A FLEETING SENSE OF PERCEPTION

 

A FLEETING SENSE OF PERCEPTION

 

Label / Code: Flavour Sperimentale FLV.SP/0010/25 – Bandcamp (June 8, 2025)

 

1.      The Curtain – 3:31 (Cruciani)

2.      Morning Object – 3:33 (Cruciani, Lardo)

3.      A Surreal Painting – 3:06 (Cruciani)

4.      Hard Muzzle – 4:02 (Cruciani, Lardo)

5.      Black Blue – 5:43 (Cruciani)

6.      Awakening – 3:07 (Cruciani)

7.      Crystal – 17:31 (Cruciani)

 

Line-up:

Nicola Cruciani – vocals, electric guitar, bass, keyboards, programming

Vincenzo Lardo – bass, acoustic guitars, keyboards, programming

 

Total length: 40 minutes

Genre: Ambient, art rock, experimental ambient

Recording: Home recording

Mixing/Mastering: Nicola Cruciani

Formats available: Digital 

Artwork: Nicola Cruciani

 

Additional recording and release notes:

Recorded between March 2020 and October 2024.

 

THE INFINITE HORIZON

 

THE INFINITE HORIZON

 

Label / Code: Flavour Sperimentale FLV.SP/0009/24 – Bandcamp (November 29, 2024)

 

1.      Sunset – 4:15 (Cruciani, Lardo)

2.    Elegy – 7:11 (Cruciani)

3.    Dust – 3:51 (Cruciani, Giuseppini, Lardo)

4.    Stones – 4:40 (Cruciani, Lardo)

5.    Rain – 8:07 (Cruciani)

 

Line-up:

Nicola Cruciani – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, programming

Giorgio Giuseppini – keyboards

Vincenzo Lardo – backing vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards, programming

 

Total length: 28 minutes

Genre: Ambient, art rock, emotional electronica

Recording: Home recording

Mixing/Mastering: Nicola Cruciani

Formats available: Digital 

Artwork: Nicola Cruciani

 

Additional recording and release notes:

Recorded between January 2021 and January 2023.

Conceived as a “requiem rock” work dedicated to Livio Cruciani.

YOU WERE AI HERE (Synthetic Trilogy Vol. III)

 Synthetic Trilogy – You Were AI Here (Vol. III)

Label / Code: Flavour Sperimentale FLV.SP/0003/24 – Bandcamp (September 21, 2024)

1. How Does It Make You Feel? – 03:19 (AI prompt)

2. Pills – 02:50 (AI prompt)

3. Trapped Child – 03:15 (AI prompt)

4. I Hate Photographs – 02:43 (AI prompt)

5. Something Left Unsaid – 03:34 (AI prompt)

6. You Were AI Here – 03:44 (AI prompt)

7. Lost And Found – 02:28 (AI prompt)

8. Fade – 03:18 (AI prompt)

9. Not To B Concise – 12:37 (AI prompt)

Line-up: Flavour Sperimentale – AI-generated compositions, programming

Total length: approx. 46 minutes 

Genre: Electro space rock, experimental ambient 

Recording: AI-generated prompts (home setup) 

Mixing/Mastering: Nicola Cruciani 

Formats available: Digital 

Artwork: Nicola Cruciani

Notes: Third and concluding chapter of the Synthetic Trilogy. This album expands the AI-driven experiment into more emotional and conceptual territories, juxtaposing short synthetic sketches with the extended piece Not To B Concise. It closes the trilogy’s exploration of depersonalization and automation in music creation.

THE ABSENT SYMMETRY (Synthetic Trilogy Vol. II)

 Synthetic Trilogy – The Absent Symmetry (Vol. II)

Label / Code: Flavour Sperimentale FLV.SP/0002/24 – Bandcamp (August 5, 2024)

1. Through The Black Mirror – 02:56 (AI prompt)

2. Sequence 1 – The Synthetic Whisper – 04:00 (AI prompt)

3. Sequence 2 – Oscillations in Code – 01:57 (AI prompt)

4. Sequence 3 – Fragmented Memories – 03:36 (AI prompt)

5. Sequence 4 – Artificial Dawn – 04:00 (AI prompt)

6. Sequence 5 – Echoes Of The Machine – 04:00 (AI prompt)

7. Reflections Beyond The Black Mirror – 04:00 (AI prompt)

Line-up: Flavour Sperimentale – AI-generated compositions, programming

Total length: approx. 25 minutes 

Genre: Electro space rock, experimental ambient 

Recording: AI-generated prompts (home setup) 

Mixing/Mastering: Nicola Cruciani 

Formats available: Digital 

Artwork: Nicola Cruciani

Notes: Second chapter of the Synthetic Trilogy, continuing the exploration of AI-generated music. The album emphasizes depersonalization and automation, presenting sequences and reflections that blur the line between human creativity and machine logic.

