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The Rita / KOMPRIPIOTR - Mestre

by KOMPRIPIOTR / THE RITA

  • Limited Edition Cassette
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    Music Cassette (OEC 123) - OLD EUROPA CAFE + LaGrind Noire. Printed Cassette Body. Two flaps cover with External / Internal Print. Cassette comes wrapped in a printed Canvas Bag. Bag includes also 3 Pins and 2 Special Objects related to diving. Edition of 50 handnumbered copies.

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THE RITA / KOMPRIPIOTR - Mestre. Music Cassette (OEC 123) - Collaboration between OLD EUROPA CAFE + KOMPRIPIOTR's Micro Label "LaGrind Noire". Printed Cassette Body. Two flaps cover with External / Internal Print. Cassette comes wrapped in a printed Canvas Bag. Bag includes also 3 Pins and 2 Special Objects related to diving. Edition of 50 numbered copies.

Some time ago, Italian noise artist KOMPRIPIOTR approached THE RITA with the idea of continuing the study of the Italian frogmen’s legacy via ocean and freediving / spearfishing as sound source (pre-recorded and personally recorded), but this time with a personal family background connection on KOMPRIPIOTR’s part as a relative of his actually fought in the Decima Flottiglia MAS as a frogman / diver.

As the Rita continued his various interests in the various themes and amateur participation in freediving, and the more he read about the casualties and dangers of the WWII Mediterranean WWII frogmen at the hands of the British, the more he drew parallels with the risk and tragic fatality of female world record deep ocean freediver Audrey Mestre.
Mestre’s controversial death during a record breaking attempt in 2002 in the waters of the Dominican Republic thematically reminded him of the various Decima Flottiglia MAS technique and battle stories, the aesthetics of the the rebreather masks and suits vs. Mestre’s streamlined yellow and black Mares wetsuit and related freediving gear.
Mares banners adorned the surrounding boats during her fateful freediving record attempt, bringing to mind the strong and creepy aesthetic of the low volume Mares freediving masks, most notably the Mares ‘Viper’ mask - the eyes of the Italian rebreather masks virtually being brought back to life by the dual lens style of the Mares mask design.

“Audrey’s body is placed along the narrow hull, I immediately grabbed her to immobilize her head and open the airway.
Eddie cuts with scissors her black-and-yellow wetsuit from the neck, down to the waist.
The zipper is on her back, so what Eddie does is faster.
She’s wearing a hood, five -millimeters in thickness just like the wetsuit.
I start removing the hood from her head but Eddie cuts it, allowing me to check her carotidal pulse.” - Carlos Serra

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released October 1, 2020

A: THE RITA - PIRELLI ARO 49/BIS REBREATHER (AUDREY)
KOMRIPIOTR - MAIALE

B: KOMPRIOTR \ THE RITA - AUDREY MESTRE

A collaboration project between KOMPRIPIOTR and THE RITA
One hour of HNW sounds!

THE RITA - The violent acts in the waters of the Mediterranean and the Dominican Republic. All source sounds from pre-recorded freediving and spearfishing samples. bakurita.blogspot.ca

KOMPRIPIOTR - This whole project is about connection between the Decima MAS wartime dangers, gear, deaths in the ocean and Mestre's death, gear, etc. All sources are specially made water/ocean recordings at various locations.
kompripiotr.blogspot.com

Artwork: Peter|||KOMPRIPIOTR|||Holzknecht

To publish this object was only possible through the collaboration of KOMPRIPIOTR’s Microlabel "LaGrind Noire" with the great support of OLD EUROPA CAFE Label.
No Politics / No Religions / No Standards! www.oldeuropacafe.com

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KOMPRIPIOTR Bolzano, Italy

In 1992 KOMPRIPIOTR started working with soundexperiments and has since then covered the whole spectrum between noise, sound art, fine art, and actionism. KOMPRIPIOTR aims at composing and de(con)struction on multiple levels. Most of his radical expression forms are actions with the focus on noise and perception. Never knowing what is expecting us... For shure a strong impact nest in his works. ... more

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