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Porcelain Raft is the nom de plume of one Mauro Remiddi, Rome native, music/video mastermind and purveyor of some of the most exquisite, haunting and heartbreaking love songs you’re likely to hear in a good long while. Unsurprisingly, for someone who started off in music scoring short films, the world of Porcelain Raft traverses deeply evocative and emotive terrain, gorgeously redolent of moments lingering just on the fraying edges of time and memory.
Introductory single “Tip Of Your Tongue” turned heads on both sides of the Atlantic with its starry-eyed beauty, and now Acéphale is proud to present Remiddi’s first EP, Gone Blind. Here Porcelain Raft reveals a broader range of sound that indicates a talent beyond indie balladry. “Gone Blind” is a reflective slice of indie pop; plaintive guitar weaves in and out of a shifting lo-fi programmed beat as Remiddi vocals eschew hooks in favour of introspection. “I Found A Way” leads a serpentine bass-line into layers of swirling electronic distortion — a constant build that climaxes with an understated yet triumphant fuzzed out guitar solo.
“Dragonfly’s” dream-pop production marries Wurlitzer piano and crashing percussion with fragile and pleadingly raw vocals. In contrast “Talk To Me,” a live favourite, veers away from guitars into almost electronic pop minimalism. Lo-fi elements remain, but a pulsing low end and reduced arrangement add up to a dark, almost paranoid gravity.
Together, these tracks serve to announce Porcelain Raft as an important new name to watch, and, as anybody who has caught him live recently (supporting the likes of Blonde Redhead on their recent European tour or at several showcase at CMJ 2010) will attest, a beautifully compelling live act as well.