Carmelo Amenta
L’arte dell’autodistruzione

LA RECENSIONE

CARMELO AMENTA - The Art of Self-Destruction

(Altipiani / BarbieNojaRecordings / AudioGlobe/Believe)

The Art of Self-Destruction is the new work resulting from the great creativity of Carmelo Amenta, a Syracusan artist, active for over ten years in the Italian scene.

The Art of Self-Destruction is a very fluid and smooth album, composed of ten original tracks (and a cover of Tu menti by CCCP), highly introspective and intimate:

"It is a sort of bitter and ironic reflection on the end of a fundamental and peculiar relationship and the consequences that arise from it. It is the incoherent and salvific toast of someone who would be better off staying down but continuously tries to stand up: in the background plays an electric little orchestra that, judging by the audience, seems to have lost the instinct for self-preservation."

This is how Amenta describes his work.

An album, therefore, aimed primarily at himself, but narrated and lived in such a full and strong way that it becomes an experience that can be shared by anyone who has personally experienced the breakdown of a relationship.

All accompanied by new wave sounds that wink at post-rock, electronics, and a strong inclination towards experimentation.