BAAB is a music duo formed in 2020 by Filippo Cornaglia (prepared drums) and Andrea De Carlo (synthesizer) who works in the field of electroacoustic music. The first track Palazzo del Lavoro was released on 30 June 2023 by Stellare and is dedicated to the homonymous building designed by architect Pier Luigi Nervi in 1961 in Torino. The first album Musica solidificata, premiered at Paratissima Art Fair, was released on 3 November 2023 by Stellare. Recorded with prepared acoustic drums and a synthesizer, the album is accompanied by a hand-packaged and numbered fanzine, with photographic, illustrative and textual contributions, created in collaboration with the architecture collective Innesto and photographer Ivana Noto. On May 14, 2024 a new EP entitled re:cycle//re:place has been released on audiocassette which contains an extract of the music composed for the contemporary dance show, created in collaboration with the Balletto Teatro di Torino.
FILIPPO CORNAGLIA
Drummer, percussionist, and composer, graduated in percussion from the Conservatory of Turin. He works as a session drummer in his own studio and collaborates with numerous Italian studios and producers. He regularly performs with Niccolò Fabi, Malika Ayane, Jeremiah Fraites (The Lumineers), Andrea Laszlo De Simone, and Bianco. Under his own name, he has released the concept EPs Balene and Aeroplani, and he collaborates as a composer with Lab10 Studio and Load District.
ANDREA DE CARLO
Producer, musician and sound artist, graduated in Audio Production at the SAE Institute in Milan. He collaborates with numerous Italian independent music entities. He is the founder of Lab10 studio, a recording studio and creative hub based in Torino. He also teaches music production at Gamma Music Institute. Using electronic and acoustic instruments, his sound research generates systems that take shape from the relationship between repetition and imperfection, with particular attention to space and the tactile perception of sound.