Johnniac
Ammiratore, 2023
8/10
A Roma, Italy band who use zero overdubs or editing on this live recording, vonneumann make for a highly experimental and electronic focused 5 tracks.
“el Carinebo” opens the listen with Fabio Ricci’s fluid drumming alongside Toni Virgillito’s playful guitars for the thick rock delivery, and “oblivioli” follows with 8+ minutes of buzzing and crisp ideas that uses odd time signatures and some post-rock ideas for the unpredictable climate.
Halfway through, “asciugaDramm” balances a distinct lightness with no lack of avant-garde exploration from the synthetic sounds, while “fuBecurity” is beat driven and frisky in a modern electro-pop sort of way. The final track, “il Daughter Brother”, recruits animated math-rock ideas for a very artistic and melodic exit that employs Filippo Mazzel’s animated guitar.
On the electronic side, there’s Digitakt, iPad, modular synth and programming present, and it all complements the distorted guitars, deconstructed rap lines, strategic noise and stoner-rock nods that you’re not going to hear anywhere else.
Travels well with: you.guru- UNtouchable; TYTO- Mirai