Zenophilia, by Zeno De Rossi

Zenophilia

by Zeno De Rossi

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

€9 EUR or more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Jewel box with 24x24 poster

Includes unlimited streaming of Zenophilia via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

ships out within 2 days

edition of 200 10 remaining

€15 EUR or more
BePartOfTheFamily

Join now to receive all the new music Auand releases, including 14 back-catalog items, delivered instantly to you via the Bandcamp app for iOS and Android. You’ll also get access to supporter-only exclusives. Learn more.

Join Now €30 EUR/year or more

1.	I’ve Never Been On It Before 04:38	buy track
2.	Cats 09:02	buy track
3.	The Daniel Quinn Theme 02:47	buy track
4.	Henry Zeno 06:53	buy track
5.	Baboo 04:06	buy track
6.	Red Bird 05:43	buy track
7.	Marionette 06:18	buy track
8.	The Mystery Of The Leaping Fish 02:16	buy track
9.	Catfight 03:12	buy track
10.	Theme From Taxi Driver 04:22	buy track
11.	EBDance 03:11	buy track
12.	Feet Music 03:30	buy track

about

“Zenophilia” against every wall
Zeno De Rossi recalls the past and reflects on the future
The drummer leads a trio featuring Piero Bittolo Bon on sax and Filippo Vignato on trombone in his new album, co-produced by Auand Records and El Gallo Rojo

Like gradually developing thoughts that take unpredictable directions and often come full circle, the music in Zenophilia is a reflection on today’s world, one that can be playful and deep, laid-back and accurate.

The new trio led by Italian drummer Zeno De Rossi, with Piero Bittolo Bon (alto sax, bass flute) and Filippo Vignato (trombone), is definitely not an ordinary band. And the music in the album mirrors that: it’s essential to the point of being risky, and therefore ready to take up every spark or connection, and turn it into a new path to cover together. In this approach lies the very sense of this act: «The project name is a pun – De Rossi says – that mixes my name with the world xenophilia, meaning the attraction towards foreign people and cultures. The resurgence of the nationalist movements is scary. I believe we need to feel empathy for other people’s lives and experiences, rather than build walls to protect us».

Following intertwining routes that keep on splitting and running after each other, Bittolo Bon and Vignato mutually open new doors, and De Rossi’s non-stop rhythmic patterns come to life. In its own way, the album is a recap of career spanning 20 years: among the 12 tracks, mostly penned by the leader, lie tunes composed during the most important artistic experiences for De Rossi. Unpublished works are also included: Baboo, dedicated to his son and specifically conceived for this trio, is based on a rhythmic idea that overflows with ancestral energy. The same kind of force, loaded with a happy-go-lucky spirit, is back on the opening track, I’ve Never Been On It Before. On the opposite side of the sound spectrum, the solemn pace and smooth drumming of Red Bird, along with the old-time blues attitude of Henry Zeno.

Among the non original material, the lively and turbulent rendition of Ornette Coleman’s Feet Music, and the Taxi Driver charming theme, made even more disturbed and mysterious by Bittolo Bon’s sax.

The album, co-produced by Auand Records and El Gallo Rojo, is the third collaboration between the label from Puglia and the collective, showing once again their will to bet on the most innovative side of the Italian music scene.

credits

released February 24, 2017

Piero Bittolo Bon alto sax, bass flute on #6
Filippo Vignato trombone
Zeno De Rossi drums, percussion, whistle on #10

All music by Zeno De Rossi (published by Jazz Engine Ed. Mus.) except #10 by Bernard Herrmann and #12 by Ornette Coleman

Produced by Zeno De Rossi
Executive Producer: Marco Valente
Recording: Perpetuum Mobile, Nave (BS) – Italy on February 12 and September 26, 2016
Engineer: Alessandro “Asso” Stefana
Cover Photo: Xeno De Rossi

license

about

Auand Bisceglie, Italy

Auand Records is an Italian independent label dedicated to genre-defying music, providing a home for artists who push the boundaries of improvised music.

Founded in 2001 by Marco Valente, it has quickly become a seal of warranty for the next big artists who shape the sound of the future, often introducing their music to an international audience. ... more