Das piemonteser Jazzrock- und Elektronik-Quartett mit dem deutsch klingenden Namen Masche bringt ein neues, thematisch von Ray Bradburys Mars-Chroniken beeinflusstes Album heraus. “Oxia Chaos” enthält vier ausladende, oft trügerisch ambient beginnende Tracks und erscheint als CD bei ADN Records sowie als Tape bei Cruel Nature Records.

“Masche ensemble was born in Canavese in 2013, and plays a blend of electronics and jazz-rock improvisation. Being the group very open and liquid at the beginning, it acquired at some point a permanent line-up including Andrea Chiuni (bass), Valerio Zucca Paul (electronics), Cirstina Trotto Gatta (voice), Diego Rosso (drums) and Alessandro Cartolari (baritone sax). In 2017 Masche recorded a debut album, Kalvingrad, issued in 2018 by ADN Records and Wallace Records. In 2019 Masche joined other Wallace bands for the album dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the label – Tracce XX – and after this issuing Cristina Trotto Gatta left the group. Oxia Chaos is Masche’s second album, a new step of a personal path balancing between organization and extemporary instinct, and has been recorded and mixed at Rubedo Recordings (Turin) by Manuel Volpe. Oxia Chaos is inspired by The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury, and is an attempt to express an honest synthesis of the different sonic souls of the 4 musicians.” (ADN Records / Cruel Nature Records)