A few days after the release of his first LP, “Mondovecchio”we met Cesare Augusto Giorgini to talk about the album and the journey that inspired it. An intimate and courageous story that borrows the metaphors of the Odyssey to address themes such as belonging, the search for oneself, the weight of expectations and the freedom to change.
After years spent between London, Europe and Italian theaters – including one collaboration with Niccolò Fabi – Giorgini lays himself bare with a work that combines songwriting and electronics, Mediterranean roots and experimentation, finally arriving in a place he calls home.
Mondovecchio it's not just a record: it's a route to trace, a generational voice, an emotional journey that anyone can recognize as their own.
1. If Mondovecchio was really a place, what kind of space would it be: a house, a ruin, a port or a labyrinth? And what kind of person do you think would fit into it?
I start from the assumption that, for me, Mondovecchio is truly a place. It's where you belong even if you don't know it or don't want to. I, personally, identified it in the Mediterranean, but I think everyone has their own. It's the home you've had since you were born.
I think anyone who can accept the fact that their identity depends, in some way, on the place they come from can enter it.
2. The singles released seem to tell three different moments of Ulysses' journey. Did you think of them from the beginning as narrative stages or was it only later, looking at them together, that you recognized a path?
It was a completely ongoing process. I didn't want to write a concept about the Odyssey, but rather “sample” some episodes to tell a moment or a state of mind I was experiencing.
I think that the album's lineup, in some way, is a journey and a path that starts from questions and arrives at awareness; from this point of view, releasing the songs at the beginning of the setlist, rather than the final ones, was not accidental.
I prefer to ask questions rather than give solutions: then anyone who wants can dive and dive to the depth they prefer.
3. After very different experiences between London, Europe and Italy, and now a presentation tour in theatres, what kind of Caesar will take the stage? What can we expect from this live?
In recent years I have made a point of trying to adapt to any situation.
I think the lineup for these presentation concerts is the best I've ever had, because it manages to be faithful to the sound of the album without having to rely too much on pre-recorded sequences. The musicians I play with are almost all singer-songwriters, so they have great respect for the song and understand what is really needed and what isn't.
Beyond this, what interests me is that, regardless of the lineup or context, the songs arrive. This album has a profound identity for me, and I hope to be able to convey myself and my way of making music in every live show.
The challenge is to take the security that I have built over the years to be able to let go of the weight of the responsibilities linked to being the “frontman” and feel completely free.
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
