BIO

Paolo Monti is an eclectic italian composer, active in the european experimental scene for fifteen years with the drone/ambient/post-rock project The Star Pillow.

The project started in December 2007 with the aim of researching expressions and relations between sound, space and human emotions. He has released many albums for some of the most important ambient and experimental labels (Time Released Sound, Boring Machines, Midira Records). He plays continuosly around Europe in long tours and in important festivals (Le Guess Who?, Donau, Moving Noises, Gaudeamus, Kukemuru). He also works as composer for Cinema (Roberto Beani, Cristina Picchi, Mauro Bartoli, Matteo Parisini), for TV (RAI), institutions (Cineteca di Bologna), contemporary art and dance performances collaborating with the visual artist Aldo Giannotti and the austrian choreographer Karin Pauer.

He's member of the deep drone project DAIMON, together with Simon Balestrazzi and Nicola Quiriconi.

He's part of the newborn dreamgaze/doom/trip-hop quartet Bosco Sacro together with Julinko and Tristan da Cunha.

www.thestarpillow.bandcamp.com

www.instagram.com/the_star_pillow

www.facebook.com/thestarpillow (fb account hacked, page no longer active)

DISCOGRAPHY

• "Christmas Session" (Taverna Records 2009)
• "Non t'illudere" (Taverna Records 2011)
• "Fattore Ambientale" (Taverna Records 2012)
• "The Beautiful Questions" (Setola di Maiale 2013)
• w/ Bruno Romani "Via del Chiasso" (Setola di Maiale 2013)
• "All is Quiet" (Paradigms Recordings 2014)
• “Livorno” (Taverna Records/ManzaNera Label 2015)
• "Above" (Time Released Sound 2016)
• w/ Tacet Tacet Tacet "Concurrence" (Laverna netlabel 2016)
• "The Star Pillow/Larkian" split (Dead Vox 2016)
• "Invisible Summer" (Midira Records 2017)
• "Symphony for Intergalactic Brotherhood" (Boring Machines 2018)
• "Syncretism" split with Anice (Priceless 2018)
• "Hidden" collaboration with Giulio Aldinucci (Midira Records 2018)
• "Quattro Movimenti Fuori Campo" (Delete Recordings 2019)
• "Music For Sad Headbangers" (Midira Records 2019)
• "Live at Moving Noises 2019" (Midira Records 2020)
• "Live in Augsburg" (Utility Tapes 2021)
• "We Were Never One" (Dissipatio Records 2022)