{"id":7533,"date":"2020-11-20T11:35:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T10:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digipur.it\/?p=7533"},"modified":"2020-11-20T11:35:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T10:35:05","slug":"debut-ep-nocturnal-by-pearz-is-out-today-via-annibale-records-an-imaginary-soundtrack-for-the-hours-of-the-night-between-groove-and-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digipur.it\/en\/debut-ep-nocturnal-by-pearz-is-out-today-via-annibale-records-an-imaginary-soundtrack-for-the-hours-of-the-night-between-groove-and-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"Debut EP “Nocturnal” by Pearz is out today via Annibale Records: an imaginary soundtrack for the hours of the night, between groove and soul"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pearz<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is the enlightening and evocative solo project of Italian-born, London-based multi-instrumentalist\u00a0Francesco Perini<\/strong>. Blending Italian cinematic nostalgia with contemporary sophisticated jams and French touch coolness, Pearz plays the imaginary soundtrack to his night-time feelings.<\/p>\n

Hailing from Florence, the hotbed of Italian poetry and arts, Francesco moved to London in 2013 following his brit rock band\u00a0The Hacienda<\/strong>\u2019s European success. Once in the Big Smoke, Francesco soon became a sought-after and estimated session and touring musician, a path that brought him to tour not only the UK but the whole of Europe with acts such as\u00a0Tess Parks<\/strong>,\u00a0M!R!M<\/strong>, Go!Zilla, Suki Waterhouse, Dead Coast, Elius Inferno & The Magic Octagram, Desert Ships, and Gil De Ray.<\/p>\n

These years of erratic and sleepless music nights culminated in the surprising\u00a0debut EP\u00a0Nocturnal<\/em><\/strong>, out today on all digital platforms via\u00a0Annibale Records<\/strong>. Pearz composed the ideal soundtrack of his nocturnal sensations by mixing the groove of\u00a0Italian soundtracks<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0nu jazz<\/strong>\u00a0influences and elegant\u00a0hip hop beats<\/strong>. Pearz therefore demonstrates that he has matured great songwriting technique and an original artistic vision.\u00a0Nocturnal<\/em>, conceived as\u00a0a physical and psychological journey through the night,<\/strong>\u00a0is described as “the soundtrack of those unpredictable nights that begin energetically and last until dawn, when the exhausted body collapses into bed<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

To anticipate the EP, Pearz has also released a\u00a045s<\/strong>\u00a0with the two singles extracted so far,\u00a0Caff\u00e8 Corretto<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0At All Hours<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0Like the drop of liqueur that blends with the aroma of Arabica making caff\u00e8 coretto a specialty as refined as it is nostalgic, Pearz combines different genres with exquisite taste.\u00a0Caff\u00e8 Corretto<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>shows the soulful rhythms of the Stone Throw Records productions (J Dilla, Madlib), combined with the dynamism of the soundtracks by Piero Umiliani and Piero Piccioni, passing through the French electropop of Air and S\u00e9bastien Tellier. With the caustic charm of a Serge Gainsbourg who wanders the streets of Hackney at night, Pearz is inspired by the multiculturalism of the current London jazz scene.\u00a0Caff\u00e8 Corretto<\/em>\u00a0sounds like an ideal jam between Baxter Dury and Kamaal Williams.\u00a0Rooted in the Balearic sound that generated along the Mediterranea Sea route between the Emilia Romagna riviera of Italy and Ibiza,\u00a0At All Hours<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0lays evocative synths and mellow yet tight bass lines that bring to one\u2019s mind the Miami-Tokyo axis made of smooth, soulful disco and dreamlike Japanese City pop. With\u00a0At All Hours<\/em>, Pearz scores the soundtrack to the feeling of saudade and melancholia that characterizes the end of summer as much as the end of a night out; walking home to the first lights of the day, still anchored to the memories of the past but already projected to those of tomorrow.<\/p>\n

The Futuristic advertising-inspired\u00a0artwork<\/strong>\u00a0was made by the acclaimed Glasgow-based designer\u00a0Raissa Pardini<\/strong>, who also curated the graphics for the\u00a0videos<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0Caff\u00e8 Corretto<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0At All Hours<\/em>, that backens the song\u2019s cinematic feeling by shooting a Vespa ride throughout Florence, from the suburbs to the centre.\u00a0Just like in a scooter ride, Pearz\u2019s music guides the listener throughout a journey of feelings and cinematic stills, bridging the Italian music heritage with contemporary British sounds.<\/p>\n