ALOS EMBRACE THE DARKNESS
her lense, her senses.
And ultimately feel what Stromboli's nature was trying to tell her. Be it a cave, or vulcano, ?Alos is the
ultimate vehicle to take you out of yourself and into that other essential being. The last years have
made her see and unsee the depths of life, and she has her story to tell. The world and we, as
witnesses, are blessed with the presence of the archaic motherartist and modern witch that she is.
She has our story to tell. Embrace the Darkness and worship the Light.
– CHVE (Amenra)
Through the new Videoclip Embrace The Darkneed by Giulio Di Mauro, I am extremely happy to announce that my new album “Embrace The Darkness” come out November 25th via Dio Drone and Archaeological Records , 12-inch vinyl record embellished by a 36 pages art book published by Occulto . The album was born out from the meeting between Alos and the island of Stromboli, during a practice-based artistic residency in summer 2022 at Maroni Festival.
Six tracks merged into one single magma of sounds, live-recorded in different parts of the island, using voice, modular synthesizers, glass art-objects, bells and volcanic stones.
All sounds in the record, both acoustic or electronic, were registered live by Marcello Batelli in various,
mainly natural locations on the Stromboli island, like Sciara del Fuoco and the cave of Aeolus.
Batelli’s work with sound donates outstanding depth and life to the first claustrophobic, then liberatory
atmospheres created by Alos’ on-site performance.
The artist’s book is the visual counterpart of the record, featuring photos and videostills shot by Giulio
Di Mauro, and expands the narration in a polyphonic direction thanks to text contributes by Marcello
Baltelli, Francesca R.Y.F Morello, Alice Cannavà, Giulio Di Mauro, Naresh Ran, and Klaus Miser among others.
The release date of the Embrace the Darkness edition is November 25th, 2023, the 680th anniversary
of a tsunami caused by a volcanic eruption in Stromboli in 1343.
Order it here
Rituals and Album presentations:
2023 25 - 26.11 Milano, Sprint Art Book Fair
09.12 Macerata, Circolo Dong With dj set by Carolina Martines and Lester Mann
13.12 Ravenna, Galleria Magazzeno Album and book presentation, in conversatio with Rhuena Bracci from Gruppo Nanou
2024
26.01 Fontanafredda, Astro with Kariti
03.02 Vigevano, Auditorium San Dionigi Album and book presentation
08.03 Milano, Teatro Linguaggicreativi
14.03 Bologna, AtelierSi
Italian press office Doppio Clic Promotions
International press office Digipur
the photos and texts.
– LEAH BUCKAREFF (Nadja, Psychedelic Choir, Pulp Paper)
ALOS: vocals, modular synthesizers, artistic glass objects, bells and volcanic stones. Performed live by ALOS aka STEFANIA PEDRETTI in various locations in Stromboli (Italy), during an artist residency at Marosi 2022.
Recordings and mixing by Marcello Batelli.
Mastering by Giuseppe Ielasi.
Photography and visuals by Giulio Di Mauro.
Illustrations by Gio Pistone.
Layout by Naresh Ran.
Released by DIO DRONE, ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORDS, 2023.
Embrace the Darkness - Artist’s book
36 pages / English
Photos by Giulio Di Mauro.
Illustrations by Gio Pistone.
Texts by Stefania Alos Pedretti, Naresh Ran, Klaus Miser, Marcello Batelli, Giulia Ferrato, Giulio Di Mauro, Francesca R.Y.F. Morello, Alice Cannavà.
Designed and edited by Alice Cannavà.
Published by Occulto, 2023
you Ste, your artistic path deep and unique gave us another treasure. – XABIER IRIONDO
(Afterhours,Buñuel, Six Minute War Madness, A Short Apnea and many more..)
EMBRACE THE DARKNESS ‘Everything - the light, the dark, the beauty, the pain - is perfect just as it is’