ROBOTA ( Synthetic Trilogy Vol.I )

 Synthetic Trilogy – Robota (Vol. I)

Label / Code: Flavour Sperimentale FLV.SP/0001/24 – Bandcamp (April 6, 2024)

1. Space Rock Part 1 – 02:45 (AI prompt)

2. Step by Step – 02:26 (AI prompt)

3. Space Rock Part 2 – 02:36 (AI prompt)

4. Shining Stars – 02:28 (AI prompt)

5. Deep Vibration – 04:00 (AI prompt)

6. Space Rock Part 3 – 03:59 (AI prompt)

7. Children of the Universe – 04:00 (AI prompt)

Line-up: Flavour Sperimentale – AI-generated compositions, programming

Total length: approx. 23 minutes 

Genre: Electro space rock, 1980s-inspired 

Recording: AI-generated prompts (home setup) 

Mixing/Mastering: Nicola Cruciani 

 Digital Artwork: Nicola Cruciani

Notes: First chapter of the Synthetic Trilogy, a series of three albums entirely generated through AI prompts. The project emphasizes depersonalization and automation replacing the traditional creative process.

LIVE AT WATER FEST

 

LIVE AT WATER FEST

 

Label / Code: Flavour Sperimentale FLV/0003/23 – Bandcamp (November 29, 2023)

 

1.      I Hate Photographs – 3:16 (Cruciani)

2.      How Does It Make You Feel? – 3:47 (Cruciani)

3.      Orange – 4:49 (Cruciani, Feliciotti, Francia)

4.      QCDF – 5:33 (Cruciani, Feliciotti, Francia)

5.      Dolce Assenza – 5:43 (Cruciani, Feliciotti, Francia)

 

Line-up:

Nicola Cruciani – vocals, guitars

Paolo Feliciotti – bass, vocals

Francesco Francia – drums, vocals

Peter Gabrielli – guitars

Vincenzo Lardo – programming, bass, keyboards

Alessandro Regno – keyboards

 

Total length: 23 minutes

Genre: Psychedelia, art rock, live performance

Recording: Live recording

Mixing/Mastering: Nicola Cruciani, Vincenzo Lardo

Formats available: Digital 

Artwork: Nicola Cruciani

 

Additional recording and release notes:

Recorded live at Water Fest II, Giardini di Palazzo Cesi, Acquasparta (Italy), on 26 August 2023.

Captures an unedited live performance, preserving the original concert atmosphere and arrangements.

Overdubs were added by Vincenzo Lardo in October 2023.

All tracks are sourced directly from the festival setlist performed on the day of the event.

YOU WERE ALL HERE

 

YOU WERE ALL HERE

 

Label / Code: Flavour Sperimentale FLV.SP/0008/21 – Bandcamp (September 21, 2021)

Co-releases: Attenuation Circuit (Germany) – Bandcamp (November 10, 2021)

Otcrah Records (Mexico) – (September 21, 2021)

Camembert Électrique (France) – (September 21, 2021)

Completely Gone Recordings (USA) CGR-461 – Bandcamp (September 12, 2022)

 

 

1.      How Does It Make You Feel? – 4:03 (Cruciani)

2.      Pills – 3:36 (Cruciani, Lardo)

3.      I Hate Photographs – 3:27 (Cruciani)

4.      Trapped Child – 5:44 (Cruciani, Lardo)

5.      Something Left Unsaid – 3:46 (Cruciani, Lardo)

6.      You Were All Here – 3:34 (Cruciani, Lardo)

7.      Lost and Found – 7:53 (Cruciani)

 

Line-up:

Nicola Cruciani – vocals, guitars, bass, programming, keyboards

Chiara Della Monica – vocals

Simona Della Monica – vocals

Giuseppe Esposito – saxophone

Vincenzo Lardo – vocals, guitars, bass, programming, keyboards

Rossella Lauriello – vocals

Francesca Longo – vocals

 

Total length: 32 minutes

Genre: Psychedelia, electronic, art rock

Recording: Home recording

Mixing/Mastering: Nicola Cruciani, Vincenzo Lardo

Formats available: Digital 

Artwork: Nicola Cruciani

 

Additional recording and release notes:

Recorded between August 2019 and June 2021.

