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HODIE FILES
digital label founded in 2024 by Andrea Lombardini
info@hodiefiles.com
Founded in 2024 by musician and producer Andrea Lombardin, HODIE FILES is an artist-run digital record label with the mission of documenting contemporary music (hodie means ‘today’ in ancient Latin) from artists who express themselves across various musical genres, with particular attention to developments rooted in Afro-American influences that are not easily categorized.
CENOBIUM
CENOBIUM is a Latin word that refers to the place, the cenobium, where monks live a communal life under the same rule. The origin of the word is Greek, combining the meanings of koinos (common) and bios (life). This project originates from musical practice sessions dedicated to that "rule" which is Afro-American music, involving bassist Andrea Lombardini and some extraordinary young musicians from northeastern Italy. Lombardini’s leadership paves the way, with maturity and experience, for the innovative ideas of Edoardo Cian on guitar and vocals, Giulio Jesi on saxophone, and Francesco De Tuoni on drums, engaged in a repertoire of original pieces and reinterpretations of music from various genres, even if they may appear to be disparate. In the collective’s music, instrumental and vocal elements coexist, intertwining acoustic, electric, and electronic sounds, alongside Afro-American and European traditions, as well as post-rock influences, in an extraordinarily coherent narrative.
The band's first album, simply titled MMXXIV (2024 in Roman numerals), will be released on November 15, 2024, as the inaugural release of the digital label HODIE FILES, distributed by EARACHE. The album contains six tracks, including four original compositions and two covers: 'Afro-Centric' by Joe Henderson and 'Missed' by PJ Harvey, representing two aesthetic extremes through which the group's music evolves. MMXXIV was recorded by Andrea De Marchi at Virtual Studio in Treviso, then mixed and mastered by Antonio Nappo at Q Recording Studio in Milan, Italy. Artwork and graphic design by Nicola Stefanato. Produced by Andrea Lombardini.
