RUINS RETURN FROM A TEMPORAL HYPERSPACE
“COSA?”
IS RELEASED BY KLANGGALERIE RECORDS
Venice – A true buried treasure of the Italian electronic avant-garde
has finally resurfaced from the depths of the archives.
Ruins, a historic Venetian group consisting of Alessandro Pizzin (also known as Alieno deBootes)
and Piergiuseppe Ciranna, announce the release of "Cosa?"—an album comprised
entirely of previously unreleased tracks recorded between 1979 and 1984.
The record is issued by the Austrian label Klanggalerie Records,
an international touchstone for new music and avant-garde art-rock
(already renowned for its releases featuring giants of the genre,
such as The Residents and Renaldo & The Loaf).
While the official discography of Ruins from the first half of the 1980s
—culminating in their 1984 cult classic, the "GREY EP"—
accustomed audiences to a refined synth-pop and minimalist electronic sound
defined by precise geometries,
"Cosa?"
reveals the darker, freer, and strictly experimental soul
of the Venetian duo.
The tracks included in this collection are not mere demos,
but rather sonic snapshots of a golden age for experimentation.
Recorded over a five-year span (1979–1984), these pieces capture
the urgency of a band exploring electronic sound without regard
for genre boundaries: featuring tape manipulations, industrial-ambient improvisations,
hypnotic drones, and the unconventional use of early analog synthesizers.
A parallel universe that remained sealed for over forty years
now finds its perfect home in the Klanggalerie catalog.
"These recordings represent our secret laboratory
—a place where we laid sound bare, without making any concessions
to the logic of the record market at the time,"
explains Piergiuseppe Ciranna
while Alessandro Pizzin adds
while Alessandro Pizzin adds
"Finding the ideal partner in Klanggalerie to bring this material to life
was the natural completion of an artistic cycle.
'Cosa?' [What?]
is a question—an abstract sense of wonder that stands the test of time."
The album serves as a crucial piece in documenting the history
of the Italian New Wave, revealing how the province of Venice
—despite its isolation—
acted as a vital hub within an international, underground,
and futurist network during those years.
"Cosa?" is available in physical format (CD) via the
while the Digital version is available on
and through major avant-garde distribution channels,
as well as on digital platforms.
