Federico De Caroli
Federico De Caroli | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 7 August 1964 Savona, Italy |
| Genres | ambient music, electronic music, contemporary classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards, synthesizers |
| Labels | Videoradio, Old Europa Café, Sonor Music Editions, APM Music |
Federico De Caroli (born 7 August 1964)[1] is an Italian composer, pianist, music producer and musicologist He is known by the moniker Deca with which he has signed his entire discography[2]
Life and work
A classically trained pianist, he then approached the synthesizer at a young age, producing the first demos inspired by Kosmische musik, the great authors of the electronic genre of the 70s such as Kraftwerk, Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jarre and the technological rock of Pink Floyd.[3]
Graduated in Italian language and literature at the University of Genova, he followed and developed his own personal path of wide-ranging experimentation, basing most of his [[concept albums|concept-albums on dream experience. Mixing tradiional acoustic sounds (piano) with electronic sounds and samples, mediating between innovation and tradition without stylistic foreclosures.[4] He has released over twenty studio albums and has written and produced original music for theater, cinema and television, especially for RAI which is the state-owned Italian broadcasting company.[5]
In his native country he is considered one of the most original and relevant living Italian composers, also by virtue of the oneiric matrix of his inspirations; as attested by the Treccani Encyclopedia.[6]
Among his best known works are Onirodrome Apocalypse, MASS[7] Modulectron[8] and Simbionte, album that the Italian-American music critic Piero Scaruffi has included among the greatest ambient records of all time.[9]
He has also released five albums with his industrial music side-project called Argiope.[10][11]
He participated in the production of the soundtrack of the film Robert Irwin: a desert of pure feeling in competition at the New York DOC Film Festival in 2022[12], together with Ennio Morricone and Hans-Joachim Roedelius.
He is currently part of the team of authors and composers of APM Music in Hollywood.[13]
Alongside his activity as a musician, he is also a music journalist for the independent magazine In Your Eyes, for which he has interviewed famous artists such as Lol Tolhurst, Brian James, Ronny Moorings, Gitane DeMone.[14][15]
Discography
- 1986 – Alkaid (Videoradio)
- 1987 – Synthetic Lips (Videoradio)
- 1989 – Claustrophobia (Labyrinth Records)
- 1992 – Premonizione Humana (Videoradio)
- 1998 – Phantom (Old Europa Cafe)
- 2000 – Electronauta (Videoradio)
- 2002 – Simbionte (Videoradio)
- 2007 – Aracnis Radiarum (Videoradio)
- 2010 – Automa Ashes (Videoradio/RaiTrade)
- 2013 - Modulectron (Synthetic Shadows)
- 2014 - Onirodrome Apocalypse (Atom Institute)
- 2017 - Isole invisibili (Platform Music)
- 2017 - MASS (Mondo Groove)
- 2018 - Oniric Warp Reloaded (Ave Phoenix)
- 2020 - Music from Mars (Sonor Music Editions)
- 2021 - Lucifero Alchemico (Atom Institute)
- 2022 - Dreamtown Piano (Sonor Music Editions)
- 2023 - Antimateria psichica (Atom Institute)
- 2024 - Strategia esoterica (Atom Institute)
Soundtracks
- 2007 - Metabar
- 2014 - The Lodge
- 2019 - Crisi complessa
- 2022 - Robert Irwin: a desert of pure feeling
References
- ↑ "Electronic Music History". On This Day.
- ↑ "Avantgarde Music. Deca: biography, discography, reviews, ratings, best albums". www.scaruffi.com.
- ↑ "APM Music". www.apmmusic.com.
- ↑ "APM Music - Meet Your Creator: Deca". classic.apmmusic.com.
- ↑ "Deca". Tracklib.com.
- ↑ "De Caroli, Federico - Enciclopedia". Treccani.
- ↑ "Search results for "DECA" | Chain D.L.K."
- ↑ "Modulectron review on Hi-Fi World" (PDF).
- ↑ "Best ambient albums of all time". www.scaruffi.com.
- ↑ "Argiope". Discogs.
- ↑ "ARGIOPE – Infernographia CS – SCREAM & WRITHE DISTRO". March 9, 2025.
- ↑ "ROBERT IRWIN: A DESERT OF PURE FEELING".
- ↑ "APM Music - Composers". www.apmmusic.com.
- ↑ "Interview With Lol Tolhurst - 2025".
- ↑ "Interview With Brian James "the Damned Health" - 2025".
External links
- Federico De Caroli | Composer
- Federico De Caroli Official - YouTube
- [AllMusic |class=artist |id=0001940943 |label=Deca]
- [Discogs artist|id=73041]
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