The keen reader might remember Italian creative Beta Libre from a feature we published just over a year ago, praising ‘Resurrection’ as a “gloomy, hypnotising and boundary-pushing jewel”, a statement that we fully stand behind. Bathing in alternative electronica and industrial-pop territories, the talented musician and visionary has now compiled a full album of such goodness, ‘The Roots And The Blue’. A personal and meaningful record, the LP marks Libre’s second album to date, and it showcases virtuosity not just through its aural charge but also through its complex lyrical universe.
You see, Benedetta Gaggioli (the human behind the project) can be considered a multi-talented figure: a gifted songwriter and vocalist, the Italian songstress enjoys a great deal of artistic abstraction, here pairing gritty electronica with reflective lyricism. Co-produced and mixed by Rick Landi, ‘The Roots And The Blue’ features fourteen three-dimensional pieces, all focused around what is described to us as a ‘central image’, a tree. The idea is to offer an album that’s deeply rooted in Beta Libre’s own truth, yet unafraid to reach further.
As we are told: “‘The Roots And The Blue’ belongs to the present moment: the fall and the rise, the wound and the healing, the point where reaction turns into transformation. It is an album that does not avoid pain, but moves through it, turning it into motion, energy, and possibility.” In that sense, there’s a lot to discover in the record. It doesn’t offer instant gratification; instead, it unfolds a layered, reflective core.
Recommended! Discover ‘The Roots And The Blue’ now: