Artist: Andrea Remondini
Album: Non Sequitur
Genre: Progressive, Classical, Instrumental

Andrea Remondini has been making music since he was 12 years old, for nearly 30 years now. He started by teaching himself to play piano and grew into a position at an Italian dance label, eventually working with some of the regions most talented DJs. However, with this lengthy past of musical endeavors behind him, it’s his most recent work that just might be his most impressive to date. Non Sequitur is Remondini’s 44-minute, single track, experimental electronic release, and the creator himself has stated, “I consider it to be the best thing I’ve ever done.”

My favorite thing about this release–and something that stayed on my mind throughout the entirety of each listen–is how well it would fit as the soundtrack to various things. There are moments when I could imagine scenes to a comedic ’80s action cop movie and there were moments when I was transported to my younger days of playing Sega Genesis games for hours on end. The album is ethereal, epic, intense, relaxing, upbeat, orchestral, fantasy-laden and everything in between.

The styles Non Sequitur traverses is impressive. The only hang-up is that the transitions from one to another are ofttimes kind of choppy. For me, though, that was excusable as the album is comprised of one single track. I don’t personally want to do the work, but I’m curious what effect it’d have if the album was broken up into separate tracks and put on shuffle…

Non Sequitur may not be something you set out to fully immerse yourself in musically but it could easily serve as ideal background for everything from reading, to LARPing, to simply relaxing in a hammock during a cool breeze on a Summer day. Or you could always pop in one of your favorite old console games, mute the TV, and allow Andrea Remondini’s newest effort to provide the soundscapes as you adventure your way through a much-needed, nostalgic, feel-good release.

SCORE: 8/10
Review written by Brian Lion — (Follow him on Twitter)

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