Following a journey which led through Italy, France, and Japan, experimental media artist Alessandro Canova has taken up residence in London, at least for the time being. Taking his first major steps as a creator of minimalist and experimental sound, Canova released his first self-produced album just as we entered the 2000s. This was a release that came while Canova was still working under the moniker of ‘Mugen’, cultivating his style and taking on inspiration from sources such as post-modern minimalism, glitch and poetic works on the aesthetics of traditional Japanese Noh theatre.

Now performing at a variety of experimental festivals and venues, Canova has been working to capture a meditative space within his music, an aim furthered by his interest in Eastern belief systems.

By working together with label ‘One Instrument’ in the production of his recently released album ‘Counting the Eyes’, Canova undertook an uncommon challenge, as he attempted to follow the label’s policy of supporting tracks limited to using only one instrument. In this case, it was the Roland MC–303 which was manipulated to build five tracks of finely textured ambient and drone.

In track three, ‘Divination Patterns’, the left-field approach that limitation has fostered shines through.

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