{"title":"Porcelain Raft","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePorcelain Raft is the main music project of Mauro Remiddi, an artist born in 1972 in Rome, Italy. He started Porcelain Raft in 2010 and has since gained recognition for his unique sound. In 2015, he relocated to Los Angeles, USA, where he continues to create captivating music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith influences ranging from dream pop to indie rock, Porcelain Raft's music is a blend of ethereal melodies and introspective lyrics. His sound has been compared to artists such as Memoryhouse, Young Magic, and Blouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for his experimental approach to songwriting and production techniques, Porcelain Raft creates atmospheric tracks that transport listeners into a world of sonic beauty. Whether performing live or recording in the studio, his passion for music shines through every note.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"strange-weekend","title":"Strange Weekend","description":"\u003cp\u003evinyl with free download. 'strange weekend' is porcelain raft's debut record, yet in many ways it's his 156th. somewhere in new york, rome, or maybe london, there is a suitcase full of tapes, minidiscs and cds - days and days worth of music, all of it the result of mauro remiddi's 27 years of travels across europe - from his native italy to london; of caravaning with the berlin youth circus playing traditional gypsy klezmer music; of reinterpreting traditional music in north korea; and of a stint playing piano for an off broadway tap dance show. at this point, remiddi has lived three musicians' lifetimes. amazingly, 'strange weekend' - with deep roots in so many times and places - is an album that beautifully captures the fleeting right now. remiddi's interest in movement - about capturing a momentary now en route to the next - is apparent; postcards and polaroids of buildings and faces from the street flicker past. the project's genesis lies in this visual imagery. over the past year, remiddi has compiled a catalogue of images - gathered from the various nooks and crannies of the internet - that have served as notes, inspiration, context and a map for porcelain raft's music. remiddi's androgynous vapor of a voice weaves like a ghost between nick gilder and the alessi brothers, julee cruise and judee sill. in more contemporary terms, porcelain raft stands confidently on a high hill between the sounds of m83 and beach house. lead track 'drifting in and out' is loping and anthemic; gauzy and chiming. 'shapeless and gone' follows with a heavy strum reminiscent of 'cosmic dancer' - full of mood and style without all the wearying excesses and feathered boas. porcelain raft's thesis statement hits when side b kicks off with 'unless you speak from your heart.' remiddi's enigmatic vocals carrying a hook so simple that you might think you sang it first; keys and bass that might make the needle jump off of your turntable; and a sense of raw sincerity that has come to trademark remiddi's songs is what ultimately resonates. and here, the myriad travels crystallize into something visceral; you may not be able to see the visuals remiddi holds so dear, but you can feel them throughout strange weekend, and they stay with you as you travel on. 'strange weekend' might have been made in a small place (a brooklyn basement, in fact), but it is huge dream-pop, with melodies and synths billowing out in all directions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50409928556875,"sku":"346607","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c8732e31-9307-41ee-b081-3b1287ff1b53_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726632388"},{"product_id":"strange-weekend-1","title":"Strange Weekend","description":"\u003cp\u003e'strange weekend' is porcelain raft's debut record, yet in many ways it's his 156th. somewhere in new york, rome, or maybe london, there is a suitcase full of tapes, minidiscs and cds - days and days worth of music, all of it the result of mauro remiddi's 27 years of travels across europe - from his native italy to london; of caravaning with the berlin youth circus playing traditional gypsy klezmer music; of reinterpreting traditional music in north korea; and of a stint playing piano for an off broadway tap dance show. at this point, remiddi has lived three musicians' lifetimes. amazingly, 'strange weekend' - with deep roots in so many times and places - is an album that beautifully captures the fleeting right now. remiddi's interest in movement - about capturing a momentary now en route to the next - is apparent; postcards and polaroids of buildings and faces from the street flicker past. the project's genesis lies in this visual imagery. over the past year, remiddi has compiled a catalogue of images - gathered from the various nooks and crannies of the internet - that have served as notes, inspiration, context and a map for porcelain raft's music. remiddi's androgynous vapor of a voice weaves like a ghost between nick gilder and the alessi brothers, julee cruise and judee sill. in more contemporary terms, porcelain raft stands confidently on a high hill between the sounds of m83 and beach house. lead track 'drifting in and out' is loping and anthemic; gauzy and chiming. 