ap|par|te|nèn|za (belonging)

The sense of belonging is the need for an individual to be recognized as part of a collective, to perceive himself invested in a role where expectations are specific and accurate.

written and produced by Alessandro Sgarito

Roberto Mares - Flugelhorn and electronics on "Neon" and "Respiro"
Ewa Dominika Lorek - Piano on "Titoli di Coda"

cover photo and artwork: Alessandro Sgarito, Roberto Mares

Igloo Magazine

"Appartenenza is an album that doesn’t try to explain itself, it invites you to live within it. It doesn’t demand your attention, but earns it with the quiet confidence of someone who knows that true beauty never announces itself."

by Mirco Salvadori

igloomag.com/reviews/alessandro-sgarito-appartenenza-shady-ridge/


MOONBUILDING WEEKLY by Neil Mason
Issue 60 / 4 April 2025

Josh from the Minnesota-based Shady Ridge label dropped me a line recently to introduce Alessandro Sgarito and his new album ‘Appartenenza’. It’s a second solo outing from the Rome-based musician and photographer, who is also half of experimental electronic duo Agate Rollings. The cover photo of some sheep hiding behind a wall in a cemetary (you have to see it really) is one of Aleesandro’s images. The music is all his too, talented bugger. The title means “belonging” and the brief notes explain that “the sense of belonging is the need for an individual to be recognised as part of a collective, to perceive himself invested in a role where expectations are specific and accurate.” Which is pretty precise for round here. You either seem to get pages of notes, or none at all. I notice that Roberto Mares appears on a couple of tracks, ‘Neon’ and ‘Respiro’ credited with “flugelhorn and electronics”. Brass and electricity is right up my street. It’s a very mellow listen, it’s been one of my go-to early morning plays this week. Nice work.


On The Fringes Of Sound - Review

www.onthefringesofsound.com/2025/04/alessandro-sgarito-appartenenza.html  

released March 28, 2025

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