Cortini

SONOIO is a solo project of Alessandro Cortini (part of the Nine Inch Nails lineup from 2005 to 2008, and a member of Modwheelmood). The name of the alternative rock/electronica project comes from the Italian phrase “sono io”, which means “it’s me”.

Contents

Background

On July 28, 2010 SONOIO released 4 tracks for free off the upcoming album. The first album, SONOIO Blue, was released in its entirety on September 14, 2010. SONOIO Blue is a 9 track album created entirely on Buchla modular synths[1] and is available from iTunes,[2] Amazon[3] and in various packages direct from sonoio.org.[4] One creative fan package made available includes an electronic synthesizer called the "SuONOIO"[5] (translated from Italian: "I make sound") which contains samples and sound sources used in the album allowing fans to experiment with various effects and sounds from the album.[6]

On December 23, 2010 SONOIO released a free 9 track remix album entitled "NON SONOIO".[7] There was no physical release of NON SONOIO; it was released digitally for download. The album consists of reinterpretations of SONOIO Blue tracks by several talented artists/bands: Ladytron, Big Black Delta, Turk Dietrich, Tremblexy, Implex Grace, Mat Mitchell, Surachai, Richard Devine and Christopher Bissonnette.

On May 30, 2011 SONOIO released 4 tracks for free for the follow-up and companion album to the first: SONOIO Red.[8][9] SONOIO Red was released June 21, 2011. SONOIO Red is also a 9 track album which is available for purchase from iTunes,[10] Amazon[11] and in various packages direct from sonoio.org.[12] On 20 September 2011, on the SONOIO Facebook page, SONOIO indicated a remix album for SONOIO Red was in production. This was made available as NON (Red) on the 21st of December, with a high-definiton download offered for a small fee alongside free .mp3 files of the album. [13] [14]

Touring

Beginning 22 September 2011 SONOIO started touring with Ladytron as the opening act in their Gravity the Seducer headline tour in North America.[15] Alessandro Cortini previously worked with Ladytron in the production of their fourth album, Velocifero released 2 June 2008. [16]

Discography

SONOIO Blue

Track listing

CD
No. Title Length
1. "Just Me" (Buchla 200[17]) 3:58
2. "Suck Up Everything" (Buchla 200, Ultrabeat, Buchla 200e) 3:34
3. "Not Worth Remembering" (Buchla 200) 4:48
4. "Silence" (Buchla 200, Buchla 200e) 3:20
5. "Heartbeat" (Buchla 200, Jomox, Bass (electric), Reaktor Weedwacker ensemble) 4:09
6. "Hold On Let Go" (Buchla 200) 3:41
7. "Memory Loss" (Speakerphone, NI Massive, Bulcha 200e) 1:55
8. "Houdini" (Buchla 200e, NI Massive) 4:06
9. "Happy" (Buchla 200e) 1:57

NON SONOIO - Blue Remixes

Track listing[7]

CD
No. Title Length
1. "Houdini - Ladytron"   3:49
2. "Houdini - Will Smith"   4:28
3. "Not Worth Remembering - Turk Dietrich"   4:44
4. "Just Me - Tremblexy"   4:28
5. "Not Worth Remembering - Implex Grace"   3:49
6. "Houdini - Mat Mitchell"   3:41
7. "Hold On Let Go - Surachai"   6:39
8. "Not Worth Remembering_Letting Go - Richard Devine"   4:53
9. "Heartbeat - Christopher Bissonnette"   6:28

SONOIO Red

Track listing

CD
No. Title Length
1. "No Fun"   3:10
2. "Can You Hear Me"   3:01
3. "Enough"   5:10
4. "Minutes"   2:17
5. "Livid"   4:19
6. "As Long As You Make A Sound"   4:32
7. "Unpredictable"   3:19
8. "Scientist"   4:15
9. "See Yourself"   2:09

References

  1. ^ caspar (v) (2010-07-28). "(v)". Versionindustries.com. http://www.versionindustries.com/blog/2010/07/28/sonoio/. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
  2. ^ "SONOIO - Download SONOIO Music on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. http://itunes.apple.com/artist/sonoio/id392645134?v0=9988&ign-mpt=uo%3D1. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
  3. ^ "Sonoio: Sonoio: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0042WE8NM. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
  4. ^ http://sonoio.org
  5. ^ ":: Suonoio ::". Sonoio.org. http://sonoio.org/suonoio/. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
  6. ^ Alex Young (2010-07-29). "Former NIN keyboardist Alessandro Cortini selling synthesizers with new album « Consequence of Sound". Consequenceofsound.net. http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/07/former-nin-keyboardist-alessandro-cortini-selling-synthesizers-with-new-album/. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
  7. ^ a b c "Sonoio – NON | Trash_Audio". Trashaudio.com. 2010-12-23. http://trashaudio.com/2010/12/sonoio-non/. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
  8. ^ "Sonoio – Red Announced | Trash_Audio". Trashaudio.com. 2011-05-30. http://trashaudio.com/2011/05/sonoio-red-announced/. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
  9. ^ Sparrow, James (2011-07-04). "Riot Magazine". Riot Magazine. http://www.riotmagazine.co.uk/?p=7196. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
  10. ^ "Red by SONOIO - Download Red on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-06-30. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/red/id445945179. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
  11. ^ "Red: Sonoio: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005935TBI. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 
  12. ^ http://sonoio.org
  13. ^ "Sonoio". Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/sonoio.org. Retrieved 2011-12-20. 
  14. ^ "SONOIO Store". SONOIO. http://www.sonoio.org/#shop. Retrieved 2011-12-23. 
  15. ^ "North American Tour Announced - Tickets on Sale July 7th van Ladytron op Myspace". Myspace.com. 2011-07-06. http://www.myspace.com/ladytron/blog/543507672. Retrieved 2011-12-20. 
  16. ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/7505/review/music/velocifero
  17. ^ "MATRIXSYNTH: Alessandro Cortini's SONOIO Released - Buchla Goodness". Matrixsynth.blogspot.com. 2010-09-14. http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2010/09/alessandro-cortinis-sonoio-released.html. Retrieved 2011-08-08. 

External links

Official sites