s15e24 | Bombolone: In viaggio levitando sopra la terra come Mr Vertigo

Vincenzo picked up Mr. Vertigo -Paul Auster's 1994 novel about a street orphan who learns to levitate, just one centimetre off the ground — and realised he hadn't properly read a book in a long time. Not scrolled. Read. From that, a question: what's the difference between relaxing (absence) and being chill (presence without pressure)?

This episode is the second thing. Siji's Irinajo — journey in Yoruba, remixed by Osunlade into something slow and horizontal — sits at the centre. Around it: Leyla McCalla with Haitian traditional music on cello and banjo. David Bowie in 1966, nineteen years old, before he became David Bowie. Hot Chip going down. DARKSIDE going deeper. Massive Attack closing with Lately from Protection, 1994 — the same year as the Auster novel. Unplanned. Appropriate.

Bombolone airs every Thursday at 14:00 on Radio Fragola Trieste (104.5 / 104.8 FM).

Tracklist: Zuffalo · Grace Jones · TV Girl · Rareș · Siji · Bama & The Family · Chicha Libre · Leyla McCalla · David Bowie · Hot Chip · DARKSIDE · Fallen Angel · Massive Attack