Memory Noise is the electronic project of Fabio Servolo, a musician based in Italy. His
music explores mood, texture, and the passage of time, creating soundscapes that blur
the lines between memory and presence. Working with analog and digital synths, field
recordings, and sampling, he assembles fragments into immersive compositions shaped
by reflection and emotion.
‘Time Is A Dimension‘ is an album that explores the perception of time as a living, ever-changing substance. Each track is an attempt to reconstruct a moment that was either truly experienced or imagined while daydreaming. The pieces move between slow rhythmic crescendos and ambient spaces, alternating density and suspension to investigate how time can appear solid and motionless at one moment, then transparent and permeable at the next. Each track represents a different state of this dimension: a place where memory and perception bend, overlap and merge.
The recordings stem from spontaneous gestures and the use of analogue and digital
synthesizers, samples and field recordings collected over time, which are then reassem
bled like fragments of a memory. The result is a sonic journey that moves between in
trospection and open space, where rhythm becomes a trace of thought and sound takes
the form of an autonomous temporal dimension.
Memory Noise – The Protective Film on the Peak
I first came across Ipologica while looking for a second-hand synthesizer. I wanted
something that could become the centrepiece of my setup: a deep and fully featured
instrument, but also versatile enough to sit at the heart of my desk and spare me, at
least for a while, the recurring question of which machine to switch on. I was looking
for something reliable, with a sound palette close to my own musical sensibility—an
instrument I could return to without hesitation.
I have always had a soft spot for second-hand instruments. I like the idea that an object
can have a second, third or even fourth life, continuing to make music in different hands.
Much of my equipment comes from the second-hand market and, over the years, I have
realised that these objects inspire a form of respect that goes beyond simple collecting.
Almost everyone I have met through a sale or exchange has been eager to share the
story of an instrument, explain how they used it and make sure it was going to the right
person.
That was also the case with the Novation Peak. Its previous owner was Fabio, co-founder
of Ipologica. The synthesizer arrived at my home from his studio without a speck of dust
or a single sign of the time it had spent being used in his productions. Most importantly,
the famous protective film was still on the display – something of a fetish in our world,
but also the ultimate proof that I was dealing with an exceptionally meticulous owner.
The sale became an excuse to start a conversation that has barely stopped since. Quite
spontaneously, simply for the pleasure of sharing what I was working on, I sent Fabio
a few demos that I had already been developing for several months. He and Valentina
heard something in those tracks, and everything seemed to fall naturally into place al
most immediately. What was then little more than a path gradually became a road that
we began building together. Our chat filled first with MP3s, then with short and long
voice messages, notes and screenshots.
Just as we realised that we had found common ground to work on, however, I had to
move house and face a long renovation. I dismantled my studio piece by piece: every
synthesizer went back into its original packaging, every small object was placed inside
a box, and every box was packed into an even larger one. I put everything away, orga
nised and labelled it, waiting for the moment when I could begin again somewhere else.
It was roughly six months of holding my breath, during which the music came almost
completely to a halt. In the end, however, even that interruption became part of the
process. When I was finally able to place everything on my new desk, I listened back to
the tracks with different ears. The distance had given me a clearer perspective: I could
finally understand what to keep, what to let go of and how to connect those fragments
so that they would stop being simple demos and begin to become an album.
Verdict: Beautiful soundscapes drenched in blissful melodies carried along by hypnotic beats. ‘Time is a Dimension‘ has a wonderfully ethereal ambient feel throughout as Fabio Servolo lays down some crisp minimal percussion layered with heavenly pads and swirling synths. An album that envelopes you, submerging you in a warm sea of light as the music washes delicately over you. A pure joy.
Experience the lush sounds of ‘Memory Noise‘.
Tracklisting:
1 – Time Is A Dimension
2 – Present And Rust
3 – Left Side Of The River
4 – Unfolding Lines
5 – Gravity Thoughts Overview
6 – An Easy Answer
7 – Reversed Directions
8 – Places
9 – Elsewhere
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