about the record

Part of only a small and very much underground music scene in his hometown of Venice, Gigi Masin self-released the modestly pressed LPs Wind (1986) and Wind Collector (1991), and appeared alongside Charles Hayward on the Sub Rosa compilation LP Les Nouvelles Musiques De Chambre Volume 2 (1988).

Having met with little commercial success in Italy at the time, Gigi Masin’s solo albums remained, for the most part, totally unknown. In recent years, however, his music has developed something of a cult following, seemingly by pure word of mouth.

Gigi Masin’s uniquely intricate and at times deeply emotive compositions take the listener into a realm of contemplation, a spellbound mind state where time and space appear to dissolve. His sparse and hypnotic, often loop-based compositions seem to draw parallels with the earliest beginnings of Detroit Techno, conjuring at once those same feelings of melancholic longing and ecstatic joy.

With access to Masin’s large body of work, far greater than the handful of released recordings, Music From Memory’s compilation covers a period of over 30 years, from the mid-1980s up to more recent works. Including seventeen compositions, most of which have remained unreleased or unavailable, Talk To The Sea aims to shine a light on Gigi Masin’s unique and heartfelt talent. This is electronic music from the soul.