The album 'From the Darkness to the Light' by the Italian Berlin-based duo EXTEMPORE, founded by singer Tamara Soldan and electronic musician Michele Pedrazzi, has been available on the Da Vinci Label since 26 May on record and all digital platforms.

The EXTEMPORE project is the result of long research work, a combination of archaic, electronic, contemporary music and improvisation. The union of the two musicians' musical backgrounds (jazz, contemporary, improvisation and early music for Soldan, experimental and electronic music for Pedrazzi) creates a virtual dialogue between past and present and between musical genres that are apparently distant but surprisingly compatible.

The universal and introspective character of Gregorian chant is the source of inspiration for EXTEMPORE, presented in an abstract light, detached from its original religious context, while retaining its depth and mystical flavour. Archaic song is re-imagined in a contemporary context through electronic textures. Fragments of melodies, urban and nature sounds are deconstructed and recomposed into a new musical concept.A new soundscape in dialogue between past and present, a continuous flow from darkness to light that invites us to explore the depths of human emotions and experiences.

'Extempore' means moving away from the original religious context of Gregorian chant, maintaining a universal mysticism without ideologies. It then evokes the sense of improvisation, ''out of the moment'' or ''in the moment'', typical of extemporaneous composition without prior planning or preparation.

The music of EXTEMPORE aspires to be not merely an aesthetic experience, but also a philosophical one, and contains an invitation to explore consciousness and the universal themes of human experience. Listeners can expect to be transported to a world of sound that transcends the boundaries of time and space. 

The album encourages one to delve into the depths of feelings and experiences and to go on a personal journey 'from the darkness to the light'.

Tamara Soldan is an eclectic singer and musician. Her projects and collaborations range from Medieval Music to Contemporary and Jazz for voice and medieval Fiddle. In 2022 she was awarded the Musikfonds Deutschland grant for the contemporary project Re-flexions, soon to be released together with the album 'Dante and the Music of his Time' with the ensemble Vortex.

Michele Pedrazzi is a multimedia artist and electronic musician. Under the pseudonym Bob Meanza, he has several solo productions to his credit, including the recent release 'Quandary' (Oxmose Records, 2022).

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Tracklist: In Principio - Aurea Luce - The Journey - Alleluia - From the Darkness to the Light - The Calling - Justus es Homine - The Gift - Sine Nomine

Tamara Soldan: voice

Michele Pedrazzi: electronics

Arranged by Tamara Soldan and Michele Pedrazzi. Produced by Michele Pedrazzi in 2019 at the Garden 505 studio in Berlin. Mixed and mastered by Stefano Amerio at Studio Artesuono, Udine.

Listen to Extempore on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/album/6ht0v93YkT4CDf0UDO9VOy

Purchase link on the DaVinci website: https://davinci-edition.com/labels/da-vinci-classics/

 Two trailers are available on YouTube to better understand Extempore's musical project: https://youtu.be/RhQzoZMe94I and https://youtu.be/qvygJ_BDWAA