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Luigi Russolo

Profile:Russolo was born in 1855 into a musical family, but decided to become a painter upon moving to Milan at the age of sixteen. He first exhibited a group of etchings in 1909 at the Famiglia Artistica, where he met Boccioni and Carrà. Together they persuaded Marinetti of the potential for Futurist painting.

Despite this early involvement Russolo painted few works as a Futurist. His principal involvement was as a musician, calling for the integration of unconventional sounds into musical compositions. He developed new instruments called intonarumori (‘noise-intoners’) to replicate the booms, hissing and buzzing of the machine age. He brought his controversial performances to London in 1914 and these expanded to major concerts in the 1920s.

Russolo spent an increasing amount of time in Paris during this decade, perfecting and inventing other instruments. These included the Russolofono, a keyboard capable of combining the sounds of individual intonarumori. Between 1931 and 1933 Russolo studied occult philosophy in Spain. He began to paint once more during the 1940s, holding one-man exhibitions in Como and Milan. He died in 1947.
URLs:http://www.futurism1.fsnet.co.uk/russolo/rus_frames.htm
http://www.ubu.com/historical/russolo/russolo.html
http://www.l-m-c.org.uk/texts/russolo.html
http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/machines/futurist/
http://www.unknown.nu/futurism/noises.html
Members:S. Biasin Trio
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Appears On:
11-89/12-89 (2xCass, Mixed, C60)   Psychic Rally 1990
Stahlwinterbosheit (CDr, Ltd)   Operator Produkzion 2007
Tracks Appear On:
Musica Futurista ◄ (4 versions) Risvegli Di Una Città... Multhipla Records ... 1980
Dada For Now (LP) Veglio Di Una Citta ARK 1985
Futurism & Dada Reviewed 1912-1959 (CD) Risveglio Di Una Cita ... LTM Publishing (Les Temps Modernes) 2000
An Anthology Of Noise & Electronic Music / First A-Chronology 1921-2001 (2xCD) Corale Sub Rosa 2002
Futurismo - A Questionable Compilation (File, MP3, Comp) Risveglio Di Una CittÃ... Earlabs 2003
Sound Unbound Audio Companion: Excerpts And Allegories From The Sub Rosa Archives (CD, Album, Mixed) Corale / FTP > Bundle/... Sub Rosa 2008
Sound Unbound. Sampling Digital Music And Culture (CD, Album, Mixed) Corale / FTP > Bundle/... The MIT Press 2008
An Anthology Of Noise & Electronic Music / First A-Chronology 1921-2001 (3xLP, Comp, Ltd) Corale Sub Rosa 2009
Futurism & Dada Reviewed (CD, Comp) Risveglio Di Una Cita ... Sub Rosa  
Unofficial Releases:
Dada For Now (Cass, Ltd) Veglio Di Una Citta [1... Chronozon's Area  
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