Here’s the essay I wrote about (some of) the songs from the No TAV struggle. The essay has been published independently and is included as an extra insert in the songbook The Best of NO-TAV. Note: for now, the essay is available only in Italian.
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BISOGNA CANTA’ SEMPER / We Always Have To Sing
Here’s the essay I co-authored with Lorenzo Pedrini about the social logic behind the chants of Brescia 1911 football supporters. The essay has been published in the book “Le Strade della Teppa”, RedStar Press, 2022. Note: for now, the essay is available only in Italian.
RADICAL MURMUR
Here’s the interview I made for Radical Murmur, a podcast produced by TRASHLINIE in collaboration with rekto:verso, Gonzo (circus), and COLLATERAL.
TOWARDS A SOCIOLOGY OF ULTRAS’ CHANTING
Here’s an essay I co-authored with sociologist Lorenzo Pedrini summarizing the main findings of my field research project with the ultras group Brescia 1911. Note: for now, the essay is available only in Italian.
THE STADIUM AS I WANT IT
The Stadium as I Want It is a 10 points critical manifesto about the spatial design of the stadium and how it influences the way supporters sing and organise themselves.
GET SOME CHALK ON YOUR BOOTS
Here’s the interview I made on the occasion of the exhibition Get Some Chalk On Your Boots!. The interview briefly sums up the points laying at the core of my field research project The Sound of Normalisation investigating the sound culture of the ultras group BRESCIA 1911.
LISTENING AS INTERVENTION
The project consist of a series of listening exercises that I have developed since 2009 as part of my research on sound, space, and the body. The final version of the first 8 exercises has been completed in 2016 with a residency at Overtoon and an exhibition at iMAL. A book publication containing the first 8 exercises + other 22 new ones is currently under development and will be published in 2023/2024.
DOWNLOAD THE FIRST 8 EXERCISES
Concept & realisation: Davide Tidoni / Production: Davide Tidoni / Graphics: Davide Tidoni & Marzia Dalfini / Editor: Brian Shabaglian.
LISTENING POLITICS IN THE CITY OF LONDON
Here’s my contribution to the book “On Listening”. Written in the form of a theatre script, the text tells about the adventures of an attentive listener who is trying to capture the acoustic quality of a strictly surveilled area situated in the financial centre of London. More about the book on the CRiSAP website.
IN THE FIELD
Here’s the interview I made for the book “In the Field – The Art of Field Recording”. The main themes I discuss in the interview are: 1) the recordist as a performer 2) the act of recording as an intervention, and 3) the relational approach to the “field”. Order the book here.