SEDDOK – Geometrie Nere 2
Lizard Records
Genere: Avant Prog
Supporto: CD / Digital – 2026
Il
progetto Seddok nasce come una costola colta e oscura del panorama Avant-Prog /
RIO (Rock In Opposition) italiano. Il nome stesso è un omaggio al cinema horror
e fantascientifico di serie B (il Dr. Seddok del film “Seddok, l'erede di
Satana”), sottolineando fin da subito un'estetica legata al mistero e alla
deformazione.
La
band si è formata attorno alla visione di A.T. La Morte (basso), Marco Nepi
(chitarra) ed Enzo P. Zeder (sintetizzatori e batteria). Nel
2022 pubblicano il primo “Geometrie Nere”, un concept strumentale ispirato alle
opere del pittore veneziano Emilio Vedova. Quel disco ha ridefinito il loro
suono: greve, eclettico e privo di barriere, con influenze Zeuhl. Con il
passare degli anni, il trio ha estremizzato le componenti elettroniche e
industriali, arrivando alla pubblicazione del secondo volume intitolato “Geometrie
Nere 2”. Se il primo volume era un tributo all'arte
pittorica, questo secondo capitolo, si sposta verso territori più distopici e
futuristi.
L'album
prosegue la struttura a "movimenti" tipica del loro stile, espandendo
però la tavolozza sonora.
Quattro
i movimenti sonori che compongono l’album ad iniziare da “Movimento 0201”, un'apertura
dominata dai sintetizzatori modulari di Zeder. Questo è un brano che costruisce
una tensione lenta, quasi claustrofobica, introducendo l'ascoltatore in un
ambiente sonoro totalmente sintetico. Il suono oscuro come la pece praticamente
si getta nell’horrorifico. Il proseguimento trova quiete, ma una quiete
cadenzata, spiritica…. Dannata.
In
“Movimento 0202” entra in gioco la chitarra di Marco Nepi con riff spigolosi e
matematici. La traccia è più dinamica e richiama le sonorità del Rock In
Opposition più serrato. A differenza del Post Punk tradizionale,
qui la ritmica è governata da una logica matematica e dispari. La batteria (o
la drum machine processata) non segue un battito rassicurante, ma procede per
scatti, fermate improvvise e ripartenze. È un ritmo che potremmo definire
"meccanico-organico" e suona come un ingranaggio che sta per rompersi
ma che, per qualche miracolo ingegneristico, continua a girare vorticosamente.
La
Chitarra di Marco Nepi è la vera protagonista di questo movimento. Non aspettatevi
assoli o accordi aperti, qui la chitarra viene usata come uno strumento a
percussione metallico. Produce riff taglienti, "grattati" e
dissonanti che ricordano le geometrie dei King Crimson dell'era “Red”, ma
filtrati attraverso una lente industrial molto più sporca. Il
Basso di A.T. La Morte funge da collante, ma è un collante acido. Praticamente
è una fuga
claustrofobica.
“Movimento
0203” dopo un narrato inquietante e sussurrato, parte in un binario acido e a
tratti psichedelico, esposto su una ritmica spezzata. È qui che emerge
l'influenza dello Zeuhl, ma svuotato dalla sua componente operistica e riempito
di nichilismo cibernetico.
Conclude
“Movimento 0204”, qui i Seddok utilizzano questo finale per
dire che, una volta esplorate tutte le geometrie (le regole, le strutture, le
logiche matematiche), non resta che il ritorno al caos o al silenzio assoluto.
“Geometrie
Nere 2” ha quindi un'architettura di cemento sonoro che sorge dalle macerie del
Prog per farsi algoritmo carnale, dove il basso ossessivo e i sintetizzatori
modulari disegnano il perimetro di un labirinto senza uscita, trasformando il
silenzio in una minaccia matematica e la distorsione nell'unico linguaggio
possibile per descrivere il collasso del futuro. Profondo. MS
Versione Inglese:
SEDDOK – Geometrie Nere 2
Lizard Records
Genre: Avant-Prog
Format: CD / Digital – 2026
The Seddok project was born as a sophisticated and
dark offshoot of the Italian Avant-Prog / RIO (Rock In Opposition) scene. The
name itself is an homage to B-movie horror and science fiction (Dr. Seddok from
the film "Seddok, l'erede di Satana"), immediately emphasizing an
aesthetic tied to mystery and deformation.
The band formed around the vision of A.T. La Morte
(bass), Marco Nepi (guitar), and Enzo P. Zeder (synthesizers and drums). In
2022, they released the first "Geometrie Nere", an instrumental
concept inspired by the works of Venetian painter Emilio Vedova. That record
redefined their sound: heavy, eclectic, and barrier-free, with distinct Zeuhl
influences. As the years passed, the trio pushed electronic and industrial
components to the extreme, leading to the release of the second volume entitled
"Geometrie Nere 2". While the first volume was a tribute to pictorial
art, this second chapter shifts toward more dystopian and futuristic
territories.
The album continues the structure of
"movements" typical of their style, while expanding the sonic
palette.
