Patrícia Bizzotto

"Commissioned by the dance outfit Cerco Coreogràfico, Brazilian sound artist Patrícia Bizzotto’s latest work collages natural sounds with acoustic instruments, trembling electronics, and mysterious rumblings. In two side-long tracks—each exactly 13:25 in length—Fogo/Fôlego offers drama, levity, and pure abstraction. Some of the most compelling passages are the simplest, such as when Bizzotto mixes a few ringing bells with a woman’s laughter, in ways both reassuring and haunting. Elsewhere, she creates shadowy corners out of small sounds that approach silence, yet hold a lot of tension. It’s hard to imagine what dance could accompany this, but that’s not a shortcoming; Bizzotto has made music that could inspire infinite movement."
(Marc Masters/ "The Best Experimental Music on Bandcamp: September 2021")