LOL EDITIONS - TOTALEEE

d!p — is a selection of live sets played in the spring of 2024 while touring the British isles.

The concerts were played in the following places/dates.
1) Unit 44: 44 Park Shopping Centre, Prussia St, Dublin, Ireland / 14 April 2024

2) Nan Moors: 18 Rochdale Rd, Todmorden, UK / 21 April 2024

3) Unit 44: 44 Park Shopping Centre, Prussia St, Dublin, Ireland / 14 April 2024

4) Record Room: 46-47 Catherine St, Prior's-Land, Limerick, Ireland / 16 April 2024

The record is a manifesto on how we move on our laptops.

TOTALEEE are a laptop trio formed of: Giuseppe Pisano, Andrea Laudante, Paolo Montella. Carving out non-idiomatic electroacoustic improvisation, the signature of their work is in their modus operandi. Gazing down, desk-locked tension, they put on visceral performances: sharp gestures, sudden shifts, steep buildups, brutal drops. Like dogs on the prowl, every disruption is an excuse to pounce in and completely tilt the franken-scene. WOOF.

The Neapolitan trio are seasoned live performers, their locked-in cohesion is evident throughout this album of highly detailed live excerpts. Looking through the list of heavy-hitters TOTALEEE have played with over the years with; they know what’s up (Toshimaru Nakamura, Kjell Bjørgeengen, Lauri Hyvärinen, Elio Martusciello, Carlo Mascolo, Jean-François Laporte and ++++). With their previous releases/publications including: Linee Rumore Marittima, and Sovraimplicazioni (as Tromboneee with Carlo Mascolo) both released on Materiale Elettrico, we are ever so excited to welcome them to LOL Editions. Head over to LOL-HQ and d!p on in.

~ Contributors ~

TOTALEEE: Andrea Laudante, Paolo Montella, Giuseppe Pisano

Typewriter art: Federico d’Emilia

Layout/design: Federico d’Emilia & LOL-HQ

Mastering: LOL-HQ

Text: TOTALEEE & LOL-HQ

Cassette duplications: Tapeline (Stockport)

Product photos: Nadine f. Oliver