NeMu, short for Neutral Mutation, is an independent Italian record label that focuses its attention on the interaction between organic sounds, from acoustic to concrete or natural sources and electronics, understood in this context as a tool to achieve a specific goal beyond human expressive capabilities.
The aim of NeMu is to embrace, support, and connect experimental Italian multimedia projects where music and sound research engage with other disciplines, sensory experiences, visual and performing arts, new technologies, or simply find their deep roots in an idea to be expressed through sound.
With "Neutral Mutation Vol. I”, the label presents its first sonic manifesto: a sincere invitation to expressive freedom and authentic listening.
Acoustic instruments, digital processing, programming, modular synths, magnetic tapes, vinyl samples, soundscapes, electromagnetic fields, concrete sounds, ethereal voices, dialogues with the unconscious, and introspection experiments were the means used by the artists, producers, composers, and sound explorers involved to create a collection of unpredictable and heterogeneous compositions and sonic experiments.
No predefined genre, only the collective purpose of getting lost and finding oneself cyclically through a journey rich in nuances and stylistic differences, towards a brighter light and profound transcendence, free from any rules imposed by individual needs for gratification and self-affirmation, in order to restore dignity and power to the simple, natural, and vital creative act.
credits
released December 22, 2023
Artwork - "La tentazione dell’equilibrio", 2022
oil on epoxy resin on linen
courtesy of the artist Enrico Minguzzi (enricominguzzi.com)
Mastered by Emilio Pozzolini except for Brillamento, mastered by Fabio Cardone.
NeMu has been founded in 2020 by Vito Gatto.
NEMU006 Bandcamp sales will be donated to the Italian cancer research association www.airc.it
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