Label: Buh Records

Susan Allenにも通じる素晴らしさ!!実験ハープ奏者の1st LPがBuh Recordsより出版!!ブラジル出身のハープ奏者にして作曲家、現在はチューリッヒを拠点にクラシック音楽と実験音楽の中間のアプローチを探求する女性作家Marina Mello。ポルトガル語で川が海に流れ込む瞬間を表す言葉[Desagua]をタイトルとしたデビュー作がペルーBuh Recordsより出版。レバーハープとペダルハープの両方を使用、プリペアド的に楽器に物を置く、ギターエフェクトペダルを用いる、弦のチューニングをずらす、クローズマイクで録音するといった、様々な非伝統的なテクニックを駆使して作られた一枚であり、メロディックと不協和音の間にある繊細な変化を捉えた音源で統一。









Brazilian harpist and composer Marina Mello presents Deságua, her solo debut released by the Peruvian label Buh Records. Based in Zurich, Mello has developed a unique and expressive approach to the harp, combining her classical training with a deep exploration of the instrument’s sonic possibilities. Deságua is the result of this process: an intimate and expansive work that traverses sonic landscapes rich in contrast and texture. In the artist’s own words, this album is a synthesis of material developed through her musical practice.

The title refers to the Portuguese word that describes the moment a river flows into the sea. This concept guides the album’s sonic narrative, in which each piece functions as a tributary flowing into an immersive and unexpected listening experience. From bittersweet whale-like sounds to destructive, unsettling, and shattering noise provocations, she explores, senses, and transcends the musical boundaries of her instrument.

Recorded by Beat Keller at Lager Studio (Winterthur, Switzerland) and mastered by Alberto Cendra in Madrid, the album presents a wide range of sounds and styles, yet maintains a strong internal coherence through its technical and conceptual exploration of the harp. Mello performs on both lever and pedal harps, employing a range of non-traditional techniques: preparing the instrument with objects, using guitar effects pedals, detuning the strings, and using close-mic recording to capture the subtlest sounds and the shifts that lie between them.

The result is a collection of pieces that move between the melodic and the dissonant. Deságua does not shy away from repetition, noise, or raw textures. Instead, it embraces them fully, situating the album at the crossroads of contemporary music, improvisation, and electronic experimentation.

Harps, voice and effects by Marina Mello
All music and production by Marina Mello
Recorded and Mixed by Beat Keller at Lager Studio, Winterthur (CH)
Mastered by Alberto Cendra, Madrid
Portrait by Philip Frowein, Zürich
Text & Poem by Yana Eva Thönnes, Munich
Artwork and Design by Chhandak Pradhan, Zürich
Supported by Cassinelli – Vogel – Stiftung
C. und A Kupper – Stiftung
Kulturförderung – Stadt Zürich