With Departure Can Wait , their second album, this time released under their Monomorph guise, Marco and Fabrizio D Arcangelo take off pretty much where Shipwreck ended two years ago. The trademark sound of the Italian duo, that is phat, twisted, funky beats, ambient atmospheres and textural analogue grooves, is more than ever present and alive. But, on this occasion, they also develop their approach of vocal samples further. Borrowing from hip-hop, electro or even opera, the D Arcangelo brothers aren t scared of mixing genres. Although Departure Can Wait is very eclectic, it is also a very fluid album, as Monomorph manage to steer their machine through industrial landscapes with grace, maintaining the quality of composition all the way through.
Departure Can Wait is fascinating and strangely human record.
Marco and Fabrizio D Arcangelo prove to be a very promising duo, with a genuinely creative sound and personality. The Nonoplace website is an art statment. Once you've found how to get in, the content of the site is unfortunately not as good as you would expect.