Recorded and mixed by Giorgio Speranza and Matath Yah at the Busthard Studios in Terni , The Irresistible New Cult of Selenium is John Malcovitch ! debut album . The record seems to take sounds that start from very far : Darker Underneath the Surface grows up in small steps , even if the entry of the “ bass ” is quite substantial , sudden and precipitated from above . Then , not unexpectedly , the explosions of sound arrive . One can think of Mogwai and other post-rock giants , for a certain itinerant and narrative quality of the chosen sounds . A powerful sense of disorientation also spreads inside Twice in a Moment Once in a Lifetime , with intense and insistent guitar and drumming . The insistence is a bit to be missed in a second part that seems to rest a moment . But that ’ s not how it should end : the tail shots inside the song are very violent . Even the very long Zenit
grows slowly , between drumming and scintillating resonances . The progress of the piece is very articulate , the narrative breaks up , recomposes , stops , starts and draws imaginative environments . Note the electric tails that develop with particular visionary skill halfway through the piece . The final Nadir decides for desolate views , including desert rock and psychedelic , which allow the mind to wander , but armed with loads of restlessness . Then the song takes off towards distant shores , with strong loads of power and speed . An ambitious disc ( in a positive sense ) and very broad views of John Malcovitch !, which exaggerate their positions and put their qualities on the plate . What is most pleasing about the record is the ability to keep the tension high from the first to the last second . Dischi del Minollo