Press release

Released in Italy : Sergio Altamura's first solo acoustic guitar record “Blu.” “Blu” was produced at Imaginary Road Studios by Will Ackerman: eminent guitar player and founder of the historical Windham Hill Records. “Blu” is a 12 track album, composed by Sergio Altamura except for “The Name Of The Rose” which was written and recorded together with Ackerman, who duets with Altamura in another track of the record “Before The Sea.” “Blu” explores with a contemporary sensibility the possibilities of instrumental music for acoustic guitar, whose solo voice is each time alternated or doubled with loops, percussions, vocals and other guitars. This exploration of timbre and sound research was already present in the previous projects of the Ark Ensemble quartet. In this album Sergio Altamura performs on a 12-string guitar, a tenor and a baritone, along with the electronic loops, voice and percussions.