Issued in multiple editions through various international co‑releases, including Attenuation Circuit (Germany), Otcrah Records (Mexico), Camembert Électrique (France), and Completely Gone Recordings (USA).

All versions preserve the original mixes from the recording sessions, with no overdubs or alterations introduced in later editions.

SMALL SONGS FOR A SMILE

 

SMALL SONGS FOR A SMILE

 

Label / Code: Flavour Sperimentale FLV.SP/0007/21 – Bandcamp  (July 6, 2021)

 

1.      Prelude – 1:29 (Armadoro)

2.    Studio n.1 – 2:50 (Armadoro)

3.    Studio n.2 – 1:33 (Armadoro)

4.    Studio n.3 – 1:52 (Armadoro)

5.    Studio n.4 – 2:07 (Armadoro)

6.    Studio n.5 – 1:58 (Armadoro)

7.    Studio n.6 – 1:35 (Armadoro)

8.    Studio n.7 – 1:42 (Armadoro)

9.    Studio n.8 – 1:23 (Armadoro)

10. Studio n.9 – 1:40 (Armadoro)

11. Studio n.10 – 2:16 (Armadoro)

12. Studio n.11 – 1:15 (Armadoro)

13. Studio n.12 – 2:06 (Armadoro)

14. Il Temporale – 1:45 (Armadoro)

 

Line-up:

Giovanni Armadoro – piano, programming

 

Total length: 26 minutes

Genre: Minimalism, piano music

Recording: Home recording

Mixing/Mastering: Nicola Cruciani

Formats available: Digital

Artwork: Nicola Cruciani

 

Additional recording and release notes:

Recorded in May and June 2021.

SAY GOODBYE TO WINTER

 

SAY GOODBYE TO WINTER

 

Label / Code: Flavour Sperimentale FLV/0002/19 – Bandcamp (June 21, 2019)

Reissue: Completely Gone Recordings (USA) – Bandcamp July 24, 2022)

 

1.      A Braccia Aperte, Part 1 – 2:11 (Armadoro)

2.    Orange (Studio Version) – 2:48 (Cruciani, Feliciotti)

3.    A Braccia Aperte, Part 2 – 3:08 (Armadoro)

4.    Dolce Assenza 23 – 3:59 (Cruciani, Francia, Feliciotti)

5.    Improvvisazione 1 – 7:44 (Armadoro, Cruciani, Feliciotti, Francia)

6.    Improvvisazione 5 – 14:29 (Armadoro, Cruciani, Feliciotti, Francia)

 

Line-up:

Giovanni Armadoro – keyboards

Nicola Cruciani – vocals, guitars, bass, programming, keyboards

Paolo Feliciotti – bass, vocals

Francesco Francia – vocals, drums

Giorgio Giuseppini – keyboards, programming

Vincenzo Lardo – programming

 

Total length: 34 minutes

Genre: Progressive rock, minimalism, psychedelia

Recording: Home recording

Mixing/Mastering: Nicola Cruciani, Vincenzo Lardo, Giorgio Giuseppini

Formats available: Digital 

Artwork: Nicola Cruciani

 

Additional recording and release notes:

Tracks 1–3 were recorded in studio between March and April 2019.

Track 2 was recorded in January 2019.

Tracks 5–6 were captured during rehearsal sessions in March 2019.

Track 4 was recorded in May 2023 and included in the definitive 2023 edition.

Several versions of the album exist, differing in both track selection and cover artwork.

 

Эхо Космоса

 

Эхо Космоса

 

Label / Code: Flavour Sperimentale FLV.SP/0006/18 – Bandcamp  (May 19, 2018)

Reissue: Completely Gone Recordings (USA) CGR-488 – Bandcamp (April 23, 2023)

 

1.      велосипедный аранжированный (Bicycle Arranged) – 7:31 (Cruciani)

2.    комната 15 (Room 15) – 20:50 (Cruciani)

3.    прибытие (Arrival) – 5:19 (Cruciani)

 

Line-up:

Nicola Cruciani – synthesizers, programming, loops

 

Total length: 33 minutes

Genre: Electronic ambient, cosmic music

Recording: Home recording

Mixing/Mastering: Nicola Cruciani

Formats available: Digital

Artwork: Nicola Cruciani

 

Additional recording and release notes:

Recorded between January and April 2018.

Also circulated under the alternative titles Kohmata 15 and mapc 3.

The 2023 Completely Gone Recordings reissue preserves the original 2018 mix without overdubs or alterations.