'shapeless and gone' follows with a heavy strum reminiscent of 'cosmic dancer' - full of mood and style without all the wearying excesses and feathered boas. porcelain raft's thesis statement hits when side b kicks off with 'unless you speak from your heart.' remiddi's enigmatic vocals carrying a hook so simple that you might think you sang it first; keys and bass that might make the needle jump off of your turntable; and a sense of raw sincerity that has come to trademark remiddi's songs is what ultimately resonates. and here, the myriad travels crystallize into something visceral; you may not be able to see the visuals remiddi holds so dear, but you can feel them throughout strange weekend, and they stay with you as you travel on. 'strange weekend' might have been made in a small place (a brooklyn basement, in fact), but it is huge dream-pop, with melodies and synths billowing out in all directions.\n\nrough trade east in-store - porcelain raft - monday 13th february, 7pm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50410556916043,"sku":"346606","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/cc4362df-ae0f-4206-9f40-98ee49e89c89_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726644379"},{"product_id":"drifting-in-and-out","title":"Drifting In and Out","description":"\u003cp\u003eporcelain raft's 'drifting in and out' is the opening track to his debut full length, 'strange weekend'. it's the italian born singer's anthemic, gauzy and chiming call to arms. the 7\"s b-side, 'chain,' astutely balances melancholy and wistfulness. remiddi does his best heartstring pulling to date as he sings \"and i feel something \/ something i cannot deny \/ half my life behind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"7\"","offer_id":50410657448267,"sku":"352331","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/15f6f08e-6059-494b-920e-e6e8a520a3c7_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726647249"},{"product_id":"permanent-signal","title":"Permanent Signal","description":"\u003cp\u003ePermanent Signal: according to Wikipedia, \"a condition in which a phone line is off-hook without connection for an extended period of time.\" It's a term that Mauro Remiddi returned to repeatedly when reflecting on the time between last year's release of 'Strange Weekend', the multi-instrumentalist's debut full-length as Porcelain Raft, and this, its proper follow-up. \"In a way, growing up in Italy, then living for 12 years in London, and now two and a half years in New York, made me realize that I have some dear friends I rarely see,\" explains Remiddi. \"I was touring almost non-stop for eight months and I started having these imaginary conversations in my head with people I wanted to communicate with, but for one reason or another it couldn't happen. This is where the album title came from: the idea of a signal that says the line is off.\" Remiddi began working on 'Permanent Signal' at the end of 2012, two months after returning from tour. It became a period of readjustment in which he was beginning to enjoy everyday comforts and reconnecting with friends, yet the thoughts of those unrealized conversations during his recent travels were still fresh in his mind. Inspired by this surreal moment of transition, where the reality of finally being home was still overshadowed by lingering feelings of detachment, he sold almost all of the instruments used for 'Strange Weekend' in order to \"start with a new color palette.\" This is immediately apparent in Permanent Signal's opener, 'Think Of The Ocean'. The dense, basement-recorded haze of his last full-length has been traded for a spacious melancholy, where cello, piano and drums gently spiral atop the faint pulsing tone, mirroring the album's title. While layers of synths and electronics still play a role, the new record is far more organic than Porcelain Raft's previous releases. According to Remiddi, this was an intentional move: \"I wanted to record in the studio just to capture the guitars and drums properly, and to have some real input from musicians I respected and loved to hang with.\" Remiddi enlisted support from Yuck's Jonny Rogoff on drums, Antlers' bassist Darby Cicci (who also contributed double vocals and trumpet, and engineered the sessions in his Brooklyn studio), and cellist Gaspar Claus (frequent collaborator with Sufjan Stevens and Bryce Dessner of The National). Porcelain Raft's once gauzy pop has now turned as vivid as a waking dream. During 'Minor Pleasure,' Remiddi finds catharsis amidst the processed drone of organ and piano, echoing the gospel-dosed psychedelia of Spiritualized, and concedes in his otherworldly tenor that \"there's nothing hidden in what we see, sometimes you just have to let it in\". Meanwhile, the radiant lull of 'Night Birds' reaches cosmic bliss, with a poignant sense of nostalgia brought about by the song's crystalline guitars and synthesizers. 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