The album is composed of four sonic movements,
starting with "Movimento 0201", an opening dominated by Zeder’s
modular synthesizers. This track builds a slow, almost claustrophobic tension,
introducing the listener to a totally synthetic soundscape. The pitch-black
sound practically plunges into the horrific. Its progression finds a sense of
quiet, but a rhythmic, spiritual... damned quiet.
In "Movimento 0202", Marco Nepi's guitar
comes into play with angular and mathematical riffs. The track is more dynamic
and recalls the tighter sounds of Rock In Opposition. Unlike traditional
Post-Punk, the rhythm here is governed by a mathematical and odd-time logic.
The drums (or processed drum machine) do not follow a reassuring beat but
proceed through jolts, sudden stops, and restarts. It is a rhythm that could be
defined as "mechanical-organic"; it sounds like a gear about to break
that, by some engineering miracle, continues to spin dizzyingly. Marco Nepi's
guitar is the true protagonist of this movement. Do not expect solos or open
chords; here the guitar is used as a metallic percussion instrument. It
produces sharp, "scratched," and dissonant riffs reminiscent of the
geometries of Red-era King Crimson, but filtered through a much filthier
industrial lens. A.T. La Morte’s bass acts as a glue, but an acidic one. In
practice, it is a claustrophobic escape.
"Movimento 0203", after an unsettling and
whispered narration, sets off on an acidic and at times psychedelic track, laid
out over a broken rhythm. It is here that the Zeuhl influence emerges, yet
stripped of its operatic component and filled with cybernetic nihilism.
The album concludes with "Movimento 0204".
Here, Seddok use this finale to suggest that, once all geometries (the rules,
the structures, the mathematical logics) have been explored, nothing remains
but a return to chaos or absolute silence.
"Geometrie Nere 2" is thus an architecture
of sonic concrete rising from the ruins of Prog to become a flesh-and-blood
algorithm. Here, the obsessive bass and modular synthesizers draw the perimeter
of a labyrinth with no exit, transforming silence into a mathematical threat
and distortion into the only possible language to describe the collapse of the
future.
Deep.
MS
SEDDOK – Geometrie Nere 2
Lizard Records
Genre: Avant-Prog
Format: CD / Digital – 2026
The Seddok project was born as a sophisticated and dark offshoot of the Italian Avant-Prog / RIO (Rock In Opposition) scene. The name itself is an homage to B-movie horror and science fiction (Dr. Seddok from the film "Seddok, l'erede di Satana"), immediately emphasizing an aesthetic tied to mystery and deformation.
The band formed around the vision of A.T. La Morte (bass), Marco Nepi (guitar), and Enzo P. Zeder (synthesizers and drums). In 2022, they released the first "Geometrie Nere", an instrumental concept inspired by the works of Venetian painter Emilio Vedova. That record redefined their sound: heavy, eclectic, and barrier-free, with distinct Zeuhl influences. As the years passed, the trio pushed electronic and industrial components to the extreme, leading to the release of the second volume entitled "Geometrie Nere 2". While the first volume was a tribute to pictorial art, this second chapter shifts toward more dystopian and futuristic territories.
The album continues the structure of "movements" typical of their style, while expanding the sonic palette.
The album is composed of four sonic movements, starting with "Movimento 0201", an opening dominated by Zeder’s modular synthesizers. This track builds a slow, almost claustrophobic tension, introducing the listener to a totally synthetic soundscape. The pitch-black sound practically plunges into the horrific. Its progression finds a sense of quiet, but a rhythmic, spiritual... damned quiet.
In "Movimento 0202", Marco Nepi's guitar comes into play with angular and mathematical riffs. The track is more dynamic and recalls the tighter sounds of Rock In Opposition. Unlike traditional Post-Punk, the rhythm here is governed by a mathematical and odd-time logic. The drums (or processed drum machine) do not follow a reassuring beat but proceed through jolts, sudden stops, and restarts. It is a rhythm that could be defined as "mechanical-organic"; it sounds like a gear about to break that, by some engineering miracle, continues to spin dizzyingly. Marco Nepi's guitar is the true protagonist of this movement. Do not expect solos or open chords; here the guitar is used as a metallic percussion instrument. It produces sharp, "scratched," and dissonant riffs reminiscent of the geometries of Red-era King Crimson, but filtered through a much filthier industrial lens. A.T. La Morte’s bass acts as a glue, but an acidic one. In practice, it is a claustrophobic escape.
"Movimento 0203", after an unsettling and whispered narration, sets off on an acidic and at times psychedelic track, laid out over a broken rhythm. It is here that the Zeuhl influence emerges, yet stripped of its operatic component and filled with cybernetic nihilism.
The album concludes with "Movimento 0204". Here, Seddok use this finale to suggest that, once all geometries (the rules, the structures, the mathematical logics) have been explored, nothing remains but a return to chaos or absolute silence.
"Geometrie Nere 2" is thus an architecture of sonic concrete rising from the ruins of Prog to become a flesh-and-blood algorithm. Here, the obsessive bass and modular synthesizers draw the perimeter of a labyrinth with no exit, transforming silence into a mathematical threat and distortion into the only possible language to describe the collapse of the future.
Deep. MS

















