The Island Of Bouncy Memories

by Ciro Vitiello

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1.	Dear Wizard, I Have These Dreams About Talking Animals 01:18		buy track
2.	Ciro Vitiello, Zimmy - Cinder Eyes 03:36 video	lyrics	buy track
My eyes are turning to ashes Cause you keep staring at me like that I know I seem childish Most of the time But I’m old enough To cover all of the cinder in those eyes
3.	Nisida 01:50		buy track
4.	Ciro Vitiello, CRÆBABE - Malt Vinegar 04:07	lyrics	buy track
I’m not so nice I’m not so nice anymore I think maybe I left her in the tunnel Where shards of the past live And old blood still drips But pieces of her are dancing in my future Where I know it’s sweet and sunny I’m with you And we’re warm honey Spit and salt In our empty garden England in the rain Bristol in the White hot grey That sweet vomit that rises up Burns my throat The all-powerful All-seeing Eyes in my walls Say You can cry But that enough Not enough Always And forever Not enough Cry baby Made of spit And salt Your fragile Sensitive Angry Density Breaks you open Spill your contents The deepest ocean I’m not so nice Not so nice Anymore Not so nice Not so nice Anymore NO-> [Spit and salt In our empty garden Your fragile Sensitive Angry Density Spill Your Contents]
5.	Ciro Vitiello, Attilio Novellino - Horse Woman 05:13		buy track
6.	Ciro Vitiello, CRÆBABE - Pillow Fight At Sandwich Bay 02:25	lyrics	buy track
Breathe deep Breathe deep My love Is here Breathe deep Breathe deep The new world Is here My bones My bones They fell to my feet And all I need Is to be free What is fear anyway When the earth Is still turning In a cold winter sky You are a Murmuration What is fear anyway We are just drops in the ocean In a cold winter sky You are a Murmuration Breathe deep Breathe deep My love Is here
7.	Fishing Net (Empty Room) 02:04		buy track
8.	Pyjamas 03:16		buy track
9.	Turquoise Siren 04:51		buy track
10.	Ciro Vitiello, Attilio Novellino - The Island of The Living 02:10		buy track
11.	Sell Change Heart For A Crocodile 03:18		buy track
12.	Living in a Bouncy Castle 03:46		buy track
13.	Ciro Vitiello, CRÆBABE - White Luggage 03:14		buy track

about

Memories are, to say the least, complex. They can weigh us down like stones or be treasured in their unresolved ambivalence.

In Ciro Vitiello’s debut album, they take on a dynamic and elusive nature, both bouncy and tricky, moving away when approached and dipping into the haze of the subconscious. Dreams, in turn, find their shape through memory itself. The Island Of Bouncy Memories is, for Vitiello, a place populated by reveries and hypnagogic impressions, interwoven with the imprints of childhood experiences—a threshold between the comforting embrace of nostalgia and the acceptance of adulthood.

The album's inception traces back to a collection of toy recordings initially amassed by Vitiello as a backdrop for his wide-weave synthetic fabric. Evolving these initial sketches, the Naples-born artist intended the 13 tracks to form a continuous flux of undeciphered impressions. Repeating motifs phase in and out of the cloudy ambience, punctuating the inevitable waves of melancholy with delicate melodic structures.

Crucial to the album's development were contributions from vocalist Zimmy, vocalist/guitarist CRÆBABE and guitarist Attilio Novellino. Their input not only expanded the sonic palette but also cultivated themes and poetic scenarios through intense and sincere exchanges of personal experiences, recurring dreams, and childhood remembrances.
CRÆBABE’s lyrics, in particular, provide an adult counterpoint to the album's more childlike elements—a map of murmured relics and epiphanies as she sits in conversation with herself.

The music's emotional depth envelops Vitiello's Island in an ocean of pure sensitivity, its tides drifting through apparitions of talking animals, reminiscent of those in his recurring dreams. At other times, it reflects the tragic echoes of Nisida—an island off the coast of Naples, infamous for hosting a youth detention center. The Island of Bouncy Memories is a meditative reconnection with the past, a puzzling journey through pain and
acceptance.

Notably, it marks the first-ever co-production between Hundebiss and Haunter Records, uniting two main players in the Italian electronic and experimental scene in an unprecedented collaboration.

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released April 12, 2024

Composed & Produced by Ciro Vitiello.

Acoustic Guitar & Vocals on “Malt Vinegar”; “White Luggage”; “Pillow Fight at Sandwich Bay” by CRÆBABE
Classical/Electric Guitar on “Malt Vinegar”;”Horse Woman”;”Turquoise Siren”; “The Island of the Living” by Attilio Novellino
Additional Electronics & Processing by Nocturnerror.
Drums on “Cinder Eyes” & “Sell Change Heart for a Crocodile” by Talpah.
Vocals on “Horse Woman” by CRÆBABE (original vocal sample from 1998)

Lyrics for “Malt Vinegar” by CRÆBABE.
Original compositions & lyrics for “Pillow Fight At Sandwich Bay” & “White Luggage” by CRÆBABE.
Lyrics for “Cinder Eyes” by Zimmy.

Mixed by Carmine Laurenza.
Additional mixing on tracks 9,11,12 by Eraclio Pagliuca.
Mastered by Rashad Becker.

Art by Kenshiro Caravaggio Carena.
Digital cover enhanced by Boris Cassanmagnago.
Layout by Nicola Tirabasso and Simone Trabucchi.

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