Look Up, For We Are No More by Vasco Cesaretti (mp3)

In The Car by Vasco Cesaretti (mp3)

At the office where I work we have several interns, one of them is this 17 year old guy named Vasco Cesaretti. He reads the blog every now and again, and a few weeks ago he asked me to post about him. So I asked him, “What would I write about?”. He told me that I should write about his music. I sort of laughed it off, but told him to send me some, that I’d listen to it, but inside my head I’m already thinking, “Oh my god I’m gonna have to lie to him this is gonna be sooo awkward.”

He sent me a couple songs that night after I went to bed, so I woke up with them in my Inbox. I started to play them, and began to FREAK out. They were really good. Not even really good, they were amazing! I was dumbfounded. I was sitting in my underwear under a blanket grinning from ear to ear in total shock that the 17 year old intern at my work could make music like this.

Vasco currently goes to an ‘arts school for creative people’ that he hates, he has dual citizenship with the US and Italy, he likes to watch neo-realist and new wave films, and plays cello, guitar, and piano. Musically though, he sounds sort of like Grizzly Bear, I guess? It’s kind of electronic, kind of acoustic, so I dunno. I think the best thing to do is listen to his songs, download them, and decide for yourself. Also be sure to check out his Last.fm page which I made him make, haha…

Let me know what you guys think!

Bobby

14 Comments »

1. Very nice indeed……

   Comment by William KillJoy — April 24, 2008 #

2. This is great stuff, beautiful actually.

   (blog is amazing too by the way)

   Comment by Marc — April 24, 2008 #

3. My first impressions: beautiful, delicate, substantial, lyrical. And secondary to those thoughts, the pieces sound like a perfect soundtrack to an ethereal film.

   Comment by akatsuki — April 24, 2008 #

4. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!! I will keep him in mind for future endeavors. Props to him for sure.

   Comment by Jono — April 24, 2008 #

5. I just listened to his other 2 songs on Last.fm. Do you happen to have the other 2 songs in mp3 format? Especially Runner Fire…! Please post if you do. I’d really appreciate it. Thanks so much.

   Comment by Jono — April 24, 2008 #

6. Super dope!

   Comment by Ryan M — April 24, 2008 #

7. i really like the first track - sounds very mature for a 17 year old.

   Comment by katie — April 25, 2008 #

8. beautiful, ethernal, I’m feeling energy while listening to his sounds and voice

   Comment by dusan — April 25, 2008 #

9. It’s pretty good. He sounds like Thom Yorke’s and Bjork’s love child.

   Comment by electro^plankton — April 25, 2008 #

10. Something to stick in your pipe…in two posts you mention a talent’s age as something that sets them apart or makes it otherwise unlikely attribute of a talent. “although only in mid twenties” for example. As a mid-20s reader and someone who thinks he’s accomplished quite a bit himself for his age, I am frustrated by this idea that unusual-ness for young people to do amazing things, is somehow greater than for someone older to do something amazing. I think we should not be surprised by what age people do things. In my view, where else should exciting new ideas and talents come from, but the young. Whether or not intentional, I thought I would encourage you to think differently.

    Comment by Justin R — April 25, 2008 #

11. Justin: My friend, I’m 25, and I have this blog to show for what one person in their mid-20’s is capable of doing. if anything I’m in admiration of that person, or I’m totally jealous of them.

    I wish that I could make music like Vasco does at 25, I couldn’t even imagine being that talented at 17. I was sitting around playing video games nd reading comic books, having no idea what the hell I wanted to do with my life. So I’m not being condescending, I’m completely impressed.

    Comment by Bobby — April 25, 2008 #

12. Nice. Really nice. I check out gobs of artists every week and don’t like the majority of what I hear, so this is refreshing.

    Does he ever sing in Italian?

    Comment by theorist — April 26, 2008 #

13. This is absolutely amazing.. It’s very well composed, and with a whole lot of soul to it. Really nice.

    Comment by Kasper — April 27, 2008 #

14. truly talented.. & what a stone cold hottie. let me have his number! ;)

    Comment by secret — May 24, 2008 #

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