Mausoleum. sounds of grief dread, decay
New Album release ,
I’ve always thought that the type of reading I’ve most treasured is that which falls
within the so-called “weird” genre. A wonderful novel by Michael Cisco reawakened
in me during the Christmas holidays a desire to reread the usual great names:
Chambers, Aickman, Poe, Hodgson, Ligotti, The Solitaire of Providence of course ,
and so on.
This is the feeling of unease, fear, and anxiety that lurks in the folds of everyday life
and that unexpectedly manifests itself and drags you toward something unknown and
horrifying.
When I think of those readings I’ve always tried to translate that feel into music. I’ve
already experimented and composed various pieces in the past, but never before
have I realized that that feeling, yes, familiar but decidedly alien, finds its perfect
expression on my homemade instrument. In stories, the discomfort often arises from
realizing that something or someone familiar suddenly appears somehow different or
altered, and so with my instrument what seems like a guitar isn’t a guitar, a flute isn’t a
flute, and so on. After that greedy Christmas immersion in those stories, I felt the urge
to throw myself headlong into my instrument, and so, devoted listener, I created this
Mausoleum of compositions.
Luca Collivasone
Pavia, december 2025
www.lucacollivasone.it













