Dorothy Moskowitz at Mooney’s Irish Pub, San Francisco “We were highly experimental in attitude” There are no guitars, bass, drums or other technological devilry, but only virtual sounds (sometimes without even keyboards) upon which are grafted some acoustic interventions: violins and violas, woodwinds and percussion entrusted to excellent musicians such as Italians Riccardo Sinigaglia, Angelo Contini, Stefano Scala, Trio Cavallazzi and Gino Ape, and English folker Sean Breadin. Moskowitz’s extraordinary voice and modal melodies float over Paladino’s magical musical textures. “Lyrics that have the audacity to deal with complex themes of human existence, real philosophical cutaways that look at reality and question it, often without offering answers,” says Ferrari. He submitted lyrics to Dorothy and together they began a profound and unique collaboration on the adaptation of lyrics to music, delving into words and meanings, phonetic properties and their singability. Francesco has long collaborated with Italian writer Luca Chino Ferrari, author of biographies of Nick Drake, Third Ear Band, Captain Beefheart, Tim Buckley and Syd Barrett. When she heard his 2021 CD release of ‘Barene & Other Works,’ she recognized that they shared a similarly experimental point of view and she accepted his invitation. They recorded an album in Herouville, France, where Dorothy enjoyed playing on the same grand piano Elton John used in ‘Honky Chateau’.įrancesco Paolo Paladino, an avant-garde Italian composer contacted Dorothy Moskowitz, inviting her to sing on some of his compositions. After the United States of America, Dorothy Moskowitz toured and recorded with Country Joe McDonald as a member of his All Star Band. They disbanded shortly after its release. The 1968 self-titled album received critical acclaim and is often cited as a forerunner in psychedelic rock – being the first band to use synthesizers and modulators. Along with violinist Gordon Marron, bassist Rand Forbes, and drummer Craig Woodson produced one self-titled album. The United States of America was an experimental rock band founded by Joseph Byrd and Dorothy Moskowitz in Los Angeles in 1967. Dorothy Moskowitz & The United States of Alchemy | Interview | New Album, ‘Under an Endless Sky’ ‘Under An Endless Sky’ represents the interchange that took place between electronic composer Francesco Paolo Paladino, composer and writer Luca Chino Ferrari, and the legendary Dorothy Moskowitz, an icon of underground culture who broke all kinds of new ground as a member of The United States of America.
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