ZAHFARI RECORDINGS is the new label run by Manu Archeo and Mushrooms Project.
Zahfari Recordings is proud to present its first release:
ZAH001 - MUSHROOMS PROJECT - SEMA' (DANZA DELL'ESTASI) 2xLP:
After nearly a decade-long hiatus from the album format, Italian duo Mushrooms Project return with Semà, a sweeping, hallucinatory record that marks both a sonic renewal and the inaugural release on their new label, Zahfari Recordings, launched in collaboration with longtime friend and fellow explorer Manu Archeo.
Giorgio Giri and Marco Lentano have long mastered a heady blend of the organic and synthetic, the earthy and the otherworldly, but here they take this alchemy to a new level. Their tracks feel lived-in and ceremonial, whether spiraling deep into polyrhythmic hand drums and kalimba melodies or pulsing with synthetic basslines and Berlin-school arpeggios. Across ten expansive cuts, the duo guide listeners through imagined environments and dreamt geographies, conjuring a living ecosystem of sound. Pads swell like morning mist over synthetic vines; percussion taps and tumbles like ritual movement in a forgotten place. Voices surface like ancestral echoes, neither quite singing nor speaking. Everything moves, yet nothing rushes.
Rooted in the Afro-cosmic tradition but extending far beyond it, the album flows with dream logic, shifting between densities, moods, and ideas without ever losing its gravitational pull. The duo’s deft handling of percussion, whether a chugging 4/4 or nimble polyrhythm, grounds tracks that might otherwise drift into the ether. When the bass enters, it does so with intent: a tectonic nudge rather than a drop. This is a record that rewards patience. Its structures are circular, not linear; its melodies more mantra than motif. It's music for slow nights, early mornings, transitional spaces, and psychedelic thresholds.
The name Semà, evoking ecstatic Sufi dance, is no coincidence. This is music for altered states, not driven by volume or tempo, but by repetition, depth, and the suggestion of something just beyond reach. In an era of fast content and fleeting attention, Semà offers slowness, immersion, and wonder. It is Mushrooms Project’s most mature and visionary work to date, and a bold statement of intent from Zahfari Recordings - Patrick Ryder.
ZAH001 2xLP:
A1. Kunguru 13 (Corvo 13) 15:32
A2. Semà (Danza Dell'Estasi) - Rhythm Version 8:35
B1. Melembe Tebeke 10:31
B2. Zahfari Outro 3:27
B3. Semà (Danza Dell'Estasi) - Theme 8:48
C1. Afrodite 10:59
C2. Humus Dub 8:04
D1. S.K.A. 102 9:28
D2. Kinamasi 2:09
D3. Waves 8:16
Executive Producer: Manu Archeo and Mushrooms Project
Mastered by Marcoradi
Artwork by Federico Le Rose, Manu Archeo and Marco Lentano
Cover Painting by Federica Melegari
Monkey Logo by Maria Storiales
All tracks are written and produced by Marco Lentano of Mushrooms Project
Track B1 "Melembe Tebeke" Live Bass by Ivan King
Track A1 "Corvo 13" dedicated to Gianni
All track are produced with Crumar DS2, Minimoog, Korg Ms 20, Yamaha DX7, Roland Juno 106, Elka Omb 5, Roland Tr 808
Limited Edition black vinyl: 18 July 2025
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