Furrow of Memory

Genres: Electro-Ambient, Relaxation, Sleep

Incorporating the lyrical enchantment of Odile Bruckert’s flute and voice along with the deeply resounding cello and viola of Sweden’s Henrik Meierkord, Italian sound-artist jarguna (aka: Marco Billi) devises a more melodic approach to his electro-ambient music for his 54th album. Together, the union of the three sound explorers unleashes an hour of gorgeous beauty. something something something here.

“This is FURROWS OF MEMORY,” Marco comments. “The fascination with how the psyche can engrave an event in the tangle of neurons, simple cells with the ability to forge like a blacksmith or the grooves of a vinyl record. A scratched wall with the lovers’ initials engraved on it, the centuries pass, no one remembers that couple anymore, but the wall remains.”

___ Marco recalls: ___
With a relentless and constant desire to connect with other artists, I don’t think a little self-satisfaction is harmful as this album gave me great satisfaction. Meeting Odile was truly pleasant. She’s a woman from another era: kind, calm, a guest in my home with her cat. We spent two days recording, exchanging ideas, and daydreaming. The workflow on this album was extremely fluid and linear. Odile has great musical talent, a master of both singing and the flute. She followed my tracks with ease and, as they say, “right at first sight,” as she herself said she was inspired by my melodies, and this gave me great joy.

I’ve previously collaborated with Henrik Meierkord on several tracks and an entire album (TAPESTRY FLOW). Finally, together again on a project that has developed with magical fluidity.

Odile and I both see music as a form of therapy; in fact, we want this album to help people understand the potential of melodies and frequencies.

___ Odile recalls: ___
The universe of the healer jarguna struck me instantly! Meeting him was a revelation, which, as is often the case, never happens by chance. Naturally, since he is intimately familiar with the healing vibrations emitted by plants and the many natural elements that come from our Mother Earth, involved in the universe… So, for me, logically, his music has the power to heal the body and mind with the universe of its vibrations. This encounter with jarguna on my path was enchanting, and I’m proud to participate in the creation of this beautiful album.

___ Marco recalls: ___
Have you ever visited an archaeological site and thought about how many people walked those streets, sat on that wall, the chatter in a square, or the ritual or ceremony at an altar or temple? What did they say while waiting for an event in an amphitheater? How did the boys court? What’s the gossip on street corners?

This happened to me while visiting sites in Turkey: a beautiful square with still-functioning fountains in Sagalassos near Isparta, and a splendid amphitheater. Also, Gobekli Tepe, considered one of the oldest places of worship in the world, and Nemrut Dagi mountain, those beautifully engraved stones, the skill of the blacksmith, whose secret, to this day, we still don’t know.

This is FURROWS OF MEMORY: the fascination with how the psyche can engrave an event into the tangle of neurons.